(Translated by https://www.hiragana.jp/)
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia Jump to content

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m + iw
Added content
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(44 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 800 metres
|games = 1984 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|dates = 3 August 1984 (heats)<br />4 August 1984 (quarter-finals)<br />5 August 1984 (semi-finals)<br />6 August 1984 (final)
|competitors = 69
|nations = 55
|win_value = 1:43.00 {{OlyR|athletics}}
|longnames = yes
|gold = [[Joaquim Cruz]]
|goldNOC = BRA
|silver = [[Sebastian Coe]]
|silverNOC = GBR
|bronze = [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]]
|bronzeNOC = USA
|prev = [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|1980]]
|next = [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|1988]]
}}
{{AthleticsAt1984SummerOlympics}}
{{AthleticsAt1984SummerOlympics}}
The '''[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|men's 800 metres]]''' event at the '''[[1984 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Los Angeles]] took place between 3 and 6 August.<ref name="SR">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-800-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171026/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-800-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Men's 800 metres |access-date=21 October 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> Sixty-nine athletes from 55 nations competed.<ref name=Olympedia/> The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.64 seconds by [[Joaquim Cruz]] of Brazil, the nation's first medal in the men's 800 metres. [[Sebastian Coe]] of Great Britain repeated his silver-medal performance from 1980, the eighth man to win two medals in the event.
These are the official results of the '''[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Men's 800 metres]]''' event at the '''[[1984 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Los Angeles, California]]. The event took place between 3 and 6 August.
{{TOC limit|3}}


==Medalists==
==Summary==

{| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:110%;" width="35%"
With four notable front runners in the race the battle to the break was important. [[Edwin Koech]] on the far outside and [[Joaquim Cruz]] went out hard around the first turn, with [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]] and [[Johnny Gray]] to the inside. Cruz, Jones and Gray converged at the same spot, Gray getting the short end of the stick and suddenly losing ground to the back of the field, then Koech converged from the outside, closing the door on Cruz and Jones, with Cruz edging ahead of Jones as contact was made causing Cruz to jump 200 metres into the race. The lead group was marked by British rivals, defending champion [[Steve Ovett]] and world record holder [[Sebastian Coe]]. They held that order through the next 200 metres, only upset by Gray long striding along the outside up to Coe's shoulder. Gray's added speed seemed to force the leaders to run faster to stay ahead of him, while Ovett withered out the back of the field. With 200 to go Gray seemed to tighten up, frustrated that his hard effort only netted him fifth place. Through the turn, Cruz inched closer to Koech, still marked by Coe and Jones. When Cruz pounced coming off the turn, Koech wilted, outside of him Coe and Jones were in a shoulder to shoulder sprint battle. Cruz had won the war, sprinting away to a clear 5 metre victory. Coe was able to make a slight gain on Jones to take silver. Jones still held off a late charge by [[Billy Konchellah]] for bronze.
|-

|{{OlympicGoldMedalist|[[Joaquim Cruz]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
==Background==

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three of the top four men from 1980 returned: gold medalist [[Steve Ovett]] and silver medalist [[Sebastian Coe]] of Great Britain, as well as fourth-place finisher [[Agberto Guimarães]] of Brazil. Coe (the world record holder) was a favorite, along with Guimarães's countryman [[Joaquim Cruz]]. Ovett had a respiratory illness and, while still strong in the event, was not at peak power.<ref name=Olympedia>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/62690 |work=Olympedia |title=800 metres, Men |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>

Of the 55 nations represented, 20 had never had a competitor in the men's 800 metres before: Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, the Gambia, Grenada, Jordan, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, the Seychelles, the Solomon Islands, Swaziland, the United Arab Emirates, North Yemen, and Zimbabwe all appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain made its 19th appearance, most among all nations, having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

==Competition format==

For only the second time, the 800 metres was run over four rounds (the first was in 1960); the number of runners had increased to 69 from 41 in 1980. The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for the first round. There were nine first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 athletes; the top three runners in each heat as well as the next five fastest overall advanced to the semifinals. There were four quarterfinals, each of 8 athletes; the top four runners in each advanced to the semifinals. There were two semifinals with 8 athletes each; the top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the eight-man final.<ref name=Olympedia/><ref name=OR274to76>Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 274–76.</ref>

==Records==

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

{{World Olympic Record
| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR}}
| world_mark = 1:41.73
| world_place = [[Florence]], Italy
| world_date = 10 June 1981
| world_ref =
| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|[[Alberto Juantorena]]|CUB|1968 Summer}}
| olympic_mark = 1:43.50
| olympic_place = [[Montreal]], Canada
| olympic_date = 25 July 1976
| olympic_ref =
}}

In the final [[Joaquim Cruz]] set a new Olympic record at 1:43.00.

