Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DatesSeptember 1
Competitors13 from 3 nations
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   United States
Athletics at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m   men
100 m men
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
110 m hurdles men
200 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
2590 m steeplechase men
4 mile team race men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Standing long jump men
Standing triple jump men
Standing high jump men
Shot put men
Discus throw men
Hammer throw men
56 pound weight throw men
Combined events
Triathlon men
All-around men

The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 13 runners from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 1, 1904.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:53.4(*) United States Charles Kilpatrick New York (USA) September 21, 1895
Olympic Record 1:59.0(**) United States David Hall Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900

(*) unofficial 880 yards (= 804.68 m)

(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.

James Lightbody set a new Olympic record with 1:56.0 minutes.

Results

Place Athlete Time
1 James Lightbody (USA) 1:56.0 OR
2 Howard Valentine (USA) 1:56.3
3 Emil Breitkreutz (USA) 1:56.4
4 George Underwood (USA) 1:56.5+
5 Johannes Runge (GER) 1:57.1+
6 Frank Verner (USA)
7-13 George Bonhag (USA)
 Harvey Cohn (USA)
 Peter Deer (CAN)
 Lacey Hearn (USA)
 John J. Joyce (USA)
 John Peck (CAN)
 Paul Pilgrim (USA)

+ approximately

Sources

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