1936 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 800 m (men)
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sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 800 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 42 athletes from 23 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Olympiastadion Berlin | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 2, 1936 (preliminary) August 3, 1936 (semi-finals) August 5, 1936 (final) |
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Winning time | 1: 52.9 min | ||||||||
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The men's 800-meter run at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin was held from August 2 to 4, 1936 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. 42 athletes took part.
Olympic champion was the American John Woodruff ahead of the Italian Mario Lanzi . Phil Edwards from Canada won bronze .
Existing records
- World record : 1.49.8 min - Tommy Hampson ( Great Britain ), Los Angeles , August 2, 1932 and Ben Eastman ( USA ), Princeton , June 16, 1934, over 880 yards = 804.67 m
- Olympic record : 1.49.8 min - Tommy Hampson ( Great Britain ), Los Angeles final , August 2, 1932
Conducting the competition
The runners competed in six heats on August 2nd. The four best athletes each qualified for the semifinals. From the three preliminary rounds held on August 3rd, the three best runners made it to the final on August 5th.
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
Prelims
August 6, 1936, 10.30 a.m.
Weather conditions: overcast, 19 ° C, wind speeds of approx. 2.0 m / s.
Not all times have been passed down.
Forward 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Phil Edwards |
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1: 53.7 min | |
2 | Charles Hornbostel |
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1: 53.7 min | |
3 | Jean Verhaert |
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1: 54.3 min | |
4th | Ferenc Temesvári |
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1: 55.0 min | |
5 | Pierre Hemmer |
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1: 56.3 min | |
6th | Rudolf Harbig |
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1: 56.8 min | |
7th | Francisco Váldez |
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8th | Stavros Velkopoulos |
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Forward 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Harry Williamson |
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1: 56.2 min | |
2 | Charles Conway |
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1: 56.2 min | |
3 | Pat boat |
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1: 56.6 min | |
4th | Emil Huebscher |
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1: 57.3 min | |
5 | Emil Goršek |
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1: 59.5 min | |
6th | Carlos Marcenaro |
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2: 00.8 min |
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Brian MacCabe |
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1: 54.5 min | |
2 | Raymond Petit |
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1: 54.8 min | |
3 | Hjalmar Johannessen |
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1: 54.9 min | |
4th | Ewald Mertens |
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1: 55.1 min | |
5 | Clarke Scholtz |
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1: 57.6 min | |
6th | Toshinao Tomie |
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1: 59.9 min | |
7th | Stanislav Otáhal |
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8th | Gyan Bhalla |
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Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Gerald Backhouse |
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1: 57.7 min | |
2 | Miklós Szabó |
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1: 57.8 min | |
3 | John Woodruff |
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1: 58.7 min | |
4th | Frank Handley |
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1: 58.9 min | |
5 | Evžen Rošický |
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1: 59.5 min | |
6th | Paul Martin |
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2: 00.0 min | |
7th | Charles stone |
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Forward 5
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Jack Powell |
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1: 56.0 min | |
2 | Mario Lanzi |
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1: 56.1 min | |
3 | Franz Eichberger |
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1: 56.3 min | |
4th | József Vadas |
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1: 56.5 min | |
5 | Willie Botha |
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1: 57.0 min | |
6th | Grigorios Georgakopoulos |
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1: 57.3 min | |
7th | Jack Liddle |
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Forward 6
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Juan Carlos Anderson |
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1: 55.1 min | |
2 | Kazimierz Kucharski |
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1: 55.7 min | |
3 | Wolfgang Dessecker |
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1: 56.0 min | |
4th | René Soulier |
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1: 56.1 min | |
5 | William Lindeque |
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1: 56.4 min | |
6th | Kumao Aochi |
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1: 56.8 min |
Semifinals
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Phil_Edwards_1928.jpg/220px-Phil_Edwards_1928.jpg)
August 3, 1936, 3:15 p.m.
Weather conditions: overcast, 19 ° C, wind speed at approx. 2.4 m / s
Not all dates have been handed down.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | John Woodruff |
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1: 52.7 min | |
2 | Kazimierz Kucharski |
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1: 54.7 min | |
3 | Juan Carlos Anderson |
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1: 54.8 min | |
4th | Miklós Szabó |
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1: 55.1 min | |
5 | Wolfgang Dessecker |
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1: 55.3 min | |
6th | Franz Eichberger |
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1: 56.2 min | |
7th | Pat boat |
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8th | Frank Handley |
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Run 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Harry Williamson |
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1: 53.1 min | |
2 | Gerald Backhouse |
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1: 53.2 min | |
3 | Phil Edwards |
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1: 53.2 min | |
4th | Jack Powell |
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1: 54.8 min | |
5 | Ewald Mertens |
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1: 54.9 min | |
6th | René Soulier |
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1: 56.8 min | |
7th | Emil Huebscher |
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8th | József Vadas |
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Run 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Charles Hornbostel |
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1: 53.2 min | |
2 | Mario Lanzi |
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1: 54.1 min | |
3 | Brian MacCabe |
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1: 55.4 min | |
4th | Raymond Petit |
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1: 55.7 min | |
5 | Charles Conway |
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1: 55.9 min | |
6th | Hjalmar Johannessen |
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1: 56.0 min | |
7th | Ferenc Temesvári |
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8th | Jean Verhaert |
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final
August 4, 1936, 5.45 p.m.
Weather conditions: slightly cloudy, 17.2 ° C, wind speed of 3.7 m / s.
John Woodruff came up with an enormous jump in performance over 800 meters in the Olympic year , similar to what Archie Williams did over 400 meters . Woodruff improved from 1: 55.1 min in 1935 as the winner of the US Olympic eliminations to 1: 49.9 min. So he traveled to Berlin as a co-favorite . In the final, the Canadian Phil Edwards, Olympic champion in 1928 and bronze medalist in 1932 , was there again. In the past he had always re-designed his races at high speed. This time he took the lead again, but contrary to his usual practice he ran at the speed of a slow train. So there were a few minor bumps in the field. The 400 meter mark was passed in 57.4 s. Woodruff was the first to take the initiative, took the lead with a strong acceleration and immediately put a few meters between himself and the rest of the field. The Italian Mario Lanzi now sprinted past his opponent from far behind, but could no longer reach Woodruff. There was gold for Woodruff, silver for Lanzi and again bronze for Edwards.
Phil Edwards won his third bronze medal here after finishing third in the 800 meters and 1500 meters in 1932 . He also reached fourth place over 800 meters in 1928 .
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | John Woodruff |
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1: 52.9 min | |
2 | Mario Lanzi |
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1: 53.3 min | |
3 | Phil Edwards |
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1: 53.6 min | |
4th | Kazimierz Kucharski |
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1: 53.8 min | |
5 | Charles Hornbostel |
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1: 54.6 min | |
6th | Harry Williamson |
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1: 55.8 min | |
7th | Juan Carlos Anderson |
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8th | Gerald Backhouse |
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9 | Brian MacCabe |
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literature
Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, pp. 272-274
Video
1936, 800m, Men, Olympic Games, Berlin , published July 28, 2013 on youtube.com, accessed September 19, 2017
Web links
- SportsReference 800 m ,
- Official report pp. 627–629, engl. (PDF),
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 274
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009 page 548 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Official report ( Memento of the original dated January 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. P. 627, engl. (PDF)
- ↑ Official report ( Memento of the original dated January 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. P. 628, engl. (PDF)
- ↑ Official report ( Memento of the original dated January 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. P. 629, engl. (PDF)
- ↑ Official report ( Memento of the original dated January 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. P. 604, engl. (PDF)