Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 6, 1924 (quarterfinals)
July 7, 1924 (semifinals and final)
Competitors50 from 24 nations
Winning time1:52.4
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Douglas Lowe
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Martin
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Schuyler Enck
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1920
1928  
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The men's 800 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Sunday, July 6, 1924, to Tuesday, July 8, 1924. As with all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference. Fifty middle distance runners from 24 nations competed. [1]

The event was won by Douglas Lowe of Great Britain. It was the second of four consecutive British victories in the event, and the third overall 800 metres title for Great Britain. Lowe would successfully defend his title four years later, the first man to repeat in the 800 metres. Paul Martin's silver was Switzerland's first medal in the 800 metres.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists from 1920 returned: fourth-place finisher Edgar Mountain of Great Britain and seventh-place finisher Adriaan Paulen of the Netherlands. The favorites for 1924 were Schuyler Enck of the United States (who had the best time in 1924 with 1:53.2), H. B. Stallard of Great Britain (AAA champion), and Paul Martin of Switzerland. [2]

Austria, Brazil, Haiti, Ireland, Mexico, and Poland appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain and the United States each made their sixth appearance, tied for the most among all nations.

Competition format

The competition used the three-round format introduced in 1912, with the nine-man final introduced in 1920. There were eight first-round heats of between 4 and 7 athletes each; the top three runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals. There were three semifinals with 8 athletes each; the top three runners in each semifinal advanced to the nine-man final. [2] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Ted Meredith  (USA)1:51.9 Stockholm, Sweden 8 July 1912
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Ted Meredith  (USA)1:51.9 Stockholm, Sweden 8 July 1912

No world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

The rounds were each on separate days again, following a one-time experiment with the semifinals and final being held one after the other in 1920.

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 6 July 192415:15Round 1
Monday, 7 July 192415:30Semifinals
Tuesday, 8 July 192415:15Final

Results

Round 1

All heats were held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.

The best three finishers of every heat qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 René Wiriath Flag of France.svg  France 1:59.0Q
2 Bill Richardson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:59.6Q
3 Gösta Jansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:59.9Q
4 Charles Davis Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa Unknown
5 Ludwig Deckardt Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Unknown
6 Vilém Šindler Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Unknown
7 Édouard Armand Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Unknown

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Clarence Oldfield Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 1:58.0Q
2 Harry Houghton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:58.4Q
3 Schuyler Enck US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:58.6Q
4 Maurice Grosclaude Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
5 Mario-Giuseppe Bonini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Unknown
6 Eduard Riedl Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:02.5
7 Juan Escutia Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Unknown

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Paul Martin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:00.2Q
2 Sven Emil Lundgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:01.4Q
3 Jack Harris Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 2:01.6Q
4 Malcolm Boyd Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Unknown

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Adriaan Paulen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:59.2Q
2 John Watters US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:59.8Q
3 Tom McKay Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 2:00.1Q
4 Puccio Pucci Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Unknown
5 Roy Norman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Unknown
6 Narciso Costa Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Unknown
Józef Jaworski Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland DNF

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Rudolf Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:57.6Q
2 François Morren Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium UnknownQ
3 Edgar Mountain Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain UnknownQ
4 Ferruccio Bruni Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Unknown
5 Hec Phillips Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Unknown
6 Stefan Ołdak Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 2:09.0
Wim Bolten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kai Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:58.4Q
2 Norman McEachern Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland UnknownQ
3 Ray Dodge US flag 48 stars.svg  United States UnknownQ
4 Stefan Kostrzewski Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 2:01.6
5 Menso Johannes Menso Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Unknown
6 Christophe Mirgain Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2:05.2
7 Jack Newman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Unknown

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 H. B. Stallard Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:57.6Q
2 Louis Philipps Flag of France.svg  France 1:58.6Q
3 Albert Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:58.8Q
4 Tokushige Noto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Unknown
5 Erik Byléhn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Unknown
6 Ömer Besim Koşalay Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Unknown

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Douglas Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:58.0Q
2 Georges Baraton Flag of France.svg  France 1:59.2Q
3 Charles Hoff Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:02.1Q
4 Karel Přibyl Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:03.8
5 Guillermo Amparan Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Unknown

Semifinals

All semi-finals were held on Monday, July 7, 1924.

The best three finishers of every heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 H. B. Stallard Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:54.2Q
2 Bill Richardson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:55.0Q
3 Paul Martin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:55.6Q
4 Rudolf Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:55.7
5 Kai Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Unknown
6 Clarence Oldfield Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa Unknown
7 Georges Baraton Flag of France.svg  France 1:57.6
8 Tom McKay Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1:58.5

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Douglas Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:56.8Q
2 Harry Houghton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:57.3Q
3 John Watters US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:57.4Q
4 Sven Emil Lundgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:57.6
5 Norman McEachern Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 1:58.3
6 François Morren Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:58.5
7 René Wiriath Flag of France.svg  France 1:59.6
8 Albert Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:00.2

Semifinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Ray Dodge US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:57.0Q
2 Schuyler Enck US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:57.6Q
3 Charles Hoff Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:58.4Q
4 Adriaan Paulen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:58.8
5 Gösta Jansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:59.4
6 Jack Harris Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Unknown
7 Edgar Mountain Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
8 Louis Philipps Flag of France.svg  France Unknown

Final

The final was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.

RankAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Douglas Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:52.4
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Martin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:52.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Schuyler Enck US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:53.0
4 H. B. Stallard Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:53.0
5 Bill Richardson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:53.8
6 Ray Dodge US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:54.2
7 John Watters US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:54.8
8 Charles Hoff Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:56.7
9 Harry Houghton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:58.0

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "800 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, pp. 109–12.