1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
# 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 9 March in Katowice.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Gerhard Stolle East Germany | Ivo Van Damme Belgium | Vladimir Ponomaryev Soviet Union |

## Results

### Heats

Held on 8 March. First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:50.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ivo Van Damme | Belgium | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Vladimir Ponomaryev | Soviet Union | 1:51.6 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Reinhold Soyka | West Germany | 1:51.7 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany | 1:51.9 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Marian Gęsicki | Poland | 1:51.9 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Ladislav Kárský | Czechoslovakia | 1:52.6 | |
| 8 | 2 | Robert Hoofd | Belgium | 1:52.7 | |
| 9 | 1 | Erwin Gohlke | East Germany | 1:54.3 | |
| 10 | 1 | Viktor Solonetskiy | Soviet Union | 1:54.7 | |
| 11 | 1 | Waldemar Gondek | Poland | 1:55.8 | |
| 12 | 2 | Krzysztof Linkowski | Poland | 1:57.2 | |
| 13 | 1 | Åke Svenson | Sweden | 1:57.9 | |

### Final

Held on 9 March.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany | 1:49.8 |
| | Ivo Van Damme | Belgium | 1:50.1 |
| | Vladimir Ponomaryev | Soviet Union | 1:50.2 |
| 4 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:50.2 |
| 5 | Marian Gęsicki | Poland | 1:50.4 |
| 6 | Reinhold Soyka | West Germany | 1:53.3 |
