- Summary
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's 800 metres |games = 1952 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = |dates = July 20 (heats) July 21 (semifinals) July 22 (final) |competitors = |nations = |longnames = yes |gold = Mal Whitfield |goldNOC = USA |silver = Arthur Wint |silverNOC = JAM |bronze = Heinz Ulzheimer |bronzeNOC = GER |prev=1948 |next=1956 }}{{AthleticsAt1952SummerOlympics}}The men's 800 metres event at the 1952 Olympics took place between July 20 and July 22. The final was won by the American Mal Whitfield.[1] SummaryStarting from a waterfall start, most competitors were allowed to and chose to use a crouch start. Returning silver medalist Arthur Wint sprinted to the lead with Heinz Ulzheimer moving into a tight marking position with Gunnar Nielsen and Günther Steines sprinting to keep up. On the home stretch for the first time, defending champion Mal Whitfield moved forward, past the other chasers into a marking position on Ulzheimer. Wint continued to lead down the backstretch, then Whitfield accelerated past Ulzheimer, who turned to look, then at the beginning of the turn, Wint. It was a deja vu for Wint, seeing Whitfield ahead of him on the final turn of the Olympics. The first five were separated from the rest of the pack, Whitfield pulling away to defend his championship. Wint couldn't make any progress on Whitfield but held off the battle behind him. Steines lost ground, getting passed by a big rush by Albert Webster, but Nielsen pressed Ulzheimer to the line, Ulzheimer taking bronze with a lean then in the next step doing a face plant to the track. Whitfield equalled the Olympic record he had set in London four years earlier, meaning he ran exactly the same time 1:49.2 in both races. Wint was a tenth of a second faster. Whitfield became the second man after Douglas Lowe to defend the 800 metres title. Peter Snell and David Rudisha have since equalled the feat. ResultsHeatsThe first round was held on July 20. The first three runners from each heat advanced to the semifinals. Heat 1 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lars Wolfbrandt | {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.3 | 2 | Albert Webster | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.5 | 3 | Gennady Modoy | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.8 | 4 | Maurice Marshall | {{flagIOC|NZL|1952 Summer}} | 1:56.2 | 5 | Johannes Baumgartner | {{flagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer}} | 1:57.1 | 6 | Mohamed Sanni-Thomas | {{flagIOC|GHA|1952 Summer}} | 2:05.8 | Heat 2 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mal Whitfield | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.5 | 2 | Edmund Potrzebowski | {{flagIOC|POL|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.6 | 3 | Tom White | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.7 | 4 | Olavi Talja | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.9 | 5 | Turhan Göker | {{flagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.9 | 6 | Evelio Planas | {{flagIOC|CUB|1952 Summer}} | 1:57.6 | Heat 3 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jack Hutchins | {{flagIOC|CAN|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.5 | 2 | John Barnes | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.5 | 3 | Jenő Bakos | {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.5 | 4 | Roman Korban | {{flagIOC|POL|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.7 | 5 | Alam Zeb | {{flagIOC|PAK|1952 Summer}} | 1:56.3 | 6 | Vasilios Mavrodis | {{flagIOC|GRE|1952 Summer}} | 1:58.7 | Heat 4 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Reggie Pearman | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:51.6 | 2 | Petro Chevhun | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 1:51.8 | 3 | Günther Steines | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.7 | 4 | Louis Desmet | {{flagIOC|BEL|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.9 | 5 | René Djian | {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.3 | Heat 5 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Hans Ring | {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.6 | 2 | Arthur Wint | {{flagIOC|JAM|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.2 | 3 | Don MacMillan | {{flagIOC|AUS|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.0 | 4 | Oscar Soetewey | {{flagIOC|BEL|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.4 | 5 | Georgy Ivakin | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 1:56.4 | 6 | Frank Rivera | {{flagIOC|PUR|1952 Summer}} | 1:57.6 | 7 | Víctorio Solares | {{flagIOC|GUA|1952 Summer}} | 2:01.4 | Heat 6 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Heinz Ulzheimer | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:51.4 | 2 | Sohan Singh | {{flagIOC|IND|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.0 | 3 | Ludvík Liška | {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.3 | 4 | John Ross | {{flagIOC|CAN|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.5 | 5 | Arqemiro Roque | {{flagIOC|BRA|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.1 | 6 | Lucien Demuynck | {{flagIOC|BEL|1952 Summer}} | 1:57.4 | 7 | Boonpak Kwancharoen | {{flagIOC|THA|1952 Summer}} | 2:12.6 | Heat 7 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Audun Boysen | {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.2 | 2 | Urban Cleve | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.4 | 3 | Frank Evans | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.8 | 4 | Ekrem Koçak | {{flagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.5 | 5 | Filemón Camacho | {{flagIOC|VEN|1952 Summer}} | 2:00.0 | 6 | Arie Gill-Glick | {{flagIOC|ISR|1952 Summer}} | 2:00.9 | Heat 8 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Patrick El Mabrouk | {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.0 | 2 | Gunnar Nielsen | {{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.0 | 3 | Bill Parnell | {{flagIOC|CAN|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.1 | 4 | Yoshitaka Muroya | {{flagIOC|JPN|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.0 | 5 | Fred Lüthi | {{flagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.0 | 6 | Erkki Rönnholm | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.7 | 7 | Guðmundur Lárusson | {{flagIOC|ISL|1952 Summer}} | 1:56.5 |
SemifinalsThe fastest three runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Gunnar Nielsen | {{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}} | 1:50.0 | 2 | Mal Whitfield | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:50.1 | 3 | Albert Webster | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 1:50.1 | 4 | Audun Boysen | {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}} | 1:50.4 | 5 | Urban Cleve | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:51.6 | 6 | Bill Parnell | {{flagIOC|CAN|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.7 | 7 | Pyotr Chevgun | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.8 | 8 | Don MacMillan | {{flagIOC|AUS|1952 Summer}} | 1:58.4 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Arthur Wint | {{flagIOC|JAM|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.7 | 2 | Günther Steines | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.9 | 3 | Hans Ring | {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.0 | 4 | John Barnes | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.4 | 5 | Tom White | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.6 | 6 | Ludvík Liška | {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.8 | 7 | Gennady Modoy | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.7 | |
Heat three Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Heinz Ulzheimer | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:51.9 | 2 | Lars Wolfbrandt | {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.4 | 3 | Reggie Pearman | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.5 | 4 | Jack Hutchins | {{flagIOC|CAN|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.8 | 5 | Edmund Potrzebowski | {{flagIOC|POL|1952 Summer}} | 1:53.7 | 6 | Sohan Singh | {{flagIOC|IND|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.9 | 7 | Jenő Bakos | {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}} | 1:55.5 | 8 | Frank Evans | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 1:56.8 | |
Final Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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{{gold1}} | Mal Whitfield | {{FlagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:49.2 | =OR | {{silver2}} | Arthur Wint | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1952 Summer}} | 1:49.4 | {{Bronze3}} | Heinz Ulzheimer | {{FlagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:49.7 | 4 | Gunnar Nielsen | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}} | 1:49.7 | 5 | Albert Webster | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 1:50.2 | 6 | Günther Steines | {{FlagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 1:50.6 | 7 | Reggie Pearman | {{FlagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.1 | 8 | Lars Wolfbrandt | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 1:52.1 | 9 | Hans Ring | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 1:54.0 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/mens-800-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 800 metres |accessdate=14 October 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
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