The men's 800 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 26 August 1950.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | John Parlett Great Britain
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| Silver | Marcel Hansenne France
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| Bronze | Roger Bannister Great Britain
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Results
Final
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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John Parlett | Great Britain |
1:50.5 | CR |
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Marcel Hansenne | France |
1:50.7 | |
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Roger Bannister | Great Britain |
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 |  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 |  Soviet Union |
1:53.1 | |
| 6 | Magnús Jónsson |  Iceland |
1:56.2 | |
| 7 | Telemachos Kanellidis |  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 | Great Britain |
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 | Great Britain |
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.
Belgium (2)
Czechoslovakia (1)
France (2)
Greece (2)
Iceland (2)
Italy (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (1)
Soviet Union (1)
Sweden (2)
Great Britain (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 800 metres | |
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