Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's 800 metres

|games = 1996 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Centennial Olympic Stadium

|dates = 28 to 31 July

|competitors = 56

|nations = 40

|win_value = 1:42.58 {{OlyR|athletics}}

|longnames = yes

|gold = Vebjørn Rodal

|goldNOC = NOR

|silver = Hezekiél Sepeng

|silverNOC = RSA

|bronze = Fred Onyancha

|bronzeNOC = KEN

|prev=1992

|next=2000

}}

The men's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held between 28 and 31 July 1996. There were a total of 60 competitors from 42 countries.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/mens-800-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171058/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/mens-800-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Men's 800 metres |access-date=22 October 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}} The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.16 seconds by Vebjørn Rodal of Norway, the nation's first title in the men's 800 metres and first medal in the event since 1956. Hezekiél Sepeng's silver was South Africa's first 800 metres medal since 1920.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four finalists from 1992 returned: bronze medalist Johnny Gray of the United States (also a finalist in 1984 and 1988), fourth-place finisher José Luíz Barbosa of Brazil (a 1988 finalist as well), fifth-place finisher Andrea Benvenuti of Italy, and sixth-place finisher Curtis Robb of Great Britain. Wilson Kipketer was the strongest 800 metres runner in 1996, having won the first of his three world championship titles in 1995; however, he was ruled ineligible for the Games during the process of changing his nationality from Kenya to Denmark. Without Kipketer, the field was open with no clear favorite.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/64695 |work=Olympedia |title=800 metres, Men |access-date=10 August 2020}}

Burundi, the Czech Republic, Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, and Latvia appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain made its 22nd appearance, most among all nations, having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Competition format

The men's 800 metres again used a three-round format, the most common format since 1912 though there had been variations. The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for the first two rounds. There were eight first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 athletes; the top two runners in each heat as well as the next eight fastest overall advanced to the semifinals. There were three semifinals with 8 athletes each; the top two runners in each semifinal and the next two fastest overall advanced to the eight-man final.Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 74–75.

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|Joaquim Cruz|BRA|1984 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 1:43.00

| olympic_place = Los Angeles, United States

| olympic_date = 6 August 1984

| olympic_ref =

}}

In the final Vebjørn Rodal set a new Olympic record at 1:42.58.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Date ! Time ! Round
class="wikitable"
Sunday, 28 July 1996	19:15	Round 1
Monday, 29 July 1996	18:50	Semifinals
style=background:lemonchiffon \| Wednesday, 31 July 1996	20:35	Final

Results

=Round 1=

==Heat 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Vebjørn Rodal

align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.30

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Curtis Robb

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.85

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 3

|align=left| José Luíz Barbosa

align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.58

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 4

|align=left| David Matthews

align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.76

|align=left| Joachim Dehmel

align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.12

|align=left| Joseph Rakotoarimanana

align=left| {{flagIOC|MAD|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.33

|align=left| Tommy Asinga

align=left| {{flagIOC|SUR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.29

==Heat 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Philip Kibitok

align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.34

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Nico Motchebon

align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.82

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 3

|align=left| Bruno Konczylo

align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.04

|align=left| Adem Hecini

align=left| {{flagIOC|ALG|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.23

|align=left| Abdul Rahman Al-Abdullah

align=left| {{flagIOC|QAT|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.52

|align=left| Flavio Godoy

align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.91

|align=left| Chérif Baba Aidara

align=left| {{flagIOC|MTN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:56.20

==Heat 3==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Norberto Téllez

align=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.24

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Craig Winrow

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.41

|align=left| Pavel Soukup

align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.67

|align=left| Andrés Manuel Díaz

align=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.86

|align=left| Atle Douglas

align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.60

|align=left| Cedric Harris

align=left| {{flagIOC|DMA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:51.46

|align=left| Fernando Arlete

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBS|1996 Summer}}

| 2:00.07

==Heat 4==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| David Kiptoo

align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.11

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Giuseppe D'Urso

align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.27

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 3

|align=left| Johan Botha

align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.63

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 4

|align=left| Jimmy Jean-Joseph

align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.64

|align=left| Ibrahim Aden

align=left| {{flagIOC|SOM|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.31

|align=left| Charles Nkazamyampi

align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.95

|align=left| Tavakalo Kailes

align=left| {{flagIOC|VAN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:55.07

|align=left| Naseer Ismail

align=left| {{flagIOC|MDV|1996 Summer}}

| 1:58.70

==Heat 5==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Johnny Gray

align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.87

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Einārs Tupurītis

align=left| {{flagIOC|LAT|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.88

