The men's 800 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.Results (p. 438)

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeYevgeniy ArzhanovPhil LewisAndrzej Kupczyk

Results Heats Held on 13 March

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 John Davies 1:51.8 Q 2 1 Petar Kyatovski 1:51.9 Q 3 1 Slavko Koprivica 1:52.5 1 2 Antonio Fernández 1:54.0 Q 2 2 Phil Lewis 1:54.3 Q 3 2 Atanas Atanasov 1:54.4 4 2 Stavros Mermingis 1:57.8 5 2 Ali Erte 1:58.0 1 3 Yevgeniy Arzhanov 1:54.1 Q 2 3 Andrzej Kupczyk 1:54.3 Q 3 3 Ján Šišovský 1:54.7 4 3 Eric Reygaert 1:56.5

Final Held on 14 March Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Yevgeniy Arzhanov 1:48.7 Phil Lewis 1:50.5 Andrzej Kupczyk 1:50.5 4 John Davies 1:51.1 5 Petar Kyatovski 1:52.0 6 Antonio Fernández 1:52.7

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