1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
# 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 | |
