1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13, 14, and 15 September 1962.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Manfred Matuschewski East Germany
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| Silver | Valeriy Bulyshev Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Paul Schmidt West Germany
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Results[]
Final[]
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:50.5 | |
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Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union |
1:51.2 | |
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Paul Schmidt | West Germany |
1:51.2 | |
| 4 | Olavi Salonen |  Finland |
1:51.2 | |
| 5 | Derek McCleane |  Ireland |
1:51.3 | |
| 6 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union |
1:51.5 |
Semi-finals[]
14 September
Semi-final 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olavi Salonen | Finland |
1:51.6 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:51.6 | Q |
| 3 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union |
1:52.1 | Q |
| 4 | Norbert Haupert |  Luxembourg |
1:52.2 | |
| 5 | François Châtelet |  France |
1:52.2 | |
| 6 | Sid Purkis |  Great Britain |
1:52.3 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany |
1:50.0 | Q |
| 2 | Derek McCleane | Ireland |
1:50.1 | Q |
| 3 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union |
1:50.1 | Q |
| 4 | Great Britain |
1:50.2 | ||
| 5 | Josef Odložil |  Czechoslovakia |
1:51.0 | |
| 6 | Volker Tulzer |  Austria |
1:51.1 |
Heats[]
13 September
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norbert Haupert | Luxembourg |
1:53.0 | Q |
| 2 | Olavi Salonen | Finland |
1:53.3 | Q |
| 3 | Noel Carroll | Ireland |
1:53.9 | |
| 3 | East Germany |
1:53.9 | ||
| 5 |  Switzerland |
1:54.2 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Purkis | Great Britain |
1:54.5 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany |
1:55.7 | Q |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
1:55.7 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union |
1:51.0 | Q |
| 2 | Volker Tulzer | Austria |
1:51.0 | Q |
| 3 | Francesco Bianchi |  Italy |
1:51.3 | |
| 4 | France |
1:52.6 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Odložil | Czechoslovakia |
1:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Great Britain |
1:51.9 | ||
| 4 | Hugo Walser |  Liechtenstein |
1:56.8 |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union |
1:58.5 | Q |
| 2 | Great Britain |
1:58.6 | Q | |
| 3 | Jaromír Šlégr | Czechoslovakia |
1:58.8 | |
| 4 | Maurice Lurot | France |
1:58.8 |
Heat 6[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek McCleane | Ireland |
1:50.8 | Q |
| 2 | François Châtelet | France |
1:51.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Spain |
1:51.9 | ||
| Joseph Lambrechts |  Belgium |
DNF |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1962 European Athletics Championships
- 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships