Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
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]
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 13–15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.3 | ||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1968 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 | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 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 | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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 |  |
1:44.3 | Christchurch, New Zealand | February 2, 1962 |
| Olympic record | |
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
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Saisi |  |
1:47.0 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Dufresne |  |
1:47.6 | Q |
| 3 | Matias Habtemichael | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:49.6 | |
| 4 | Papa M'Baye N'Diaye |  |
1:51.3 | |
| 5 | Wade Bell |  |
1:51.5 | |
| 6 | Róbert Honti |  |
1:53.8 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Fromm | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:46.9 | Q |
| 2 | Franz-Josef Kemper | |
1:47.0 | Q |
| 3 | Ron Kutschinski | |
1:47.6 | q |
| 4 | Ramasamy Subramaniam |  |
1:50.8 | |
| 5 | Gilbert Van Manshoven | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:52.3 | |
| N/A | Guillermo Cuello |  |
DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Adams | |
1:48.4 | Q |
| 2 | Jozef Plachý |  |
1:48.6 | Q |
| 3 | Noel Carroll |  |
1:49.0 | |
| 4 | Ahmed Issa |  |
1:49.0 | |
| 5 | Roberto Silva | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:50.4 | |
| 6 | Gerd Larsen |  |
1:51.9 | |
| N/A | Neville Myton |  |
DNF |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Doubell |  |
1:47.2 | Q |
| 2 | Henryk Szordykowski | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:47.4 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Ouko | |
1:47.6 | q |
| 4 | John Ametepey |  |
1:50.7 | |
| 5 | Gilles Sibon | |
1:50.8 | |
| 6 | Chris Carter |  |
1:52.9 | |
| 7 | José L'Oficial |  |
1:55.6 | |
| 8 | Alfredo Cubías |  |
2:08.7 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson Kiprugut | |
1:46.1 | Q |
| 2 | Tom Farrell | |
1:47.9 | Q |
| 3 | Tomáš Jungwirth | |
1:48.7 | |
| 4 | Anders Gärderud |  |
1:48.9 | |
| 5 | Jun Nagai | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:51.2 | |
| 6 | Angelo Hussein | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:53.4 | |
| 7 | Jacques Pennewaert | |
1:53.8 | |
| 8 | Francisco Menocal |  |
1:58.9 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Cropper | |
1:47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Ben Cayenne |  |
1:48.2 | Q |
| 3 | Yevhen Arzhanov | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:48.4 | q |
| 4 | Byron Dyce | |
1:48.5 | q |
| 5 | Mamo Sebsibe | |
1:49.7 | |
| 6 | Gianni Del Buono |  |
1:50.2 | |
| 7 | Xaver Frick Jr. |  |
1:52.6 | |
| 8 | Carlos Báez | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:52.6 |
Semifinals
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Adams | |
1:46.4 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Fromm | |
1:46.5 | Q |
| 3 | Thomas Saisi | |
1:46.6 | Q |
| 4 | Ben Cayenne | |
1:46.8 | Q |
| 5 | Ron Kutschinski | |
1:47.3 | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Dufresne | |
1:51.8 | |
| – | Henryk Szordykowski | |
DNS | |
| – | Yevhen Arzhanov | |
DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Doubell | |
1:45.7 | Q |
| 2 | Wilson Kiprugut | |
1:45.8 | Q |
| 3 | Jozef Plachý | |
1:45.9 | Q |
| 4 | Tom Farrell | |
1:46.1 | Q |
| 5 | Robert Ouko | |
1:47.1 | |
| 6 | Byron Dyce | |
1:47.2 | |
| 7 | Franz-Josef Kemper | |
1:47.3 | |
| 8 | Dave Cropper | |
1:47.6 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ralph Doubell | | 1:44.3 | =WR |
 | Wilson Kiprugut | | 1:44.5 | |
 | Tom Farrell | | 1:45.4 | |
| 4 | Walter Adams | | 1:45.8 | |
| 5 | Jozef Plachý | | 1:45.9 | |
| 6 | Dieter Fromm | | 1:46.2 | |
| 7 | Thomas Saisi | | 1:47.5 | |
| 8 | Ben Cayenne | | 1:54.3 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
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