1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 18 and 19 February.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Steve Heard
 Great Britain
Rob Druppers
 Netherlands
Joachim Heydgen
 West Germany

Results

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Heats

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First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Markus Trinkler  Switzerland 1:50.87 Q
2 3 Tomás De Teresa  Spain 1:50.91 Q
3 3 Steve Heard  Great Britain 1:50.96 q
4 3 Denis Badie  France 1:50.97 q
5 1 Rob Druppers  Netherlands 1:51.05 Q
6 1 Claude Diomar  France 1:51.16 Q
7 1 José Arconada  Spain 1:51.17 q
8 1 Petr Mareš  Czechoslovakia 1:51.19 q
9 2 Alfredo Lahuerta  Spain 1:51.54 Q
10 2 Joachim Heydgen  West Germany 1:51.58 Q
11 1 Álvaro Silva  Portugal 1:51.63 q
12 2 David Sharpe  Great Britain 1:51.66 q
13 2 Tonny Baltus  Netherlands 1:51.98
14 3 Tony Ernst  Belgium 1:52.12
15 1 Atle Karlsen  Norway 1:52.13

Semifinals

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First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Joachim Heydgen  West Germany 1:50.01 Q
2 2 Claude Diomar  France 1:50.08 Q
3 2 Steve Heard  Great Britain 1:50.09 Q
4 2 José Arconada  Spain 1:50.25
5 1 Rob Druppers  Netherlands 1:50.73 Q
6 1 David Sharpe  Great Britain 1:51.06 Q
7 2 Álvaro Silva  Portugal 1:51.17
8 1 Alfredo Lahuerta  Spain 1:51.22 Q
9 1 Denis Badie  France 1:51.32
10 1 Markus Trinkler  Switzerland 1:51.70
11 1 Petr Mareš  Czechoslovakia 1:51.72
12 2 Tomás De Teresa  Spain 1:52.54

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steve Heard  Great Britain 1:48.84 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rob Druppers  Netherlands 1:48.96
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joachim Heydgen  West Germany 1:49.75
4 Claude Diomar  France 1:52.37
Alfredo Lahuerta  Spain DNF
David Sharpe  Great Britain DNF

References

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  1. ^ Results (p. 523)