1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
| Events at the 1950 European Athletics Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 10,000 m track walk | men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 800 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at Stade du Heysel on 23 and 26 August 1950.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | John Parlett United Kingdom |
| Silver | Marcel Hansenne France |
| Bronze | Roger Bannister United Kingdom |
Results
Final
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | John Parlett | United Kingdom | 1:50.5 | CR |
 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:50.7 | |
 | Roger Bannister | United Kingdom | 1:50.7 | |
| 4 | Ingvar Bengtsson |  Sweden | 1:51.2 | |
| 5 | Audun Boysen |  Norway | 1:51.4 | |
| 6 | Michel Clare | France | 1:51.6 | |
| 7 | Olle Lindén | Sweden | 1:52.3 | |
| 8 | Joseph Brys | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 1:54.0 | |
| 9 | Joseph Barthel |  Luxembourg | 1:58.8 |
Heats
23 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audun Boysen | Norway | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 2 | Ingvar Bengtsson | Sweden | 1:51.5 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Barthel | Luxembourg | 1:51.7 | Q |
| 4 | Václav Aim |  Czechoslovakia | 1:53.0 | |
| 5 | Gennadiy Modoy | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 1:53.1 | |
| 6 | Magnús Jónsson |  Iceland | 1:56.2 | |
| 7 | Telemachos Kanellidis | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece | 1:59.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 2 | Olle Lindén | Sweden | 1:50.9 | Q |
| 3 | John Parlett | United Kingdom | 1:51.9 | Q |
| 4 | Alfred Langenus | Belgium | 1:55.3 | |
| 5 | Aldo Fracassi |  Italy | 1:55.3 | |
| 6 | Pétur Einarsson | Iceland | 1:56.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Bannister | United Kingdom | 1:53.8 | Q |
| 2 | Michel Clare | France | 1:53.8 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Brys | Belgium | 1:54.1 | Q |
| 4 | Matija Hanc |  Yugoslavia | 1:55.3 | |
| 5 | Loukas Adamopoulos | Greece | 1:57.5 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
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