| SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES |
| OLYMPIC
GAMES. HISTORY
MEN'S 800 m. |
| 1896
1. Edwin Flack (Aus) ....................................... 2:11.0 2. Nandor Dani (Hun) ....................................... 2:11.8 3. Dimitrios Golemis (Gre) ..................................... nt 1900 1. Alfred Tysoe (GB) ....................................... 2:01.2 2. John Cregan (US) ..................................... c2:01.8 3. David Hall (US) ......................................... c2:05.0 1904 1. James Lightbody (US) ................................ 1:56.0 2. Howard Valentine (US) ............................... 1:56.3 3. Emil Breitkreutz (US) ................................. 1:56.4 1908 1. Mel Sheppard (US) ..................................... 1:52.8 WR 2. Emilio Lunghi (Ita) ....................................... 1:54.2 3. Hanns Braun (Ger) ...................................... 1:55.2 1912 1. Ted Meredith (US) ...................................... 1:51.9 WR 2. Mel Sheppard (US) ..................................... 1:52.0 3. Ira Davenport (US) ...................................... 1:52.0 1920 1. Albert Hill (GB) ............................................ 1:53.4 2. Earl Eby (US) ............................................ c1:53.7 3. Bevil Rudd (SA) ......................................... c1:53.8 1924 1. Douglas Lowe (GB) ..................................... 1:52.4 2. Paul Martin (Swi) ......................................... 1:52.6 3. Schuyler Enck (US) .................................... 1:53.0 1928 1. Douglas Lowe (GB) ..................................... 1:51.8 2. Erik Byléhn (Swe) ........................................ 1:52.8 3. Hermann Engelhard (Ger) ............................ 1:53.2 1932 1. Tom Hampson (GB) .................................... 1:49.7 WR 2. Alex Wilson (Can) ....................................... 1:49.9 3. Phil Edwards (Can) ..................................... 1:51.5 1936 1. John Woodruff (US) ..................................... 1:52.9 2. Mario Lanzi (Ita) .......................................... 1:53.3 3. Phil Edwards (Can) ..................................... 1:53.6 1948 1. Mal Whitfield (US) ....................................... 1:49.2 2. Arthur Wint (Jam) ........................................ 1:49.5 3. Marcel Hansenne (Fra) ................................ 1:49.8 1952 1. Mal Whitfield (US) ....................................... 1:49.2 2. Arthur Wint (Jam) ........................................ 1:49.4 3. Heinz Ulzheimer (WG) ................................. 1:49.7 1956 1. Tom Courtney (US) ..................................... 1:47.7 2. Derek Johnson (GB) ................................... 1:47.8 3. Audun Boysen (Nor) ................................... 1:48.1 1960 1. Peter Snell (NZ) .......................................... 1:46.3 2. Roger Moens (Bel) ...................................... 1:46.5 3. George Kerr (Jam) ...................................... 1:47.1 1964 1. Peter Snell (NZ) .......................................... 1:45.1 2. Bill Crothers (Can) ...................................... 1:45.6 3. Wilson Kiprugut (Ken) ................................. 1:45.9 1968 1. Ralph Doubell (Aus) .................................... 1:44.3 =WR 2. Wilson Kiprugut (Ken) ................................. 1:44.5 3. Tom Farrell (US) ......................................... 1:45.4 1972 1. Dave Wottle (US) ...................................... 1:45.86 2. Yevgeniy Arzhanov (SU) ............................ 1:45.89 3. Mike Boit (Ken) ......................................... 1:46.01 1976 1. Alberto Juantorena (Cub) ............................ 1:43.50 WR 2. Ivo Van Damme (Bel) ................................. 1:43.86 3. Rick Wohlhuter (US) .................................. 1:44.12 1980 1. Steve Ovett (GB) ........................................ 1:45.40 2. Seb Coe (GB) ............................................ 1:45.85 3. Nikolay Kirov (SU) ...................................... 1:45.94 1984 1. Joaquim Cruz (Bra) .................................... 1:43.00 2. Seb Coe (GB) ............................................ 1:43.64 3. Earl Jones (US) ......................................... 1:43.83 1988 1. Paul Ereng (Ken) ...................................... 1:43.45 2. Joaquim Cruz (Bra) ................................... 1:43.90 3. Saïd Aouita (Mor) .................................... 1:44.06 1992 1. William Tanui (Ken) .................................. 1:43.66 2. Nixon Kiprotich (Ken) ................................ 1:43.70 3. Johnny Gray (US) ..................................... 1:43.97 1996 1. Vebjorn Rodal (Nor) .................................. 1:42.58 2. Hezekiel Sepeng (SA) .............................. 1:42.74 3. Fred Onyancha (Ken) ............................... 1:42.79 2000 1. Nils Schumann (GER) .............................. 1:45.08 2. Wilson Kipketer (DEN) ............................. 1:45.14 3. Djabir Said Guerni (ALG) .......................... 1:45.16 Medals
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Medals: Mal Whitfield, Peter Snell (2)
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