1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Grenoble.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia |
Ivan Ivanov Soviet Union |
Francis Gonzalez France |
Results
Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Held on 11 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.92 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Manuel Gayoso | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 1:50.15 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Peter Browne |  Great Britain | 1:50.88 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jan Reijnders |  Netherlands | 1:50.91 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ivan Ivanov | Soviet Union | 1:59.57 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Francis Gonzalez | France | 1:59.83 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | András Zsinka |  Hungary | 2:00.19 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson |  Iceland | 2:05.37 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Jože Međimurec | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2:12.24 |
Final
Held on 12 March
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.84 | NR |
 | Ivan Ivanov | Soviet Union | 1:49.05 | |
 | Francis Gonzalez | France | 1:49.17 | |
| 4 | András Zsinka | Hungary | 1:50.62 | |
| 5 | Peter Browne | Great Britain | 1:51.27 | |
| 6 | Manuel Gayoso | Spain | 1:52.15 | |
| 7 | Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson | Iceland | 1:53.26 | NR |
| Jan Reijnders | Netherlands | DNS |
References
- "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- Results (p. 443)
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