1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nils Schumann Germany
|
Marko Koers Netherlands
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Vebjørn Rodal Norway
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Results
Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gert-Jan Liefers | Netherlands |
1:48.74 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | James Nolan |  Ireland |
1:49.04 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Lukáš Vydra |  Czech Republic |
1:49.23 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Ivan Komar |  Belarus |
1:49.26 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Nils Schumann | Germany |
1:49.33 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Roman Oravec | Czech Republic |
1:49.51 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Pedro Antonio Esteso |  Spain |
1:49.63 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway |
1:49.81 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | David Matthews | Ireland |
1:50.09 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Davide Cadoni |  Italy |
1:50.14 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Tim Rogge | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
1:50.24 | |
| 12 | 1 | Marko Koers | Netherlands |
1:50.40 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Einārs Tupurītis |  Latvia |
1:50.50 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Luis Javier González | Spain |
1:50.59 | |
| 15 | 1 | Nathan Kahan | Belgium |
1:50.70 | |
| 16 | 1 | Sergey Kozhevnikov |  Russia |
1:50.76 | |
| 17 | 3 | Tom Omey | Belgium |
1:50.89 | |
| 18 | 4 | Michael Wildner |  Austria |
1:50.94 | |
| 19 | 2 | Panayiotis Stroubakos |  Greece |
1:51.50 | |
| 20 | 1 | Duarte Ponte | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
1:52.87 | |
| 3 | Roberto Parra | Spain |
DNF | ||
| 3 | Andrea Longo | Italy |
DQ |
Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ivan Komar | Belarus |
1:48.20 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Marko Koers | Netherlands |
1:48.42 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | David Matthews | Ireland |
1:48.54 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Einārs Tupurītis | Latvia |
1:48.89 | |
| 5 | 2 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway |
1:49.81 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Davide Cadoni | Italy |
1:49.83 | |
| 7 | 2 | Nils Schumann | Germany |
1:50.04 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Roman Oravec | Czech Republic |
1:50.16 | |
| 9 | 2 | James Nolan | Ireland |
1:50.21 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Lukáš Vydra | Czech Republic |
1:50.23 | |
| 11 | 2 | Gert-Jan Liefers | Netherlands |
1:50.82 | |
| 12 | 2 | Pedro Antonio Esteso | Spain |
1:50.96 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Nils Schumann | Germany |
1:47.02 | |
 |
Marko Koers | Netherlands |
1:47.20 | |
 |
Vebjørn Rodal | Norway |
1:47.40 | |
| 4 | James Nolan | Ireland |
1:47.81 | |
| 5 | David Matthews | Ireland |
1:48.37 | |
| 6 | Ivan Komar | Belarus |
1:50.94 |
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