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.
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
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| Silver | Steve Ovett Great Britain
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| Bronze | Markku Taskinen Finland
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Results※
Final※
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia |
1:44.07 | NR CR |
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Steve Ovett | Great Britain |
1:45.76 | |
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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)
References※
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 800 metres | |
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