1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Francis Gonzalez France
|
Gerhard Stolle East Germany
|
Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia
|
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Held on 10 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany |
1:48.54 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Francis Gonzalez | France |
1:49.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany |
1:49.54 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
1:49.59 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Andrzej Kupczyk |  Poland |
1:49.60 | |
| 6 | 2 | Antonio Fernández |  Spain |
1:49.83 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | Peter Browne |  Great Britain |
1:49.86 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jože Međimurec |  Yugoslavia |
1:50.04 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Philippe Meyer | France |
1:50.13 | |
| 10 | 1 | Rolf Gysin |  Switzerland |
1:50.14 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ján Šišovský | Czechoslovakia |
1:50.16 | |
| 11 | 3 | Robert Hoofd |  Belgium |
1:50.16 | |
| 13 | 2 | András Zsinka |  Hungary |
1:50.46 | |
| 14 | 1 | Andre Boonen | Belgium |
1:50.66 | |
| 15 | 2 | Jan Reijnders |  Netherlands |
1:51.24 | |
| 16 | 1 | Yves Gringoire | France |
1:51.46 | |
| 17 | 1 | Martin Moser | Netherlands |
1:52.27 | |
| 18 | 3 | Jozef Samborský | Czechoslovakia |
1:52.60 |
Final[edit]
Held on 11 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Francis Gonzalez | France |
1:49.17 | |
 |
Gerhard Stolle | East Germany |
1:49.32 | |
 |
Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
1:49.50 | |
| 4 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany |
1:49.62 | |
| 5 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia |
1:49.65 | |
| 6 | Antonio Fernández | Spain |
1:50.79 |