1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25, 27, and 28 August 1954.[1]
| Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Lajos Szentgáli Hungary |
| Silver | Lucien De Muynck Belgium |
| Bronze | Audun Boysen Norway |
Results
Final
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lajos Szentgáli | Hungary | 1:47.1 | CR NR |
 | Lucien De Muynck | Belgium | 1:47.3 | NR |
 | Audun Boysen | Norway | 1:47.4 | NR |
| 4 | Derek Johnson |  Great Britain | 1:47.4 | |
| 5 | Roger Moens | Belgium | 1:47.8 | |
| 6 | Gérard Rasquin |  Luxembourg | 1:51.4 | |
| 7 | Tage Ekfeldt |  Sweden | 1:53.8 | |
| 8 | Ron Delany |  Ireland | 2:03.5 |
Semi-finals
27 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Szentgáli | Hungary | 1:50.0 | CR Q |
| 2 | Ron Delany | Ireland | 1:50.2 | NR Q |
| 3 | Lucien De Muynck | Belgium | 1:50.3 | Q |
| 4 | Tage Ekfeldt | Sweden | 1:50.3 | Q |
| 5 | Edmund Potrzebowski |  Poland | 1:51.2 | |
| 6 | Brian Hewson | Great Britain | 1:51.2 | |
| 7 | Olaf Lawrenz |  West Germany | 1:51.4 | |
| 8 | Urpo Vähäranta |  Finland | 1:51.4 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audun Boysen | Norway | 1:50.6 | Q |
| 2 | Roger Moens | Belgium | 1:50.7 | Q |
| 3 | Derek Johnson | Great Britain | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 4 | Gérard Rasquin | Luxembourg | 1:51.5 | Q |
| 5 | René Djian |  France | 1:51.8 | |
| 6 | Friedel Stracke | West Germany | 1:52.3 | |
| 7 | Oleg Ageyev |  Soviet Union | 1:52.5 | |
| 8 | István Bárkányi | Hungary | 1:52.8 |
Heats
25 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany | 1:52.0 | Q |
| 2 | Lucien De Muynck | Belgium | 1:52.2 | Q |
| 3 | István Bárkányi | Hungary | 1:52.4 | Q |
| 4 | Tage Ekfeldt | Sweden | 1:52.4 | Q |
| 5 | Tauno Kontio | Finland | 1:52.8 | |
| 6 | Ludvík Liška |  Czechoslovakia | 1:53.2 | |
| 7 | Alfred Lasch |  Austria | 1:55.4 | |
| 8 | Manuel Macías |  Spain | 1:56.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Szentgáli | Hungary | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | Derek Johnson | Great Britain | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Edmund Potrzebowski | Poland | 1:52.3 | Q |
| 4 | René Djian | France | 1:52.8 | Q |
| 5 | Josef Steger |  Switzerland | 1:53.5 | |
| 6 | Ekrem Koçak |  Turkey | 1:56.2 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Hewson | Great Britain | 1:50.2 | CR Q |
| 2 | Audun Boysen | Norway | 1:50.3 | Q |
| 3 | Gérard Rasquin | Luxembourg | 1:51.6 | Q |
| 4 | Oleg Ageyev | Soviet Union | 1:51.7 | Q |
| 5 | Evangelos Depastas |  Greece | 1:52.7 | |
| 6 | Hugo Wallkamm | Switzerland | 1:55.1 | |
| 7 | Patrick El Mabrouk | France | 1:56.0 | |
| 8 | Ernst Suppan | Austria | 1:58.4 | |
| 9 | Ünal Somuncuoğlu | Turkey | 2:02.6 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Moens | Belgium | 1:51.5 | Q |
| 2 | Ron Delany | Ireland | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Friedel Stracke | West Germany | 1:52.1 | Q |
| 4 | Urpo Vähäranta | Finland | 1:52.2 | Q |
| 5 | Hans Ring | Sweden | 1:52.7 | |
| 6 | Georgiy Ivakin | Soviet Union | 1:53.9 | |
| 7 | Dušan Čikel | Czechoslovakia | 1:54.2 | |
| 8 | Miloje Grujić |  Yugoslavia | 1:55.7 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Austria (2)
Belgium (2)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Greece (1)
Hungary (2)
Ireland (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
Turkey (2)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)