Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1992 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 | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 63 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats. Johnny Gray took the race out to the "Gray zone" running the first lap in 49.9 hoping to burn off the competition. His only follower was José Luiz Barbosa. It worked for most of the field, but the two Kenyans Nixon Kiprotich and William Tanui came from behind to run down the depleted front runners on the home stretch.
Medalists
| Gold | William Tanui Kenya |
| Silver | Nixon Kiprotich Kenya |
| Bronze | Johnny Gray United States |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:41.73 |  Sebastian Coe |
Florence (ITA) | June 10, 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:43.00 |  Joaquim Cruz |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 6, 1984 |
Final
- Held on August 5, 1992
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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William Tanui (KEN) |
1:43.66 |
 |
Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) |
1:43.70 |
 |
Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:43.97 |
| 4. | José Luiz Barbosa (BRA) |
1:45.06 |
| 5. |  Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) |
1:45.23 |
| 6. | Curtis Robb (GBR) |
1:45.57 |
| 7. |  Reda Abdenouz (ALG) |
1:48.34 |
| — | Mark Everett (USA) |
DNF |
Semi finals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:45.66 |
| 2. | Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) |
1:45.80 |
| 3. | Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) |
1:46.02 |
| 4. |  Tomas de Teresa (ESP) |
1:46.08 |
| 5. |  Mbiganyi Thee (BOT) |
1:46.13 |
| 6. | Steve Heard (GBR) |
1:46.19 |
| 7. |  Anatoly Makarevich (EUN) |
1:46.69 |
| 8. |  Tommy Asinga (SUR) |
1:46.78 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Curtis Robb (GBR) |
1:45.25 |
| 2. | José Luiz Barbosa (BRA) |
1:45.32 |
| 3. | Reda Abdenouz (ALG) |
1:46.06 |
| 4. |  Kennedy Osei (GHA) |
1:46.20 |
| 5. |  Robin van Helden (NED) |
1:46.98 |
| 6. | Luis González Fanega (ESP) |
1:47.09 |
| 7. |  Atle Douglas (NOR) |
1:48.63 |
| 8. | Paul Ereng (KEN) |
1:49.90 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | William Tanui (KEN) |
1:46.59 |
| 2. | Mark Everett (USA) |
1:46.94 |
| 3. |  Babacar Niang (SEN) |
1:46.95 |
| 4. | Tom McKean (GBR) |
1:48.77 |
| 5. | Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) |
1:49.53 |
| 6. |  Clive Terrelonge (JAM) |
1:51.03 |
| 7. | Marko Koers (NED) |
1:52.23 |
| — |  Piotr Piekarski (POL) |
DSQ |
Heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Piotr Piekarski (POL) |
1:48.51 |
| 2. | Mark Everett (USA) |
1:48.65 |
| 3. | .svg.png){kind=small} Lee Jin-Il (KOR) |
1:48.68 |
| 4. |  Mahjoub Haida (MAR) |
1:48.72 |
| 5. |  Jörg Haas (GER) |
1:50.42 |
| 6. |  Symphorien Samba (CGO) |
1:51.75 |
| 7. |  Mohamed Saleh (UAE) |
1:53.91 |
| 8. |  Ilunga Kafila (ZAI) |
1:57.73 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom McKean (GBR) |
1:47.85 |
| 2. | Atle Douglas (NOR) |
1:48.08 |
| 3. |  Freddie Williams (CAN) |
1:48.20 |
| 4. |  Frédéric Cornette (FRA) |
1:48.22 |
| 5. |  Eversley Linley (VIN) |
1:52.49 |
| 6. |  Chérif Baba Aidara (MTN) |
1:56.41 |
| 7. |  Bassam Kawas (LIB) |
1:58.71 |
| 8. |  Hussain Riyaz (MDV) |
2:00.93 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:46.62 |
| 2. | Tomas de Teresa (ESP) |
1:46.78 |
| 3. | Babacar Niang (SEN) |
1:46.69 |
| 4. | Tommy Asinga (SUR) |
1:47.23 |
| 5. | Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) |
1:48.00 |
| 6. | Terap Adoum (GHA) |
1:54.43 |
| 7. |  Baptiste Firiam (VAN) |
1:57.96 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | William Tanui (KEN) |
1:47.02 |
| 2. | Kennedy Osei (GHA) |
1:47.17 |
| 3. |  Sipho Dlamini (SWZ) |
1:48.70 |
| 4. | José Arconada (ESP) |
1:49.23 |
| 5. |  Mohamed Sy Savane (GUI) |
1:51.80 |
| — |  Tamimou Idrissou (BEN) |
DSQ |
| — | Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Curtis Robb (GBR) |
1:46.16 |
| 2. | Clive Terrelonge (JAM) |
1:46.64 |
| 3. | Luis González Fanega (ESP) |
1:46.65 |
| 4. | Paul Ereng (KEN) |
1:46.65 |
| 5. |  João Baptista Ntyamba (ANG) |
1:48.54 |
| 6. |  Zacharia Maidjida (CAF) |
1:50.41 (NR) |
| 7. |  Emiliano Buale (GEQ) |
1:58.95 |
| — |  Baba Njie (GAM) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) |
1:47.45 |
| 2. | Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) |
1:47.58 |
| 3. | Mbiganyi Thee (BOT) |
1:48.04 |
| 4. | Robin van Helden (NED) |
1:48.05 |
| 5. |  Dale Anthony Jones (ANT) |
1:50.43 |
| 6. |  Melford Homela (ZIM) |
1:50.50 |
| 7. | .svg.png){kind=small} Abdullah Al-Anbari (OMA) |
1:50.72 |
| 8. |  Khambieng Khamiar (LAO) |
2:02.45 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | José Luiz Barbosa (BRA) |
1:46.16 |
| 2. | Reda Abdenouz (ALG) |
1:46.82 |
| 3. |  Mohamed Ismail Yousuf (QAT) |
1:49.32 |
| 4. | Slobodan Popovic (IOP) |
1:49.69 |
| 5. |  Antonio Abrantes (POR) |
1:50.89 |
| 6. |  Desmond Hector (GUY) |
1:51.43 |
| — |  John Maurice Palacio (BIZ) |
DSQ |
| RANK | HEAT 8 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Heard (GBR) |
1:46.42 |
| 2. | Marko Koers (NED) |
1:46.88 |
| 3. | Anatoly Makarevich (EUN) |
1:47.30 |
| 4. | José Parrilla (USA) |
1:48.17 |
| 5. |  Prince Amara (SLE) |
1:51.76 |
| 6. |  Stevon Roberts (BAR) |
1:52.30 |
| 7. |  Anwar Mohamed (YEM) |
1:52.71 |
| 8. |  Francis Munthali (MAW) |
1:56.69 |
See also
- 1990 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Tokyo)
- 1993 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
References
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