1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

None The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.European Athletics European Athletics https://european-athletics.com/competitions 2021-05-27 european-athletics.com enResults (p. 470) Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMarkku TaskinenOlaf BeyerRoger Milhau Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Roger Milhau 1:48.6 Q 2 1 Marian Gęsicki Poland 1928 1:48.9 Q 3 1 Arno Korneling 1:49.2 4 1 Pavel Litovchenko 1:50.9 5 3 Olaf Beyer 1:51.0 Q 6 3 Rolf Gysin 1:51.2 Q 7 3 Sermet Timurlenk 1:51.6 Heats results 8 3 Paweł Szweda Poland 1928 1:52.1 9 1 Jón Didriksson 1:53.7 10 2 Gabriele Ferrero 1:56.0 Q 11 2 Markku Taskinen 1:56.1 Q 12 2 Günther Hasler 1:56.3 13 2 Milovan Savić 1:56.4 Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Markku Taskinen 1:47.36 NR Olaf Beyer 1:47.68 Roger Milhau 1:47.8 4 Marian Gęsicki Poland 1928 1:48.1 5 Rolf Gysin 1:49.3 6 Gabriele Ferrero 1:49.5 References Category:800 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships