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1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Yevgeniy Arzhanov
 Soviet Union
Phil Lewis
 Great Britain
Andrzej Kupczyk
 Poland

Results

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Heats

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Held on 13 March

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 John Davies  Great Britain 1:51.8 Q
2 1 Petar Kyatovski  Bulgaria 1:51.9 Q
3 1 Slavko Koprivica  Yugoslavia 1:52.5
1 2 Antonio Fernández  Spain 1:54.0 Q
2 2 Phil Lewis  Great Britain 1:54.3 Q
3 2 Atanas Atanasov  Bulgaria 1:54.4
4 2 Stavros Mermingis  Greece 1:57.8
5 2 Ali Erte  Turkey 1:58.0
1 3 Yevgeniy Arzhanov  Soviet Union 1:54.1 Q
2 3 Andrzej Kupczyk  Poland 1:54.3 Q
3 3 Ján Šišovský  Czechoslovakia 1:54.7
4 3 Eric Reygaert  Belgium 1:56.5

Final

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Held on 14 March

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yevgeniy Arzhanov  Soviet Union 1:48.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Phil Lewis  Great Britain 1:50.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrzej Kupczyk  Poland 1:50.5
4 John Davies  Great Britain 1:51.1
5 Petar Kyatovski  Bulgaria 1:52.0
6 Antonio Fernández  Spain 1:52.7

References

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  1. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  2. ^ Results (p. 438)