1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2, 3, and 4 September 1974.[1]
| Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The winning margin was 1.69 seconds which with the conclusion of the 2024 championships remains the only time the men's 800 metres has been won by more than a second at these championships.
Medalists
| Gold | Luciano Sušanj Yugoslavia |
| Silver | Steve Ovett Great Britain |
| Bronze | Markku Taskinen Finland |
Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 1:44.07 | NR CR |
 | Steve Ovett | Great Britain | 1:45.76 | |
 | Markku Taskinen | Finland | 1:45.89 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov |  Soviet Union | 1:46.02 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Stolle |  East Germany | 1:46.19 | |
| 6 | Marcello Fiasconaro |  Italy | 1:46.28 | |
| 7 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany | 1:46.29 | |
| 8 | Willi Wülbeck |  West Germany | 1:46.31 |
Semi-finals
3 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ovett | Great Britain | 1:47.1 | Q |
| 2 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 1:47.2 | Q |
| 3 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany | 1:47.4 | Q |
| 4 | Willi Wülbeck | West Germany | 1:47.4 | Q |
| 5 | Marcel Philippe |  France | 1:47.5 | |
| 6 | Åke Svenson |  Sweden | 1:47.7 | |
| 7 | Jozef Plachý |  Czechoslovakia | 1:47.9 | |
| 8 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany | 1:48.6 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | Soviet Union | 1:47.6 | Q |
| 2 | Marcello Fiasconaro | Italy | 1:47.7 | Q |
| 3 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany | 1:47.7 | Q |
| 4 | Markku Taskinen | Finland | 1:47.7 | Q |
| 5 | Gheorghe Ghipu |  Romania | 1:47.8 | |
| 6 | Johan Van Wezer |  Belgium | 1:48.0 | |
| 7 | Fernando Mamede |  Portugal | 1:48.5 | |
| 8 | Josef Schmid | West Germany | 1:48.6 |
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Van Wezer | Belgium | 1:47.7 | Q |
| 2 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany | 1:47.7 | Q |
| 3 | Marcello Fiasconaro | Italy | 1:47.8 | Q |
| 4 | Heinz Langenbach | West Germany | 1:47.9 | |
| 5 | David McMeekin | Great Britain | 1:48.1 | |
| 6 | Andrés Ballbé |  Spain | 1:48.2 | |
| 7 | Günther Hasler |  Liechtenstein | 1:50.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gheorghe Ghipu | Romania | 1:46.9 | Q |
| 2 | Steve Ovett | Great Britain | 1:47.0 | Q |
| 3 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:47.1 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | Soviet Union | 1:47.1 | q |
| 5 | Fernando Mamede | Portugal | 1:47.5 | NR q |
| 6 | Åke Svenson | Sweden | 1:47.5 | q |
| 7 | Willi Wülbeck | West Germany | 1:47.6 | q |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 1:48.4 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany | 1:48.6 | Q |
| 3 | Markku Taskinen | Finland | 1:48.7 | Q |
| 4 | Sven-Erik Nielsen |  Denmark | 1:48.9 | |
| 5 | Ján Šišovský | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.9 | |
| 6 | Stavros Mermingis |  Greece | 1:49.8 | |
| 7 | Sven-Johan Svendsen |  Norway | 1:50.9 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany | 1:49.7 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Philippe | France | 1:49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Josef Schmid | West Germany | 1:49.9 | Q |
| 4 | Pavel Litovchenko | Soviet Union | 1:50.0 | |
| 5 | Nicolae Onescu | Romania | 1:50.1 | |
| 6 | Jean Kaiser |  Luxembourg | 1:54.2 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (3)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Greece (1)
Italy (1)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (2)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)