Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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Dates | 14–16 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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.
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 | ![]() | 1:47.8 |
2 | Tom Farrell | ![]() | 1:48.6 |
3 | Valery Bulyshev | ![]() | 1:48.6 |
4 | Joseph Lambrechts | ![]() | 1:48.9 |
5 | Francis Chatelet | ![]() | 1:48.9 |
6 | Ebrahim Yazdanpanah | ![]() | 1:54.7 |
7 | Hugo Walser | ![]() | 1:57.5 |
8 | Nipon Pensuvabharp | ![]() | 1:58.8 |
First round, heat 2
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Dieter Bogatzki | ![]() | 1:50.3 |
2 | Stig Lindback | ![]() | 1:50.8 |
3 | Chris Carter | ![]() | 1:51.0 |
4 | Pekka Juutilainen | ![]() | 1:51.0 |
5 | Neville Myton | ![]() | 1:52.4 |
6 | Michel Medinger | ![]() | 1:52.6 |
7 | Amarsanaa Dulam | ![]() | 1:56.3 |
8 | Anar Khan | ![]() | 1:56.4 |
First round, heat 3
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Manfred Kinder | ![]() | 1:49.5 |
2 | Ahmed Issa | ![]() | 1:49.7 |
3 | Derek George McCleane | ![]() | 1:49.9 |
4 | Rein Telp | ![]() | 1:50.0 |
5 | Peter Francis | ![]() | 1:50.1 |
6 | Morgan Austin Groth | ![]() | 1:51.4 |
7 | José Neira | ![]() | 1:55.6 |
8 | R. Subramaniam | ![]() | 1:58.5 |
First round, heat 4
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Peter Snell | ![]() | 1:49.0 |
2 | Jerome Francis Siebert | ![]() | 1:49.2 |
3 | Jacques Pennewaert | ![]() | 1:49.2 |
4 | Abram Krivosheev | ![]() | 1:49.5 |
5 | Graham Alan Dean | ![]() | 1:49.6 |
6 | Chung Kyo Mo | ![]() | 1:51.8 |
7 | Don Bertoia | ![]() | 1:52.2 |
8 | Sebsibe Mamo | ![]() | 1:52.8 |
First round, heat 5
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | John Peter Boulter | ![]() | 1:48.9 |
2 | George E. Kerr | ![]() | 1:48.9 |
3 | Tony Blue | ![]() | 1:49.7 |
4 | Manfred Matuschewski | ![]() | 1:50.0 |
5 | Noel Carroll | ![]() | 1:51.1 |
6 | Rolf Jelinek | ![]() | 1:54.6 |
— | Amos Gilad | ![]() | Did not finish[1] |
First round, heat 6
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | William Crothers | ![]() | 1:49.3 |
2 | Maurice Lurot | ![]() | 1:49.8 |
3 | Morimoto Mamoru | ![]() | 1:49.9 |
4 | Rudolf Klaban | ![]() | 1:49.9 |
5 | Francesco Bianchi | ![]() | 1:50.2 |
6 | Paul Boekaens | ![]() | 1:50.9 |
7 | Patrick Field | ![]() | 1:54.0 |
8 | Mohamed Hassan Chabbanga | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1:46.9 |
2 | Jerome Francis Siebert | ![]() | 1:47.0 |
3 | Jacques Pennewaert | ![]() | 1:47.0 |
4 | Manfred Matuschewski | ![]() | 1:47.3 |
5 | Valery Bulyshev | ![]() | 1:47.5 |
6 | Morimoto Mamoru | ![]() | 1:47.7 |
7 | Maurice Lurot | ![]() | 1:49.7 |
8 | Stig Lindback | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1:46.1 OR |
2 | Wilson Kiprugut | ![]() | 1:46.1 OR |
3 | Dieter Bogatzki | ![]() | 1:46.9 |
4 | John Peter Boulter | ![]() | 1:47.1 |
5 | Rudolf Klaban | ![]() | 1:47.4 |
6 | Abram Krivosheev | ![]() | 1:47.5 |
7 | Derek George McCleane | ![]() | 1:48.4 |
8 | Pekka Juutilainen | ![]() | 1:50.3 |
Semifinal 3
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | William Crothers | ![]() | 1:47.3 |
2 | Tom Farrell | ![]() | 1:47.8 |
3 | Manfred Kinder | ![]() | 1:47.9 |
4 | Chris Carter | ![]() | 1:49.1 |
5 | Rein Telp | ![]() | 1:49.1 |
6 | Ahmed Issa | ![]() | 1:49.4 |
7 | Tony Blue | ![]() | 1:49.6 |
8 | Joseph Lambrechts | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1:45.1 OR |
2 | William Crothers | ![]() | 1:45.6 |
3 | Wilson Kiprugut | ![]() | 1:45.9 |
4 | George E. Kerr | ![]() | 1:45.9 |
5 | Tom Farrell | ![]() | 1:46.6 |
6 | Jerome Francis Siebert | ![]() | 1:47.0 |
7 | Dieter Bogatzki | ![]() | 1:47.2 |
8 | Jacques Pennewaert | ![]() | 1:50.5 |
References
- Official Report