The Men's 800 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

 was held at March 4–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 15:45 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		1:42.67	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	9 March 1997
European record		1:42.67	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	9 March 1997
Championship record		1:44.78	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	3 March 2002
World Leading		1:45.02	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	5 February 2011
European Leading		1:46.06	Sevilla, Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	11 February 2011

Heats

First 2 in each heat and 2 best performers advanced to the Semifinals. The heats were held at 16:55.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.He was born in Szczecin...	Poland	1:48.81	Q
2	1	Mario Scapini	Italy	1:48.92	Q
3	1	David Bustos David Bustos David Bustos is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.He was born in Palma de Mallorca. In the 1500 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships without reaching the final...	Spain	1:49.04	q, SB
4	1	Darren McBrearty	Republic of Ireland	1:49.74	q
5	1	Andreas Rapatz Andreas Rapatz Andreas Rapatz is an Austrian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He was born in Klagenfurt. He competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best time is 1:47.93...	Austria	1:49.96
6	5	Kevin López Kevin López Kevin López Yerga is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Spain	1:50.15	Q
7	5	Joe Thomas	United Kingdom	1:50.29	Q
8	2	Robin Schembera Robin Schembera Robin Schembera is a German middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.In the age classes, Schembera finished sixth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, won the 2007 European Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships...	Germany	1:50.54	Q
9	5	Stepan Poistogov	Russia	1:50.59
10	2	Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Contreras is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships...	Spain	1:50.71	Q
11	2	Tamás Kazi	Hungary	1:50.85
12	4	Oleksandr Osmolovych	Ukraine	1:50.99	Q
13	3	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...	Poland	1:51.02	Q
14	4	Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie is an English runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He competed for Great Britain and NI at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he made the semi-finals but narrowly missed out on progression through to the final.Also in 2010, after suffering injury setbacks he competed in...	United Kingdom	1:51.09	Q
15	4	Anis Ananenka	Belarus	1:51.10
16	4	Ivan Tukhtachev	Russia	1:51.11
17	3	Hamid Oualich Hamid Oualich Hamid Oualich is a French middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	1:51.13	Q
18	3	Sebastian Keiner	Germany	1:51.26
19	3	Brice Etès	Monaco	1:51.75
20	3	Cristian Vorovenci	Kingdom of Romania	1:51.83
21	2	Thomas Roth	Norway	1:51.91
22	2	Raphael Pallitsch	Austria	1:52.19
23	5	Andreas Bube	Denmark	1:53.18
24	4	Halit Kiliç	Turkey	1:53.33
25	3	Daryl Vassallo	Gibraltar	2:02.41
	5	Vitalij Kozlov Vitalij Kozlov Vitalij Kozlov is a Lithuanian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished seventh at the 2007 European U23 Championships, and competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.In 2009 he reached new national record in 800 m.His personal...	Lithuania

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final. The heats were held at 15:40.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie is an English runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He competed for Great Britain and NI at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he made the semi-finals but narrowly missed out on progression through to the final.Also in 2010, after suffering injury setbacks he competed in...	United Kingdom	1:49.02	Q
2	1	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...	Poland	1:49.38	Q
3	1	Kevin López Kevin López Kevin López Yerga is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Spain	1:49.53	Q
4	1	Mario Scapini	Italy	1:49.57
5	1	Darren McBrearty	Republic of Ireland	1:49.78
6	1	David Bustos David Bustos David Bustos is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.He was born in Palma de Mallorca. In the 1500 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships without reaching the final...	Spain	1:50.46
7	2	Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Contreras is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships...	Spain	1:50.60	Q
8	2	Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.He was born in Szczecin...	Poland	1:50.75	Q
9	2	Robin Schembera Robin Schembera Robin Schembera is a German middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.In the age classes, Schembera finished sixth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, won the 2007 European Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships...	Germany	1:50.78	Q
10	2	Hamid Oualich Hamid Oualich Hamid Oualich is a French middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	1:50.86
11	2	Oleksandr Osmolovych	Ukraine	1:51.00
12	2	Joe Thomas	United Kingdom	1:51.44

Final

The final was held at 15:45.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...	Poland	1:47.87
	3	Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.He was born in Szczecin...	Poland	1:48.23
	5	Kevin López Kevin López Kevin López Yerga is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Spain	1:48.35
4	6	Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie is an English runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He competed for Great Britain and NI at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he made the semi-finals but narrowly missed out on progression through to the final.Also in 2010, after suffering injury setbacks he competed in...	United Kingdom	1:48.50
5	1	Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Contreras is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships...	Spain	2:00.58

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Robin Schembera

Robin Schembera is a German middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.In the age classes, Schembera finished sixth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, won the 2007 European Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships...

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