Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 to 31 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 42 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:42.58 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1996 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 |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 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 |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| 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 | ||
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 57 competitors from 42 countries.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Vebjørn Rodal Norway
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| Silver | Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa
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| Bronze | Fred Onyancha Kenya
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:41.73 |  Sebastian Coe
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Florence (ITA) | June 10, 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:43.00 |  Joaquim Cruz
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Los Angeles (USA) | August 6, 1984 |
In the final Vebjørn Rodal set a new Olympic record with 1:42.58 minutes.
Final classification
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | FINAL | LANE | SEMI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)
|
1:42.58 | 1 | 1:43.96 | 1:45.30 |
|
 Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)
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1:42.74 | 6 | 1:45.16 | 1:45.45 |
|
 Fred Onyancha (KEN)
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1:42.79 | 7 | 1:44.02 | 1:46.07 |
| 4. |  Norberto Téllez (CUB)
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1:42.85 | 4 | 1:43.79 | 1:47.24 |
| 5. |  Nico Motchebon (GER)
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1:43.91 | 8 | 1:45.40 | 1:45.82 |
| 6. | David Kiptoo (KEN)
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1:44.19 | 5 | 1:43.90 | 1:45.11 |
| 7. |  Johnny Gray (USA)
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1:44.21 | 2 | 1:44.00 | 1:45.87 |
| 8. |  Benyounes Lahlou (MAR)
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1:45.52 | 3 | 1:43.99 | 1:45.85 |
Non-qualifiers
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | SEMI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Philip Kibitok (KEN)
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1:45.58 | 1:45.34 |
| — |  André Bucher (SUI)
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1:46.41 | 1:46.85 |
| — |  Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA)
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1:46.97 | 1:45.27 |
| — |  Paul Byrne (AUS)
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1:47.58 | 1:47.05 |
| — |  Bruno Konczylo (FRA)
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1:48.02 | 1:46.04 |
| — |  Craig Winrow (GBR)
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1:48.57 | 1:47.41 |
| — |  Arthémon Hatungimana (BDI)
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1:44.92 | 1:47.10 |
| — |  Savieri Ngidhi (ZIM)
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1:46.78 | 1:46.46 |
| — | Curtis Robb (GBR)
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1:47.48 | 1:45.85 |
| — | Johan Botha (RSA)
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1:48.06 | 1:45.63 |
| — | José Luiz Barbosa (BRA)
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1:50.33 | 1:46.58 |
| — |  Einārs Tupurītis (LAT)
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1:46.41 | 1:45.88 |
| — |  David Matthews (IRL)
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1:47.83 | 1:46.76 |
| — | Jimmy Jean-Joseph (FRA)
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1:48.50 | 1:45.64 |
| — |  Balázs Korányi (HUN)
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1:50.30 | 1:46.63 |
| — | Andrea Benvenuti (ITA)
|
DNF | 1:47.45 |
| — | Joachim Dehmel (GER)
|
DNQ | 1:47.12 |
| — |  Joseph Rakotoarimanana (MAD)
|
DNQ | 1:47.33 |
| — |  Tommy Asinga (SUR)
|
DNQ | 1:48.29 |
| — |  Adem Hecini (ALG)
|
DNQ | 1:47.23 |
| — |  Abdul Rahman Al-Abdullah (QAT)
|
DNQ | 1:48.52 |
| — | Flavio Godoy (BRA)
|
DNQ | 1:48.91 |
| — |  Chérif Baba Aidara (MTN)
|
DNQ | 1:56.20 |
| — |  Pavel Soukup (CZE)
|
DNQ | 1:47.67 |
| — |  Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP)
|
DNQ | 1:47.86 |
| — | Atle Douglas (NOR)
|
DNQ | 1:48.60 |
| — |  Cedric Harris (DMA)
|
DNQ | 1:51.46 |
| — |  Fernando Arlete (GBS)
|
DNQ | 2:00.07 |
| — |  Ibrahim Aden (SOM)
|
DNQ | 1:47.31 |
| — | Charles Nkazamyampi (BDI)
|
DNQ | 1:47.95 |
| — |  Tavakalo Kailes (VAN)
|
DNQ | 1:55.07 |
| — |  Naseer Ismail (MDV)
|
DNQ | 1:58.70 |
| — | Marius van Heerden (RSA)
|
DNQ | 1:47.46 |
| — | David Strang (GBR)
|
DNQ | 1:47.96 |
| — |  Boris Kaveshnikov (KGZ)
|
DNQ | 1:48.88 |
| — | José Parrilla (USA)
|
DNQ | 1:49.99 |
| — |  Yaya Terap Adoum (CHA)
|
DNQ | 1:52.68 |
| — |  Antonio Abrantes (POR)
|
DNQ | 1:47.73 |
| — |  Clive Terrelonge (JAM)
|
DNQ | 1:48.29 |
| — |  Themba Makhanya (SWZ)
|
DNQ | 1:59.02 |
| — | Andrea Giocondi (ITA)
|
DNQ | 1:47.26 |
| — | Brandon Rock (USA)
|
DNQ | 1:48.47 |
| — |  Jean Destine (HAI)
|
DNQ | 1:48.82 |
| — |  Saeed Basweidan (YEM)
|
DNQ | 1:49.35 |
| — |  Greg Rhymer (IVB)
|
DNQ | 1:50.03 |
| — | Alex Morgan (JAM)
|
DNQ | 1:47.40 |
| — |  Mohamed Babiker Yagoub (SUD)
|
DNQ | 1:48.50 |
| — |  Manlio Molinari (SMR)
|
DNQ | 1:56.08 |
| — | Roberto Parra (ESP)
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DNQ | DNS |
See also
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.