1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tom McKean Great Britain
|
Tomás de Teresa Spain
|
Zbigniew Janus Poland
|
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Slobodan Popović |  Yugoslavia |
1:49.41 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Zbigniew Janus | Poland |
1:49.75 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Martin Enholm |  Sweden |
1:49.94 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Giuseppe D'Urso |  Italy |
1:50.12 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Joachim Dehmel |  West Germany |
1:50.14 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Brian Whittle | Great Britain |
1:50.14 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Nicola Bonamici | Italy |
1:50.54 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Tomás de Teresa | Spain |
1:51.89 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Jussi Udelhoven | West Germany |
1:52.09 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Tom McKean | Great Britain |
1:52.41 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | António Abrantes |  Portugal |
1:52.43 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Andrey Sudnik |  Soviet Union |
1:52.51 | |
| 13 | 2 | Mark Eplinius |  East Germany |
1:52.79 | |
| 14 | 2 | Luis Javier González | Spain |
1:53.71 | |
| 15 | 1 | José Arconada | Spain |
1:53.78 | Q |
| 1 | David Sharpe | Great Britain |
DNF | [2] | |
| 1 | Esko Parpala |  Finland |
DNF | [2] | |
| 1 | Simone Modugno | Italy |
DQ |
Semifinals[edit]
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Zbigniew Janus | Poland |
1:48.43 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Brian Whittle | Great Britain |
1:48.43 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tomás de Teresa | Spain |
1:49.06 | q |
| 4 | 1 | José Arconada | Spain |
1:49.41 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy |
1:49.45 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Tom McKean | Great Britain |
1:49.82 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Slobodan Popović | Yugoslavia |
1:50.50 | |
| 8 | 2 | António Abrantes | Portugal |
1:52.29 | |
| 9 | 1 | Joachim Dehmel | West Germany |
1:52.86 | |
| 10 | 1 | Nicola Bonamici | Italy |
1:52.89 | |
| 11 | 2 | Jussi Udelhoven | West Germany |
1:55.43 | |
| 1 | Martin Enholm | Sweden |
DQ |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tom McKean | Great Britain |
1:46.22 | |
 |
Tomás de Teresa | Spain |
1:47.22 | |
 |
Zbigniew Janus | Poland |
1:47.37 | PB |
| 4 | José Arconada | Spain |
1:47.40 | |
| 5 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy |
1:49.52 | |
| Brian Whittle | Great Britain |
DNS |
References[edit]
- ^ Results (p. 528–529)
- ^ a b "Down – and out Sharpe's knockout nightmare". Sunday Sun. 4 March 1990. p. 53. Retrieved 16 November 2022.