1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17, 18, and 19 September 1969.[1]
| Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Dieter Fromm East Germany |
| Silver | Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia |
| Bronze | Manfred Matuschewski East Germany |
Results
Final
19 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany | 1:45.98 | CR |
 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:46.26 | |
 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:46.83 | |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov |  Soviet Union | 1:47.1 | |
| 5 | Hansueli Mumenthaler |  Switzerland | 1:47.2 | |
| 6 | Andrzej Kupczyk |  Poland | 1:47.5 | |
| 7 | Noel Carroll |  Ireland | 1:49.1 | |
| 8 | Erhard Schulze | East Germany | 1:55.4 |
Semi-finals
18 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union | 1:49.2 | Q |
| 2 | Erhard Schulze | East Germany | 1:49.4 | Q |
| 3 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:49.4 | Q |
| 4 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:49.5 | Q |
| 5 | Andy Carter |  Great Britain | 1:49.6 | |
| 6 | Jože Međimurec |  Yugoslavia | 1:49.6 | |
| 7 | Stanisław Waśkiewicz | Poland | 1:49.6 | |
| 8 | Tomáš Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia | 1:50.0 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.9 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany | 1:49.0 | Q |
| 3 | Hansueli Mumenthaler | Switzerland | 1:49.1 | Q |
| 4 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland | 1:49.2 | Q |
| 5 | Dave Cropper | Great Britain | 1:50.0 | |
| 6 | Bob Adams | Great Britain | 1:50.9 | |
| 7 | Sergey Kryuchok | Soviet Union | 1:53.3 | |
| 8 | Kazimierz Wardak | Poland | 1:57.1 |
Heats
17 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erhard Schulze | East Germany | 1:48.7 | Q |
| 2 | Bob Adams | Great Britain | 1:49.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.8 | Q |
| 4 | Stanisław Waśkiewicz | Poland | 1:50.4 | Q |
| 5 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia | 1:50.5 | Q |
| 6 | Zlatko Valchev |  Bulgaria | 1:50.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland | 1:50.5 | Q |
| 2 | Dave Cropper | Great Britain | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 3 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:50.9 | Q |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 5 | Tomáš Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 6 | Knut Brustad |  Norway | 1:51.1 | |
| 7 | Rudi Simon |  Belgium | 1:51.1 | |
| 8 | Ali Erte |  Turkey | 1:53.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 2 | Hansueli Mumenthaler | Switzerland | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 3 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:50.2 | Q |
| 4 | Andy Carter | Great Britain | 1:50.3 | Q |
| 5 | Kazimierz Wardak | Poland | 1:50.3 | Q |
| 6 | Sergey Kryuchok | Soviet Union | 1:50.3 | Q |
| 7 | Michel Medinger |  Luxembourg | 1:50.8 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
East Germany (3)
Ireland (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (3)
Soviet Union (2)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (3)
Yugoslavia (1)