1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 and 15 March in Vienna.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Yevgeniy Arzhanov Soviet Union	Juan Borraz Spain	Jože Međimurec Yugoslavia

Results

Heats

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Yevgeniy Arzhanov	Soviet Union	1:50.1	Q
2	1	Franz-Josef Kemper	West Germany	1:50.4	Q
3	1	Andrzej Kupczyk	Poland	1:50.5	Q
4	1	Noel Carroll	Ireland	1:50.6	q
5	1	Jože Međimurec	Yugoslavia	1:51.3	q
6	1	Dimko Deribeyev	Bulgaria	1:51.8
1	2	Colin Campbell	Great Britain	1:51.7	Q
2	2	Juan Borraz	Spain	1:51.8	Q
3	2	Sergey Kryuchok	Soviet Union	1:51.9	Q
4	2	Ján Šišovský	Czechoslovakia	1:52.0
5	2	Nils-Erik Emilsson	Sweden	1:52.6
6	2	Gilbert Van Manshoven	Belgium	1:53.1

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Yevgeniy Arzhanov	Soviet Union	1:51.0
	Juan Borraz	Spain	1:51.9
	Jože Međimurec	Yugoslavia	1:51.9
4	Franz-Josef Kemper	West Germany	1:51.9
5	Andrzej Kupczyk	Poland	1:52.0
6	Colin Campbell	Great Britain	1:52.0
7	Noel Carroll	Ireland	1:52.1
8	Sergey Kryuchok	Soviet Union	1:54.0