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1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11, 12, and 14 August 1994.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Andrea Benvenuti Italy |
| Silver | Vebjørn Rodal Norway |
| Bronze | Tomás De Teresa Spain |
Results
Final
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Benvenuti | Italy | 1:46.12 | ||
| Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:46.53 | ||
| Tomás De Teresa | Spain | 1:46.57 | ||
| 4 | Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:46.65 | |
| 5 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 1:46.90 | |
| 6 | Craig Winrow | Great Britain | 1:47.09 | |
| 7 | José Manuel Cerezo | Spain | 1:47.58 | |
| 8 | Atle Douglas | Norway | 1:47.90 |
Semi-finals
12 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Benvenuti | Italy | 1:47.01 | Q |
| 2 | Atle Douglas | Norway | 1:47.15 | Q |
| 3 | José Manuel Cerezo | Spain | 1:47.24 | Q |
| 4 | Craig Winrow | Great Britain | 1:47.24 | Q |
| 5 | Marko Koers | Netherlands | 1:47.52 | |
| 6 | Mikael Söderman | Finland | 1:48.00 | |
| 7 | Frédéric Cornette | France | 1:48.49 | |
| 8 | Davide Cadoni | Italy | 1:50.23 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:45.75 | Q |
| 2 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:45.80 | Q |
| 3 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 1:45.88 | Q |
| 4 | Tomás De Teresa | Spain | 1:45.89 | Q |
| 5 | Andrey Loginov | Russia | 1:46.18 | |
| 6 | Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden | 1:46.25 | |
| 7 | Bruno Konczylo | France | 1:46.63 | |
| 8 | Jarmo Kokkola | Finland | 1:47.35 |
Heats
11 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Benvenuti | Italy | 1:48.88 | Q |
| 2 | José Manuel Cerezo | Spain | 1:48.92 | Q |
| 3 | Mikael Söderman | Finland | 1:48.92 | Q |
| 4 | Ousmane Diarra | France | 1:49.09 | |
| 5 | Joachim Dehmel | Germany | 1:49.36 | |
| 6 | Jussi Udelhoven | Norway | 1:50.15 | |
| 7 | Milan Drahoňovský | Czech Republic | 1:50.27 | |
| 8 | Thomas Ebner | Austria | 1:50.71 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atle Douglas | Norway | 1:47.31 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Loginov | Russia | 1:47.33 | Q |
| 3 | Davide Cadoni | Italy | 1:47.52 | Q |
| 4 | Frédéric Cornette | France | 1:47.60 | q |
| 5 | António Abrantes | Portugal | 1:47.61 | |
| 6 | Esko Parpala | Finland | 1:47.85 | |
| 7 | Ivan Komar | Belarus | 1:48.78 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Konczylo | France | 1:47.91 | Q |
| 2 | Tomás De Teresa | Spain | 1:47.94 | Q |
| 3 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:48.10 | Q |
| 4 | Piotr Piekarski | Poland | 1:48.50 | |
| 5 | David Matthews | Ireland | 1:48.91 | |
| 6 | Tom McKean | Great Britain | 1:49.41 | |
| 7 | Oliver Münzer | Austria | 1:49.59 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 1:46.91 | Q |
| 2 | Craig Winrow | Great Britain | 1:46.93 | Q |
| 3 | Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:46.97 | Q |
| 4 | Marko Koers | Netherlands | 1:47.18 | q |
| 5 | Jarmo Kokkola | Finland | 1:47.41 | q |
| 6 | Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden | 1:47.41 | q |
| 7 | Slobodan Popović | Independent European Participants (Yugoslavia) | 1:48.85 | |
| 8 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain | 1:48.67 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (2)
- Belarus (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Finland (3)
- France (3)
- Germany (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- Independent European Participants (Yugoslavia) (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (3)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (3)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Russia (1)
- Spain (3)
- Sweden (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 460–470, retrieved 13 August 2014