1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rob Harrison Great Britain | Petru Drăgoescu Romania | Leonid Masunov Soviet Union |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Benjamín González |  Spain | 1:48.68 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Viktor Kalinkin | Soviet Union | 1:48.69 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Slobodan Popović |  Yugoslavia | 1:48.77 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Colomán Trabado | Spain | 1:49.00 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Leonid Masunov | Soviet Union | 1:49.00 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Marco Mayr |  Switzerland | 1:49.09 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Axel Harries |  West Germany | 1:49.12 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Petru Drăgoescu | Romania | 1:49.20 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Thierry Tonnelier |  France | 1:49.30 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Rob Harrison | Great Britain | 1:49.36 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Herwig Tavernaro |  Austria | 1:49.66 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Christoph Ulmer | Switzerland | 1:49.77 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Alberto Barsotti |  Italy | 1:49.99 | |
| 14 | 1 | Antonio Páez | Spain | 1:50.44 | |
| 15 | 1 | Philippos Stylianoudis |  Cyprus | 1:50.48 | |
| 16 | 3 | Peter Braun | West Germany | 1:50.50 | |
| 17 | 2 | Thomas Wilking | West Germany | 1:50.71 | |
| 18 | 1 | Boyko Trayanov |  Bulgaria | 1:52.62 |
Semifinals[edit]
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petru Drăgoescu | Romania | 1:47.21 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 1 | Leonid Masunov | Soviet Union | 1:47.52 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Benjamín González | Spain | 1:47.55 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rob Harrison | Great Britain | 1:47.72 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 2 | Axel Harries | West Germany | 1:47.84 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Viktor Kalinkin | Soviet Union | 1:48.38 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Marco Mayr | Switzerland | 1:48.50 | |
| 8 | 2 | Colomán Trabado | Spain | 1:49.08 | |
| 9 | 1 | Thierry Tonnelier | France | 1:50.13 | |
| 10 | 2 | Slobodan Popović | Yugoslavia | 1:51.35 | |
| 11 | 1 | Herwig Tavernaro | Austria | 1:53.61 | |
| 2 | Christoph Ulmer | Switzerland | DNF |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rob Harrison | Great Britain | 1:49.09 | |
 | Petru Drăgoescu | Romania | 1:49.38 | |
 | Leonid Masunov | Soviet Union | 1:49.59 | |
| 4 | Viktor Kalinkin | Soviet Union | 1:49.92 | |
| 5 | Axel Harries | West Germany | 1:50.00 | |
| 6 | Benjamín González | Spain | 1:50.05 |