==Schedule==

<small>All times are [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Daylight Time]] ([[UTC−7]])</small>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Date
|{{OlympicSilverMedalist|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
! Time
! Round
|-
|-
| Friday, 3 August 1984 || '''16:40''' || '''Round 1'''
|{{OlympicBronzeMedalist|[[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
|-
| Saturday, 4 August 1984 || '''17:40''' || '''Quarterfinals'''
|-
| Sunday, 5 August 1984 || '''18:05''' || '''Semifinals'''
|- style=background:lemonchiffon
| Monday, 6 August 1984 || '''17:50''' || '''Final'''
|}
|}

<br>
==Abbreviations==
==Results==

{| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:110%;" width="35%"
===Round 1===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Rank !! Heat !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|bgcolor="ccffcc"| '''Q''' || automatic qualification
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 || 5 || align="left" | [[Joaquim Cruz]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}} || 1:45.66 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 || 2 || align="left" | [[Sebastian Coe]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}} || 1:45.71 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 3 || 2 || align="left" | [[Omer Khalifa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUD|1984 Summer}} || 1:45.81 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 4 || 2 || align="left" | [[Colomán Trabado]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.00 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=ccf9cc
| 5 || 2 || align="left" | [[Riccardo Materazzi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.03 || {{abbr|q|Qualified for quarterfinals by time}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 6 || 9 || align="left" | [[Billy Konchellah]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.27 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 7 || 5 || align="left" | [[Steve Ovett]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.66 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 8 || 8 || align="left" | [[Juma Ndiwa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.73 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=ccf9cc
| 9 || 2 || align="left" | [[Marcus O'Sullivan]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.85 || {{abbr|q|Qualified for quarterfinals by time}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 10 || 8 || align="left" | [[William Wuycke]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|VEN|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.88 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 11 || 1 || align="left" | [[Babacar Niang]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.90 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 12 || 1 || align="left" | [[Abdi Bile]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SOM|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.92 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 13 || 3 || align="left" | [[Owen Hamilton]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|JAM|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.95 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 14 || 9 || align="left" | [[Peter Elliott (athlete)|Peter Elliott]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}} || 1:46.98 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 15 || 1 || align="left" | [[Donato Sabia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.04 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 16 || 7 || align="left" | [[Edwin Koech]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.11 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 17 || 9 || align="left" | [[José Luíz Barbosa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.12 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 18 || 6 || align="left" | [[Johnny Gray]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.19 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 19 || 8 || align="left" | [[Mohamed Alouini]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|TUN|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.20 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 20 || 6 || align="left" | [[Pat Scammell]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.24 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=ccf9cc
| 21 || 1 || align="left" | [[Sotirios Moutsanas]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.32 || {{abbr|q|Qualified for quarterfinals by time}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 22 || 6 || align="left" | [[Marco Mayr]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.36 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=ccf9cc
| 23 || 6 || align="left" | [[Ahmed Belkessam]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ALG|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.51 || {{abbr|q|Qualified for quarterfinals by time}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 24 || 7 || align="left" | [[Hans-Peter Ferner]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.55 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=ccf9cc
| 25 || 9 || align="left" | [[Bruce Roberts (athlete)|Bruce Roberts]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.56 || {{abbr|q|Qualified for quarterfinals by time}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 26 || 5 || align="left" | [[Oslen Barr]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GUY|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.65 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 27 || 7 || align="left" | [[Agberto Guimarães]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.72 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|-
|-
| 28 || 8 || align="left" | [[Simon Hoogewerf]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.74 ||
|bgcolor="ddffdd"| '''q''' || qualification by rank
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 29 || 4 || align="left" | [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.75 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 30 || 4 || align="left" | [[Faouzi Lahbi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.81 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|-
|-
