1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nikolay Chernyetskiy France | András Paróczai Hungary | Herbert Wursthorn West Germany |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | András Paróczai | Hungary | 1:49.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Roger Milhau | France | 1:49.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Herbert Wursthorn | West Germany | 1:50.0 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Koen Gijsbers |  Netherlands | 1:50.2 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Colomán Trabado |  Spain | 1:50.4 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | West Germany | 1:50.7 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Jiří Dlouhý |  Czechoslovakia | 1:50.8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Binko Kolev |  Bulgaria | 1:50.8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Pavel Jehlička | Czechoslovakia | 1:51.1 | |
| 10 | 2 | Sermet Timurlenk |  Turkey | 1:51.9 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roger Milhau | France | 1:50.2 | |
 | András Paróczai | Hungary | 1:50.3 | |
 | Herbert Wursthorn | West Germany | 1:50.4 | |
| 4 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | West Germany | 1:51.4 | |
| 5 | Koen Gijsbers | Netherlands | 1:51.6 | |
| Colomán Trabado | Spain | DQ |
