| Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 6, 7, and 8 September 1982.
Medalists
| Gold | Hans-Peter Ferner West Germany
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| Silver | Sebastian Coe United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Jorma Härkönen Finland
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Results
Final
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany |
1:46.33 | |
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Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom |
1:46.68 | |
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Jorma Härkönen | Finland |
1:46.90 | |
| 4 | Garry Cook | United Kingdom |
1:46.94 | |
| 5 | Rob Druppers |  Netherlands |
1:47.06 | |
| 6 | Detlef Wagenknecht |  East Germany |
1:47.06 | |
| 7 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany |
1:47.36 | |
| 8 | Willi Wülbeck | West Germany |
1:48.90 |
Semi-finals
7 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany |
1:48.71 | Q |
| 2 | Rob Druppers | Netherlands |
1:48.92 | Q |
| 3 | Garry Cook | United Kingdom |
1:49.03 | Q |
| 4 | Detlef Wagenknecht | East Germany |
1:49.11 | Q |
| 5 | Matthias Assmann | West Germany |
1:49.19 | |
| 6 | Colomán Trabado |  Spain |
1:49.38 | |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Mogalle | East Germany |
1:49.58 | |
| 8 | Didier Le Guillou |  France |
1:51.74 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom |
1:47.98 | Q |
| 2 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany |
1:48.05 | Q |
| 3 | Willi Wülbeck | West Germany |
1:48.16 | Q |
| 4 | Jorma Härkönen | Finland |
1:48.22 | Q |
| 5 | Aleksey Litvinov |  Soviet Union |
1:48.38 | |
| 6 | José Marajo | France |
1:48.49 | |
| 7 | Arno Körmeling | Netherlands |
1:49.20 | |
| 8 | Andrés Vera | Spain |
1:49.35 |
Heats
6 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom |
1:48.66 | Q |
| 2 | Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany |
1:48.67 | Q |
| 3 | José Marajo | France |
1:49.12 | Q |
| 4 | Anatoliy Reshetnyak | Soviet Union |
1:49.23 | |
| 5 | Julien Michiels |  Belgium |
1:49.69 | |
| 6 | Carlos Cabral |  Portugal |
1:49.84 | |
| 7 | Donato Sabia |  Italy |
1:50.27 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany |
1:47.97 | Q |
| 2 | Rob Druppers | Netherlands |
1:48.24 | Q |
| 3 | Willi Wülbeck | West Germany |
1:48.40 | Q |
| 4 | Philippe Dupont | France |
1:48.61 | |
| 5 | Spyros Spyrou |  Cyprus |
1:49.11 | |
| 6 | José Antonio Pacheco | Spain |
1:50.03 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Joachim Mogalle | East Germany |
1:48.02 | Q |
| 2 | Matthias Assmann | West Germany |
1:48.14 | Q |
| 3 | Andrés Vera | Spain |
1:48.24 | Q |
| 4 | Aleksey Litvinov | Soviet Union |
1:48.36 | q |
| 5 | Didier Le Guillou | France |
1:48.36 | q |
| 6 | Klas-Göran Nissén |  Sweden |
1:50.46 | |
| 7 | John Chappory |  Gibraltar |
1:53.02 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detlef Wagenknecht | East Germany |
1:47.67 | Q |
| 2 | Colomán Trabado | Spain |
1:47.69 | Q |
| 3 | Jorma Härkönen | Finland |
1:47.92 | Q |
| 4 | Garry Cook | United Kingdom |
1:48.14 | q |
| 5 | Arno Körmeling | Netherlands |
1:48.48 | q |
| 6 | Jón Diðriksson |  Iceland |
1:50.30 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Cyprus (1)
- East Germany (3)
- Finland (1)
- France (3)
- Gibraltar (1)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Netherlands (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (3)
- Sweden (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- West Germany (3)
See also
- 1978 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 800 metres (Moscow)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 800 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
- 1988 Men's Olympic 800 metres (Seoul)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 436–443, retrieved 13 August 2014
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