1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
# 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 and 15 March in Vienna.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Yevgeniy Arzhanov Soviet Union | Juan Borraz Spain | Jože Međimurec Yugoslavia |

## Results

### Heats

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany | 1:50.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland | 1:50.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:50.6 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia | 1:51.3 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Dimko Deribeyev | Bulgaria | 1:51.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | Colin Campbell | Great Britain | 1:51.7 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Juan Borraz | Spain | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sergey Kryuchok | Soviet Union | 1:51.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ján Šišovský | Czechoslovakia | 1:52.0 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nils-Erik Emilsson | Sweden | 1:52.6 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gilbert Van Manshoven | Belgium | 1:53.1 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union | 1:51.0 |
| | Juan Borraz | Spain | 1:51.9 |
| | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia | 1:51.9 |
| 4 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany | 1:51.9 |
| 5 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland | 1:52.0 |
| 6 | Colin Campbell | Great Britain | 1:52.0 |
| 7 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:52.1 |
| 8 | Sergey Kryuchok | Soviet Union | 1:54.0 |
