1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11, 12, and 14 August 1994.[1]
| Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Andrea Benvenuti Italy |
| Silver | Vebjørn Rodal Norway |
| Bronze | Tomás De Teresa Spain |
Results
Final
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrea Benvenuti | Italy | 1:46.12 | |
 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:46.53 | |
 | Tomás De Teresa | Spain | 1:46.57 | |
| 4 | Nico Motchebon |  Germany | 1:46.65 | |
| 5 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 1:46.90 | |
| 6 | Craig Winrow |  Great Britain | 1:47.09 | |
| 7 | José Manuel Cerezo | Spain | 1:47.58 | |
| 8 | Atle Douglas | Norway | 1:47.90 |
Semi-finals
12 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Benvenuti | Italy | 1:47.01 | Q |
| 2 | Atle Douglas | Norway | 1:47.15 | Q |
| 3 | José Manuel Cerezo | Spain | 1:47.24 | Q |
| 4 | Craig Winrow | Great Britain | 1:47.24 | Q |
| 5 | Marko Koers |  Netherlands | 1:47.52 | |
| 6 | Mikael Söderman |  Finland | 1:48.00 | |
| 7 | Frédéric Cornette |  France | 1:48.49 | |
| 8 | Davide Cadoni | Italy | 1:50.23 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:45.75 | Q |
| 2 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:45.80 | Q |
| 3 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 1:45.88 | Q |
| 4 | Tomás De Teresa | Spain | 1:45.89 | Q |
| 5 | Andrey Loginov |  Russia | 1:46.18 | |
| 6 | Torbjörn Johansson |  Sweden | 1:46.25 | |
| 7 | Bruno Konczylo | France | 1:46.63 | |
| 8 | Jarmo Kokkola | Finland | 1:47.35 |
Heats
11 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Benvenuti | Italy | 1:48.88 | Q |
| 2 | José Manuel Cerezo | Spain | 1:48.92 | Q |
| 3 | Mikael Söderman | Finland | 1:48.92 | Q |
| 4 | Ousmane Diarra | France | 1:49.09 | |
| 5 | Joachim Dehmel | Germany | 1:49.36 | |
| 6 | Jussi Udelhoven | Norway | 1:50.15 | |
| 7 | Milan Drahoňovský |  Czech Republic | 1:50.27 | |
| 8 | Thomas Ebner |  Austria | 1:50.71 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atle Douglas | Norway | 1:47.31 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Loginov | Russia | 1:47.33 | Q |
| 3 | Davide Cadoni | Italy | 1:47.52 | Q |
| 4 | Frédéric Cornette | France | 1:47.60 | q |
| 5 | António Abrantes |  Portugal | 1:47.61 | |
| 6 | Esko Parpala | Finland | 1:47.85 | |
| 7 | Ivan Komar |  Belarus | 1:48.78 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Konczylo | France | 1:47.91 | Q |
| 2 | Tomás De Teresa | Spain | 1:47.94 | Q |
| 3 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:48.10 | Q |
| 4 | Piotr Piekarski |  Poland | 1:48.50 | |
| 5 | David Matthews |  Ireland | 1:48.91 | |
| 6 | Tom McKean | Great Britain | 1:49.41 | |
| 7 | Oliver Münzer | Austria | 1:49.59 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 1:46.91 | Q |
| 2 | Craig Winrow | Great Britain | 1:46.93 | Q |
| 3 | Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:46.97 | Q |
| 4 | Marko Koers | Netherlands | 1:47.18 | q |
| 5 | Jarmo Kokkola | Finland | 1:47.41 | q |
| 6 | Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden | 1:47.41 | q |
| 7 | Slobodan Popović | Independent European Participants (Yugoslavia) | 1:48.85 | |
| 8 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain | 1:48.67 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
Austria (2)
Belarus (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Finland (3)
France (3)
Germany (2)
Great Britain (2)- Independent European Participants (Yugoslavia) (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (3)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (3)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Russia (1)
Spain (3)
Sweden (1)