Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Men's 800 metres at the Games of the IX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Dates | July 29 (heats) July 30 (semifinals) July 31 (final) | |||||||||
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Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | |||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | |||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | |||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | |||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The men's 800 metre event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 29 & July 31.
Results
Round One
The first three finishers in each of the eight heats advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Heat One
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Alex Wilson | Canada | 1:59.2 |
2 | Erik Byléhn | Sweden | 1:59.8 |
3 | John Sittig | United States | 2:00.6 |
4 | Guus Zeegers | Netherlands | |
5 | Gérald Bertheloot | Belgium | |
6 | Vasilios Stavrinos | Greece | |
7 | Louis Schmit | Luxembourg |
Heat Two
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Otto Peltzer | Germany | 1:57.4 |
2 | Brant Little | Canada | 1:57.8 |
3 | Wilfred Tatham | Great Britain | 1:58.2 |
4 | Adje Paulen | Netherlands | |
5 | William Whyte | Australia | |
6 | Albert Larsen | Denmark |
Heat Three
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Jean Keller | France | 1:59.0 |
2 | Paul Martin | Switzerland | 1:59.4 |
3 | Ray Watson | United States | 1:59.6 |
4 | Wilhelm Tarnogrocki | Germany | 1:59.9 |
5 | Alfonso García | Mexico | |
6 | Andries Hoogerwerf | Netherlands | |
7 | Antonios Mangos | Greece |
Heat Four
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Georges Baraton | France | 2:03.4 |
2 | Earl Fuller | United States | 2:03.8 |
3 | Olaf Strand | Norway | 2:03.8 |
4 | Ettore Tavernari | Italy | |
5 | Philippe Coenjaerts | Belgium | |
6 | Harry Houghton | Great Britain |
Heat Five
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Lloyd Hahn | United States | 1:56.8 |
2 | Hermann Englehard | Sweden | 1:57.0 |
3 | Vilém Šindler | Czechoslovakia | 1:57.0 |
4 | René Féger | France | |
5 | Jack Walters | Canada | |
6 | Charles Stuart | Australia |
Heat Six
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Serafín Dengra | Argentina | 2:01.2 |
2 | Douglas Lowe | Great Britain | 2:02.2 |
3 | Guido Cominotto | Italy | 2:02.4 |
4 | Ömer Besim Koşalay | Turkey |
Heat Seven
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Séra Martin | France | 1:58.8 |
2 | László Barsi | Hungary | 1:59.0 |
3 | Fredy Müller | Germany | 1:59.4 |
4 | Adolf Kittel | Czechoslovakia | 1:59.6 |
5 | Feliks Malanowski | Poland | 1:59.8 |
6 | Gerry Coughlan | Ireland | |
7 | J. Murphy | India |
Heat Eight
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Phil Edwards | Canada | 1:59.4 |
2 | Ralph Starr | Great Britain | 1:59.8 |
3 | Norman MacEachern | Ireland | 1:59.8 |
4 | Leopoldo Ledesma | Argentina | |
5 | José Lucílo Iturbe | Mexico | |
6 | Joaquín Miquel | Spain | 2:03.2 |
Semifinals
The three fastest runners from each of the three heats advanced to the Final Round.
Heat One
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Earl Fuller | United States | 1:55.6 |
2 | Douglas Lowe | Great Britain | 1:55.8 |
3 | Jean Keller | France | 1:56.0 |
4 | László Barsi | Hungary | 1:56.2 |
5 | Otto Peltzer | Germany | 1:56.3 |
6 | Alex Wilson | Canada | 1:57.1 |
7 | Vilém Šindler | Czechoslovakia | |
AC | Norman MacEachern | Ireland | DNF |
Heat Two
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Erik Blyéhn | Sweden | 1:55.6 |
2 | Ray Watson | United States | 1:56.8 |
3 | Hermann Engelhard | Germany | 1:56.8 |
4 | Brant Little | Canada | 1:57.6 |
5 | Ralph Starr | Great Britain | |
6 | Guido Cominotto | Italy | |
7 | Serafín Dengra | Argentina |
Heat Three
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Lloyd Hahn | United States | 1:52.6 |
2 | Phil Edwards | Canada | 1:52.8 |
3 | Séra Martin | France | 1:53.0 |
4 | Paul Martin | Switzerland | 1:53.3 |
5 | John Sittig | United States | 1:53.4 |
6 | Fredy Müller | Germany | 1:53.8 |
7 | Wilfred Tatham | Great Britain | |
8 | Olaf Strand | Norway | 1:59.9 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Douglas Lowe | Great Britain | 1:51.8 | OR | |
Erik Byléhn | Sweden | 1:52.8 | ||
Hermann Engelhard | Germany | 1:53.2 | ||
4 | Phil Edwards | Canada | 1:54.0 | |
5 | Lloyd Hahn | United States | 1:54.2 | |
6 | Séra Martin | France | 1:54.6 | |
7 | Earl Fuller | United States | 1:55.0 | |
8 | Jean Keller | France | 1:57.0 | |
9 | Ray Watson | United States | 2:03.0 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1928 Summer Olympics results: Men's 800 m, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-03-01.
- www.sports-reference.com
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