Men 800m Athletics IX Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - Tuesday, 31st July - Gold Medal: Douglas Lowe, Great Britain
Final 16:20timeL
1. Douglas LoweGBR Great Britain1:51.8 OR2
2. Erik ByléhnSWE Sweden1:52.8e4
3. Hermann EngelhardGeR Germany1:53.2e6
4. Phil EdwardsCAn Canada1:54.0e8
5. Lloyd HahnUSA United States1:54.2e7
6. Séra MartinFRA France1:54.6e9
7. Earl FullerUSA United States1:55.0e1
8. Jean KellerFRA France1:57.0e3
9. Ray WatsonUSA United States2:03.0e5
400m: Lloyd Hahn (USA) 55.2s

world Men 800m History

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 31,600.
49 competitors from 24 nations.
RoundHathdate
Semi-Finals32430.07
Heats64929.07
World Record: Séra Martin, France 1:50.6 Paris, France 14 July 1928
Olympic Record: Ted Meredith, United States 1:51.9 Stockholm, Sweden 8 July 1912
Between Paris and Amsterdam the best 800m man was Otto Peltzer (GER), but he was notably inconsistent and France and the USA seemed to provide the best candidates for gold. Lloyd Hahn had run 1:51.4y indoors, and the young French star Séra Martin (22) who ran a world record of 1:50.6 two weeks before the Games. Hahn was the fastest in both preliminary rounds - 1:56.8 and 1:52.6. The 20 year-old Phil Edwards, a British Guianan-born Canadian, ran 1:52.8 behind Hahn and ahead of Séra Martin. Lowe, who had been more cautious in the early rounds, went into the lead from the gun to control the final, but Hahn soon took over and led at the bell (55.2) with Lowe and Edwards on his shoulder. Lowe kicked sharply as the runners came off the last turn and effectively demolished the opposition. He finished nearly 7m clear of Byléhn, who sped by Hahn and Edwards in the finishing straight, pulling Engelhard with him. Times previously shown have been updated after reference to film of the race, and Watson is shown in his correct position of eighth.

Semi-Finals - Monday, 30th July 15:25

3 Semis with 24 athletes. Best 3 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1time L
1. Earl FullerUSA United States1:55.6Q4
2. Douglas LoweGBR Great Britain1:55.8Q6
3. Jean KellerFRA France1:56.0Q3
4. Barsi LászlóHUN Hungary1:56.2 7
5. Otto PeltzerGeR Germany1:56.3 2
6. Alex WilsonCAn Canada1:57.1 1
7. Vilém ŠindlerTCH CzechoslovakiaUnknown 5
-. Norman McEachernIRL IrelandDNF 8
Semi 2time L
1. Erik BlyéhnSWE Sweden1:55.6sQ1
2. Ray WatsonUSA United States1:56.8sQ3
3. Hermann EngelhardGeR Germany1:56.8sQ5
4. Brant LittleCAn Canada1:57.6 2
5. Ralph StarrGBR Great BritainUnknown 8
6. Guido CominottoITA ItalyUnknown 7
7. Serafín DengraARG ArgentinaUnknown 6
-. Georges BaratonFRA FranceDNS 4
Semi 3time L
1. Lloyd HahnUSA United States1:52.6Q5
2. Phil EdwardsCAn Canada1:52.8Q8
3. Séra MartinFRA France1:53.0Q7
4. Paul MartinSUI Switzerland1:53.3 3
5. John SittigUSA United States1:53.4 1
6. Fredy MüllerGeR Germany1:53.8 6
7. Wilfrid TathamGBR Great BritainUnknown 2
8. Olaf StrandNOR Norway1:59.9 4

Heats - Sunday, 29th July 16:15

8 Heats with 49 athletes. Best 3 from each Heat advanced to Semi-Finals.
Heat 1time L
1. Alex WilsonCAn Canada1:59.2Q7
2. Erik ByléhnSWE Sweden1:59.8Q5
3. John SittigUSA United States2:00.6Q8
4. Guus ZeegersNED NetherlandsUnknown 3
5. Bertheloot GéraldBEL BelgiumUnknown 1
6. Vasilios StavrinosGRe GreeceUnknown 2
7. Louis SchmitLUX LuxembourgUnknown 4
-. António DiasPOR PortugalDNS 6
Heat 2time L
1. Otto PeltzerGeR Germany1:57.4Q2
2. Brant LittleCAn Canada1:57.8Q6
3. Wilfred TathamGBR Great Britain1:58.2Q7
4. Adriaan PaulenNED NetherlandsUnknown 4
5. William WhyteAUS AustraliaUnknown 3
6. Albert LarsenDEN DenmarkUnknown 5
-. József MartonHUn HungaryDNS 1
Heat 3time L
1. Jean KellerFRA France1:59.0Q1
2. Paul MartinSUI Switzerland1:59.4Q6
3. Ray WatsonUSA United States1:59.6Q8
4. Max TarnogrockiGeR Germany1:59.9 2
5. Alfonso GarcíaMEX MexicoUnknown 7
6. Andries HoogerwerfNED NetherlandsUnknown 5
7. Antonios MangosGRe GreeceUnknown 3
-. Harri LarvaFIN FinlandDNS 4
Heat 4time L
1. Georges BaratonFRA France2:03.4Q1
2. Earl FullerUSA United States2:03.8Q7
3. Olaf StrandNOR Norway2:03.8Q4
4. Ettore TavernariITa ItalyUnknown 5
5. Philippe CoenjaertsBEL BelgiumUnknown 2
6. Harry HoughtonGBR Great BritainUnknown 6
-. Danie JacobsZAF South AfricaDNS 3
Heat 5time L
1. Lloyd HahnUSA United States1:56.8Q8
2. Hermann EnglehardGeR Germany1:57.0Q2
3. Vilém ŠindlerTCH Czechoslovakia1:57.0Q3
4. René FégerFRA FranceUnknown 1
5. Jack WalterCAn CanadaUnknown 7
6. Charles StuartAUS AustraliaUnknown 6
-. Grigorios GeorgakopoulosGRe GreeceDNS 4
-. Matti KorpelaFIN FinlandDNS 5
Heat 6time L
1. Serafín DengraARG Argentina2:01.2Q4
2. Douglas LoweGBR Great Britain2:02.2Q7
3. Guido CominottoITA Italy2:02.4Q6
4. Besim Koşalay ÖmerTUR TurkeyUnknown 2
-. Arnoldy G.LUX LuxembourgDNS 1
-. Frej LiewendahlFIN FinlandDNS 5
-. Magdics LászlóHUN HungaryDNS 3
Heat 7time L
1. Séra MartinFRA France1:58.8sQ1
2. Barsi LászlóHUN Hungary1:59.0sQ2
3. Fredy MüllerGeR Germany1:59.4sQ3
4. Adolf KittelTCH Czechoslovakia1:59.6 4
5. Feliks MalanowskiPOL Poland1:59.8 8
6. Gerry CoughlanIRL IrelandUnknown 7
7. Murphy J.INd IndiaUnknown 5
-. Eino PurjeFIN FinlandDNS 6
Heat 8time L
1. Phil EdwardsCAn Canada1:59.4Q6
2. Ralph StarrGBR Great Britain1:59.8Q7
3. Norman McEachernIRL Ireland1:59.8Q5
4. Leopoldo LedesmaARG ArgentinaUnknown 3
5. José Lucílo IturbeMEX MexicoUnknown 8
6. Joaquín MiquelESP Spain2:03.2 1
-. L. PassyGRe GreeceDNS 2
-. Ivan RittigYUG YugoslaviaDNS 4
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