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800 metres, Men

Date	29 – 31 July 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	49 from 24 countries

The defending champion, Douglas Lowe, was back, and won the AAA title a few weeks before the 1928 Olympics. He would be challenged by German Otto Peltzer, who set the 880 yard record in 1926, and Frenchman Séra Martin, who had broken the 800 standard a few weeks before the Olympics. Also expected to challenge was the top American, Lloyd Hahn. Lowe jumped off to an early lead in the final, but was caught by Hahn and Canada’s Phil Edwards. At the 400 mark, Hahn led in 55.2 with Lowe and Edwards on his shoulder. Off the last turn, Lowe kicked and there was no answer, as he won by almost 10 metres.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	470	Douglas Lowe	GBR	2:02.2 (2 h6)	1:55.8 (2 h1)	1:51.8 (1)	Gold	OR
2	842	Erik Byléhn	SWE	1:59.8 (2 h1)	1:55.6 (1 h2)	1:52.8e (2)	Silver
3	709	Hermann Engelhard	GER	1:57.0 (2 h5)	1:56.8 (3 h2)	1:53.2e (3)	Bronze
4	650	Phil Edwards	CAN	1:59.4 (1 h8)	1:52.8 (2 h3)	1:53.4e (4)
5	532	Lloyd Hahn	USA	1:56.8 (1 h5)	1:52.6 (1 h3)	1:53.5e (5)
6	85	Séra Martin	FRA	1:58.8 (1 h7)	1:53.0 (3 h3)	1:53.6e (6)
7	527	Earl Fuller	USA	2:03.8 (2 h4)	1:55.6 (1 h1)	1:55.0e (7)
8	571	Ray Watson	USA	1:59.6 (3 h3)	1:56.8 (2 h2)	1:56.5e (8)
9	78	Jean Keller	FRA	1:59.0 (1 h3)	1:56.0 (3 h1)	1:57.0e (9)
4 h1 r2/3	4	László Barsi	HUN	1:59.0 (2 h7)	1:56.2 (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	658	Brant Little	CAN	1:57.8 (2 h2)	1:57.6 (4 h2)	–
4 h3 r2/3	272	Paul Martin	SUI	1:59.4 (2 h3)	1:53.3 (4 h3)	–
5 h1 r2/3	733	Otto Peltzer	GER	1:57.4 (1 h2)	1:56.3 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	488	Ralph Starr	GBR	1:59.8 (2 h8)	– (5 h2)	–
5 h3 r2/3	568	John Sittig	USA	2:00.6 (3 h1)	1:53.4 (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r2/3	669	Alex Wilson	CAN	1:59.2 (1 h1)	1:57.1 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	226	Guido Cominotto	ITA	2:02.4 (3 h6)	– (6 h2)	–
6 h3 r2/3	731	Fredy Müller	GER	1:59.4 (3 h7)	1:53.8 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r2/3	390	Vilém Šindler	TCH	1:57.0 (3 h5)	– (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	591	Serafín Dengra	ARG	2:01.2 (1 h6)	– (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r2/3	492	Wilfrid Tatham	GBR	1:58.2 (3 h2)	– (7 h3)	–
8 h3 r2/3	200	Olaf Strand	NOR	2:03.8 (3 h4)	1:59.9 (8 h3)	–
AC h1 r2/3	217	Norman McEachern	IRL	1:59.8 (3 h8)	– (DNF h1)	–
1 h4 r1/3	54	Georges Baraton	FRA	2:03.4 (1 h4)	– (DNS h2)	–
4 h1 r1/3	337	Guus Zeegers	NED	– (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	322	Adje Paulen	NED	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	745	Max Tarnogrocki	GER	1:59.9 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	876	Ettore Tavernari	ITA	– (4 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r1/3	72	René Féger	FRA	– (4 h5)	–	–
4 h6 r1/3	396	Ömer Besim Koşalay	TUR	– (4 h6)	–	–
4 h7 r1/3	384	Adolf Kittel	TCH	1:59.6 (4 h7)	–	–
4 h8 r1/3	593	Leopoldo Ledesma	ARG	– (4 h8)	–	–
5 h1 r1/3	606	Gérard Bertheloot	BEL	– (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	602	William Whyte	AUS	– (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	170	Alfonso García	MEX	– (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r1/3	609	Philippe Coenjaerts	BEL	– (5 h4)	–	–
5 h5 r1/3	670	Jack Walter	CAN	– (5 h5)	–	–
5 h7 r1/3	422	Feliks Malanowski	POL	1:59.8 (5 h7)	–	–
5 h8 r1/3	173	José Lucilo Iturbe	MEX	– (5 h8)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	143	Vasilios Stavrinos	GRE	– (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	694	Albert Larsen	DEN	– (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	307	Andries Hoogerwerf	NED	– (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	463	Harry Houghton	GBR	– (6 h4)	–	–
6 h5 r1/3	600	Charles Stuart	AUS	– (6 h5)	–	–
6 h7 r1/3	214	Gerry Coughlan	IRL	– (6 h7)	–	–
6 h8 r1/3	373	Joaquín Miquel	ESP	2:03.2 (6 h8)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	166	Louis Schmit	LUX	– (7 h1)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	138	Antonios Mangos	GRE	– (7 h3)	–	–
7 h7 r1/3	208	Joseph Murphy	IND	– (7 h7)	–	–
DNS	434	António Dias	POR	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNS	30	József Marton	HUN	– (DNS h2)	–	–
DNS	788	Harri Larva	FIN	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNS	285	Danie Jacobs	RSA	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	135	Grigorios Georgakopoulos	GRE	– (DNS h5)	–	–
DNS	779	Matti Korpela	FIN	– (DNS h5)	–	–
DNS	29	László Magdics	HUN	– (DNS h6)	–	–
DNS	161	Gabriel Arnoldy	LUX	– (DNS h6)	–	–
DNS	799	Eino Purje	FIN	– (DNS h7)	–	–
DNS	141	L. Passy	GRE	– (DNS h8)	–	–
DNS	832	Ivan Rittig	YUG	– (DNS h8)	–	–
DNS	–	Frej Liewendahl	FIN	– (DNS h6)	–	–

