Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The event took place between 3 and 6 August.[1]
Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Dates | 3 August 1984 (heats) 4 August 1984 (quarter-finals) 5 August 1984 (semi-finals) 6 August 1984 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 69 from 56 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:43.00 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1984 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 |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
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 |
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 | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
With four notable front runners in the race the battle to the break was important. Edwin Koech on the far outside and Joaquim Cruz went out hard around the first turn, with Earl Jones and Johnny Gray to the inside. Cruz, Jones and Gray converged at the same spot, Gray getting the short end of the stick and suddenly losing ground to the back of the field, then Koech converged from the outside, closing the door on Cruz and Jones, with Cruz edging ahead of Jones as contact was made causing Cruz to jump 200 metres into the race. The lead group was marked by British rivals, defending champion Steve Ovett and world record holder Sebastian Coe. They held that order through the next 200 metres, only upset by Gray long striding along the outside up to Coe's shoulder. Gray's added speed seemed to force the leaders to run faster to stay ahead of him, while Ovett withered out the back of the field. With 200 to go Gray seemed to tighten up, frustrated that his hard effort only netted him fifth place. Through the turn, Cruz inched closer to Koech, still marked by Coe and Jones. When Cruz pounced coming off the turn, Koech wilted, outside of him Coe and Jones were in a shoulder to shoulder sprint battle. Cruz had won the war, sprinting away to a clear 5 metre victory. Coe was able to make a slight gain on Jones to take silver. Jones still held off a late charge by Billy Konchellah for bronze.
Medalists
Gold | Joaquim Cruz |
Silver | Sebastian Coe |
Bronze | Earl Jones |
Abbreviations
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:41.73 | Florence (ITA) | June 10, 1981 | |
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Olympic Record | 1:43.50 | Montreal (CAN) | July 25, 1976 |
In the final Joaquim Cruz set a new Olympic record with 1:43.00 minutes.
Results
Heats
Quarterfinals
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 1:44.74 | |
2. | 1:44.90 | |
3. | 1:45.18 | |
4. | 1:45.49 | |
5. | 1:45.67 | |
6. | 1:45.71 | |
7. | 1:46.34 | |
– | DNF |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 1:46.15 | |
2. | 1:46.33 | |
3. | 1:46.75 | |
4. | 1:46.87 | |
5. | 1:47.18 | |
6. | 1:47.90 | |
7. | 1:48.11 | |
8. | 1:48.30 |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | 1:44.84 | |
2. | 1:45.72 | |
3. | 1:45.82 | |
4. | 1:46.17 | |
5. | 1:46.49 | |
6. | 1:46.74 | |
7. | 1:47.90 | |
8. | 1:49.72 |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | 1:45.44 | |
2. | 1:45.52 | |
3. | 1:45.59 | |
4. | 1:45.71 | |
5. | 1:45.78 | |
6. | 1:46.21 | |
7. | 1:46.97 | |
8. | 1:48.95 |
Semifinals
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 1:43.82 | |
2. | 1:44.12 | |
3. | 1:44.51 | |
4. | 1:44.81 | |
5. | 1:44.87 | |
6. | 1:45.03 | |
7. | 1:47.32 | |
– | DNF |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 1:45.51 | |
2. | 1:45.67 | |
3. | 1:45.82 | |
4. | 1:45.96 | |
5. | 1:46.16 | |
6. | 1:46.65 | |
7. | 1:48.06 | |
8. | 1:48.70 |
Final
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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1:43.00 | ||
1:43.64 | ||
1:43.83 | ||
4. | 1:44.03 | |
5. | 1:44.53 | |
6. | 1:44.86 | |
7. | 1:47.89 | |
8. | 1:52.28 |
See also
References
- "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.