title: 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
text: # 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Grenoble.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia | Ivan Ivanov Soviet Union | Francis Gonzalez France |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
  
  Held on 11 March
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.92 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Manuel Gayoso | Spain | 1:50.15 | Q, NR |
  | 3 | 2 | Peter Browne | Great Britain | 1:50.88 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Jan Reijnders | Netherlands | 1:50.91 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Ivan Ivanov | Soviet Union | 1:59.57 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Francis Gonzalez | France | 1:59.83 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | András Zsinka | Hungary | 2:00.19 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson | Iceland | 2:05.37 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia | 2:12.24 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Held on 12 March
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.84 | NR |
  | | Ivan Ivanov | Soviet Union | 1:49.05 | |
  | | Francis Gonzalez | France | 1:49.17 | |
  | 4 | András Zsinka | Hungary | 1:50.62 | |
  | 5 | Peter Browne | Great Britain | 1:51.27 | |
  | 6 | Manuel Gayoso | Spain | 1:52.15 | |
  | 7 | Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson | Iceland | 1:53.26 | NR |
  | | Jan Reijnders | Netherlands | DNS | |
  