Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Dates | 28 to 31 July | |||||||||
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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, with one non-starter.
Medalists
| Gold |  Vebjørn RodalNorway (NOR) |
| Silver |  Hezekiél SepengSouth Africa (RSA) |
| Bronze |  Fred OnyanchaKenya (KEN) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:41.73 |  Sebastian Coe |
Florence (ITA) | June 10, 1981 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:43.00 |  Joaquim Cruz |
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 |
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Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) |
1:42.58 | 1 | 1:43.96 | 1:45.30 |
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Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA) |
1:42.74 | 6 | 1:45.16 | 1:45.45 |
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Fred Onyancha (KEN) |
1:42.79 | 7 | 1:44.02 | 1:46.07 |
| 4. |  Norberto Téllez (CUB) |
1:42.85 | 4 | 1:43.79 | 1:47.24 |
| 5. |  Nico Motchebon (GER) |
1:43.91 | 8 | 1:45.40 | 1:45.82 |
| 6. | David Kiptoo (KEN) |
1:44.19 | 5 | 1:43.90 | 1:45.11 |
| 7. |  Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:44.21 | 2 | 1:44.00 | 1:45.87 |
| 8. |  Benyounes Lahlou (MAR) |
1:45.52 | 3 | 1:43.99 | 1:45.85 |
Non-qualifiers
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | SEMI | HEAT |
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| — | Philip Kibitok (KEN) |
1:45.58 | 1:45.34 |
| — |  André Bucher (SUI) |
1:46.41 | 1:46.85 |
| — |  Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA) |
1:46.97 | 1:45.27 |
| — |  Paul Byrne (AUS) |
1:47.58 | 1:47.05 |
| — |  Bruno Konczylo (FRA) |
1:48.02 | 1:46.04 |
| — | Craig Winrow (GBR) |
1:48.57 | 1:47.41 |
| — |  Arthémon Hatungimana (BDI) |
1:44.92 | 1:47.10 |
| — |  Savieri Ngidhi (ZIM) |
1:46.78 | 1:46.46 |
| — | Curtis Robb (GBR) |
1:47.48 | 1:45.85 |
| — | Johan Botha (RSA) |
1:48.06 | 1:45.63 |
| — | José Luiz Barbosa (BRA) |
1:50.33 | 1:46.58 |
| — |  Einārs Tupurītis (LAT) |
1:46.41 | 1:45.88 |
| — |  David Matthews (IRL) |
1:47.83 | 1:46.76 |
| — | Jimmy Jean-Joseph (FRA) |
1:48.50 | 1:45.64 |
| — |  Balázs Korányi (HUN) |
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 |
| — |  Abdulrahman Abdulla (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 (SUD) |
DNQ | 1:48.50 |
| — |  Manlio Molinari (SMR) |
DNQ | 1:56.08 |
| — | Roberto Parra (ESP) |
DNQ | DNS |
See also
References
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