| 31 || 7 || align="left" | [[Mark Handelsman]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ISR|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.90 ||
|'''DNS''' || did not start
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 32 || 3 || align="left" | [[Moussa Fall]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.91 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 33 || 3 || align="left" | [[John Marshall (athlete)|John Marshall]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}} || 1:47.99 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|-
|-
| 34 || 5 || align="left" | [[Benjamín González]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1984 Summer}} || 1:48.01 ||
|'''NM''' || no mark
|- bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 35 || 4 || align="left" | [[Philippe Dupont]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1984 Summer}} || 1:48.09 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals by place}}
|-
|-
| 36 || 1 || align="left" | [[Joseph Ramotshabi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BOT|1984 Summer}} || 1:48.17 ||
|'''OR''' || olympic record
|-
|-
| 37 || 5 || align="left" | [[Batulamai Rajakumar]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAS|1984 Summer}} || 1:48.19 ||
|'''WR''' || world record
|-
|-
| 38 || 3 || align="left" | [[Jama Aden]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SOM|1984 Summer}} || 1:48.64 ||
|'''AR''' || area record
|-
|-
| 39 || 2 || align="left" | [[Archfell Musango]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ZAM|1984 Summer}} || 1:48.84 ||
|'''NR''' || national record
|-
|-
| 40 || 4 || align="left" | [[Axel Harries]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}} || 1:48.92 ||
|'''PB''' || personal best
|-
|-
| 41 || 8 || align="left" | [[Taplumanei Jonga]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ZIM|1984 Summer}} || 1:49.59 ||
|'''SB''' || season best
|}
<br>
==Records==
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! World Record
| 1:41.73
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sebastian Coe]]
| [[Florence]] ([[Italy|ITA]])
| June 10, 1981
|-
|-
| 42 || 3 || align="left" | [[Peter Pearless]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|1984 Summer}} || 1:49.95 ||
! Olympic Record
|-
| 1:43.50
| 43 || 5 || align="left" | [[Isaac Ganunga]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAW|1984 Summer}} || 1:51.25 ||
| {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Alberto Juantorena]]
|-
| [[Montreal]] ([[Canada|CAN]])
| 44 || 6 || align="left" | [[Meesaq Rizvi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|PAK|1984 Summer}} || 1:51.29 ||
| July 25, 1976
|-
| 45 || 9 || align="left" | [[Charles Borromeo (athlete)|Charles Borromeo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|IND|1984 Summer}} || 1:51.52 ||
|-
| 46 || 9 || align="left" | [[Dale Jones (runner)|Dale Jones]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ATG|1984 Summer}} || 1:51.52 ||
|-
| 47 || 1 || align="left" | [[André Titos]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MOZ|1984 Summer}} || 1:51.73 ||
|-
| 48 || 5 || align="left" | [[Francisco Figueredo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|PAR|1984 Summer}} || 1:52.22 ||
|-
| 49 || 1 || align="left" | [[Samuel Sawny]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRN|1984 Summer}} || 1:53.08 ||
|-
| 50 || 8 || align="left" | [[Charlie Oliver (athlete)|Charlie Oliver]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SOL|1984 Summer}} || 1:53.22 ||
|-
| 51 || 7 || align="left" | [[Jerry Molyneaux]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|IVB|1984 Summer}} || 1:53.23 ||
|-
| 52 || 7 || align="left" | [[Jean-Marie Rudasingwa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RWA|1984 Summer}} || 1:53.23 ||
|-
| 53 || 5 || align="left" | [[Siegfried Cruden]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUR|1984 Summer}} || 1:53.31 ||
|-
| 54 || 4 || align="left" | [[Mouteb Al-Faouri]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|JOR|1984 Summer}} || 1:53.89 ||
|-
| 55 || 2 || align="left" | [[Leopoldo Acosta]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ECU|1984 Summer}} || 1:54.06 ||
|-
| 56 || 3 || align="left" | [[Alberto López (athlete)|Alberto López]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GUA|1984 Summer}} || 1:54.19 ||
|-
| 57 || 6 || align="left" | [[William Amakye]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GHA|1984 Summer}} || 1:54.80 ||
|-
| 58 || 4 || align="left" | [[Ibrahim Aziz (athlete)|Ibrahim Aziz]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|UAE|1984 Summer}} || 1:54.86 ||
|-
| 59 || 9 || align="left" | [[Peter Ceesay]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GAM|1984 Summer}} || 1:55.35 ||
|-
| 60 || 9 || align="left" | [[Ousman Miangoto]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CHA|1984 Summer}} || 1:56.02 ||
|-
| 61 || 1 || align="left" | [[Jodha Gurung]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|NEP|1984 Summer}} || 1:56.72 ||
|-
| 62 || 2 || align="left" | [[Manlio Molinari]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SMR|1984 Summer}} || 1:57.09 ||
|-
| 63 || 8 || align="left" | [[Barakat Al-Sharji]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|OMA|1984 Summer}} || 2:00.38 ||
|-
| 64 || 6 || align="left" | [[Philip Sinon]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SEY|1984 Summer}} || 2:04.89 ||
|-
| 65 || 8 || align="left" | [[Abdul Al-Ghadi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|YAR|1984 Summer}} || 2:05.90 ||
|-
| 66 || 7 || align="left" | [[Bartolomé Esono Asumu]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GEQ|1984 Summer}} || 2:17.29 ||
|-
|rowspan=3 data-sort-value=67| — || 3 || align="left" | [[Vusie Dlamini]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SWZ|1984 Summer}} ||data-sort-value=9:99.99| {{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} ||
|-
|| 4 || align="left" | [[Kim Bok-joo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1984 Summer}} ||data-sort-value=9:99.99| {{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} ||
|-
| 7 || align="left" | [[Moussa Daweye]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|NIG|1984 Summer}} ||data-sort-value=9:99.99| {{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} ||
|}
|}


