Men 800m Athletics V Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden 1912 - Monday, 8th July - Gold Medal: James Meredith, United States
Final 17:00time
1. Ted MeredithUSA United States1:51.9 WR
2. Melvin SheppardUSA United States1:52.0
3. Ira DavenportUSA United States1:52.0
4. David CaldwellUSA United States1:52.8
5. Mel BrockCAn Canada1:53.0
6. Hanns BraunGER Germany1:53.0
7. Clarence EdmundsonUSA United StatesUnknown
8. Herbert PutnamUSA United StatesUnknown

world Men 800m History

Venue: Stockholm Olympic Stadion 20,000 - track of 536.45 metres=​1⁄3 mile.
47 competitors from 16 nations.
Semi-Finals
Heats
World and Olympic Record: Melvin Sheppard, United States 1:52.8 London, United Kingdom 21 July 1908
The world record of 1:52.8, which had seemed fairly safe through the first two rounds of competition, was broken by all three medalists and tied by the fourth-place runner in the final.

Semi-Finals - Sunday, 7 July 1912

2 Semis with 1- athletes. First 4 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1time
1. Ted MeredithUSA United States1:54.4Q
2. Hanns BraunGER Germany1:54.6Q
3. Melvin SheppardUSA United States1:54.8Q
4. Herbert PutnamUSA United States1:55.0Q
5. John TaitCAn CanadaUnknown
6. Percy MannGBR Great BritainUnknown
-. Frederick HulfordGBR Great BritainDNFs
-. James SoutterGBR Great BritainDNFs
-. John Paul JonesUSA United StatesDNSs
Semi 2time
1. Mel BrockCAn Canada1:55.7Q
2. Clarence EdmundsonUSA United States1:55.8Q
3. David CaldwellUSA United States1:55.9Q
4. Ira DavenportUSA United States1:55.9Q
5. Emilio LunghiITA ItalyUnknown
6-9. Evert BjörnSWE SwedenUnknown
6-9. Ernest HenleyGBR Great BritainUnknown
6-9. Harlan HoldenUSA United StatesUnknown
6-9. Armando CortesãoPOR PortugalUnknown

Heats - Saturday, 6 July 1912 14:45

9 Heats with 47 athletes. Best 2 from each Heat advanced to Semi-Finals.
Heat 1time
1. David CaldwellUSA United States1:58.6Q
2. Emilio LunghiITa ItalyUnknownQ
3. Walter McClureUSA United StatesUnknown
4. Eric LindholmSWE Sweden2:01.5s
5. Joseph CaulléFRA FranceUnknown
Heat 2time
1. Percy MannGBR Great Britain1:56.0Q
2. Herbert PutnamUSA United StatesUnknownQ
3. Jacob PedersenNOR NorwayUnknown
-. Leopoldo PalmaCHI ChileDNF
Heat 3time
1. John Paul JonesUSA United States2:01.8Q
2. Armando CortesãoPOR PortugalUnknownQ
3. Oscar LarsenNOR NorwayUnknown
4. Guido CalviITA ItalyUnknown
Heat 4time
1. Clarence EdmundsonUSA United States1:56.5Q
2. John TaitCAn CanadaUnknownQ
3. Charles PoulenardFRA FranceUnknown
4. Willie JahnGeR Germany2:02.0
-. Robert BurtonGBR Great BritainDNFs
Heat 5time
1. Ira DavenportUSA United States1:59.0Q
2. Frederick HulfordGBR Great BritainUnknownQ
3. Bodor ÖdönHUn HungaryUnknown
4. Jacques PersonGeR GermanyUnknown
5. Dmitry NazarovRUS RussiaUnknown
-. Zdeněk MěsteckýBOH BohrmiaDNFs
-. Philip BakerGBR Great BritainDNFs
Heat 6time
1. Harlan HoldenUSA United States1:58.1Q
2. Evert BjörnSWE SwedenUnknownQ
3. Richard YorkeGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Karl HaglundSWE Sweden2:01.2
5-7. Ferenc ForgácsHUn HungaryUnknown
5-7. Aleksandr YelizarovRUS RussiaUnknown
5-7. Federico MuellerCHI ChileUnknown
-. Vahram PapazianTUR TurkeyDNF
Heat 7time
1. James SoutterGBR Great Britain2:00.4Q
2. Melvin SheppardUSA United StatesUnknownQ
3. Erich LehmannGER GermanyUnknown
-. János AntalHUN HungaryDNF
-. Johannes Leopold VillemsonRUS RussiaDNS
Heat 8time
1. Mel BrockCAn Canada1:57.0Q
2. Ted MeredithUSA United StatesUnknownQ
3. John VictorGBR South AfricaUnknown
-. Alan PattersonGBR Great BritainDNF
Heat 9time
1. Ernest HenleyGBR Great Britain1:57.6Q
2. Hanns BraunGeR GermanyUnknownQ
3. Erik FrisellSWE Sweden1:59.2
4. Thomas HalpinUSA United States1:59.2
-. Lauri PihkalaFIN FinlandDNF
-. Radóczy KárolyHUN HungaryDNF
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Stockholm 1912 index
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Athletics Stockholm 1912
Men 100mMen 200m
Men 400mMen 800m
Men 1500mMen 5000m
Men 10000m
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Men 110m Hurdles
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Men 4x100m Relay
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Men 3000m Team Race
Men High Jump
Men Standing High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Men Standing Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Men Shot Put 2 Handed
Men Discus Throw
Men Discus Throw 2 Handed
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw
Men Javelin Throw 2 Handed
Men 10km Walk
Men Decathlon
Men Pentathlon
Men Cross-Country
Men Cross-Country Team
Men 10km Track Walk
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