The men's 800 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rob Druppers Netherlands
|
Vladimir Graudyn Soviet Union
|
Ari Suhonen Finland
|
Results
Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ari Suhonen | Finland |
1:48.93 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Tony Morrell |  Great Britain |
1:48.95 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Rob Druppers | Netherlands |
1:49.25 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Axel Harries |  West Germany |
1:49.80 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Vladimir Graudyn | Soviet Union |
1:50.21 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Anatoliy Millin | Soviet Union |
1:50.26 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Marc Corstjens |  Belgium |
1:50.42 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Didier Le Guillou |  France |
1:50.43 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Martin Enholm |  Sweden |
1:50.67 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Alex Geissbühler |  Switzerland |
1:50.83 | |
| 11 | 1 | Gérard Philippe | France |
1:51.17 | |
| 12 | 3 | Stefano Cecchini |  Italy |
1:52.15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jaap van Treijen | Netherlands |
1:52.36 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Colomán Trabado |  Spain |
1:52.43 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Gert Kilbert | Switzerland |
1:52.44 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Slobodan Popović |  Yugoslavia |
1:52.51 | |
| 17 | 2 | Tonino Viali | Italy |
1:52.72 | |
| 18 | 2 | Ronny Olsson | Sweden |
1:54.16 |
Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rob Druppers | Netherlands |
1:49.59 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Vladimir Graudyn | Soviet Union |
1:49.88 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Colomán Trabado | Spain |
1:49.89 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gert Kilbert | Switzerland |
1:49.97 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ari Suhonen | Finland |
1:50.01 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Tony Morrell | Great Britain |
1:50.02 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Jaap van Treijen | Netherlands |
1:50.17 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Anatoliy Millin | Soviet Union |
1:50.24 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Didier Le Guillou | France |
1:50.70 | |
| 10 | 2 | Marc Corstjens | Belgium |
1:50.87 | |
| 11 | 1 | Martin Enholm | Sweden |
1:51.03 | |
| 12 | 1 | Axel Harries | West Germany |
1:53.12 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rob Druppers | Netherlands |
1:48.12 | |
 |
Vladimir Graudyn | Soviet Union |
1:49.14 | |
 |
Ari Suhonen | Finland |
1:49.56 | |
| 4 | Anatoliy Millin | Soviet Union |
1:50.24 | |
| 5 | Jaap van Treijen | Netherlands |
1:51.03 | |
| 6 | Tony Morrell | Great Britain |
1:58.31 | |
| 7 | Gert Kilbert | Switzerland |
1:59.08 | |
| 8 | Colomán Trabado | Spain |
2:14.16 |
References
- Results (p. 511)
| 800 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