===Quarterfinals===
In the final [[Joaquim Cruz]] set a new Olympic record with 1:43.00 minutes.


====Quarterfinal 1====
==Quarterfinals==

{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
! Rank
!RANK
! Athlete !! Nation
!style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1
! Time || Notes
!TIME
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
| 1
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Edwin Koech]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Edwin Koech]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
| 1:44.74 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|align="center"|'''1:44.74'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
| 2
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Donato Sabia]]|ITA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Donato Sabia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}}
| 1:44.90 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|align="center"|'''1:44.90'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
| 3
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Agberto Guimarães]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Agberto Guimarães]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}
| 1:45.18 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.18'''
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
| 4
|align=left| [[Peter Elliott (athlete)|Peter Elliott]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
| 1:45.49 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
|-
| 5
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Peter Elliott (athlete)|Peter Elliott]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Faouzi Lahbi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|1984 Summer}}
| 1:45.67 ||
|align="center"|'''1:45.49'''
|-
|-
| 6
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Faouzi Lahbi]]|MAR|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Babacar Niang]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1984 Summer}}
| 1:45.71 ||
|align="center"|'''1:45.67'''
|-
|-
| 7
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Babacar Niang]]|SEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Sotirios Moutsanas]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|1984 Summer}}
| 1:46.34 ||
|align="center"|'''1:45.71'''
|-
|-
|data-sort-value=8| —
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sotirios Moutsanas]]|GRE|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Colomán Trabado]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1984 Summer}}
| {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} ||
|align="center"|'''1:46.34'''
|}
|}

<br>
====Quarterfinal 2====
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"

|- bgcolor="cccccc"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!RANK
! Rank
!style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2
! Athlete !! Nation
!TIME
! Time || Notes
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|1.
| 1
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Billy Konchellah]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Billy Konchellah]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.15'''
| 1:46.15 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|2.
| 2
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Omar Khalifa]]|SUD|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Omar Khalifa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUD|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.33'''
| 1:46.33 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|3.
| 3
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Sebastian Coe]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.75'''
| 1:46.75 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|4.
| 4
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[José Luiz Barbosa]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[José Luíz Barbosa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.87'''
| 1:46.87 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
|-
| 5
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[John Marshall (athlete)|John Marshall]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[John Marshall (athlete)|John Marshall]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:47.18'''
| 1:47.18 ||
|-
|-
| 6
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Riccardo Materazzi]]|ITA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Riccardo Materazzi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:47.90'''
| 1:47.90 ||
|-
|-
| 7
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Ahmed Belkessam]]|ALG|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Ahmed Belkessam]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ALG|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:48.11'''
| 1:48.11 ||
|-
|-
| 8
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Marco Mayr]]|SUI|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Marco Mayr]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:48.30'''
| 1:48.30 ||
|}
|}

<br>
====Quarterfinal 3====
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"

|- bgcolor="cccccc"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!RANK
! Rank
!style="width: 20em"|HEAT 3
! Athlete !! Nation
!TIME
! Time || Notes
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|1.
| 1
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Joaquim Cruz]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Joaquim Cruz]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:44.84'''
| 1:44.84 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|2.
| 2
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Steve Ovett]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Steve Ovett]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.72'''
| 1:45.72 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|3.
| 3
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Johnny Gray]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Johnny Gray]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.82'''
| 1:45.82 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|4.
| 4
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[William Wuycke]]|VEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[William Wuycke]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|VEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.17'''
| 1:46.17 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
|-
| 5
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Abdi Bile]]|SOM|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Abdi Bile]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SOM|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.49'''
| 1:46.49 ||
|-
|-
| 6
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Owen Hamilton]]|JAM|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Owen Hamilton]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|JAM|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.74'''
| 1:46.74 ||
|-
|-
| 7
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Pat Scammel]]|AUS|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Pat Scammel]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:47.90'''
| 1:47.90 ||
|-
|-
| 8
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Bruce Roberts (athlete)|Bruce Roberts]]|CAN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Bruce Roberts (athlete)|Bruce Roberts]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:49.72'''
| 1:49.72 ||
|}
|}

