Final | time | | 1. John Parlett | GBR | 1:50.5 | CR | 2. Marcel Hansenne | FRA | 1:50.7 | | 3. Roger Bannister | GBR | 1:50.7 | | 4. Ingvar Bengtsson | SWE | 1:51.2 | | 5. Audun Boysen | NOR | 1:51.4 | | 6. Michel Clare | FRA | 1:51.6 | | 7. Olle Lindén | SWE | 1:52.3 | | 8. Joseph Brys | BEL | 1:54.0 | | 9. Joseph Barthel | LUX | 1:58.8 | |
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History Men 800m. | -- Competitors from -- Nations. | Venue: Heysel Stadium. |
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Heats Wednesday 23.08 19:00 | First 3 progress to Final. |
Heat 1 | time | | 1. Audun Boysen | NOR | 1:51.2 | Q | 2. Ingvar Bengtsson | SWE | 1:51.5 | Q | 3. Joseph Barthel | LUX | 1:51.7 | Q | 4. Aim Václav | CZE | 1:53.0 | | 5. Gennadiy Modoy | URS | 1:53.1 | | 6. Magnús Jónsson | ISL | 1:56.2 | | 7. Telemachos Kanellidis | GRE | 1:59.1 | |
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Heat 2 | time | | 1. Marcel Hansenne | FRA | 1:50.8 | Q | 2. Olle Lindén | SWE | 1:50.9 | Q | 3. John Parlett | GBR | 1:51.9 | Q | 4. Alfred Langenus | BEL | 1:55.3 | | 5. Aldo Fracassi | ITA | 1:55.3 | | 6. Pétur Einarsson | ISL | 1:56.7 | |
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Heat 3 | time | | 1. Roger Bannister | GBR | 1:53.8 | Q | 2. Michel Clare | FRA | 1:53.8 | Q | 3. Joseph Brys | BEL | 1:54.1 | Q | 4. Matija Hanc | YUG | 1:55.3 | | 5. Loukas Adamopoulos | GRE | 1:57.5 | |
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