Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metre event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 29 & July 31.[1]
Men's 800 metres at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Dates | July 29 (heats) July 30 (semifinals) July 31 (final) | ||||||||||||
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 | |
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 | ![]() |
1:59.2 |
2 | Erik Byléhn | ![]() |
1:59.8 |
3 | John Sittig | ![]() |
2:00.6 |
4 | Guus Zeegers | ![]() |
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5 | Gérald Bertheloot | ![]() |
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6 | Vasilios Stavrinos | ![]() |
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7 | Louis Schmit | ![]() |
Heat Two
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Otto Peltzer | ![]() |
1:57.4 |
2 | Brant Little | ![]() |
1:57.8 |
3 | Wilfred Tatham | ![]() |
1:58.2 |
4 | Adje Paulen | ![]() |
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5 | William Whyte | ![]() |
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6 | Albert Larsen | ![]() |
Heat Three
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Jean Keller | ![]() |
1:59.0 |
2 | Paul Martin | ![]() |
1:59.4 |
3 | Ray Watson | ![]() |
1:59.6 |
4 | Max Tarnogrocki | ![]() |
1:59.9 |
5 | Alfonso García | ![]() |
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6 | Andries Hoogerwerf | ![]() |
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7 | Antonios Mangos | ![]() |
Heat Four
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Georges Baraton | ![]() |
2:03.4 |
2 | Earl Fuller | ![]() |
2:03.8 |
3 | Olaf Strand | ![]() |
2:03.8 |
4 | Ettore Tavernari | ![]() |
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5 | Philippe Coenjaerts | ![]() |
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6 | Harry Houghton | ![]() |
Heat Five
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Lloyd Hahn | ![]() |
1:56.8 |
2 | Hermann Englehard | ![]() |
1:57.0 |
3 | Vilém Šindler | ![]() |
1:57.0 |
4 | René Féger | ![]() |
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5 | Jack Walter | ![]() |
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6 | Charles Stuart | ![]() |
Heat Six
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Serafín Dengra | ![]() |
2:01.2 |
2 | Douglas Lowe | ![]() |
2:02.2 |
3 | Guido Cominotto | ![]() |
2:02.4 |
4 | Ömer Besim Koşalay | ![]() |
Heat Seven
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Séra Martin | ![]() |
1:58.8 |
2 | László Barsi | ![]() |
1:59.0 |
3 | Fredy Müller | ![]() |
1:59.4 |
4 | Adolf Kittel | ![]() |
1:59.6 |
5 | Feliks Malanowski | ![]() |
1:59.8 |
6 | Gerry Coughlan | ![]() |
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7 | J. Murphy | ![]() |
Heat Eight
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Phil Edwards | ![]() |
1:59.4 |
2 | Ralph Starr | ![]() |
1:59.8 |
3 | Norman McEachern | ![]() |
1:59.8 |
4 | Leopoldo Ledesma | ![]() |
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5 | José Lucílo Iturbe | ![]() |
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6 | Joaquín Miquel | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1:55.6 |
2 | Douglas Lowe | ![]() |
1:55.8 |
3 | Jean Keller | ![]() |
1:56.0 |
4 | László Barsi | ![]() |
1:56.2 |
5 | Otto Peltzer | ![]() |
1:56.3 |
6 | Alex Wilson | ![]() |
1:57.1 |
7 | Vilém Šindler | ![]() |
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AC | Norman McEachern | ![]() |
DNF |
Heat Two
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Erik Blyéhn | ![]() |
1:55.6 |
2 | Ray Watson | ![]() |
1:56.8 |
3 | Hermann Engelhard | ![]() |
1:56.8 |
4 | Brant Little | ![]() |
1:57.6 |
5 | Ralph Starr | ![]() |
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6 | Guido Cominotto | ![]() |
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7 | Serafín Dengra | ![]() |
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– | Georges Baraton | ![]() |
DNS |
Heat Three
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Lloyd Hahn | ![]() |
1:52.6 |
2 | Phil Edwards | ![]() |
1:52.8 |
3 | Séra Martin | ![]() |
1:53.0 |
4 | Paul Martin | ![]() |
1:53.3 |
5 | John Sittig | ![]() |
1:53.4 |
6 | Fredy Müller | ![]() |
1:53.8 |
7 | Wilfrid Tatham | ![]() |
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8 | Olaf Strand | ![]() |
1:59.9 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Douglas Lowe | ![]() | 1:51.8 | OR |
![]() | Erik Byléhn | ![]() | 1:52.8 | |
![]() | Hermann Engelhard | ![]() | 1:53.2 | |
4 | Phil Edwards | ![]() | 1:54.0 | |
5 | Lloyd Hahn | ![]() | 1:54.2 | |
6 | Séra Martin | ![]() | 1:54.6 | |
7 | Earl Fuller | ![]() | 1:55.0 | |
8 | Jean Keller | ![]() | 1:57.0 | |
9 | Ray Watson | ![]() | 2:03.0 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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