1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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{{1971 European Athletics Championships}}
The men's 800 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 12 August 1971.
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| title = European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK
| url = http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf
| pages = 412–420
| publisher = European Athletics Association
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| accessdate = 13 August 2014
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Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | Yevgeniy Arzhanov {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | Dieter Fromm {{flagcountry|GDR}} |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | Andy Carter {{flagcountry|GBR}} |
Results
=Final=
12 August
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Gold1}} | align=left | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | 1:45.62 | CR |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left | Dieter Fromm | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 1:45.96 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left | Andy Carter | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 1:46.16 | NR |
| 4 | align=left | Hans-Henning Ohlert | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 1:46.87 | |
| 5 | align=left | Peter Browne | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 1:47.00 | |
| 6 | align=left | Jozef Plachý | align=left | {{flagcountry|TCH}} | 1:47.33 | |
| 7 | align=left | Jože Međimurec | align=left | {{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}} | 1:48.44 | |
| 8 | align=left | Philippe Meyer | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 1:50.91 |
=Semi-finals=
11 August
==Semi-final 1==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Andy Carter | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 1:48.46 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Hans-Henning Ohlert | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 1:48.66 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Jože Međimurec | align=left | {{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}} | 1:48.92 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Philippe Meyer | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 1:48.94 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | Stanisław Waśkiewicz | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 1:49.10 | |
| 6 | align=left | Stanislav Meshcherskikh | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | 1:49.10 | |
| 7 | align=left | Gerd Larsen | align=left | {{flagcountry|DEN}} | 1:49.33 | |
| 8 | align=left | Markku Aalto | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 1:50.61 |
==Semi-final 2==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Dieter Fromm | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 1:48.60 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | 1:48.96 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Peter Browne | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 1:49.03 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Jozef Plachý | align=left | {{flagcountry|TCH}} | 1:49.07 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | Andrzej Kupczyk | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 1:49.28 | |
| 6 | align=left | Antonio Fernández | align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}} | 1:49.92 | |
| 7 | align=left | Sjef Hensgens | align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} | 1:50.20 | |
| 8 | align=left | Jens-Bodo Fried | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 1:50.54 |
=Heats=
10 August
==Heat 1==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Dieter Fromm | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 1:48.81 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Jože Međimurec | align=left | {{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}} | 1:49.15 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Antonio Fernández | align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}} | 1:49.29 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Markku Aalto | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 1:49.33 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | Hans Bertram | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 1:49.57 | |
| 6 | align=left | Krzysztof Linkowski | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 1:51.67 | |
| 7 | align=left | Ragnar Schie | align=left | {{flagcountry|NOR}} | 1:54.21 |
==Heat 2==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Andy Carter | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 1:46.82 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Jens-Bodo Fried | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 1:47.43 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Stanislav Meshcherskikh | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | 1:47.49 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Sjef Hensgens | align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} | 1:47.90 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | Fernando Mamede | align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} | 1:48.44 | NR |
| 6 | align=left | André Boonen | align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | 1:49.61 | |
| 7 | align=left | Aurelio Falero | align=left | {{flagcountry|GIB}} | 1:59.75 |
==Heat 3==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | 1:49.27 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Gerd Larsen | align=left | {{flagcountry|DEN}} | 1:49.31 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Stanisław Waśkiewicz | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 1:49.35 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Peter Browne | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 1:49.41 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | Reiner Föhrenbach | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 1:49.57 | |
| 6 | align=left | Mehmet Tümkan | align=left | {{flagcountry|TUR}} | 1:49.80 |
==Heat 4==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 1 | align=left | Hans-Henning Ohlert | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 1:59.23 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Jozef Plachý | align=left | {{flagcountry|TCH}} | 2:00.09 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Andrzej Kupczyk | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 2:00.13 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Philippe Meyer | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 2:00.60 | Q |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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- {{flagcountry|BEL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|TCH}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|DEN}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|GDR}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|FIN}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|FRA}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|GIB}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|NED}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|NOR}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|POL}} (3)
- {{flagcountry|POR}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|TUR}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|GBR}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|FRG}} (3)
- {{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}} (1)
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References
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{{EC800metres}}
{{Footer European Champions 800 m Men}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1971 European Athletics Championships, Mens 800 metres}}