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 3

|align=left| Savieri Ngidhi

align=left| {{flagIOC|ZIM|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.46

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 4

|align=left| Balázs Korányi

align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.63

|align=left| Antonio Abrantes

align=left| {{flagIOC|POR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.73

|align=left| Clive Terrelonge

align=left| {{flagIOC|JAM|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.29

|align=left| Themba Makhanya

align=left| {{flagIOC|SWZ|1996 Summer}}

| 1:59.02

==Heat 6==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Arthémon Hatungimana

align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.10

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Andrea Benvenuti

align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.45

|align=left| Marius van Heerden

align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.46

|align=left| David Maxwell Strang

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.96

|align=left| Boris Kaveshnikov

align=left| {{flagIOC|KGZ|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.88

|align=left| José Parrilla

align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:49.99

|align=left| Yaya Terap Adoum

align=left| {{flagIOC|CHA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:52.68

==Heat 7==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Benyounes Lahlou

align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.85

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Fred Onyancha

align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.07

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 3

|align=left| Paul Byrne

align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.05

|align=left| Alex Morgan

align=left| {{flagIOC|JAM|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.40

|align=left| Mohamed Babiker Yagoub

align=left| {{flagIOC|SUD|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.50

|align=left| Manlio Molinari

align=left| {{flagIOC|SMR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:56.08

data-sort-value=8| —

|align=left| Roberto Parra

align=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1996 Summer}}

| {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

==Heat 8==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Hezekiél Sepeng

align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.45

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| André Bucher

align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.85

|align=left| Andrea Giocondi

align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.26

|align=left| Brandon Rock

align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.47

|align=left| Jean Destine

align=left| {{flagIOC|HAI|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.82