<br>
====Quarterfinal 4====
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"

|- bgcolor="cccccc"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!RANK
! Rank
!style="width: 20em"|HEAT 4
! Athlete !! Nation
!TIME
! Time || Notes
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|1.
| 1
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.44'''
| 1:45.44 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|2.
| 2
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hans-Peter Ferner]]|FRG|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Hans-Peter Ferner]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.52'''
| 1:45.52 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|3.
| 3
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Juma Ndiwa]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Juma Ndiwa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.59'''
| 1:45.59 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|4.
| 4
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Moussa Fall]]|SEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Moussa Fall]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.71'''
| 1:45.71 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
|-
| 5
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Mohamed Alouini]]|TUN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Mohamed Alouini]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|TUN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.78'''
| 1:45.78 ||
|-
|-
| 6
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Marcus O'Sullivan]]|IRL|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Marcus O'Sullivan]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.21'''
| 1:46.21 ||
|-
|-
| 7
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Oslen Barr]]|GUY|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Oslen Barr]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GUY|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.97'''
| 1:46.97 ||
|-
|-
| 8
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Philippe Dupont]]|FRA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Philippe Dupont]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:48.95'''
| 1:48.95 ||
|}
|}


==Semifinals==
===Semifinals===

{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
====Semifinal 1====
|- bgcolor="cccccc"

!RANK
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1
! Rank
!TIME
! Athlete !! Nation
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
! Time || Notes
|align="center"|1.
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Joaquim Cruz]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
| 1
|align="center"|'''1:43.82'''
|align=left| [[Joaquim Cruz]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1:43.82 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|align="center"|2.
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Edwin Koech]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
| 2
|align="center"|'''1:44.12'''
|align=left| [[Edwin Koech]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1:44.12 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|align="center"|3.
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
| 3
|align="center"|'''1:44.51'''
|align=left| [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1:44.51 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|align="center"|4.
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Steve Ovett]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
| 4
|align="center"|'''1:44.81'''
|align=left| [[Steve Ovett]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
| 1:44.81 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|-
|-
| 5
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Omar Khalifa]]|SUD|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Omar Khalifa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUD|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:44.87'''
| 1:44.87 ||
|-
|-
| 6
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Moussa Fall]]|SEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Moussa Fall]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.03'''
| 1:45.03 ||
|-
|-
| 7
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[William Wuycke]]|VEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[William Wuycke]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|VEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:47.32'''
| 1:47.32 ||
|-
|data-sort-value=8| —
|align=left| [[Peter Elliott (athlete)|Peter Elliott]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
| {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} ||
|}
|}

<br>
====Semifinal 2====
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"

|- bgcolor="cccccc"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!RANK
! Rank
!style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2
! Athlete !! Nation
!TIME
! Time || Notes
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|1.
| 1
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Sebastian Coe]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.51'''
| 1:45.51 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|2.
| 2
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Billy Konchellah]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Billy Konchellah]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.67'''
| 1:45.67 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|3.
| 3
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Johnny Gray]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Johnny Gray]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.82'''
| 1:45.82 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#bbf3bb;"
|align="center"|4.
| 4
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Donato Sabia]]|ITA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Donato Sabia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:45.96'''
| 1:45.96 || {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|-
|-
| 5
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hans-Peter Ferner]]|FRG|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Hans-Peter Ferner]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.16'''
| 1:46.16 ||
|-
|-
| 6
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Agberto Guimarães]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Agberto Guimarães]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:46.65'''
| 1:46.65 ||
|-
|-
| 7
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Juma Ndiwa]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Juma Ndiwa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:48.06'''
| 1:48.06 ||
|-
|-
| 8
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[José Luiz Barbosa]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[José Luíz Barbosa]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:48.70'''
| 1:48.70 ||
|}
|}

