Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 11, 12 and 13 September 1979.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Evans White United States
|
Garry Cook Great Britain
|
Hans-Peter Ferner West Germany
|
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? | Roger Milhau |  France |
1:52.63 | Q[1] |
| 3 | ? | Philippe Dupont | France |
1:52.75 | Q[1] |
| 3 | 2 | Chum Darvall |  Australia |
1:53.17 | Q[2] |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Evans White | United States |
1:50.02 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Roger Milhau | France |
1:50.08 | Q[1] |
| 3 | 1 | Garry Cook | Great Britain |
1:50.37 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Agberto Guimarães |  Brazil |
1:51.31 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Abderrahmane Morceli |  Algeria |
1:51.36 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Philippe Dupont | France |
1:51.76 | Q[1] |
| 6 | 2 | Chum Darvall | Australia |
1:51.99 | [2] |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Evans White | United States |
1:48.87 | |
 |
Garry Cook | Great Britain |
1:49.50 | |
 |
Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany |
1:49.77 | |
| 4 | Abderrahmane Morceli | Algeria |
1:49.89 | |
| 5 | Philippe Dupont | France |
1:51.84 | |
| 6 | Thomas Wilking | West Germany |
1:54.45 | |
| Roger Milhau | France |
DNF | [1] | |
| Agberto Guimarães | Brazil |
?:??.?? |
References
- ^ a b c d e French results
- ^ a b Australian results
- ^ "Estafette lukt" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 14 September 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". Hartford Courant. 14 September 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2020.