1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at Stade du Heysel on 23 and 26 August 1950.[1]

Medalists

GoldJohn Parlett
 Great Britain
SilverMarcel Hansenne
 France
BronzeRoger Bannister
 Great Britain

Results

Final

26 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
John Parlett Great Britain1:50.5CR
Marcel Hansenne France1:50.7
Roger Bannister Great Britain1:50.7
4Ingvar Bengtsson Sweden1:51.2
5Audun Boysen Norway1:51.4
6Michel Clare France1:51.6
7Olle Lindén Sweden1:52.3
8Joseph Brys Belgium1:54.0
9Joseph Barthel Luxembourg1:58.8

Heats

23 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Audun Boysen Norway1:51.2Q
2Ingvar Bengtsson Sweden1:51.5Q
3Joseph Barthel Luxembourg1:51.7Q
4Václav Aim Czechoslovakia1:53.0
5Gennadiy Modoy Soviet Union1:53.1
6Magnús Jónsson Iceland1:56.2
7Telemachos Kanellidis Greece1:59.1

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Marcel Hansenne France1:50.8Q
2Olle Lindén Sweden1:50.9Q
3John Parlett Great Britain1:51.9Q
4Alfred Langenus Belgium1:55.3
5Aldo Fracassi Italy1:55.3
6Pétur Einarsson Iceland1:56.7

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Roger Bannister Great Britain1:53.8Q
2Michel Clare France1:53.8Q
3Joseph Brys Belgium1:54.1Q
4Matija Hanc Yugoslavia1:55.3
5Loukas Adamopoulos Greece1:57.5

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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