Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 14–16 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1964 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 |
The men's 800 metres was the middle of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October, 15 October, and 16 October 1964. 47 athletes from 32 nations entered, with 1 not starting the first round. The first round was held on 14 October, with the semifinals on 15 October and the final on 16 October.
Contents
Results
First round
The top four runners in each of the 6 heats advanced.
First round, heat 1
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya | 1:47.8 |
2 | Tom Farrell | United States | 1:48.6 |
3 | Valery Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:48.6 |
4 | Joseph Lambrechts | Belgium | 1:48.9 |
5 | Francis Chatelet | France | 1:48.9 |
6 | Ebrahim Yazdanpanah | Iran | 1:54.7 |
7 | Hugo Walser | 23x15px Liechtenstein | 1:57.5 |
8 | Nipon Pensuvabharp | Thailand | 1:58.8 |
First round, heat 2
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Dieter Bogatzki | United Team of Germany | 1:50.3 |
2 | Stig Lindback | Sweden | 1:50.8 |
3 | Chris Carter | Great Britain | 1:51.0 |
4 | Pekka Juutilainen | Finland | 1:51.0 |
5 | Neville Myton | Jamaica | 1:52.4 |
6 | Michel Medinger | Luxembourg | 1:52.6 |
7 | Amarsanaa Dulam | 23x15px Mongolia | 1:56.3 |
8 | Anar Khan | Pakistan | 1:56.4 |
First round, heat 3
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Manfred Kinder | United Team of Germany | 1:49.5 |
2 | Ahmed Issa | Chad | 1:49.7 |
3 | Derek George McCleane | Ireland | 1:49.9 |
4 | Rein Telp | Soviet Union | 1:50.0 |
5 | Peter Francis | Kenya | 1:50.1 |
6 | Morgan Austin Groth | United States | 1:51.4 |
7 | José Neira | Colombia | 1:55.6 |
8 | R. Subramaniam | Malaysia | 1:58.5 |
First round, heat 4
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Peter Snell | New Zealand | 1:49.0 |
2 | Jerome Francis Siebert | United States | 1:49.2 |
3 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium | 1:49.2 |
4 | Abram Krivosheev | Soviet Union | 1:49.5 |
5 | Graham Alan Dean | Great Britain | 1:49.6 |
6 | Chung Kyo Mo | 23x15px South Korea | 1:51.8 |
7 | Don Bertoia | 23x15px Canada | 1:52.2 |
8 | Sebsibe Mamo | 23x15px Ethiopia | 1:52.8 |
First round, heat 5
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | John Peter Boulter | Great Britain | 1:48.9 |
2 | George E. Kerr | Jamaica | 1:48.9 |
3 | Anthony Blue | Australia | 1:49.7 |
4 | Manfred Matuschewski | United Team of Germany | 1:50.0 |
5 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:51.1 |
6 | Rolf Jelinek | Switzerland | 1:54.6 |
— | Amos Gilad | Israel | Did not start |
First round, heat 6
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | William Crothers | 23x15px Canada | 1:49.3 |
2 | Maurice Lurot | France | 1:49.8 |
3 | Morimoto Mamoru | Japan | 1:49.9 |
4 | Rudolf Klaban | Austria | 1:49.9 |
5 | Francesco Bianchi | Italy | 1:50.2 |
6 | Paul Boekaens | Belgium | 1:50.9 |
7 | Patrick Field | 23x15px Hong Kong | 1:54.0 |
8 | Mohamed Hassan Chabbanga | Tanzania | 1:54.9 |
Semifinals
The top two runners in each of the three semifinals qualified for the final, as did the two runners with the fastest times from among the 3rd-8th spots across all of the semifinals.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Peter Snell | New Zealand | 1:46.9 |
2 | Jerome Francis Siebert | United States | 1:47.0 |
3 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium | 1:47.0 |
4 | Manfred Matuschewski | United Team of Germany | 1:47.3 |
5 | Valery Bulyshev | Soviet Union | 1:47.5 |
6 | Morimoto Mamoru | Japan | 1:47.7 |
7 | Maurice Lurot | France | 1:49.7 |
8 | Stig Lindback | Sweden | 1:49.8 |
Semifinal 2
Kerr and Kiprugut both crossed the finish line in 1:46.1, breaking the old Olympic record of 1:46.3.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | George E. Kerr | Jamaica | 1:46.1 OR |
2 | Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya | 1:46.1 OR |
3 | Dieter Bogatzki | United Team of Germany | 1:46.9 |
4 | John Peter Boulter | Great Britain | 1:47.1 |
5 | Rudolf Klaban | Austria | 1:47.4 |
6 | Abram Krivosheev | Soviet Union | 1:47.5 |
7 | Derek George McCleane | Ireland | 1:48.4 |
8 | Pekka Juutilainen | Finland | 1:50.3 |
Semifinal 3
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | William Crothers | 23x15px Canada | 1:47.3 |
2 | Tom Farrell | United States | 1:47.8 |
3 | Manfred Kinder | United Team of Germany | 1:47.9 |
4 | Chris Carter | Great Britain | 1:49.1 |
5 | Rein Telp | Soviet Union | 1:49.1 |
6 | Ahmed Issa | Chad | 1:49.4 |
7 | Anthony Blue | Australia | 1:49.6 |
8 | Joseph Lambrechts | Belgium | 1:52.8 |
Final
No fewer than four runners broke the Olympic record that had been set in the semifinals, including the two runners that had set it. Despite the record performances by the other three runners, defending Olympic champion and world record holder Peter Snell still won by half a second to take the gold medal and set the new Olympic record at 1:45.1.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Peter Snell | New Zealand | 1:45.1 OR |
2 | William Crothers | 23x15px Canada | 1:45.6 |
3 | Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya | 1:45.9 |
4 | George E. Kerr | Jamaica | 1:45.9 |
5 | Tom Farrell | United States | 1:46.6 |
6 | Jerome Francis Siebert | United States | 1:47.0 |
7 | Dieter Bogatzki | United Team of Germany | 1:47.2 |
8 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium | 1:50.5 |
References
- Official Report