The men's 800 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 June.
Medalists
| Gold | Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia |
| Silver | Andreas Bube  Denmark |
| Bronze | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  David Rudisha (KEN) |
1.41.01 | Rieti, Italy | 29 August 2010 |
| European record | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) |
1:41.11 | Köln, Germany | 24 August 1997 |
| Championship record |  Olaf Beyer (GDR) |
1:43.84 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 31 August 1978 |
| World Leading | David Rudisha (KEN) |
1.41.74 | New York City, United States | 9 June 2012 |
| European Leading |  Adam Kszczot (POL) |
1:43.83 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 27 May 2012 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2012 | 15:10 | Round 1 |
| 28 June 2012 | 18:05 | Semifinals |
| 29 June 2012 | 19:40 | Final |
Results
Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Antonio Manuel Reina |  Spain | 1:46.49 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Jozef Repčík |  Slovakia | 1:46.62 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Jakub Holuša |  Czech Republic | 1:46.63 | q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France | 1:46.70 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Thomas Roth |  Norway | 1:46.88 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Sebastian Keiner |  Germany | 1:46.91 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia | 1:46.92 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Hamid Oualich | France | 1:47.14 | |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | Ihor Davydov |  Ukraine | 1:47.22 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Kevin López | Spain | 1:47.30 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Gareth Warburton |  Great Britain | 1:47.37 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Zan Rudolf |  Slovenia | 1:47.41 | |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Sören Ludolph | Germany | 1:48.06 | |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | Andreas Bube | Denmark | 1:48.48 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Robert Lathouwers |  Netherlands | 1:48.49 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Great Britain | 1:48.84 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Jan Kubista | Czech Republic | 1:48.94 | |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | Paul Renaudie | France | 1:48.97 | |
| 19 | 3 | 4 | Luis Alberto Marco | Spain | 1:49.06 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Oleh Kayafa | Ukraine | 1:49.61 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Ioan Zaizan |  Romania | 1:49.91 | |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands | 1:50.37 | |
| 23 | 3 | 8 | Jan van den Broeck | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:50.63 | |
| 24 | 3 | 2 | Amel Tuka |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1:51.14 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia | 1:48.61 | |
 | 6 | Andreas Bube | Denmark | 1:48.69 | |
 | 4 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France | 1:48.83 | |
| 4 | 5 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain | 1:48.98 | |
| 5 | 8 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic | 1:48.99 | |
| 6 | 3 | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands | 1:49.22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jozef Repčík | Slovakia | 1:49.42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Thomas Roth | Norway | 1:49.54 |
References
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