1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Markku Taskinen Finland |
Olaf Beyer East Germany |
Roger Milhau France |
Results
Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Roger Milhau | France | 1:48.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Marian Gęsicki | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 1:48.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Arno Korneling |  Netherlands | 1:49.2 | |
| 4 | 1 | Pavel Litovchenko |  Soviet Union | 1:50.9 | |
| 5 | 3 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Rolf Gysin |  Switzerland | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Sermet Timurlenk |  Turkey | 1:51.6 | [3] |
| 8 | 3 | Paweł Szweda | Poland | 1:52.1 | |
| 9 | 1 | Jón Didriksson |  Iceland | 1:53.7 | |
| 10 | 2 | Gabriele Ferrero |  Italy | 1:56.0 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Markku Taskinen | Finland | 1:56.1 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Günther Hasler |  Liechtenstein | 1:56.3 | |
| 13 | 2 | Milovan Savić | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1:56.4 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Markku Taskinen | Finland | 1:47.35 | NR |
 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany | 1:47.68 | |
 | Roger Milhau | France | 1:47.8 | |
| 4 | Marian Gęsicki | Poland | 1:48.1 | |
| 5 | Rolf Gysin | Switzerland | 1:49.3 | |
| 6 | Gabriele Ferrero | Italy | 1:49.5 |
References
- Results
- Results (p. 470)
- Heats results
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