1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13, 14, and 15 September 1962.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Manfred Matuschewski East Germany |
| Silver | Valeriy Bulyshev Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Paul Schmidt West Germany |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:50.5 | |
 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:51.2 | |
 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany | 1:51.2 | |
| 4 | Olavi Salonen |  Finland | 1:51.2 | |
| 5 | Derek McCleane |  Ireland | 1:51.3 | |
| 6 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union | 1:51.5 |
Semi-finals[edit]
14 September
Semi-final 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olavi Salonen | Finland | 1:51.6 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:51.6 | Q |
| 3 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:52.1 | Q |
| 4 | Norbert Haupert |  Luxembourg | 1:52.2 | |
| 5 | François Châtelet |  France | 1:52.2 | |
| 6 | Sid Purkis |  Great Britain | 1:52.3 |
Semi-final 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany | 1:50.0 | Q |
| 2 | Derek McCleane | Ireland | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 3 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 4 | Tony Harris | Great Britain | 1:50.2 | |
| 5 | Josef Odložil |  Czechoslovakia | 1:51.0 | |
| 6 | Volker Tulzer |  Austria | 1:51.1 |
Heats[edit]
13 September
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norbert Haupert | Luxembourg | 1:53.0 | Q |
| 2 | Olavi Salonen | Finland | 1:53.3 | Q |
| 3 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:53.9 | |
| 3 | Klaus Widera | East Germany | 1:53.9 | |
| 5 | Franz Bucheli |  Switzerland | 1:54.2 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Purkis | Great Britain | 1:54.5 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Schmidt | West Germany | 1:55.7 | Q |
| 3 | Jan Kasal | Czechoslovakia | 1:55.7 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 2 | Volker Tulzer | Austria | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 3 | Francesco Bianchi |  Italy | 1:51.3 | |
| 4 | Gilbert Iundt | France | 1:52.6 |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Odložil | Czechoslovakia | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Trevor Schofield | Great Britain | 1:51.9 | |
| 4 | Hugo Walser |  Liechtenstein | 1:56.8 |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abram Krivosheyev | Soviet Union | 1:58.5 | Q |
| 2 | Tony Harris | Great Britain | 1:58.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jaromír Šlégr | Czechoslovakia | 1:58.8 | |
| 4 | Maurice Lurot | France | 1:58.8 |
Heat 6[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek McCleane | Ireland | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 2 | François Châtelet | France | 1:51.3 | Q |
| 3 | Alberto Esteban |  Spain | 1:51.9 | |
| Joseph Lambrechts |  Belgium | DNF |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (3)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Ireland (2)
Italy (1)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (1)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
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