Round One

Date	29 July 1928 — 16:15
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	669	Alex Wilson	CAN	1:59.2	Q
2	842	Erik Byléhn	SWE	1:59.8	Q
3	568	John Sittig	USA	2:00.6	Q
4	337	Guus Zeegers	NED	–
5	606	Gérard Bertheloot	BEL	–
6	143	Vasilios Stavrinos	GRE	–
7	166	Louis Schmit	LUX	–
DNS	434	António Dias	POR	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	733	Otto Peltzer	GER	1:57.4	Q
2	658	Brant Little	CAN	1:57.8	Q
3	492	Wilfrid Tatham	GBR	1:58.2	Q
4	322	Adje Paulen	NED	–
5	602	William Whyte	AUS	–
6	694	Albert Larsen	DEN	–
DNS	30	József Marton	HUN	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	78	Jean Keller	FRA	1:59.0	Q
2	272	Paul Martin	SUI	1:59.4	Q
3	571	Ray Watson	USA	1:59.6	Q
4	745	Max Tarnogrocki	GER	1:59.9
5	170	Alfonso García	MEX	–
6	307	Andries Hoogerwerf	NED	–
7	138	Antonios Mangos	GRE	–
DNS	788	Harri Larva	FIN	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	54	Georges Baraton	FRA	2:03.4	Q
2	527	Earl Fuller	USA	2:03.8	Q
3	200	Olaf Strand	NOR	2:03.8	Q
4	876	Ettore Tavernari	ITA	–
5	609	Philippe Coenjaerts	BEL	–
6	463	Harry Houghton	GBR	–
DNS	285	Danie Jacobs	RSA	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	532	Lloyd Hahn	USA	1:56.8	Q
2	709	Hermann Engelhard	GER	1:57.0	Q
3	390	Vilém Šindler	TCH	1:57.0	Q
4	72	René Féger	FRA	–
5	670	Jack Walter	CAN	–
6	600	Charles Stuart	AUS	–
DNS	135	Grigorios Georgakopoulos	GRE	–
DNS	779	Matti Korpela	FIN	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	591	Serafín Dengra	ARG	2:01.2	Q
2	470	Douglas Lowe	GBR	2:02.2	Q
3	226	Guido Cominotto	ITA	2:02.4	Q
4	396	Ömer Besim Koşalay	TUR	–
DNS	29	László Magdics	HUN	–
DNS	161	Gabriel Arnoldy	LUX	–
DNS	–	Frej Liewendahl	FIN	–

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	85	Séra Martin	FRA	1:58.8	Q
2	4	László Barsi	HUN	1:59.0	Q
3	731	Fredy Müller	GER	1:59.4	Q
4	384	Adolf Kittel	TCH	1:59.6
5	422	Feliks Malanowski	POL	1:59.8
6	214	Gerry Coughlan	IRL	–
7	208	Joseph Murphy	IND	–
DNS	799	Eino Purje	FIN	–

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	650	Phil Edwards	CAN	1:59.4	Q
2	488	Ralph Starr	GBR	1:59.8	Q
3	217	Norman McEachern	IRL	1:59.8	Q
4	593	Leopoldo Ledesma	ARG	–
5	173	José Lucilo Iturbe	MEX	–
6	373	Joaquín Miquel	ESP	2:03.2
DNS	141	L. Passy	GRE	–
DNS	832	Ivan Rittig	YUG	–

Semi-Finals

Date	30 July 1928 — 15:25
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	527	Earl Fuller	USA	1:55.6	Q
2	470	Douglas Lowe	GBR	1:55.8	Q
3	78	Jean Keller	FRA	1:56.0	Q
4	4	László Barsi	HUN	1:56.2
5	733	Otto Peltzer	GER	1:56.3
6	669	Alex Wilson	CAN	1:57.1
7	390	Vilém Šindler	TCH	–
DNF	217	Norman McEachern	IRL	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	842	Erik Byléhn	SWE	1:55.6	Q
2	571	Ray Watson	USA	1:56.8	Q
3	709	Hermann Engelhard	GER	1:56.8	Q
4	658	Brant Little	CAN	1:57.6
5	488	Ralph Starr	GBR	–
6	226	Guido Cominotto	ITA	–
7	591	Serafín Dengra	ARG	–
DNS	54	Georges Baraton	FRA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	532	Lloyd Hahn	USA	1:52.6	Q
2	650	Phil Edwards	CAN	1:52.8	Q
3	85	Séra Martin	FRA	1:53.0	Q
4	272	Paul Martin	SUI	1:53.3
5	568	John Sittig	USA	1:53.4
6	731	Fredy Müller	GER	1:53.8
7	492	Wilfrid Tatham	GBR	–
8	200	Olaf Strand	NOR	1:59.9

Final Round

Date	31 July 1928 — 16:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	470	Douglas Lowe	GBR	1:51.8	OR
2	842	Erik Byléhn	SWE	1:52.8e
3	709	Hermann Engelhard	GER	1:53.2e
4	650	Phil Edwards	CAN	1:53.4e
5	532	Lloyd Hahn	USA	1:53.5e
6	85	Séra Martin	FRA	1:53.6e
7	527	Earl Fuller	USA	1:55.0e
8	571	Ray Watson	USA	1:56.5e
9	78	Jean Keller	FRA	1:57.0e

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Lloyd Hahn		55.2