<br>
==Final==
===Final===

{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
! Rank
!RANK
! Athlete !! Nation
!style="width: 20em"|FINAL
! Time || Notes
!TIME
|-
|-
| {{gold01}}
|align="center"|[[Image:Med_1.png]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Joaquim Cruz]]|BRA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Joaquim Cruz]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}
| 1:43.00 || {{OlyR|athletics}}
|align="center"|'''1:43.00'''
|-
|-
| {{silver02}}
|align="center"|[[Image:Med_2.png]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Sebastian Coe]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:43.64'''
| 1:43.64 ||
|-
|-
| {{bronze03}}
|align="center"|[[Image:Med_3.png]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:43.83'''
| 1:43.83 ||
|-
|-
| 4
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Billy Konchellah]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Billy Konchellah]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:44.03'''
| 1:44.03 ||
|-
|-
| 5
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Donato Sabia]]|ITA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Donato Sabia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:44.53'''
| 1:44.53 ||
|-
|-
| 6
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Edwin Koech]]|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Edwin Koech]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:44.86'''
| 1:44.86 ||
|-
|-
| 7
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Johnny Gray]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Johnny Gray]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:47.89'''
| 1:47.89 ||
|-
|-
| 8
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Steve Ovett]]|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align=left| [[Steve Ovett]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}
|align="center"|'''1:52.28'''
| 1:52.28 ||
|}
|}

<br>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres|1982 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Athens)]]
* [[1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres|1982 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Athens)]]
* [[1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres|1983 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)]]
* [[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres|1983 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)]]
* [[1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres|1986 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)]]
* [[Athletics at the Friendship Games – Men's 800 metres|1984 Men's Friendship Games 800 metres (Moscow)]]
* [[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres|1986 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)]]
<br>

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://sportslion.net/track/halloffame/LA1984/LA84-800mm.html Results]
* [http://sportslion.net/track/halloffame/LA1984/LA84-800mm.html Results]
* [http://todor66.com/olim/1984/Athletics/Men_800m.html Results]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120614162753/http://todor66.com/olim/1984/Athletics/Men_800m.html Results]


{{Olympics800metres}}
{{Olympics800metres}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres}}
[[Category:Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics| ]]
[[Category:Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics| ]]
[[Category:800 metres at the Olympics]]
[[Category:800 metres at the Olympics]]
[[Category:Men's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]

[[it:Atletica leggera ai Giochi della XXIII Olimpiade - 800 metri piani maschili]]

Latest revision as of 01:05, 23 May 2024

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3 August 1984 (heats)
4 August 1984 (quarter-finals)
5 August 1984 (semi-finals)
6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors69 from 55 nations
Winning time1:43.00 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joaquim Cruz
 Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sebastian Coe
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Earl Jones
 United States
← 1980
1988 →
Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

The men's 800 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place between 3 and 6 August.[1] Sixty-nine athletes from 55 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.64 seconds by Joaquim Cruz of Brazil, the nation's first medal in the men's 800 metres. Sebastian Coe of Great Britain repeated his silver-medal performance from 1980, the eighth man to win two medals in the event.

Summary[edit]

With four notable front runners in the race the battle to the break was important. Edwin Koech on the far outside and Joaquim Cruz went out hard around the first turn, with Earl Jones and Johnny Gray to the inside. Cruz, Jones and Gray converged at the same spot, Gray getting the short end of the stick and suddenly losing ground to the back of the field, then Koech converged from the outside, closing the door on Cruz and Jones, with Cruz edging ahead of Jones as contact was made causing Cruz to jump 200 metres into the race. The lead group was marked by British rivals, defending champion Steve Ovett and world record holder Sebastian Coe. They held that order through the next 200 metres, only upset by Gray long striding along the outside up to Coe's shoulder. Gray's added speed seemed to force the leaders to run faster to stay ahead of him, while Ovett withered out the back of the field. With 200 to go Gray seemed to tighten up, frustrated that his hard effort only netted him fifth place. Through the turn, Cruz inched closer to Koech, still marked by Coe and Jones. When Cruz pounced coming off the turn, Koech wilted, outside of him Coe and Jones were in a shoulder to shoulder sprint battle. Cruz had won the war, sprinting away to a clear 5 metre victory. Coe was able to make a slight gain on Jones to take silver. Jones still held off a late charge by Billy Konchellah for bronze.

