1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25, 27, and 28 August 1954.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Lajos Szentgáli Hungary
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| Silver | Lucien De Muynck Belgium
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| Bronze | Audun Boysen Norway
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Results[]
Final[]
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lajos Szentgáli | Hungary |
1:47.1 | CR NR |
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Lucien De Muynck | Belgium |
1:47.3 | NR |
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Audun Boysen | Norway |
1:47.4 | NR |
| 4 | Derek Johnson |  Great Britain |
1:47.4 | |
| 5 | Roger Moens | Belgium |
1:47.8 | |
| 6 | Gérard Rasquin |  Luxembourg |
1:51.4 | |
| 7 | Tage Ekfeldt |  Sweden |
1:53.8 | |
| 8 | Ron Delany |  Ireland |
2:03.5 |
Semi-finals[]
27 August
Semi-final 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Szentgáli | Hungary |
1:50.0 | CR Q |
| 2 | Ron Delany | Ireland |
1:50.2 | NR Q |
| 3 | Lucien De Muynck | Belgium |
1:50.3 | Q |
| 4 | Tage Ekfeldt | Sweden |
1:50.3 | Q |
| 5 | Edmund Potrzebowski |  Poland |
1:51.2 | |
| 6 | Brian Hewson | Great Britain |
1:51.2 | |
| 7 |  West Germany |
1:51.4 | ||
| 8 | Urpo Vähäranta |  Finland |
1:51.4 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audun Boysen | Norway |
1:50.6 | Q |
| 2 | Roger Moens | Belgium |
1:50.7 | Q |
| 3 | Derek Johnson | Great Britain |
1:51.0 | Q |
| 4 | Gérard Rasquin | Luxembourg |
1:51.5 | Q |
| 5 | René Djian |  France |
1:51.8 | |
| 6 | West Germany |
1:52.3 | ||
| 7 |  Soviet Union |
1:52.5 | ||
| 8 | Hungary |
1:52.8 |
Heats[]
25 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
1:52.0 | Q | |
| 2 | Lucien De Muynck | Belgium |
1:52.2 | Q |
| 3 | Hungary |
1:52.4 | Q | |
| 4 | Tage Ekfeldt | Sweden |
1:52.4 | Q |
| 5 | Finland |
1:52.8 | ||
| 6 | Ludvík Liška |  Czechoslovakia |
1:53.2 | |
| 7 |  Austria |
1:55.4 | ||
| 8 |  Spain |
1:56.7 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Szentgáli | Hungary |
1:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | Derek Johnson | Great Britain |
1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Edmund Potrzebowski | Poland |
1:52.3 | Q |
| 4 | René Djian | France |
1:52.8 | Q |
| 5 | Josef Steger |  Switzerland |
1:53.5 | |
| 6 | Ekrem Koçak |  Turkey |
1:56.2 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Hewson | Great Britain |
1:50.2 | CR Q |
| 2 | Audun Boysen | Norway |
1:50.3 | Q |
| 3 | Gérard Rasquin | Luxembourg |
1:51.6 | Q |
| 4 | Soviet Union |
1:51.7 | Q | |
| 5 | Evangelos Depastas |  Greece |
1:52.7 | |
| 6 | Switzerland |
1:55.1 | ||
| 7 | Patrick El Mabrouk | France |
1:56.0 | |
| 8 | Austria |
1:58.4 | ||
| 9 | Turkey |
2:02.6 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Moens | Belgium |
1:51.5 | Q |
| 2 | Ron Delany | Ireland |
1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | West Germany |
1:52.1 | Q | |
| 4 | Urpo Vähäranta | Finland |
1:52.2 | Q |
| 5 | Hans Ring | Sweden |
1:52.7 | |
| 6 | Soviet Union |
1:53.9 | ||
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
1:54.2 | ||
| 8 | Miloje Grujić |  Yugoslavia |
1:55.7 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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