|align=left| Saeed Basweidan

align=left| {{flagIOC|YEM|1996 Summer}}

| 1:49.35

|align=left| Greg Rhymer

align=left| {{flagIOC|IVB|1996 Summer}}

| 1:50.03

==Overall results for round 1==

Overall \|\| In heat
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=2\| Rank	rowspan=2\| Heat	rowspan=2\| Athlete	rowspan=2\| Nation	rowspan=2\| Time	rowspan=2\| Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	1	4 \|align=left\| David Kiptoo	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.11	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 2	2	4 \|align=left\| Giuseppe D'Urso	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.27	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 3	1	1 \|align=left\| Vebjørn Rodal	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NOR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.30	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 4	1	2 \|align=left\| Philip Kibitok	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.34	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 5	3	4 \|align=left\| Johan Botha	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|RSA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.63	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 6	4	4 \|align=left\| Jimmy Jean-Joseph	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.64	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 7	2	2 \|align=left\| Nico Motchebon	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.82	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \|rowspan=2\| 8	1	7 \|align=left\| Benyounes Lahlou	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MAR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.85	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 2	1 \|align=left\| Curtis Robb	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.85	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 10	1	5 \|align=left\| Johnny Gray	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.87	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 11	2	5 \|align=left\| Einārs Tupurītis	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|LAT\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.88	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 12	3	2 \|align=left\| Bruno Konczylo	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.04	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 13	2	7 \|align=left\| Fred Onyancha	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.07	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 14	1	8 \|align=left\| Hezekiél Sepeng	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|RSA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.45	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 15	3	5 \|align=left\| Savieri Ngidhi	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ZIM\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.46	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 16	3	1 \|align=left\| José Luíz Barbosa	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BRA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.58	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 17	4	5 \|align=left\| Balázs Korányi	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|HUN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.63	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 18	4	1 \|align=left\| David Matthews	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|IRL\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.76	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 19	2	8 \|align=left\| André Bucher	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.85	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 20	3	7 \|align=left\| Paul Byrne	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|AUS\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.05	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for semifinals by time}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 21	1	6 \|align=left\| Arthémon Hatungimana	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BDI\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.10	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
22	5	1 \|align=left\| Joachim Dehmel	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.12
23	4	2 \|align=left\| Adem Hecini	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ALG\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.23
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 24	1	3 \|align=left\| Norberto Téllez	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|CUB\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.24	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
25	3	8 \|align=left\| Andrea Giocondi	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.26
26	5	4 \|align=left\| Ibrahim Aden	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SOM\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.31
27	6	1 \|align=left\| Joseph Rakotoarimanana	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MAD\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.33
28	4	7 \|align=left\| Alex Morgan	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|JAM\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.40
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 29	2	3 \|align=left\| Craig Winrow	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.41	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 30	2	6 \|align=left\| Andrea Benvenuti	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.45	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for semifinals by place}}
31	3	6 \|align=left\| Marius van Heerden	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|RSA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.46
32	3	3 \|align=left\| Pavel Soukup	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|CZE\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.67
33	5	5 \|align=left\| Antonio Abrantes	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|POR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.73
34	4	3 \|align=left\| Andrés Manuel Díaz	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ESP\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.86
35	6	4 \|align=left\| Charles Nkazamyampi	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BDI\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.95
36	4	6 \|align=left\| David Maxwell Strang	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.96
rowspan=2\| 37	7	1 \|align=left\| Tommy Asinga	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.29
6	5 \|align=left\| Clive Terrelonge	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|JAM\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.29
39	4	8 \|align=left\| Brandon Rock	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.47
40	5	7 \|align=left\| Mohamed Babiker Yagoub	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUD\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.50
41	5	2 \|align=left\| Abdul Rahman Al-Abdullah	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|QAT\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.52
42	5	3 \|align=left\| Atle Douglas	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NOR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.60
43	5	8 \|align=left\| Jean Destine	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|HAI\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.82
44	5	6 \|align=left\| Boris Kaveshnikov	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KGZ\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.88
45	6	2 \|align=left\| Flavio Godoy	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BRA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.91
46	6	8 \|align=left\| Saeed Basweidan	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|YEM\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:49.35
47	6	6 \|align=left\| José Parrilla	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:49.99
48	7	8 \|align=left\| Greg Rhymer	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|IVB\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:50.03
49	6	3 \|align=left\| Cedric Harris	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|DMA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:51.46
50	7	6 \|align=left\| Yaya Terap Adoum	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|CHA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:52.68
51	7	4 \|align=left\| Tavakalo Kailes	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|VAN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:55.07
52	7	2 \|align=left\| Chérif Baba Aidara	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MTN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:56.20
53	8	4 \|align=left\| Naseer Ismail	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MDV\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:58.70
54	7	5 \|align=left\| Themba Makhanya	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SWZ\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:59.02
55	7	3 \|align=left\| Fernando Arlete	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBS\|1996 Summer}} \| 2:00.07
56	6	7 \|align=left\| Manlio Molinari	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SMR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:56.08
data-sort-value=57\| —	data-sort-value=8\| —	7 \|align=left\| Roberto Parra	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ESP\|1996 Summer}} \| {{abbr\|DNS\|Did not start}}

=Semifinals=

==Semifinal 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Hezekiél Sepeng

align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.16

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Nico Motchebon

align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.40

|align=left| Philip Kibitok

align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:45.58

|align=left| André Bucher

align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.41

|align=left| Giuseppe D'Urso

align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.97

|align=left| Paul Byrne

align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.58

|align=left| Bruno Konczylo

align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.02

|align=left| Craig Winrow

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.57

==Semifinal 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Benyounes Lahlou

align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:43.99

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| Johnny Gray

align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:44.00

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 3

|align=left| Fred Onyancha

align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:44.02

|align=left| Arthémon Hatungimana

align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|1996 Summer}}

| 1:44.92

|align=left| Savieri Ngidhi

align=left| {{flagIOC|ZIM|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.78

