Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres race was the second-longest of the four flat-track events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The preliminary heats were the third event held on 6 April. The nine competitors were split into two groups. The top two athletes in each heat advanced to the final, which was held on 9 April.

Medallists

Albin Lermusiaux of France won the second heat. His time was 2 minutes and 16,6 seconds. Dimitrios Golemis of Greece was the runner-up.

Final

The final consisted of only three runners, as Lermusiaux elected not to compete. Flack won the final, with Dáni close on his heels. Golemis came in a distant third.

References

* (Digitally available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf AAFLA.org] )
* (Excerpt available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf AAFLA.org] )
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