2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 June.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia
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| Silver | Andreas Bube  Denmark
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| Bronze | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France
|
Records[]
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  David Rudisha (KEN)
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1.41.01 | Rieti, Italy | 29 August 2010 |
| European record | Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
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1:41.11 | Köln, Germany | 24 August 1997 |
| Championship record |  Olaf Beyer (GDR)
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1:43.84 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 31 August 1978 |
| World Leading | David Rudisha (KEN)
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1.41.74 | New York City, United States | 9 June 2012 |
| European Leading |  Adam Kszczot (POL)
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1:43.83 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 27 May 2012 |
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2012 | 15:10 | Round 1 |
| 28 June 2012 | 18:05 | Semifinals |
| 29 June 2012 | 19:40 | Final |
Results[]
Round 1[]
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Gareth Warburton |  Great Britain |
1:45.80 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Andreas Bube | Denmark |
1:46.51 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Zan Rudolf |  Slovenia |
1:46.98 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Sören Ludolph |  Germany |
1:47.10 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Great Britain |
1:47.13 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Ioan Zaizan |  Romania |
1:47.31 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Jozef Repčík |  Slovakia |
1:47.41 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Luis Alberto Marco |  Spain |
1:47.42 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia |
1:47.48 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 8 |  Ukraine |
1:47.56 | q | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:47.61 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Jan Kubista |  Czech Republic |
1:47.66 | q |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | Thijmen Kupers |  Netherlands |
1:47.69 | q |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Paul Renaudie | France |
1:47.74 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | Thomas Roth |  Norway |
1:47.78 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Ukraine |
1:47.79 | q | |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands |
1:48.00 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | Germany |
1:48.09 | Q | |
| 19 | 4 | 6 |  Sweden |
1:48.21 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France |
1:48.23 | Q |
| 21 | 2 | 4 | Amel Tuka |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1:48.31 | Q, PB |
| 22 | 5 | 7 | Jan van den Broeck |  Belgium |
1:48.35 | Q |
| 23 | 5 | 3 | Hamid Oualich | France |
1:48.44 | Q |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | Kevin López | Spain |
1:48.46 | Q |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic |
1:48.54 | Q |
| 26 | 2 | 2 | Dmitrijs Jurkevičs |  Latvia |
1:48.59 | SB |
| 27 | 5 | 8 | Vitalij Kozlov |  Lithuania |
1:48.61 | |
| 28 | 5 | 6 |  Austria |
1:48.84 | ||
| 29 | 3 | 3 | Johan Rogestedt | Sweden |
1:48.86 | |
| 30 | 4 | 7 | Péter Szemeti |  Hungary |
1:49.13 | |
| 31 | 2 | 8 | Norway |
1:49.34 | ||
| 32 | 5 | 4 | Andréas Dimitrákis |  Greece |
1:49.88 | |
| 33 | 3 | 2 |  Finland |
1:50.12 | ||
| 34 | 2 | 6 | Andreas Rapatz | Austria |
1:51.79 | |
| 35 | 1 | 7 | Charel Grethen |  Luxembourg |
1:53.22 | |
| 36 | 2 | 7 |  Israel |
1:58.69 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Brice Etes |  Monaco |
DNF | ||
| 4 | 2 | Szymon Krawczyk | Poland |
DQ |
Semifinals[]
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:46.49 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Jozef Repčík | Slovakia |
1:46.62 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic |
1:46.63 | q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France |
1:46.70 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Thomas Roth | Norway |
1:46.88 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Germany |
1:46.91 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia |
1:46.92 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Hamid Oualich | France |
1:47.14 | |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | Ukraine |
1:47.22 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Kevin López | Spain |
1:47.30 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Gareth Warburton | Great Britain |
1:47.37 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Zan Rudolf | Slovenia |
1:47.41 | |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Sören Ludolph | Germany |
1:48.06 | |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | Andreas Bube | Denmark |
1:48.48 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands |
1:48.49 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Great Britain |
1:48.84 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Jan Kubista | Czech Republic |
1:48.94 | |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | Paul Renaudie | France |
1:48.97 | |
| 19 | 3 | 4 | Luis Alberto Marco | Spain |
1:49.06 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Ukraine |
1:49.61 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Ioan Zaizan | Romania |
1:49.91 | |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands |
1:50.37 | |
| 23 | 3 | 8 | Jan van den Broeck | Belgium |
1:50.63 | |
| 24 | 3 | 2 | Amel Tuka | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1:51.14 |
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
7 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia |
1:48.61 | |
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6 | Andreas Bube | Denmark |
1:48.69 | |
 |
4 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France |
1:48.83 | |
| 4 | 5 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:48.98 | |
| 5 | 8 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic |
1:48.99 | |
| 6 | 3 | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands |
1:49.22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jozef Repčík | Slovakia |
1:49.42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Thomas Roth | Norway |
1:49.54 |
References[]
Categories:
- Events at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
- 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships