Final 18:10 | time | | 1. Yevgeniy Arzhanov | URS | 1:45.62 | CR | 2. Dieter Fromm | GDR | 1:45.96 | | 3. Andy Carter | GBR | 1:46.16 | NR | 4. Hans-Henning Ohlert | GDR | 1:46.87 | | 5. Peter Browne | GBR | 1:47.00 | | 6. Jozef Plachý | TCH | 1:47.33 | | 7. Jože Međimurec | YUG | 1:48.44 | | 8. Philippe Meyer | FRA | 1:50.91 | |
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History Men 800m | World Record: Snell (NZL), Doubell (AUS) 1:44.3 | and European Record: Kemper (FRG), Adams (FRG) 1:44.9s | Championship Record: Matuschewski (GDR), Fromm (FRG) 1:45.9 | Qualification Standard: 1:47.5 |
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Semi 1 | time | | 1. Andy Carter | GBR | 1:48.46 | Q | 2. Hans-Henning Ohlert | GDR | 1:48.66 | Q | 3. Jože Međimurec | YUG | 1:48.92 | Q | 4. Philippe Meyer | FRA | 1:48.94 | Q | 5. Stanisław Waśkiewicz | POL | 1:49.10 | | 6. Stanislav Meshcherskikh | URS | 1:49.10 | | 7. Gerd Larsen | DEN | 1:49.33 | | 8. Markku Aalto | FIN | 1:50.61 | |
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Semi 2 | time | | 1. Dieter Fromm | GDR | 1:48.60 | Q | 2. Yevgeniy Arzhanov | URS | 1:48.96 | Q | 3. Peter Browne | GBR | 1:49.03 | Q | 4. Jozef Plachý | TCH | 1:49.07 | Q | 5. Andrzej Kupczyk | POL | 1:49.28 | | 6. Antonio Fernández | ESP | 1:49.92 | | 7. Sjef Hensgens | NED | 1:50.20 | | 8. Jens-Bodo Fried | FRG | 1:50.54 | |
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Heat 1 | time | | 1. Dieter Fromm | GDR | 1:48.81 | Q | 2. Jože Međimurec | YUG | 1:49.15 | Q | 3. Antonio Fernández | ESP | 1:49.29 | Q | 4. Markku Aalto | FIN | 1:49.33 | Q | 5. Hans Bertram | FRG | 1:49.57 | | 6. Krzysztof Linkowski | POL | 1:51.67 | | 7. Ragnar Schie | NOR | 1:54.21 | |
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Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Andy Carter | GBR | 1:46.82 | Q | 2. Jens-Bodo Fried | FRG | 1:47.43 | Q | 3. Stanislav Meshcherskikh | URS | 1:47.49 | Q | 4. Sjef Hensgens | NED | 1:47.90 | Q | 5. Fernando Mamede | POR | 1:48.44 | NR | 6. André Boonen | BEL | 1:49.61 | | 7. Aurelio Falero | GIN | 1:59.75 | |
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Heat 3 | time | | 1. Yevgeniy Arzhanov | URS | 1:49.27 | Q | 2. Gerd Larsen | DEN | 1:49.31 | Q | 3. Stanisław Waśkiewicz | POL | 1:49.35 | Q | 4. Peter Browne | GBR | 1:49.41 | Q | 5. Reiner Föhrenbach | FRG | 1:49.57 | | 6. Mehmet Tümkan | TUR | 1:49.80 | |
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Heat 4 | time | | 1. Hans-Henning Ohlert | GDR | 1:59.23 | Q | 2. Jozef Plachý | TCH | 2:00.09 | Q | 3. Andrzej Kupczyk | POL | 2:00.13 | Q | 4. Philippe Meyer | FRA | 2:00.60 | Q | only 4 competitors. |
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