title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 26 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | John Parlett Great Britain |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Marcel Hansenne France |
  | Bronze | Roger Bannister Great Britain |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  26 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | John Parlett | Great Britain | 1:50.5 | CR |
  | | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:50.7 | |
  | | Roger Bannister | Great Britain | 1:50.7 | |
  | 4 | Ingvar Bengtsson | Sweden | 1:51.2 | |
  | 5 | Audun Boysen | Norway | 1:51.4 | |
  | 6 | Michel Clare | France | 1:51.6 | |
  | 7 | Olle Lindén | Sweden | 1:52.3 | |
  | 8 | Joseph Brys | Belgium | 1:54.0 | |
  | 9 | Joseph Barthel | Luxembourg | 1:58.8 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  23 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Audun Boysen | Norway | 1:51.2 | Q |
  | 2 | Ingvar Bengtsson | Sweden | 1:51.5 | Q |
  | 3 | Joseph Barthel | Luxembourg | 1:51.7 | Q |
  | 4 | Václav Aim | Czechoslovakia | 1:53.0 | |
  | 5 | Gennadiy Modoy | Soviet Union | 1:53.1 | |
  | 6 | Magnús Jónsson | Iceland | 1:56.2 | |
  | 7 | Telemachos Kanellidis | Greece | 1:59.1 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:50.8 | Q |
  | 2 | Olle Lindén | Sweden | 1:50.9 | Q |
  | 3 | John Parlett | Great Britain | 1:51.9 | Q |
  | 4 | Alfred Langenus | Belgium | 1:55.3 | |
  | 5 | Aldo Fracassi | Italy | 1:55.3 | |
  | 6 | Pétur Einarsson | Iceland | 1:56.7 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Roger Bannister | Great Britain | 1:53.8 | Q |
  | 2 | Michel Clare | France | 1:53.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Joseph Brys | Belgium | 1:54.1 | Q |
  | 4 | Matija Hanc | Yugoslavia | 1:55.3 | |
  | 5 | Loukas Adamopoulos | Greece | 1:57.5 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (2)
  * Iceland (2)
  * Italy (1)
  * Luxembourg (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  