# 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7, 8 and 9 March 2025. This will be the 38th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March during the morning session. The semi-finals are scheduled for 8 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 9 March during the evening session.ee

## Background

The men's 800 metres was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023). The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Wilson Kipketer is the world and European record holder with a time of 1:42.67, set in 1997. The championship record is 1:44.78, set by Paweł Czapiewski at the 2002 championships.
Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships :
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
| World record | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:42.67 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| European record | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:42.67 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| Championship record | Paweł Czapiewski (POL) | 1:44.78 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 |
| World leading | Josh Hoey (USA) | 1:43.60 | New York City, United States | 23 February 2025 |
| European leading | Josué Canales (ESP) | 1:44.65 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 19 January 2025 |

## Qualification

For the men's 800 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 1:46.40 s indoors or 1:44.50 s outdoor, or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 30 athletes.

## Rounds
### Round 1

Round 1 was held on 7 March, starting at 11:05 (UTC+1) in the morning. Qualification rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 by time (q) qualify for the semi-finals.
Results of round 1 :
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes | PB |
| 1 | 4 | Josué Canales | Spain | 1:45.93 | Q | 1:44.65 |
| 2 | 4 | Maciej Wyderka | Poland | 1:46.11 | Q | 1:45.99 |
| 3 | 4 | Samuel Chapple | Netherlands | 1:46.15 | q | 1:45.46 |
| 4 | 5 | Patryk Sieradzki | Poland | 1:46.32 | Q, PB | 1:46.33 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark English | Ireland | 1:46.42 | Q | 1:45.15 |
| 6 | 5 | Justin Davies | Great Britain | 1:46.56 | q | 1:45.78 |
| 7 | 2 | Eliott Crestan | Belgium | 1:46.57 | Q | 1:44.69 |
| 8 | 5 | Louey Ouerrat | France | 1:46.60 | | 1:46.08 |
| 9 | 2 | Mariano García | Spain | 1:46.75 | Q | 1:45.12 |
| 10 | 2 | Yanis Meziane | France | 1:46.79 | | 1:45.80 |
| 11 | 5 | Tibo De Smet | Belgium | 1:46.79 | | 1:45.04 |
| 12 | 4 | Corentin Le Clezio | France | 1:47.43 | qR | 1:46.71 |
| 13 | 2 | Giovanni Lazzaro | Italy | 1:47.72 | | 1:47.42 |
| 14 | 3 | Marino Bloudek | Croatia | 1:48.07 | Q | 1:46.15 |
| 15 | 3 | Catalin Tecuceanu | Italy | 1:48.10 | Q | 1:45.00 |
| 16 | 1 | Ryan Clarke | Netherlands | 1:48.11 | Q | 1:46.08 |
| 17 | 4 | Jack Higgins | Great Britain | 1:48.12 | | 1:46.69 |
| 18 | 2 | Uku Renek Kronbergs | Estonia | 1:48.24 | | 1:46.84 |
| 19 | 1 | Ramon Wipfli | Switzerland | 1:48.27 | Q, PB | 1:48.61 |
| 20 | 3 | Jakub Dudycha | Czech Republic | 1:48.29 | | 1:46.25 |
| 21 | 3 | Álvaro de Arriba | Spain | 1:48.40 | | 1:45.43 |
| 22 | 1 | Thomas Randolph | Great Britain | 1:48.47 | | 1:46.56 |
| 23 | 3 | Tobias Grønstad | Norway | 1:48.90 | | 1:47.38 |
| 24 | 3 | Ivan Pelizzoli | Switzerland | 1:49.22 | | 1:47.05 |
| 25 | 5 | Andreas Kramer | Sweden | 1:50.17 | | 1:45.09 |
| 26 | 1 | Bartosz Kitliński | Poland | 1:56.76 | qR | 1:45.75 |
| 27 | 1 | Cian McPhillips | Ireland | 1:57.35 | qR | 1:45.33 |
| | 2 | Daniel Kotyza | Czech Republic | DQ | | 1:46.57 |
| | 1 | Pieter Sisk | Belgium | DNS | | 1:46.10 |

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 8 March, starting at 20:29 (UTC+1) in the evening. Qualification rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) qualify for the final.
Results of the semi-finals :
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Clarke | Netherlands | 1:45.65 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Josué Canales | Spain | 1:45.69 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Eliott Crestan | Belgium | 1:45.84 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Samuel Chapple | Netherlands | 1:45.86 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mark English | Ireland | 1:45.89 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Bartosz Kitliński | Poland | 1:46.06 | |
| 7 | 1 | Catalin Tecuceanu | Italy | 1:46.12 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Maciej Wyderka | Poland | 1:46.17 | |
| 9 | 2 | Mariano García | Spain | 1:46.33 | |
| 10 | 2 | Marino Bloudek | Croatia | 1:46.57 | |
| 11 | 2 | Corentin Le Clezio | France | 1:46.91 | |
| 12 | 1 | Patryk Sieradzki | Poland | 1:46.94 | |
| 13 | 1 | Justin Davies | United Kingdom | 1:47.17 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ramon Wipfli | Switzerland | 1:47.30 | PB |
| 15 | 1 | Cian McPhillips | Ireland | 1:47.40 | |

### Final

The final is scheduled for 9 March, starting at 17:27 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.
Results of the final :
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes |
| | 1 | Samuel Chapple | Netherlands | 1:44.88 | NR |
| | 6 | Eliott Crestan | Belgium | 1:44.92 | |
| | 4 | Mark English | Ireland | 1:45.46 | |
| 4 | 3 | Catalin Tecuceanu | Italy | 1:45.57 | |
| 5 | 5 | Josué Canales | Spain | 1:45.88 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ryan Clarke | Netherlands | 1:46.47 | |