2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28, 29 and 31 July.

2010 European
Athletics Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
Gold Marcin Lewandowski
Poland (POL)
Silver Michael Rimmer
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Adam Kszczot
Poland (POL)

Records
Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
European record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Championship record  Olaf Beyer (GDR) 1:43.84 Prague, Czechoslovakia 31 August 1978
World Leading  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.51 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 10 July 2010
European Leading  Marcin Lewandowski (POL) 1:44.30 Lausanne, Switzerland 8 July 2010

Schedule
Date Time Round
28 July 201012:10Round 1
29 July 201020:50Semifinals
31 July 201019:35Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)1:49.78Q
22Hamid Oualich France (FRA)1:49.92Q
34David Bustos Spain (ESP)1:50.01Q
46Cristian Vorovenci Romania (ROM)1:50.05q
57Jozef Pelikán Slovakia (SVK)1:51.29
61Jan van den Broeck Belgium (BEL)1:51.79
78Mattias Claesson Sweden (SWE)1:52.53
83Christophe Bestgen Luxembourg (LUX)1:52.64

Heat 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
18Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE)1:47.94Q
21Kevin López Spain (ESP)1:48.13Q
35Brice Etes Monaco (MON)1:48.54Q
43Anis Ananenka Belarus (BLR)1:49.29q
56David McCarthy Ireland (IRL)1:49.53q
64Mario Scapini Italy (ITA)1:49.67q
72Mikko Lahtio Finland (FIN)1:51.76
7Robert Lathouwers Netherlands (NED)DQ

Heat 3
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Luis Alberto Marco Spain (ESP)1:49.96Q
26Giordano Benedetti Italy (ITA)1:50.00Q
34Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:50.08Q
42Tamás Kazi Hungary (HUN)1:50.21
55Jozef Repčík Slovakia (SVK)1:50.51
67Andreas Rapatz Austria (AUT)1:51.55
71Vitalij Kozlov Lithuania (LTU)1:52.18
88Anton Asplund Sweden (SWE)1:55.23

Heat 4
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
18Michael Rimmer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:49.99Q
27Arnoud Okken Netherlands (NED)1:50.13Q
35Lukas Rifesser Italy (ITA)1:50.40Q
46Yuriy Koldin Russia (RUS)1:50.64
53Joni Jaako Sweden (SWE)1:50.93
62Dustin Emrani Israel (ISR)1:51.51
71Andreas Bube Denmark (DEN)1:51.91
84Andreas Smout Belgium (BEL)1:52.04

Summary
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNote
128Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE)1:47.94Q
221Kevin López Spain (ESP)1:48.13Q
325Brice Etes Monaco (MON)1:48.54Q
423Anis Ananenka Belarus (BLR)1:49.29q
526David McCarthy Ireland (IRL)1:49.53q
624Mario Scapini Italy (ITA)1:49.67q
715Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)1:49.78Q
812Hamid Oualich France (FRA)1:49.92Q
933Luis Alberto Marco Spain (ESP)1:49.96Q
1048Michael Rimmer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:49.99Q
1136Giordano Benedetti Italy (ITA)1:50.00Q
1214David Bustos Spain (ESP)1:50.01Q
1316Cristian Vorovenci Romania (ROM)1:50.05q
1434Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:50.08Q
1547Arnoud Okken Netherlands (NED)1:50.13Q
1632Tamás Kazi Hungary (HUN)1:50.21
1745Lukas Rifesser Italy (ITA)1:50.40Q
1835Jozef Repčík Slovakia (SVK)1:50.51
1946Yuriy Koldin Russia (RUS)1:50.64
2043Joni Jaako Sweden (SWE)1:50.93
2117Jozef Pelikán Slovakia (SVK)1:51.29
2242Dustin Emrani Israel (ISR)1:51.51
2337Andreas Rapatz Austria (AUT)1:51.55
2422Mikko Lahtio Finland (FIN)1:51.76
2511Jan van den Broeck Belgium (BEL)1:51.79
2641Andreas Bube Denmark (DEN)1:51.91
2744Andreas Smout Belgium (BEL)1:52.04
2831Vitalij Kozlov Lithuania (LTU)1:52.18
2918Mattias Claesson Sweden (SWE)1:52.53
3013Christophe Bestgen Luxembourg (LUX)1:52.64
3138Anton Asplund Sweden (SWE)1:55.23
27Robert Lathouwers Netherlands (NED)DQ

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Kevin López Spain (ESP)1:48.11Q
26Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)1:48.15Q
37Arnoud Okken Netherlands (NED)1:48.25Q
43Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE)1:48.27q
52Cristian Vorovenci Romania (ROM)1:48.88
65David Bustos Spain (ESP)1:49.08
71Mario Scapini Italy (ITA)1:49.13
88Lukas Rifesser Italy (ITA)1:49.75

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Michael Rimmer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:47.67Q
25Luis Alberto Marco Spain (ESP)1:47.79Q
34Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:47.84Q
46Hamid Oualich France (FRA)1:48.06q
52Anis Ananenka Belarus (BLR)1:48.41
68David McCarthy Ireland (IRL)1:49.14
77Giordano Benedetti Italy (ITA)1:49.33
81Brice Etes Monaco (MON)1:49.52

Summary
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
123Michael Rimmer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:47.67Q
225Luis Alberto Marco Spain (ESP)1:47.79Q
324Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:47.84Q
426Hamid Oualich France (FRA)1:48.06q
514Kevin López Spain (ESP)1:48.11Q
616Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)1:48.15Q
717Arnoud Okken Netherlands (NED)1:48.25Q
813Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE)1:48.27q
922Anis Ananenka Belarus (BLR)1:48.41
1012Cristian Vorovenci Romania (ROM)1:48.88
1115David Bustos Spain (ESP)1:49.08
1211Mario Scapini Italy (ITA)1:49.13
1328David McCarthy Ireland (IRL)1:49.14
1427Giordano Benedetti Italy (ITA)1:49.33
1521Brice Etes Monaco (MON)1:49.52
1618Lukas Rifesser Italy (ITA)1:49.75

Final
Lewandowski beat all-comers to attain his first senior European medal.
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)1:47.07
6Michael Rimmer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:47.17
8Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:47.22
42Arnoud Okken Netherlands (NED)1:47.31
53Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE)1:47.45
67Kevin López Spain (ESP)1:47.82
74Luis Alberto Marco Spain (ESP)1:48.42
81Hamid Oualich France (FRA)1:49.77

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