1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at Stade du Heysel on 23 and 26 August 1950.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | John Parlett Great Britain |
| Silver | Marcel Hansenne France |
| Bronze | Roger Bannister Great Britain |
Results
Final
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | John Parlett | Great Britain | 1:50.5 | CR |
 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:50.7 | |
 | Roger Bannister | Great Britain | 1:50.7 | |
| 4 | Ingvar Bengtsson |  Sweden | 1:51.2 | |
| 5 | Audun Boysen |  Norway | 1:51.4 | |
| 6 | Michel Clare | France | 1:51.6 | |
| 7 | Olle Lindén | Sweden | 1:52.3 | |
| 8 | Joseph Brys | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:54.0 | |
| 9 | Joseph Barthel |  Luxembourg | 1:58.8 |
Heats
23 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audun Boysen | Norway | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 2 | Ingvar Bengtsson | Sweden | 1:51.5 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Barthel | Luxembourg | 1:51.7 | Q |
| 4 | Václav Aim |  Czechoslovakia | 1:53.0 | |
| 5 | Gennadiy Modoy | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union | 1:53.1 | |
| 6 | Magnús Jónsson |  Iceland | 1:56.2 | |
| 7 | Telemachos Kanellidis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 1:59.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 2 | Olle Lindén | Sweden | 1:50.9 | Q |
| 3 | John Parlett | Great Britain | 1:51.9 | Q |
| 4 | Alfred Langenus | Belgium | 1:55.3 | |
| 5 | Aldo Fracassi |  Italy | 1:55.3 | |
| 6 | Pétur Einarsson | Iceland | 1:56.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Bannister | Great Britain | 1:53.8 | Q |
| 2 | Michel Clare | France | 1:53.8 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Brys | Belgium | 1:54.1 | Q |
| 4 | Matija Hanc | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1:55.3 | |
| 5 | Loukas Adamopoulos | Greece | 1:57.5 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
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