Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres
800 metres
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event at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

in Montreal

Montreal

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. The competition was held on July 23, 1976, July 24, 1976, and on July 25, 1976.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record	1:44.40	Ralph Doubell Ralph Doubell Ralph Douglas Doubell AM is an Australian former athlete, and gold medallist at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	October 15, 1968
Olympic Record	1:44.40	Ralph Doubell Ralph Doubell Ralph Douglas Doubell AM is an Australian former athlete, and gold medallist at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	October 15, 1968

Final

Held on July 25, 1976

RANK FINAL TIME
1:43.50 (WR)
1:43.86
1:44.12
4. 1:45.26
5. 1:45.44
6. 1:45.75
7. 1:45.77
8. 1:48.39

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		1:43.50 (WR)
		1:43.86
		1:44.12
4.		1:45.26
5.		1:45.44
6.		1:45.75
7.		1:45.77
8.		1:48.39

Semifinals

Held on July 24, 1976

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 1:45.88
2. 1:46.00
3. 1:46.14
4. 1:46.42
5. 1:46.43
6. 1:47.06
7. 1:48.18
— DNF

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:45.88
2.		1:46.00
3.		1:46.14
4.		1:46.42
5.		1:46.43
6.		1:47.06
7.		1:48.18
—		DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:46.72
2.		1:46.95
3.		1:47.03
4.		1:47.18
5.		1:47.22
6.		1:47.31
7.		1:47.71
8.		1:48.28

Heats

Held on July 23, 1976

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 1:45.71
2. 1:45.86
3. 1:45.88
4. 1:46.36
5. 1:46.56
6. 1:46.81
7. 1:48.50

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:45.71
2.		1:45.86
3.		1:45.88
4.		1:46.36
5.		1:46.56
6.		1:46.81
7.		1:48.50

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:47.51
2.		1:47.56
3.		1:47.63
4.		1:48.38
5.		1:49.58
6.		1:55.56
7.		2:15.26

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		1:48.27
2.		1:48.46
3.		1:48.47
4.		1:48.63
5.		1:48.83
6.		1:48.99
7.		1:49.85
8.		1:57.97

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		1:47.15
2.		1:47.21
3.		1:47.40
4.		1:47.73
5.		1:51.38
—		DSQ
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		1:48.47
2.		1:48.48
3.		1:48.59
4.		1:48.86
5.		1:49.60
6.		1:51.43
7.		1:57.67

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		1:47.80
2.		1:47.82
3.		1:47.96
4.		1:48.69
5.		1:49.29
6.		1:50.15
7.		1:50.81

Records

Final

Semifinals

Heats

See also