2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28, 29 and 31 July.

Medalists[]

Gold Poland Marcin Lewandowski
Poland (POL)
Silver United Kingdom Michael Rimmer
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Poland Adam Kszczot
Poland (POL)

Records[]

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
European record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Championship record  Olaf Beyer (GDR) 1:43.84 Prague, Czechoslovakia 31 August 1978
World Leading  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.51 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 10 July 2010
European Leading  Marcin Lewandowski (POL) 1:44.30 Lausanne, Switzerland 8 July 2010

Schedule[]

Date Time Round
28 July 2010 12:10 Round 1
29 July 2010 20:50 Semifinals
31 July 2010 19:35 Final

Results[]

Round 1[]

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 1:49.78 Q
2 2 Hamid Oualich  France (FRA) 1:49.92 Q
3 4 David Bustos  Spain (ESP) 1:50.01 Q
4 6  Romania (ROM) 1:50.05 q
5 7  Slovakia (SVK) 1:51.29
6 1 Jan van den Broeck  Belgium (BEL) 1:51.79
7 8 Mattias Claesson  Sweden (SWE) 1:52.53
8 3  Luxembourg (LUX) 1:52.64

Heat 2[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 1:47.94 Q
2 1 Kevin López  Spain (ESP) 1:48.13 Q
3 5 Brice Etes  Monaco (MON) 1:48.54 Q
4 3 Anis Ananenka  Belarus (BLR) 1:49.29 q
5 6 David McCarthy  Ireland (IRL) 1:49.53 q
6 4 Mario Scapini  Italy (ITA) 1:49.67 q
7 2 Mikko Lahtio  Finland (FIN) 1:51.76
7 Robert Lathouwers  Netherlands (NED) DQ

Heat 3[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain (ESP) 1:49.96 Q
2 6 Giordano Benedetti  Italy (ITA) 1:50.00 Q
3 4 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:50.08 Q
4 2 Tamás Kazi  Hungary (HUN) 1:50.21
5 5 Jozef Repčík  Slovakia (SVK) 1:50.51
6 7 Andreas Rapatz  Austria (AUT) 1:51.55
7 1 Vitalij Kozlov  Lithuania (LTU) 1:52.18
8 8  Sweden (SWE) 1:55.23

Heat 4[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 Michael Rimmer  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:49.99 Q
2 7 Arnoud Okken  Netherlands (NED) 1:50.13 Q
3 5 Lukas Rifesser  Italy (ITA) 1:50.40 Q
4 6  Russia (RUS) 1:50.64
5 3 Joni Jaako  Sweden (SWE) 1:50.93
6 2  Israel (ISR) 1:51.51
7 1 Andreas Bube  Denmark (DEN) 1:51.91
8 4  Belgium (BEL) 1:52.04

Summary[]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 8 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 1:47.94 Q
2 2 1 Kevin López  Spain (ESP) 1:48.13 Q
3 2 5 Brice Etes  Monaco (MON) 1:48.54 Q
4 2 3 Anis Ananenka  Belarus (BLR) 1:49.29 q
5 2 6 David McCarthy  Ireland (IRL) 1:49.53 q
6 2 4 Mario Scapini  Italy (ITA) 1:49.67 q
7 1 5 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 1:49.78 Q
8 1 2 Hamid Oualich  France (FRA) 1:49.92 Q
9 3 3 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain (ESP) 1:49.96 Q
10 4 8 Michael Rimmer  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:49.99 Q
11 3 6 Giordano Benedetti  Italy (ITA) 1:50.00 Q
12 1 4 David Bustos  Spain (ESP) 1:50.01 Q
13 1 6  Romania (ROM) 1:50.05 q
14 3 4 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:50.08 Q
15 4 7 Arnoud Okken  Netherlands (NED) 1:50.13 Q
16 3 2 Tamás Kazi  Hungary (HUN) 1:50.21
17 4 5 Lukas Rifesser  Italy (ITA) 1:50.40 Q
18 3 5 Jozef Repčík  Slovakia (SVK) 1:50.51
19 4 6  Russia (RUS) 1:50.64
20 4 3 Joni Jaako  Sweden (SWE) 1:50.93
21 1 7  Slovakia (SVK) 1:51.29
22 4 2  Israel (ISR) 1:51.51
23 3 7 Andreas Rapatz  Austria (AUT) 1:51.55
24 2 2 Mikko Lahtio  Finland (FIN) 1:51.76
25 1 1 Jan van den Broeck  Belgium (BEL) 1:51.79
26 4 1 Andreas Bube  Denmark (DEN) 1:51.91
27 4 4  Belgium (BEL) 1:52.04
28 3 1 Vitalij Kozlov  Lithuania (LTU) 1:52.18
29 1 8 Mattias Claesson  Sweden (SWE) 1:52.53
30 1 3  Luxembourg (LUX) 1:52.64
31 3 8  Sweden (SWE) 1:55.23
2 7 Robert Lathouwers  Netherlands (NED) DQ

Semifinals[]

First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Kevin López  Spain (ESP) 1:48.11 Q
2 6 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 1:48.15 Q
3 7 Arnoud Okken  Netherlands (NED) 1:48.25 Q
4 3 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 1:48.27 q
5 2  Romania (ROM) 1:48.88
6 5 David Bustos  Spain (ESP) 1:49.08
7 1 Mario Scapini  Italy (ITA) 1:49.13
8 8 Lukas Rifesser  Italy (ITA) 1:49.75

Semifinal 2[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Michael Rimmer  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:47.67 Q
2 5 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain (ESP) 1:47.79 Q
3 4 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:47.84 Q
4 6 Hamid Oualich  France (FRA) 1:48.06 q
5 2 Anis Ananenka  Belarus (BLR) 1:48.41
6 8 David McCarthy  Ireland (IRL) 1:49.14
7 7 Giordano Benedetti  Italy (ITA) 1:49.33
8 1 Brice Etes  Monaco (MON) 1:49.52

Summary[]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 3 Michael Rimmer  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:47.67 Q
2 2 5 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain (ESP) 1:47.79 Q
3 2 4 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:47.84 Q
4 2 6 Hamid Oualich  France (FRA) 1:48.06 q
5 1 4 Kevin López  Spain (ESP) 1:48.11 Q
6 1 6 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 1:48.15 Q
7 1 7 Arnoud Okken  Netherlands (NED) 1:48.25 Q
8 1 3 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 1:48.27 q
9 2 2 Anis Ananenka  Belarus (BLR) 1:48.41
10 1 2  Romania (ROM) 1:48.88
11 1 5 David Bustos  Spain (ESP) 1:49.08
12 1 1 Mario Scapini  Italy (ITA) 1:49.13
13 2 8 David McCarthy  Ireland (IRL) 1:49.14
14 2 7 Giordano Benedetti  Italy (ITA) 1:49.33
15 2 1 Brice Etes  Monaco (MON) 1:49.52
16 1 8 Lukas Rifesser  Italy (ITA) 1:49.75

Final[]

Lewandowski beat all-comers to attain his first senior European medal.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 1:47.07
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Michael Rimmer  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:47.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:47.22
4 2 Arnoud Okken  Netherlands (NED) 1:47.31
5 3 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 1:47.45
6 7 Kevin López  Spain (ESP) 1:47.82
7 4 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain (ESP) 1:48.42
8 1 Hamid Oualich  France (FRA) 1:49.77

References[]

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