1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 and 9 September 1934.[1]

Men's 800 metres
at the European Athletics Championships
VenueStadio Benito Mussolini
LocationTurin
Dates
  • 8 September (heats)
  • 9 September (final)
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time1:52.0
Medalists
gold medal    Hungary
silver medal    Italy
bronze medal    Germany
1938 →

Results

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Final

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9 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Miklós Szabó   Hungary 1:52.0 NR
  Mario Lanzi   Italy 1:52.0
  Wolfgang Dessecker   Germany 1:52.2
4 Eric Ny   Sweden 1:52.4
5 Erik Wennberg   Sweden 1:53.1
6 Kazimierz Kucharski   Poland 1:53.4 NR
7 Raymond Petit   France 1:54.0
8 Pierre Hemmer   Luxembourg 1:55.8 NR
9 Jean Keller   France NT

Heats

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8 September

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Erik Wennberg   Sweden 1:58.7 Q
2 Miklós Szabó   Hungary 1:58.9 Q
3 Pierre Hemmer   Luxembourg 1:59.1 Q
4 Ademar Jürlau   Estonia 1:59.2

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Wolfgang Dessecker   Germany 1:57.0 Q
2 Kazimierz Kucharski   Poland 1:57.5 Q
3 Jean Keller   France 1:57.6 Q
4 Evzen Rosický   Czechoslovakia 1:57.8

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mario Lanzi   Italy 1:51.8 Q
2 Eric Ny   Sweden 1:53.0 Q
3 Raymond Petit   France 1:55.3 Q
4 Georg Puchberger   Austria 1:57.0

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 360–362. Retrieved 13 August 2014.