2026 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over three rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 10 to 13 August 2026.[1]
VenueAlexander Stadium
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Dates
- 10 August 2026 (round 1)
- 12 August 2026 (semi-finals)
- 13 August 2026 (final)
Competitors30 from 17 nations
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 30 from 17 nations | |||||||||
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Background
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time | Location | Date |
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| World record[2] |  David Rudisha (KEN) |
1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
| European record[3] |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) |
1:41.11 | Köln, Germany | 24 August 1997 |
| Championship record[4] |  Olaf Beyer (GDR) |
1:43.84 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 31 August 1978 |
| World leading[5] |  Marco Arop (CAN) |
1:41.84 | Paris, France | 28 June 2026 |
| European leading[6] |  Mark English (IRL) |
1:42.97 | London, United Kingdom | 18 July 2026 |
Qualification
For the men's 800 metres, the qualification period is from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes can qualify by running the entry standard of 1:44.80 min or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number is 32 athletes.[7]
| QP | CP | Country | Athlete | PB | SB | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  France | Gabriel Tual | 1:41.61 | 1:43.66 | Qualified by Wild Card | Defending European Champion |
| 2 | 1 | Ireland | Cian McPhillips | 1:42.15 | 1:43.97 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:42.15 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 |
| 3 | 1 |  Spain | Mohamed Attaoui | 1:42.04 | 1:44.28 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:42.21 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 |
| 4 | 1 |  Great Britain & N.I. | Max Burgin | 1:42.29 | 1:42.98 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:42.29 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 |
| 5 | 2 | Ireland | Mark English | 1:42.97 | 1:42.97 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:42.97 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 |
| 6 | 2 | Great Britain & N.I. | Ben Pattison | 1:42.27 | 1:43.34 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.34 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 |
| 7 | 1 |  Italy | Francesco Pernici | 1:43.60 | 1:43.60 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.60 - Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine (FRA) - 03 JUL 2026 |
| 8 | 2 | Spain | David Barroso | 1:43.60 | 1:43.60 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.60 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 14 JUL 2026 |
| 9 | 1 |  Norway | Tobias Grønstad | 1:43.61 | 1:43.61 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.61 - Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) - 10 JUN 2026 |
| 10 | 2 | France | Yanis Meziane | 1:43.71 | 1:43.96 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.71 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 12 AUG 2025 |
| 11 | 3 | France | Louey Ouerrat | 1:43.80 | 1:43.80 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.80 - Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 |
| 12 | 1 |  Belgium | Eliott Crestan | 1:42.43 | 1:43.83 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.83 - Atletická hala, Ostrava (CZE) (i) - 03 FEB 2026 |
| 13 | 1 |  Poland | Maciej Wyderka | 1:43.97 | 1:43.97 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:43.97 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 14 JUL 2026 |
| 14 | 1 |  Sweden | Andreas Kramer | 1:43.13 | 1:48.14 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.10 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 12 AUG 2025 |
| 15 | 3 | Great Britain & N.I. | Alex Botterill | 1:44.16 | 1:44.16 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.16 - Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 |
| 16 | 1 |  Croatia | Marino Bloudek | 1:44.01 | 1:44.63 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.33 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 18 SEP 2025 |
| 17 | 4 | France | Jordan Terrasse | 1:44.39 | 1:44.39 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.39 - Stade Raymond Troussier, Decines (FRA) - 04 JUL 2026 |
| 18 | 2 | Poland | Bartosz Kitliński | 1:44.56 | 1:44.56 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.56 - Paul-Greifzu-Stadion, Dessau (GER) - 19 JUN 2026 |
| 19 | 2 | Italy | Giovanni Lazzaro | 1:44.59 | 1:44.59 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.59 - Golęcin Stadion, Poznan (POL) - 28 JUN 2026 |
| reserve | 5 | France | Corentin Le Clezio | 1:44.25 | 1:44.67 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.67 - Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine (FRA) - 03 JUL 2026 |
| 20 | 3 | Poland | Filip Ostrowski | 1:44.25 | 1:44.68 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.68 - The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) - 24 JAN 2026 |
| 21 | 1 |  Netherlands | Tony van Diepen | 1:44.14 | 1:45.36 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.70 - Stade universitaire de St-Léonard, Fribourg (SUI) - 13 AUG 2025 |
| 22 | 1 |  Switzerland | Ramon Wipfli | 1:44.71 | 1:44.71 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.71 - Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 |
| 23 | 2 | Netherlands | Ryan Clarke | 1:44.70 | 1:44.72 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.72 - The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) - 24 JAN 2026 |
| 24 | 3 | Spain | Pablo Sánchez-Valladares | 1:44.46 | 1:45.13 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.79 - National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) - 07 SEP 2025 |
| 25 | 1 |  Czech Republic | Jakub Dudycha | 1:44.48 | 1:44.79 | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1:44.79 - LAZ Wien, Wien (AUT) - 20 JUN 2026 |
| 26 | 1 |  Malta | Jared Micallef | 1:46.08 | 1:46.93 | Qualified by Universality Place | |
| 27 | 1 |  Kosovo | Leon Thaqi | 1:49.05 | 1:49.05 | Qualified by Universality Place | |
| 28 | 1 |  Germany | Alexander Stepanov | 1:44.17 | 1:45.13 | Qualified by World Rankings | 20th - 1232 points |
| 29 | 2 | Switzerland | Ivan Pelizza | 1:44.53 | 1:45.91 | Qualified by World Rankings | 33rd - 1199 points |
| 30 | 3 | Italy | Catalin Tecuceanu | 1:43.75 | 1:45.59 | Qualified by World Rankings | 35th - 1196 points |
| reserve | 4 | Spain | Ronaldo Olivo | 1:44.87 | 1:45.29 | Qualified by World Rankings | 36th - 1196 points |
| reserve | 4 | Great Britain & N.I. | Jack Higgins | 1:44.81 | 1:44.81 | Qualified by World Rankings | 38th - 1194 points |
| 31 | 1 |  Turkey | Ömer Faruk Bozdağ | 1:45.14 | 1:45.14 | Qualified by World Rankings | 42nd - 1191 points |
| 32 | 1 |  Slovenia | Jan Vukovič | 1:45.85 | 1:46.11 | Qualified by World Rankings | 51st - 1179 points |
| reserve | 3 | Switzerland | Robin Oester | 1:45.39 | 1:45.39 | Next best by World Rankings | 63rd - 1159 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Austria | Cass Elliott | 1:45.67 | 1:46.02 | Next best by World Rankings | 64th - 1157 points |
| reserve | 3 | Ireland | Cillian Kirwan | 1:45.63 | 1:45.63 | Next best by World Rankings | 66th - 1155 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Hungary | János Kubasi | 1:45.89 | 1:45.89 | Next best by World Rankings | 68th - 1153 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Portugal | David Garcia | 1:46.88 | 1:46.96 | Next best by World Rankings | 70th - 1151 points |
| reserve | 2 | Croatia | Nino Jambrešić | 1:46.97 | 1:47.29 | Next best by World Rankings | 76th - 1143 points |
| reserve | 4 | Italy | Thomas Monnetti | 1:46.34 | 1:46.34 | Next best by World Rankings | 84th - 1138 points |
| Bye to semi-finals | Reserve activated | Withdrawal / reserve unused |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2026 | 10:45 | Round 1 |
| 12 August 2026 | 12:20 | Semi-finals |
| 13 August 2026 | 21:28 | Final |
Results
Round 1
The first 3 (Q) from each heat and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semi-finals.[10]
Semi-finals
The first 3 (Q) from each heat and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.[11]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Mark English | Ireland | 1:43.49 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Ben Pattison | Great Britain & N.I. | 1:43.72 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | Corentin Le Clezio | France | 1:43.80 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Mohamed Attaoui | Spain | 1:43.82 | q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Francesco Pernici | Italy | 1:43.84 | q |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | Yanis Meziane | France | 1:44.03 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Filip Ostrowski | Poland | 1:44.08 | PB |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Andreas Kramer | Sweden | 1:44.67 | SB |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Max Burgin | Great Britain & N.I. | 1:44.73 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 9 | Marino Bloudek | Croatia | 1:44.96 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | 8 | David Barroso | Spain | 1:44.96 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Tobias Grønstad | Norway | 1:45.26 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Gabriel Tual | France | 1:45.88 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Alexander Stepanov | Germany | 1:45.46 | |
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Ryan Clarke | Netherlands | 1:46.17 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Giovanni Lazzaro | Italy | 1:46.10 |
Final
The final was held on 13 August 2026, at 21:28 in the evening.[9]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mark English | Ireland |
1:45.26 | |
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Mohamed Attaoui | Spain |
1:45.71 | |
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Marino Bloudek | Croatia |
1:45.62 | |
| 4 | David Barroso | Spain |
1:45.75 | |
| 5 | Francesco Pernici | Italy |
1:45.77 | |
| 6 | Ben Pattison | Great Britain & N.I. |
1:46.14 | |
| 7 | Corentin Le Clezio | France |
1:46.24 | |
| - | Max Burgin | Great Britain & N.I. |
DNS | |