1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres event at the 1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 and 13 March in San Sebastián.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Sebastian Coe
 Great Britain
Erwin Gohlke
 East Germany
Rolf Gysin
 Switzerland

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Antonio Páez  Spain 1:48.8 Q
2 2 Erwin Gohlke  East Germany 1:49.5 Q
3 2 Viktor Anokhin  Soviet Union 1:49.6 Q
4 1 Olaf Beyer  East Germany 1:49.7 Q
4 2 Günther Hasler  Liechtenstein 1:49.7 q
6 1 Carlo Grippo  Italy 1:49.9 q
7 1 Pavel Litovchenko  Soviet Union 1:50.4 q
8 1 Robert Hoofd  Belgium 1:50.4 q
9 2 Kees Ruyter  Netherlands 1:50.4
10 4 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 1:50.5 Q
11 3 Rainer Burmester  West Germany 1:50.7 Q
12 3 Rolf Gysin  Switzerland 1:50.7 Q
13 4 Feliks Wawrzon  Poland 1:50.8 Q
14 3 Milovan Savić  Yugoslavia 1:50.9
14 4 Gabriele Ferrero  Italy 1:50.9
14 4 Reinhard Aechtle  West Germany 1:50.9
16 4 Arie Ruyter  Netherlands 1:52.0
17 2 Eric Charron  France 1:52.5
18 3 Stavros Mermingis  Greece 1:52.9
19 4 Roger Milhau  France 1:54.8
20 3 Jan Willem Boogman  Netherlands 2:02.2
21 3 Markku Taskinen  Finland 2:31.6

Semifinals[edit]

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 1:48.2 Q
2 2 Erwin Gohlke  East Germany 1:48.3 Q
3 2 Rolf Gysin  Switzerland 1:48.4 q
4 2 Viktor Anokhin  Soviet Union 1:48.7 q
5 2 Robert Hoofd  Belgium 1:49.5
6 1 Günther Hasler  Liechtenstein 1:49.6 Q
7 1 Antonio Páez  Spain 1:49.6 Q
8 1 Olaf Beyer  East Germany 1:49.6
9 1 Pavel Litovchenko  Soviet Union 1:49.7
10 1 Rainer Burmester  West Germany 1:50.0
11 1 Feliks Wawrzon  Poland 1:53.1
2 Carlo Grippo  Italy DNF

Final[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 1:46.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erwin Gohlke  East Germany 1:47.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rolf Gysin  Switzerland 1:47.6
4 Viktor Anokhin  Soviet Union 1:47.7
5 Günther Hasler  Liechtenstein 1:48.0
6 Antonio Páez  Spain 1:48.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  2. ^ Results (p. 466–467)