1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17, 18, and 19 September 1969.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Dieter Fromm East Germany
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| Silver | Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia
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| Bronze | Manfred Matuschewski East Germany
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Results[]
Final[]
19 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:45.98 | CR |
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Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
1:46.26 | |
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Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:46.83 | |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov |  Soviet Union |
1:47.1 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
1:47.2 | ||
| 6 | Andrzej Kupczyk |  Poland |
1:47.5 | |
| 7 | Noel Carroll |  Ireland |
1:49.1 | |
| 8 | East Germany |
1:55.4 |
Semi-finals[]
18 September
Semi-final 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union |
1:49.2 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany |
1:49.4 | Q | |
| 3 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:49.4 | Q |
| 4 | Noel Carroll | Ireland |
1:49.5 | Q |
| 5 | Andy Carter |  Great Britain |
1:49.6 | |
| 6 | Jože Međimurec |  Yugoslavia |
1:49.6 | |
| 7 | Stanisław Waśkiewicz | Poland |
1:49.6 | |
| 8 | Tomáš Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia |
1:50.0 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
1:48.9 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:49.0 | Q |
| 3 | Switzerland |
1:49.1 | Q | |
| 4 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland |
1:49.2 | Q |
| 5 | Dave Cropper | Great Britain |
1:50.0 | |
| 6 | Great Britain |
1:50.9 | ||
| 7 | Soviet Union |
1:53.3 | ||
| 8 | Kazimierz Wardak | Poland |
1:57.1 |
Heats[]
17 September
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |
1:48.7 | Q | |
| 2 | Great Britain |
1:49.2 | Q | |
| 3 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
1:49.8 | Q |
| 4 | Stanisław Waśkiewicz | Poland |
1:50.4 | Q |
| 5 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia |
1:50.5 | Q |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
1:50.6 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland |
1:50.5 | Q |
| 2 | Dave Cropper | Great Britain |
1:50.8 | Q |
| 3 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:50.9 | Q |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union |
1:51.0 | Q |
| 5 | Tomáš Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia |
1:51.0 | Q |
| 6 | Knut Brustad |  Norway |
1:51.1 | |
| 7 | Rudi Simon |  Belgium |
1:51.1 | |
| 8 |  Turkey |
1:53.5 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:50.1 | Q |
| 2 | Switzerland |
1:50.1 | Q | |
| 3 | Noel Carroll | Ireland |
1:50.2 | Q |
| 4 | Andy Carter | Great Britain |
1:50.3 | Q |
| 5 | Kazimierz Wardak | Poland |
1:50.3 | Q |
| 6 | Soviet Union |
1:50.3 | Q | |
| 7 | Michel Medinger |  Luxembourg |
1:50.8 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014
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- Events at the 1969 European Athletics Championships
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