1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2, 3, and 4 September 1966.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Manfred Matuschewski East Germany
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| Silver | Franz-Josef Kemper West Germany
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| Bronze | Bodo Tümmler West Germany
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Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:45.9 | CR NR |
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Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany |
1:46.0 | |
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Bodo Tümmler | West Germany |
1:46.3 | |
| 4 | Chris Carter |  United Kingdom |
1:46.3 | NR |
| 5 | Tomás Jungwirth |  Czechoslovakia |
1:46.7 | NR |
| 6 | John Boulter | United Kingdom |
1:47.0 | |
| 7 | Alberto Esteban |  Spain |
1:47.4 | NR |
| 8 | Noel Carroll |  Ireland |
1:47.9 |
Semi-finals
3 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany |
1:47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Tomás Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia |
1:48.0 | Q |
| 3 | Chris Carter | United Kingdom |
1:48.1 | Q |
| 4 | Noel Carroll | Ireland |
1:48.3 | Q |
| 5 | Vadim Mikhailov |  Soviet Union |
1:48.7 | |
| 6 | Mathias Seidler | East Germany |
1:48.8 | |
| 7 | Guy Taillard |  France |
1:49.2 | |
| 8 | Maurice Lurot | France |
1:49.9 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:49.3 | Q |
| 2 | John Boulter | United Kingdom |
1:49.4 | Q |
| 3 | Bodo Tümmler | West Germany |
1:49.5 | Q |
| 4 | Alberto Esteban | Spain |
1:49.5 | Q |
| 5 | Rein Tölp | Soviet Union |
1:49.8 | |
| 6 | Pavel Penkava | Czechoslovakia |
1:49.8 | |
| 7 | Jürgen May | East Germany |
1:50.0 | |
| 8 | Jean-Michel Pellez | France |
1:51.8 |
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathias Seidler | East Germany |
1:48.3 | Q |
| 2 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany |
1:48.4 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Michel Pellez | France |
1:48.6 | Q |
| 4 | Derek McCleane | Ireland |
1:48.6 | |
| 5 | Arne Kvalheim |  Norway |
1:49.4 | |
| 6 | Petr Blaha | Czechoslovakia |
1:49.9 | |
| 7 | Marnix Cocquyt |  Belgium |
1:53.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen May | East Germany |
1:48.1 | Q |
| 2 | Guy Taillard | France |
1:48.1 | Q |
| 3 | Pavel Penkava | Czechoslovakia |
1:48.2 | Q |
| 4 | John Boulter | United Kingdom |
1:48.4 | Q |
| 5 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium |
1:48.4 | |
| 6 | Franco Arese |  Italy |
1:49.6 | |
| 7 | Imre Nagy |  Hungary |
1:50.4 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Carter | United Kingdom |
1:48.7 | Q |
| 2 | Tomás Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia |
1:48.9 | Q |
| 3 | Rein Tölp | Soviet Union |
1:49.1 | Q |
| 4 | Hansruedi Mumenthaler |  Switzerland |
1:49.3 | |
| 5 | Lorant Stoll | Hungary |
1:50.3 | |
| 6 | Heikki Pippola |  Finland |
1:51.7 | |
| 7 | Gani Alia |  Albania |
1:52.4 | NR |
| Paul Roekaerts | Belgium |
DQ |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Carroll | Ireland |
1:48.1 | Q |
| 2 | Alberto Esteban | Spain |
1:48.2 | Q |
| 3 | Vadim Mikhailov | Soviet Union |
1:48.4 | Q |
| 4 | Walter Adams | West Germany |
1:48.8 | |
| 5 | Kenth Andersson |  Sweden |
1:49.0 | |
| 6 | Erik Zelazny |  Poland |
1:50.2 | |
| 7 | Konstantinos Mihailidis |  Greece |
1:51.9 | |
| 8 | Jože Međimurec |  Yugoslavia |
1:53.5 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodo Tümmler | West Germany |
1:48.6 | Q |
| 2 | Maurice Lurot | France |
1:48.8 | Q |
| 3 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany |
1:48.9 | Q |
| 4 | Rudolf Klaban |  Austria |
1:49.0 | |
| 5 | Remir Mitrofanov | Soviet Union |
1:49.2 | |
| 6 | Preben Glue |  Denmark |
1:50.2 | |
| 7 | Ian Hamilton | Ireland |
1:53.7 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014