| Final | | time | | 1. Rune Gustafsson |  Sweden | 1:51.0 | | 2. Niels Holst-Sorensen |  Denmark | 1:51.1 | | 3. Marcel Hansenne |  France | 1:51.2 | | 4. Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:51.4 | | 5. Thomas White |  Great Britain | 1:51.5 | | 6. Robert Chefd'Hotel | France | 1:53.0 | | 7. Jorgen Heller-Anderson | Denmark | 1:53.7 | | 8. Richard Brancourt |  Belgium | 2:02.2 |
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| History Men 800m. Venue: Bislett Stadion. | | World and European Record: Harbig, Germany 1:46.6 | | Season Best: Ljunggren, Sweden 1:50.1 |
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Heats - Thursday 22th August 17:45 |
| Heat 1 | | time | | 1. Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:51.1 | | 2. Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:51.2 | | 3. Jorgen Heller-Anderson | Denmark | 1:52.2 | | 4. Richard Brancourt | Belgium | 1:53.5 | | 5. Barthel |  Luxembourg | 1:56.1 | | 6. Jonson |  Iceland | 1:56.1 | | 7. Floyesans |  Norway | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | 1. Niels Holst-Sorensen | Denmark | 1:54.2 | | 2. Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:54.7 | | 3. Robert Chefd'Hotel | France | 1:54.8 | | 4. Thomas White | Great Britain | 1:54.8 | | 5. Volkmer |  Switzerland | 1:55.0 | | 6. Bjorkoff |  Finland | |
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