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