Background[edit]

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three of the top four men from 1980 returned: gold medalist Steve Ovett and silver medalist Sebastian Coe of Great Britain, as well as fourth-place finisher Agberto Guimarães of Brazil. Coe (the world record holder) was a favorite, along with Guimarães's countryman Joaquim Cruz. Ovett had a respiratory illness and, while still strong in the event, was not at peak power.[2]

Of the 55 nations represented, 20 had never had a competitor in the men's 800 metres before: Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, the Gambia, Grenada, Jordan, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, the Seychelles, the Solomon Islands, Swaziland, the United Arab Emirates, North Yemen, and Zimbabwe all appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain made its 19th appearance, most among all nations, having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Competition format[edit]

For only the second time, the 800 metres was run over four rounds (the first was in 1960); the number of runners had increased to 69 from 41 in 1980. The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for the first round. There were nine first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 athletes; the top three runners in each heat as well as the next five fastest overall advanced to the semifinals. There were four quarterfinals, each of 8 athletes; the top four runners in each advanced to the semifinals. There were two semifinals with 8 athletes each; the top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the eight-man final.[2][3]

Records[edit]

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:41.73 Florence, Italy 10 June 1981
Olympic record  Alberto Juantorena (CUB) 1:43.50 Montreal, Canada 25 July 1976

In the final Joaquim Cruz set a new Olympic record at 1:43.00.

Schedule[edit]

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)

Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 1984 16:40 Round 1
Saturday, 4 August 1984 17:40 Quarterfinals
Sunday, 5 August 1984 18:05 Semifinals
Monday, 6 August 1984 17:50 Final

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 1:45.66 Q
2 2 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 1:45.71 Q
3 2 Omer Khalifa  Sudan 1:45.81 Q
4 2 Colomán Trabado  Spain 1:46.00 Q
5 2 Riccardo Materazzi  Italy 1:46.03 q
6 9 Billy Konchellah  Kenya 1:46.27 Q
7 5 Steve Ovett  Great Britain 1:46.66 Q
8 8 Juma Ndiwa  Kenya 1:46.73 Q
9 2 Marcus O'Sullivan  Ireland 1:46.85 q
10 8 William Wuycke  Venezuela 1:46.88 Q
11 1 Babacar Niang  Senegal 1:46.90 Q
12 1 Abdi Bile  Somalia 1:46.92 Q
13 3 Owen Hamilton  Jamaica 1:46.95 Q
14 9 Peter Elliott  Great Britain 1:46.98 Q
15 1 Donato Sabia  Italy 1:47.04 Q
16 7 Edwin Koech  Kenya 1:47.11 Q
17 9 José Luíz Barbosa  Brazil 1:47.12 Q
18 6 Johnny Gray  United States 1:47.19 Q
19 8 Mohamed Alouini  Tunisia 1:47.20 Q
20 6 Pat Scammell  Australia 1:47.24 Q
21 1 Sotirios Moutsanas  Greece 1:47.32 q
22 6 Marco Mayr  Switzerland 1:47.36 Q
23 6 Ahmed Belkessam  Algeria 1:47.51 q
24 7 Hans-Peter Ferner  West Germany 1:47.55 Q
25 9 Bruce Roberts  Canada 1:47.56 q
26 5 Oslen Barr  Guyana 1:47.65 Q
27 7 Agberto Guimarães  Brazil 1:47.72 Q
28 8 Simon Hoogewerf  Canada 1:47.74
29 4 Earl Jones  United States 1:47.75 Q
30 4 Faouzi Lahbi  Morocco 1:47.81 Q
31 7 Mark Handelsman  Israel 1:47.90
32 3 Moussa Fall  Senegal 1:47.91 Q
33 3 John Marshall  United States 1:47.99 Q
34 5 Benjamín González  Spain 1:48.01
35 4 Philippe Dupont  France 1:48.09 Q
36 1 Joseph Ramotshabi  Botswana 1:48.17
37 5 Batulamai Rajakumar  Malaysia 1:48.19
38 3 Jama Aden  Somalia 1:48.64
39 2 Archfell Musango  Zambia 1:48.84
40 4 Axel Harries  West Germany 1:48.92
41 8 Taplumanei Jonga  Zimbabwe 1:49.59
42 3 Peter Pearless  New Zealand 1:49.95
43 5 Isaac Ganunga  Malawi 1:51.25
44 6 Meesaq Rizvi  Pakistan 1:51.29
45 9 Charles Borromeo  India 1:51.52
46 9 Dale Jones  Antigua and Barbuda 1:51.52
47 1 André Titos  Mozambique 1:51.73
48 5 Francisco Figueredo  Paraguay 1:52.22
49 1 Samuel Sawny  Grenada 1:53.08
50 8 Charlie Oliver  Solomon Islands 1:53.22
51 7 Jerry Molyneaux  British Virgin Islands 1:53.23
52 7 Jean-Marie Rudasingwa  Rwanda 1:53.23
53 5 Siegfried Cruden  Suriname 1:53.31
54 4 Mouteb Al-Faouri  Jordan 1:53.89
55 2 Leopoldo Acosta  Ecuador 1:54.06
56 3 Alberto López  Guatemala 1:54.19
57 6 William Amakye  Ghana 1:54.80
58 4 Ibrahim Aziz  United Arab Emirates 1:54.86
59 9 Peter Ceesay  The Gambia 1:55.35
60 9 Ousman Miangoto  Chad 1:56.02
61 1 Jodha Gurung  Nepal 1:56.72
62 2 Manlio Molinari  San Marino 1:57.09
63 8 Barakat Al-Sharji  Oman 2:00.38
64 6 Philip Sinon  Seychelles 2:04.89
65 8 Abdul Al-Ghadi  North Yemen 2:05.90
66 7 Bartolomé Esono Asumu  Equatorial Guinea 2:17.29
— 3 Vusie Dlamini  Swaziland DSQ
4 Kim Bok-joo  South Korea DSQ
7 Moussa Daweye  Niger DSQ

