| 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 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 27, 28, and 29 August 1990.
Medalists
| Gold | Tom McKean United Kingdom
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| Silver | David Sharpe United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Piotr Piekarski Poland
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Results
Final
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tom McKean | United Kingdom |
1:44.76 | |
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David Sharpe | United Kingdom |
1:45.59 | |
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Piotr Piekarski | Poland |
1:45.76 | |
| 4 | Andrey Sudnik |  Soviet Union |
1:45.81 | |
| 5 | Slobodan Popović |  Yugoslavia |
1:45.90 | |
| 6 | Tonino Viali |  Italy |
1:46.04 | |
| 7 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy |
1:47.29 | |
| 8 | Matthew Yates | United Kingdom |
1:48.42 |
Semi-finals
28 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonino Viali | Italy |
1:45.64 | Q |
| 2 | Slobodan Popović | Yugoslavia |
1:45.79 | Q |
| 3 | David Sharpe | United Kingdom |
1:45.82 | Q |
| 4 | Andrey Sudnik | Soviet Union |
1:45.89 | q |
| 5 | Matthew Yates | United Kingdom |
1:46.61 | q |
| 6 | Atle Douglas |  Norway |
1:47.04 | |
| 7 | Ryszard Ostrowski | Poland |
1:48.22 | |
| 8 | Luis Javier González |  Spain |
1:50.79 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Piekarski | Poland |
1:47.45 | Q |
| 2 | Tom McKean | United Kingdom |
1:47.49 | Q |
| 3 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy |
1:47.77 | Q |
| 4 | Slobodan Miolović | Yugoslavia |
1:47.94 | |
| 5 | Alberto Barsotti | Italy |
1:48.13 | |
| 6 | Robin van Helden |  Netherlands |
1:48.26 | |
| 7 | Tomás De Teresa | Spain |
1:48.73 | |
| 8 | Frédéric Selle |  France |
1:49.98 |
Heats
27 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Sudnik | Soviet Union |
1:49.71 | Q |
| 2 | Tom McKean | United Kingdom |
1:49.87 | Q |
| 3 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy |
1:49.91 | Q |
| 4 | Frédéric Selle | France |
1:49.94 | Q |
| 5 | Ryszard Ostrowski | Poland |
1:50.05 | q |
| 6 | Ari Suhonen |  Finland |
1:50.25 | |
| 7 | Markus Trinkler |  Switzerland |
1:50.32 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonino Viali | Italy |
1:46.94 | Q |
| 2 | Slobodan Miolović | Yugoslavia |
1:47.14 | Q |
| 3 | Matthew Yates | United Kingdom |
1:47.43 | Q |
| 4 | Atle Douglas | Norway |
1:47.52 | Q |
| 5 | Tomás De Teresa | Spain |
1:47.83 | q |
| 6 | Miroslav Chochkov |  Bulgaria |
1:50.68 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Piekarski | Poland |
1:48.08 | Q |
| 2 | David Sharpe | United Kingdom |
1:48.30 | Q |
| 3 | Robin van Helden | Netherlands |
1:48.40 | Q |
| 4 | Luis Javier González | Spain |
1:48.42 | Q |
| 5 | Slobodan Popović | Yugoslavia |
1:48.43 | q |
| 6 | Alberto Barsotti | Italy |
1:49.22 | q |
| 7 | Jose Arconada | Spain |
1:50.24 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Bulgaria (1)
- Finland (1)
- France (1)
- Italy (3)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (2)
- Soviet Union (1)
- Spain (3)
- Switzerland (1)
- United Kingdom (3)
- Yugoslavia (2)
See also
- 1988 Men's Olympic 800 metres (Seoul)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Tokyo)
- 1992 Men's Olympic 800 metres (Barcelona)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 451–460, retrieved 13 August 2014
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