Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 16, 1900. The races were held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. 18 athletes from seven nations competed.

Medalists

Hall's Olympic record time surprised most of those present, as Tysoe had been the favorite in the heat.

First round, heat 2

Deloge led early, but was passed just before the final straight by Tysoe and Cregan. Hall, who had set an Olympic record in the heats, was just barely able to catch Deloge to finish third, but had no chance of passing the two leaders.

ources

* [http://olympic.org International Olympic Committee] .
* De Wael, Herman. "Herman's Full Olympians": "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1900.html ] .
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