The men's 800 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March.Results (p. 528–529)
Tom McKean, who lived close to the event venue, won the 800m title in his home city of Glasgow, in front of a home crowd at Kelvin Hall. McKean arrived in Glasgow off the back of a disappointing result, having finished only seventh in the 800m final at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland a couple of months earlier.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeTom McKeanTomás de TeresaZbigniew Janus
Results Heats First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Slobodan Popović 1:49.41 Q 2 1 Zbigniew Janus 1:49.75 Q 3 3 Martin Enholm 1:49.94 Q 4 3 Giuseppe D'Urso 1:50.12 Q 5 3 Joachim Dehmel 1:50.14 Q 6 3 Brian Whittle 1:50.14 q 7 3 Nicola Bonamici 1:50.54 q 8 3 Tomás de Teresa 1:51.89 q 9 2 Jussi Udelhoven 1:52.09 Q 10 2 Tom McKean 1:52.41 Q 11 2 António Abrantes 1:52.43 Q 12 2 Andrey Sudnik 1:52.51 13 2 Mark Eplinius 1:52.79 14 2 Luis Javier González 1:53.71 15 1 José Arconada 1:53.78 Q 1 David Sharpe 1 Esko Parpala 1 Simone Modugno
Semifinals First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Zbigniew Janus 1:48.43 Q 2 2 Brian Whittle 1:48.43 Q 3 2 Tomás de Teresa 1:49.06 q 4 1 José Arconada 1:49.41 Q 5 2 Giuseppe D'Urso 1:49.45 q 6 1 Tom McKean 1:49.82 Q 7 1 Slobodan Popović 1:50.50 8 2 António Abrantes 1:52.29 9 1 Joachim Dehmel 1:52.86 10 1 Nicola Bonamici 1:52.89 11 2 Jussi Udelhoven 1:55.43 1 Martin Enholm
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Tom McKean 1:46.22 Tomás de Teresa 1:47.22 Zbigniew Janus 1:47.37 PB 4 José Arconada 1:47.40 5 Giuseppe D'Urso 1:49.52 Brian Whittle
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