1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2, 3, and 4 September 1966.^[1]

Quick facts Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships ...

Gold	Manfred Matuschewski East Germany
Silver	Franz-Josef Kemper West Germany
Bronze	Bodo Tümmler West Germany

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Manfred Matuschewski	East Germany	1:45.9	CR NR
	Franz-Josef Kemper	West Germany	1:46.0
	Bodo Tümmler	West Germany	1:46.3
4	Chris Carter	Great Britain	1:46.3	NR
5	Tomáš Jungwirth	Czechoslovakia	1:46.7	NR
6	John Boulter	Great Britain	1:47.0
7	Alberto Esteban	Spain	1:47.4	NR
8	Noel Carroll	Ireland	1:47.9

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Franz-Josef Kemper	West Germany	1:47.9	Q
2	Tomáš Jungwirth	Czechoslovakia	1:48.0	Q
3	Chris Carter	Great Britain	1:48.1	Q
4	Noel Carroll	Ireland	1:48.3	Q
5	Vadim Mikhailov	Soviet Union	1:48.7
6	Mathias Seidler	East Germany	1:48.8
7	Guy Taillard	France	1:49.2
8	Maurice Lurot	France	1:49.9

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Manfred Matuschewski	East Germany	1:49.3	Q
2	John Boulter	Great Britain	1:49.4	Q
3	Bodo Tümmler	West Germany	1:49.5	Q
4	Alberto Esteban	Spain	1:49.5	Q
5	Rein Tölp	Soviet Union	1:49.8
6	Pavel Penkava	Czechoslovakia	1:49.8
7	Jürgen May	East Germany	1:50.0
8	Jean-Michel Pellez	France	1:51.8

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mathias Seidler	East Germany	1:48.3	Q
2	Franz-Josef Kemper	West Germany	1:48.4	Q
3	Jean-Michel Pellez	France	1:48.6	Q
4	Derek McCleane	Ireland	1:48.6
5	Arne Kvalheim	Norway	1:49.4
6	Petr Blaha	Czechoslovakia	1:49.9
7	Marnix Cocquyt	Belgium	1:53.7

Medalists

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Chris Carter	Great Britain	1:48.7	Q
2	Tomáš Jungwirth	Czechoslovakia	1:48.9	Q
3	Rein Tölp	Soviet Union	1:49.1	Q
4	Hansueli Mumenthaler	Switzerland	1:49.3
5	Lorant Stoll	Hungary	1:50.3
6	Heikki Pippola	Finland	1:51.7
7	Gani Alia	Albania	1:52.4	NR
	Paul Roekaerts	Belgium	DQ