Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Date October 13–15
Competitors 43 from 33 nations
Winning time 1:44.3
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ralph Doubell  Australia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wilson Kiprugut  Kenya
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Tom Farrell  United States

The Men's 800 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event were held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 13–15.[1]

Competition format

The competition had seven heats in the first round, two semi-finals and a final. The top two in the first round heats progressed, as did the four fastest non-qualifiers. The top four finishers in the semi-final race reached the finals.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Peter Snell (NZL) 1:44.3 Christchurch, New Zealand February 2, 1962
Olympic record  Peter Snell (NZL) 1:45.1 Tokyo, Japan October 16, 1964

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Thomas Saisi Kenya 1:47.0Q
2Jean-Pierre Dufresne France 1:47.6Q
3Matias Habtemichael Ethiopia 1:49.6
4Papa M'Baye N'Diaye Senegal 1:51.3
5Wade Bell United States 1:51.5
6Róbert Honti Hungary 1:53.8

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Dieter Fromm East Germany 1:46.9Q
2Franz-Josef Kemper West Germany 1:47.0Q
3Ron Kutschinski United States 1:47.6q
4Ramasamy Subramaniam Malaysia 1:50.8
5Gilbert Van Manshoven Belgium 1:52.3
N/AGuillermo Cuello Argentina DNF

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Walter Adams West Germany 1:48.4Q
2Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia 1:48.6Q
3Noel Carroll Ireland 1:49.0
4Ahmed Issa Chad 1:49.0
5Roberto Silva Mexico 1:50.4
6Gerd Larsen Denmark 1:51.9
N/ANeville Myton Jamaica DNF

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Ralph Doubell Australia 1:47.2Q
2Henryk Szordykowski Poland 1:47.4Q
3Robert Ouko Kenya 1:47.6q
4John Ametepey Ghana 1:50.7
5Gilles Sibon France 1:50.8
6Chris Carter Great Britain 1:52.9
7José L'Oficial Dominican Republic 1:55.6
8Alfredo Cubías El Salvador 2:08.7

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Wilson Kiprugut Kenya 1:46.1Q
2Tom Farrell United States 1:47.9Q
3Tomáš Jungwirth Czechoslovakia 1:48.7
4Anders Gärderud Sweden 1:48.9
5Jun Nagai Japan 1:51.2
6Angelo Hussein Sudan 1:53.4
7Jacques Pennewaert Belgium 1:53.8
8Francisco Menocal Nicaragua 1:58.9

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Dave Cropper Great Britain 1:47.9Q
2Ben Cayenne Trinidad and Tobago 1:48.2Q
3Yevhen Arzhanov Soviet Union 1:48.4q
4Byron Dyce Jamaica 1:48.5q
5Mamo Sebsibe Ethiopia 1:49.7
6Gianni Del Buono Italy 1:50.2
7Xaver Frick Jr. Liechtenstein 1:52.6
8Carlos Báez Puerto Rico 1:52.6

Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Walter Adams West Germany 1:46.4Q
2Dieter Fromm East Germany 1:46.5Q
3Thomas Saisi Kenya 1:46.6Q
4Ben Cayenne Trinidad and Tobago 1:46.8Q
5Ron Kutschinski United States 1:47.3
6Jean-Pierre Dufresne France 1:51.8

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Ralph Doubell Australia 1:45.7Q
2Wilson Kiprugut Kenya 1:45.8Q
3Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia 1:45.9Q
4Tom Farrell United States 1:46.1Q
5Robert Ouko Kenya 1:47.1
6Byron Dyce Jamaica 1:47.2
7Franz-Josef Kemper West Germany 1:47.3
8Dave Cropper Great Britain 1:47.6

Final

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Ralph Doubell Australia1:44.3=WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Wilson Kiprugut Kenya1:44.5
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Tom Farrell United States1:45.4
4Walter Adams West Germany1:45.8
5Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia1:45.9
6Dieter Fromm East Germany1:46.2
7Thomas Saisi Kenya1:47.5
8Ben Cayenne Trinidad and Tobago1:54.3

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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