Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres
event at the 1952 Olympics
took place between July 20 and July 22. The final was won by American
Mal Whitfield.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...
event at the 1952 Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
took place between July 20 and July 22. The final was won by American
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Mal Whitfield.
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Nielsen Gunnar Nielsen (athlete) Niels Gunnar Nielsen was a Danish middle distance runner who equalled the world record over both 880 yards and 1500 metres. He represented the Østerbro-based club Københavns Idræts Forening throughout his career.... |
1:50.0 | ||
| 2 | Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games... |
1:50.1 | ||
| 3 | Albert Webster | 1:50.1 | ||
| 4 | Audun Boysen Audun Boysen Audun Boysen was a Norwegian middle distance runner. Born in Bjarkøy and raised in Rissa, he first represented Rissa I.L... |
1:50.4 | ||
| 5 | Urban Cleve | 1:51.6 | ||
| 6 | Bill Parnell | 1:52.7 | ||
| 7 | Pyotr Chevgun | 1:52.8 | ||
| 8 | Don MacMillan | 1:58.4 | ||
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics.... |
1:52.7 | ||
| 2 | Günther Steines | 1:52.9 | ||
| 3 | Hans Ring | 1:53.0 | ||
| 4 | John Barnes | 1:53.4 | ||
| 5 | Tom White | 1:53.6 | ||
| 6 | Ludvík Liška | 1:54.8 | ||
| 7 | Gennady Modoy | 1:55.7 | ||
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer was a West German athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.He competed in the 800 metres for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal... |
1:51.9 | ||
| 2 | Lars Wolfbrandt Lars Wolfbrandt Lars-Erik Ragnar Wolfbrandt was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Kurt Lundquist, Folke Alnevik and Rune Larsson.... |
1:52.4 | ||
| 3 | Reggie Pearman | 1:52.5 | ||
| 4 | Jack Hutchins Jack Hutchins John 'Jack' William Hutchins was a Canadian middle distance runner. Hutchins was the Canadian national record holder in the 880 yards for the years 1946, 1947 and 1951 , and the 440 yard Canadian and British Columbia record holder in 1951... |
1:52.8 | ||
| 5 | Edmund Potrzebowski | 1:53.7 | ||
| 6 | Sohan Singh | 1:54.9 | ||
| 7 | Jenő Bakos | 1:55.5 | ||
| 8 | Frank Evans | 1:56.8 | ||
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games... |
1:49.2 | =OR | ||
| Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics.... |
1:49.4 | |||
| Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer was a West German athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.He competed in the 800 metres for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal... |
1:49.7 | |||
| 4 | Gunnar Nielsen Gunnar Nielsen (athlete) Niels Gunnar Nielsen was a Danish middle distance runner who equalled the world record over both 880 yards and 1500 metres. He represented the Østerbro-based club Københavns Idræts Forening throughout his career.... |
1:49.7 | ||
| 5 | Albert Webster | 1:50.2 | ||
| 6 | Günther Steines | 1:50.6 | ||
| 7 | Reggie Pearman | 1:52.1 | ||
| 8 | Lars Wolfbrandt Lars Wolfbrandt Lars-Erik Ragnar Wolfbrandt was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Kurt Lundquist, Folke Alnevik and Rune Larsson.... |
1:52.1 | ||
| 9 | Hans Ring | 1:54.0 |