1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Yevgeniy Arzhanov Soviet Union |
Phil Lewis Great Britain |
Andrzej Kupczyk Poland |
Results
Heats
Held on 13 March
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Davies | Great Britain | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Petar Kyatovski |  Bulgaria | 1:51.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Slavko Koprivica |  Yugoslavia | 1:52.5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Antonio Fernández |  Spain | 1:54.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Phil Lewis | Great Britain | 1:54.3 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Atanas Atanasov | Bulgaria | 1:54.4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Stavros Mermingis |  Greece | 1:57.8 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ali Erte |  Turkey | 1:58.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union | 1:54.1 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland | 1:54.3 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ján Šišovský |  Czechoslovakia | 1:54.7 | |
| 4 | 3 | Eric Reygaert |  Belgium | 1:56.5 |
Final
Held on 14 March
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union | 1:48.7 | |
 | Phil Lewis | Great Britain | 1:50.5 | |
 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland | 1:50.5 | |
| 4 | John Davies | Great Britain | 1:51.1 | |
| 5 | Petar Kyatovski | Bulgaria | 1:52.0 | |
| 6 | Antonio Fernández | Spain | 1:52.7 |