|align=left| Curtis Robb

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.48

|align=left| Johan Botha

align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.06

|align=left| José Luíz Barbosa

align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:50.33

==Semifinal 3==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

Athlete

Nation

Time

Notes

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

|align=left| Norberto Téllez

align=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|1996 Summer}}

| 1:43.79

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

|align=left| David Kiptoo

align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:43.90

bgcolor=ccf9cc

| 3

|align=left| Vebjørn Rodal

align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1996 Summer}}

| 1:43.96

|align=left| Einārs Tupurītis

align=left| {{flagIOC|LAT|1996 Summer}}

| 1:46.41

|align=left| David Matthews

align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|1996 Summer}}

| 1:47.83

|align=left| Jimmy Jean-Joseph

align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1996 Summer}}

| 1:48.50

|align=left| Balázs Korányi

align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1996 Summer}}

| 1:50.30

data-sort-value=8| —

|align=left| Andrea Benvenuti

align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1996 Summer}}

| {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

==Overall results for semifinals==

Overall \|\| In heat
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=2\| Rank	rowspan=2\| Heat	rowspan=2\| Athlete	rowspan=2\| Nation	rowspan=2\| Time	rowspan=2\| Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	1	3 \|align=left\| Norberto Téllez	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|CUB\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:43.79	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 2	2	3 \|align=left\| David Kiptoo	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:43.90	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final by place}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 3	3	3 \|align=left\| Vebjørn Rodal	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NOR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:43.96	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for final by time}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 4	1	2 \|align=left\| Benyounes Lahlou	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MAR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:43.99	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 5	2	2 \|align=left\| Johnny Gray	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:44.00	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final by place}}
bgcolor=ccf9cc \| 6	3	2 \|align=left\| Fred Onyancha	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:44.02	{{abbr\|q\|Qualified for final by time}}
7	4	2 \|align=left\| Arthémon Hatungimana	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BDI\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:44.92
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 8	1	1 \|align=left\| Hezekiél Sepeng	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|RSA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.16	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final by place}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 9	2	1 \|align=left\| Nico Motchebon	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.40	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final by place}}
10	3	1 \|align=left\| Philip Kibitok	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.58
rowspan=2\| 11	4	1 \|align=left\| André Bucher	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.41
4	3 \|align=left\| Einārs Tupurītis	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|LAT\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.41
13	5	2 \|align=left\| Savieri Ngidhi	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ZIM\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.78
14	5	1 \|align=left\| Giuseppe D'Urso	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:46.97
15	6	2 \|align=left\| Curtis Robb	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.48
16	6	1 \|align=left\| Paul Byrne	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|AUS\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.58
17	5	3 \|align=left\| David Matthews	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|IRL\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:47.83
18	7	1 \|align=left\| Bruno Konczylo	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.02
19	7	2 \|align=left\| Johan Botha	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|RSA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.06
20	6	3 \|align=left\| Jimmy Jean-Joseph	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.50
21	8	1 \|align=left\| Craig Winrow	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:48.57
22	7	3 \|align=left\| Balázs Korányi	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|HUN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:50.30
23	8	2 \|align=left\| José Luíz Barbosa	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BRA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:50.33
data-sort-value=24\| —	data-sort-value=8\| —	3 \|align=left\| Andrea Benvenuti	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1996 Summer}} \| {{abbr\|DNF\|Did not finish}}

=Final=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
{{gold01}}	1 \|align=left\| Vebjørn Rodal	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NOR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.58	{{OlyR\|athletics}}
{{silver02}}	6 \|align=left\| Hezekiél Sepeng	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|RSA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.74
{{bronze03}}	7 \|align=left\| Fred Onyancha	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.79
4	4 \|align=left\| Norberto Téllez	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|CUB\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.85
5	8 \|align=left\| Nico Motchebon	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:43.91
6	5 \|align=left\| David Kiptoo	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:44.19
7	2 \|align=left\| Johnny Gray	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:44.21
8	3 \|align=left\| Benyounes Lahlou	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MAR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.52

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070503054122/http://www.olympic-museum.de/o-reports/report1996.htm Official Report]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203732/http://todor66.com/olim/1996/Athletics/Men_800m.html Results]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 Metres}}

Category:800 metres at the Olympics

Category:Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
{{gold01}}	1 \|align=left\| Vebjørn Rodal	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NOR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.58	{{OlyR\|athletics}}
{{silver02}}	6 \|align=left\| Hezekiél Sepeng	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|RSA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.74
{{bronze03}}	7 \|align=left\| Fred Onyancha	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.79
4	4 \|align=left\| Norberto Téllez	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|CUB\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:42.85
5	8 \|align=left\| Nico Motchebon	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:43.91
6	5 \|align=left\| David Kiptoo	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|KEN\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:44.19
7	2 \|align=left\| Johnny Gray	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:44.21
8	3 \|align=left\| Benyounes Lahlou	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MAR\|1996 Summer}} \| 1:45.52

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

Background

Competition format

Records

Schedule

Results

=Round 1=

==Heat 1==

==Heat 2==

==Heat 3==

==Heat 4==

==Heat 5==

==Heat 6==

==Heat 7==

==Heat 8==

==Overall results for round 1==

=Semifinals=

==Semifinal 1==

==Semifinal 2==

==Semifinal 3==

==Overall results for semifinals==

=Final=

See also

References

External links