1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Beograd, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13, 14, and 15 September 1962.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Manfred Matuschewski East Germany |
| Silver | Valeriy Bulyshev Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Paul Schmidt West Germany |
Results
Final
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:50.5 | |
 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:51.2 | |
 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany | 1:51.2 | |
| 4 | Olavi Salonen |  Finland | 1:51.2 | |
| 5 | Derek McCleane |  Ireland | 1:51.3 | |
| 6 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union | 1:51.5 |
Semi-finals
14 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olavi Salonen | Finland | 1:51.6 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:51.6 | Q |
| 3 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:52.1 | Q |
| 4 | Norbert Haupert |  Luxembourg | 1:52.2 | |
| 5 | François Châtelet |  France | 1:52.2 | |
| 6 | Sid Purkis |  Great Britain | 1:52.3 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany | 1:50.0 | Q |
| 2 | Derek McCleane | Ireland | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 3 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 4 | Tony Harris | Great Britain | 1:50.2 | |
| 5 | Josef Odložil |  Czechoslovakia | 1:51.0 | |
| 6 | Volker Tulzer |  Austria | 1:51.1 |
Heats
13 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norbert Haupert | Luxembourg | 1:53.0 | Q |
| 2 | Olavi Salonen | Finland | 1:53.3 | Q |
| 3 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:53.9 | |
| 3 | Klaus Widera | East Germany | 1:53.9 | |
| 5 | Franz Bucheli |  Switzerland | 1:54.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Purkis | Great Britain | 1:54.5 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany | 1:55.7 | Q |
| 3 | Jan Kasal | Czechoslovakia | 1:55.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 2 | Volker Tulzer | Austria | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 3 | Francesco Bianchi |  Italy | 1:51.3 | |
| 4 | Gilbert Iundt | France | 1:52.6 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Odložil | Czechoslovakia | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Trevor Schofield | Great Britain | 1:51.9 | |
| 4 | Hugo Walser |  Liechtenstein | 1:56.8 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union | 1:58.5 | Q |
| 2 | Tony Harris | Great Britain | 1:58.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jaromír Šlégr | Czechoslovakia | 1:58.8 | |
| 4 | Maurice Lurot | France | 1:58.8 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek McCleane | Ireland | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 2 | François Châtelet | France | 1:51.3 | Q |
| 3 | Alberto Esteban | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 1:51.9 | |
| Joseph Lambrechts | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
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