Quarterfinals[edit]

Quarterfinal 1[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Edwin Koech  Kenya 1:44.74 Q
2 Donato Sabia  Italy 1:44.90 Q
3 Agberto Guimarães  Brazil 1:45.18 Q
4 Peter Elliott  Great Britain 1:45.49 Q
5 Faouzi Lahbi  Morocco 1:45.67
6 Babacar Niang  Senegal 1:45.71
7 Sotirios Moutsanas  Greece 1:46.34
— Colomán Trabado  Spain DNF

Quarterfinal 2[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Billy Konchellah  Kenya 1:46.15 Q
2 Omar Khalifa  Sudan 1:46.33 Q
3 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 1:46.75 Q
4 José Luíz Barbosa  Brazil 1:46.87 Q
5 John Marshall  United States 1:47.18
6 Riccardo Materazzi  Italy 1:47.90
7 Ahmed Belkessam  Algeria 1:48.11
8 Marco Mayr  Switzerland 1:48.30

Quarterfinal 3[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 1:44.84 Q
2 Steve Ovett  Great Britain 1:45.72 Q
3 Johnny Gray  United States 1:45.82 Q
4 William Wuycke  Venezuela 1:46.17 Q
5 Abdi Bile  Somalia 1:46.49
6 Owen Hamilton  Jamaica 1:46.74
7 Pat Scammel  Australia 1:47.90
8 Bruce Roberts  Canada 1:49.72

Quarterfinal 4[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Earl Jones  United States 1:45.44 Q
2 Hans-Peter Ferner  West Germany 1:45.52 Q
3 Juma Ndiwa  Kenya 1:45.59 Q
4 Moussa Fall  Senegal 1:45.71 Q
5 Mohamed Alouini  Tunisia 1:45.78
6 Marcus O'Sullivan  Ireland 1:46.21
7 Oslen Barr  Guyana 1:46.97
8 Philippe Dupont  France 1:48.95

Semifinals[edit]

Semifinal 1[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 1:43.82 Q
2 Edwin Koech  Kenya 1:44.12 Q
3 Earl Jones  United States 1:44.51 Q
4 Steve Ovett  Great Britain 1:44.81 Q
5 Omar Khalifa  Sudan 1:44.87
6 Moussa Fall  Senegal 1:45.03
7 William Wuycke  Venezuela 1:47.32
— Peter Elliott  Great Britain DNF

Semifinal 2[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 1:45.51 Q
2 Billy Konchellah  Kenya 1:45.67 Q
3 Johnny Gray  United States 1:45.82 Q
4 Donato Sabia  Italy 1:45.96 Q
5 Hans-Peter Ferner  West Germany 1:46.16
6 Agberto Guimarães  Brazil 1:46.65
7 Juma Ndiwa  Kenya 1:48.06
8 José Luíz Barbosa  Brazil 1:48.70

Final[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 1:43.00 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 1:43.64
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Earl Jones  United States 1:43.83
4 Billy Konchellah  Kenya 1:44.03
5 Donato Sabia  Italy 1:44.53
6 Edwin Koech  Kenya 1:44.86
7 Johnny Gray  United States 1:47.89
8 Steve Ovett  Great Britain 1:52.28

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "800 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 274–76.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_–_Men%27s_800_metres&oldid=1225209750"