The men's

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

at the

1958 European Athletics Championships The 6th European Athletics Championships were held from 19–24 August 1958 in the Olympic Stadium of Stockholm, Sweden. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Medal summary Complete results were publi ...

was held in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, Sweden, at

Stockholms Olympiastadion Stockholm Olympic Stadium ( sv, Stockholms Olympiastadion), most often called Stockholms stadion or (especially locally) simply Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Torben Grut, it was opened in 1912; its original use ...

on 19, 20, and 21 August 1958.

Medalists

Results

Final

21 August

Semi-finals

20 August

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Heats

19 August

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (2)

References

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800 metres at the European Athletics Championships