The men's 800 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2, 3, and 4 September 1966.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Manfred Matuschewski East Germany |
| Silver | Franz-Josef Kemper West Germany |
| Bronze | Bodo Tümmler West Germany |
Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:45.9 | CR NR |
 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany | 1:46.0 | |
 | Bodo Tümmler | West Germany | 1:46.3 | |
| 4 | Chris Carter |  Great Britain | 1:46.3 | NR |
| 5 | Tomáš Jungwirth |  Czechoslovakia | 1:46.7 | NR |
| 6 | John Boulter | Great Britain | 1:47.0 | |
| 7 | Alberto Esteban | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 1:47.4 | NR |
| 8 | Noel Carroll |  Ireland | 1:47.9 |
Semi-finals
3 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany | 1:47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Tomáš Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.0 | Q |
| 3 | Chris Carter | Great Britain | 1:48.1 | Q |
| 4 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:48.3 | Q |
| 5 | Vadim Mikhailov |  Soviet Union | 1:48.7 | |
| 6 | Mathias Seidler | East Germany | 1:48.8 | |
| 7 | Guy Taillard |  France | 1:49.2 | |
| 8 | Maurice Lurot | France | 1:49.9 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:49.3 | Q |
| 2 | John Boulter | Great Britain | 1:49.4 | Q |
| 3 | Bodo Tümmler | West Germany | 1:49.5 | Q |
| 4 | Alberto Esteban | Spain | 1:49.5 | Q |
| 5 | Rein Tölp | Soviet Union | 1:49.8 | |
| 6 | Pavel Penkava | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.8 | |
| 7 | Jürgen May | East Germany | 1:50.0 | |
| 8 | Jean-Michel Pellez | France | 1:51.8 |
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathias Seidler | East Germany | 1:48.3 | Q |
| 2 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany | 1:48.4 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Michel Pellez | France | 1:48.6 | Q |
| 4 | Derek McCleane | Ireland | 1:48.6 | |
| 5 | Arne Kvalheim |  Norway | 1:49.4 | |
| 6 | Petr Blaha | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.9 | |
| 7 | Marnix Cocquyt | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:53.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen May | East Germany | 1:48.1 | Q |
| 2 | Guy Taillard | France | 1:48.1 | Q |
| 3 | Pavel Penkava | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.2 | Q |
| 4 | John Boulter | Great Britain | 1:48.4 | Q |
| 5 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium | 1:48.4 | |
| 6 | Franco Arese |  Italy | 1:49.6 | |
| 7 | Imre Nagy |  Hungary | 1:50.4 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Carter | Great Britain | 1:48.7 | Q |
| 2 | Tomáš Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.9 | Q |
| 3 | Rein Tölp | Soviet Union | 1:49.1 | Q |
| 4 | Hansueli Mumenthaler | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 1:49.3 | |
| 5 | Lorant Stoll | Hungary | 1:50.3 | |
| 6 | Heikki Pippola |  Finland | 1:51.7 | |
| 7 | Gani Alia |  Albania | 1:52.4 | NR |
| Paul Roekaerts | Belgium | DQ |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:48.1 | Q |
| 2 | Alberto Esteban | Spain | 1:48.2 | Q |
| 3 | Vadim Mikhailov | Soviet Union | 1:48.4 | Q |
| 4 | Walter Adams | West Germany | 1:48.8 | |
| 5 | Kenth Andersson |  Sweden | 1:49.0 | |
| 6 | Erik Zelazny |  Poland | 1:50.2 | |
| 7 | Dinos Michaelides | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 1:51.9 | |
| 8 | Jože Međimurec | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1:53.5 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodo Tümmler | West Germany | 1:48.6 | Q |
| 2 | Maurice Lurot | France | 1:48.8 | Q |
| 3 | Manfred Matuschewski | East Germany | 1:48.9 | Q |
| 4 | Rudolf Klaban |  Austria | 1:49.0 | |
| 5 | Remir Mitrofanov | Soviet Union | 1:49.2 | |
| 6 | Preben Glue |  Denmark | 1:50.2 | |
| 7 | Ian Hamilton | Ireland | 1:53.7 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
- Albania (1)
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (3)
- Czechoslovakia (3)
- Denmark (1)
- East Germany (3)
- Finland (1)
- France (3)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Ireland (3)
- Italy (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (1)
- Soviet Union (3)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (3)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
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