The men's 800 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over three rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 10 to 13 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

Background

+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 800 Metres men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2026. 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 800 Metres men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.1:41.11Köln, Germany24 August 1997 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2026. 1:43.84 Prague, Czechoslovakia 31 August 1978 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 800 Metres men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2026. 1:41.84 Paris, France 28 June 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 800 Metres men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.1:42.97 London, United Kingdom18 July 2026

Qualification For the men's 800 metres, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 1:44.80 min or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 32 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Gabriel Tual1:41.611:43.66 Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Cian McPhillips1:42.151:43.97 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:42.15 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 3 1 Mohamed Attaoui1:42.041:44.28 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:42.21 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 4 1 Max Burgin1:42.291:42.98 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:42.29 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 5 2 Mark English1:42.971:42.97 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:42.97 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 6 2 Ben Pattison1:42.271:43.34 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.34 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 7 1 Francesco Pernici1:43.601:43.60 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.60 - Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine (FRA) - 03 JUL 2026 8 2 David Barroso1:43.601:43.60 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.60 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 14 JUL 2026 9 1 Tobias Grønstad1:43.611:43.61 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.61 - Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) - 10 JUN 2026 10 2 Yanis Meziane1:43.711:43.96 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.71 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 12 AUG 2025 11 3 Louey Ouerrat1:43.801:43.80 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.80 - Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 12 1 Eliott Crestan1:42.431:43.83 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.83 - Atletická hala, Ostrava (CZE) (i) - 03 FEB 2026 13 1 Maciej Wyderka1:43.971:43.97 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:43.97 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 14 JUL 2026 14 1 Andreas Kramer1:43.131:48.14 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.10 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 12 AUG 2025 15 3 Alex Botterill1:44.161:44.16 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.16 - Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 16 1 Marino Bloudek1:44.011:44.63 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.33 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 18 SEP 2025 17 4 Jordan Terrasse1:44.391:44.39 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.39 - Stade Raymond Troussier, Decines (FRA) - 04 JUL 2026 18 2 Bartosz Kitliński1:44.561:44.56 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.56 - Paul-Greifzu-Stadion, Dessau (GER) - 19 JUN 2026 19 2 Giovanni Lazzaro1:44.591:44.59 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.59 - Golęcin Stadion, Poznan (POL) - 28 JUN 2026 reserve 5 Corentin Le Clezio1:44.251:44.67 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.67 - Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine (FRA) - 03 JUL 2026 20 3 Filip Ostrowski1:44.251:44.68 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.68 - The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) - 24 JAN 2026 21 1 Tony van Diepen1:44.141:45.36 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.70 - Stade universitaire de St-Léonard, Fribourg (SUI) - 13 AUG 2025 22 1 Ramon Wipfli1:44.711:44.71 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.71 - Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 23 2 Ryan Clarke1:44.701:44.72 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.72 - The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) - 24 JAN 2026 24 3 Pablo Sánchez-Valladares1:44.461:45.13 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.79 - National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) - 07 SEP 2025 25 1 Jakub Dudycha1:44.481:44.79 Qualified by Entry Standard 1:44.79 - LAZ Wien, Wien (AUT) - 20 JUN 2026 26 1 Jared Micallef1:46.081:46.93 Qualified by Universality Place 27 1 Leon Thaqi1:49.051:49.05 Qualified by Universality Place 28 1 Alexander Stepanov1:44.171:45.13 Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1232 points 29 2 Ivan Pelizza1:44.531:45.91 Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1199 points 30 3 Catalin Tecuceanu1:43.751:45.59 Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1196 points reserve 4 Ronaldo Olivo 1:44.871:45.29 Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1196 points reserve 4 Jack Higgins1:44.811:44.81 Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1194 points 31 1 Ömer Faruk Bozdağ1:45.141:45.14 Qualified by World Rankings 42nd - 1191 points 32 1 Jan Vukovič1:45.851:46.11 Qualified by World Rankings 51st - 1179 points reserve 3 Robin Oester 1:45.391:45.39 Next best by World Rankings 63rd - 1159 points reserve 1 Cass Elliott1:45.671:46.02 Next best by World Rankings 64th - 1157 points reserve 3 Cillian Kirwan 1:45.631:45.63 Next best by World Rankings 66th - 1155 points reserve 1 János Kubasi 1:45.891:45.89 Next best by World Rankings 68th - 1153 points reserve 1 David Garcia1:46.881:46.96 Next best by World Rankings 70th - 1151 points reserve 2 Nino Jambrešić 1:46.971:47.29 Next best by World Rankings 76th - 1143 points reserve 4 Thomas Monnetti 1:46.341:46.34 Next best by World Rankings 84th - 1138 points

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Schedule DateTimeRound10 August 202610:45Round 112 August 202612:20Semi-finals13 August 202621:28Final

Results

Round 1 Round 1 was held on 10 August 2026, at 10:45 in the morning. The first 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Mark English 1:46.96 2 Marino Bloudek 1:47.23 3 Giovanni Lazzaro 1:47.53 4 Louey Ouerrat 1:47.58 5 Pablo Sánchez-Valladares 1:47.96 6 1:48.41 7 1:50.67

Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Yanis Meziane 1:45.10 2 Mohamed Attaoui 1:45.26 3 Filip Ostrowski 1:45.35 4 Ben Pattison 1:45.40 5 Tobias Grønstad 1:45.85 6 Catalin Tecuceanu 1:46.44 7 Jared Micallef 1:46.89 8 Jakub Dudycha 1:48.85

Heat 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Francesco Pernici 1:45.31 2 Corentin Le Clezio 1:45.43 3 Ryan Clarke 1:45.74 4 David Barroso 1:45.90 5 Maciej Wyderka 1:46.58 6 Alex Botterill 1:46.90 7 1:47.80 8 Ivan Pelizza 1:49.42

Heat 4 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Max Burgin 1:45.80 2 Andreas Kramer 1:46.05 , 3 Alexander Stepanov 1:46.27 4 Gabriel Tual 1:46.33 5 Bartosz Kitliński 1:46.45 6 Ramon Wipfli 1:46.52 7 Cian McPhillips 1:46.84

Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 12 August 2026, at 12:20 in the afternoon. The first 3 (Q) from each heat and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Mark English 1:43.49 , 2 Ben Pattison 1:43.72 3 Corentin Le Clezio 1:43.80 , 4 Mohamed Attaoui 1:43.82 , 5 Francesco Pernici 1:43.84 6 Yanis Meziane 1:44.03 7 Filip Ostrowski 1:44.08 8 Andreas Kramer 1:44.67

Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Max Burgin 1:44.73 2 Marino Bloudek 1:44.96 3 David Barroso 1:44.96 4 Tobias Grønstad 1:45.26 5 Gabriel Tual 1:45.88 6 Alexander Stepanov 1:45.46 7 Giovanni Lazzaro 1:46.10 8 Ryan Clarke 1:46.17

Final The final was held on 13 August 2026, at 21:28 in the evening. PlaceAthleteNationTimeNotes Mark English 1:45.26 Marino Bloudek 1:45.62 Mohamed Attaoui 1:45.71 4 David Barroso 1:45.75 5 Francesco Pernici 1:45.77 6 Ben Pattison 1:46.14 7 Corentin Le Clezio 1:46.24 — Max Burgin

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