The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.Results (p. 470)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMarkku TaskinenOlaf BeyerRoger Milhau
Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Roger Milhau 1:48.6 Q 2 1 Marian Gęsicki 1:48.9 Q 3 1 Arno Korneling 1:49.2 4 1 Pavel Litovchenko 1:50.9 5 3 Olaf Beyer 1:51.0 Q 6 3 Rolf Gysin 1:51.2 Q 7 3 Sermet Timurlenk 1:51.6 Heats results 8 3 Paweł Szweda 1:52.1 9 1 Jón Didriksson 1:53.7 10 2 Gabriele Ferrero 1:56.0 Q 11 2 Markku Taskinen 1:56.1 Q 12 2 Günther Hasler 1:56.3 13 2 Milovan Savić 1:56.4
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Markku Taskinen 1:47.36 NR Olaf Beyer 1:47.68 Roger Milhau 1:47.8 4 Marian Gęsicki 1:48.1 5 Rolf Gysin 1:49.3 6 Gabriele Ferrero 1:49.5
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