Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 28 to 31 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 42 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:42.58 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 57 competitors, with one non-starter.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Vebjørn Rodal |
Silver | Hezekiél Sepeng |
Bronze | Fred Onyancha |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:41.73 | Florence (ITA) | June 10, 1981 | |
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Olympic Record | 1:43.00 | Los Angeles (USA) | August 6, 1984 |
In the final Vebjørn Rodal set a new Olympic record with 1:42.58 minutes.
Final classification
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | FINAL | LANE | SEMI | HEAT |
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1:42.58 | 1 | 1:43.96 | 1:45.30 | ||
1:42.74 | 6 | 1:45.16 | 1:45.45 | ||
1:42.79 | 7 | 1:44.02 | 1:46.07 | ||
4. | 1:42.85 | 4 | 1:43.79 | 1:47.24 | |
5. | 1:43.91 | 8 | 1:45.40 | 1:45.82 | |
6. | 1:44.19 | 5 | 1:43.90 | 1:45.11 | |
7. | 1:44.21 | 2 | 1:44.00 | 1:45.87 | |
8. | 1:45.52 | 3 | 1:43.99 | 1:45.85 |
Non-qualifiers
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | SEMI | HEAT |
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— | 1:45.58 | 1:45.34 | |
— | 1:46.41 | 1:46.85 | |
— | 1:46.97 | 1:45.27 | |
— | 1:47.58 | 1:47.05 | |
— | 1:48.02 | 1:46.04 | |
— | 1:48.57 | 1:47.41 | |
— | 1:44.92 | 1:47.10 | |
— | 1:46.78 | 1:46.46 | |
— | 1:47.48 | 1:45.85 | |
— | 1:48.06 | 1:45.63 | |
— | 1:50.33 | 1:46.58 | |
— | 1:46.41 | 1:45.88 | |
— | 1:47.83 | 1:46.76 | |
— | 1:48.50 | 1:45.64 | |
— | 1:50.30 | 1:46.63 | |
— | DNF | 1:47.45 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.12 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.33 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.29 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.23 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.52 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.91 | |
— | DNQ | 1:56.20 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.67 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.86 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.60 | |
— | DNQ | 1:51.46 | |
— | DNQ | 2:00.07 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.31 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.95 | |
— | DNQ | 1:55.07 | |
— | DNQ | 1:58.70 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.46 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.96 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.88 | |
— | DNQ | 1:49.99 | |
— | DNQ | 1:52.68 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.73 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.29 | |
— | DNQ | 1:59.02 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.26 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.47 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.82 | |
— | DNQ | 1:49.35 | |
— | DNQ | 1:50.03 | |
— | DNQ | 1:47.40 | |
— | DNQ | 1:48.50 | |
— | DNQ | 1:56.08 | |
— | DNQ | DNS |
See also
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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