1996 Atlanta Olympic final
Moving fast! The 1996 Olympic final in Atlanta was one of the fastest 800 m races of all time, No less than four athletes broke 1'43", the first five all recorded personal best times, and even the number seven (Gray) ran a respectable 1:44.21.
From left to right: Benyounés Lahlou (MAR, 8), Norberto Téllez (CUB, 4), Nico Motchebon (GER, 5), David Kiptoo (KEN, 6), Vebjørn Rodal (NOR, gold), Hezekiél Sepeng (barely visible, RSA, silver), Frederic Onyancha (KEN, bronze) and early front runner Johnny Gray (USA, 7).
Olympic Games 800 m Roll of Honors
Year City Gold Silver Bronze
2024 Paris Emmanuel Wanyonyi KEN 1:41.19 Marco Arop CAN 1:41.20 Djamel Sedjati ALG 1:41.50
2021 Tokyo Emmanuel Korir KEN 1:45.06 Ferguson Rotich KEN 1:45.23 Patryk Dobek POL 1:45.39
2016 Rio de Janeiro David Rudisha KEN 1:42.15 Taoufik Makhloufi ALG 1:42.61 Clayton Murphy USA 1:42.93
2012 London David Rudisha KEN 1:40.91 Nijel Amos BOT 1:41.73 Timothy Kitum KEN 1:42.53
2008 Beijing Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:44.65 Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD 1:44.70 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:44.82
2004 Athene Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS 1:44.45 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:44.61 Wilson KipketerDEN1:44.65
2000 Sydney Nils Schumann GER 1:45.08 Wilson Kipketer DEN 1:45.14 Djabir Saïd-Guerni ALG 1:45.16
1996 Atlanta Vebjørn Rodal NOR 1:42.58 Hezekiél Sepeng RSA 1:42.74 Frederic Onyancha KEN 1:42.79
1992 Barcelona William Tanui KEN 1:43.66 Nixon Kiprotich KEN 1:43.70 Johnny Gray USA 1:43.97
1988 Seoul Paul Ereng KEN 1:43.45 Joaquim Cruz BRA 1:43.90 Said Aouita MAR 1:44.06
1984 Los Angeles Joaquim Cruz BRA 1:43.00 Sebastian Coe GBR 1:43.64 Earl Jones USA 1:43.83
1980 Moskva Steve Ovett GBR 1:45.50 Sebastian Coe GBR 1:45.85 Nikolay Kirov URS 1:45.94
1976 Montreal Alberto Juantorena CUB 1:43.50 Ivo Van Damme BEL 1:43.86 Rick Wohlhuter USA 1:44.12
1972 München Dave Wottle USA 1:45.86 Yevgeni Arzhanov URS 1:45.89 Mike Boit KEN 1:46.01
1968 Mexico City Ralph Doubell AUS 1:44.40 Wilson Kiprugut KEN 1:44.57 Tom Farrell USA 1:45.46
1964 Tokyo Peter Snell NZL 1:45.1 Bill Crothers CAN 1:45.6 Wilson Kiprugut KEN 1:45.9
1960 Roma Peter Snell NZL 1:46.48 Roger Moens BEL 1:46.55 George Kerr JAM 1:47.25
1956 Melbourne Tom Courtney USA 1:47.7 Derek Johnson GBR 1:47.8 Audun Boysen NOR 1:48.1
1952 Helsinki Malvin Whitfield USA 1:49.2 Arthur Wint JAM 1:49.4 Heinz Ulzheimer GER 1:49.7
1948 London Malvin Whitfield USA 1:49.2 Arthur Wint JAM 1:49.5 Marcel Hansenne FRA 1:49.8
1936 Berlin John Woodruff USA 1:52.9 Mario Lanzi ITA 1:53.3 Phil Edwards CAN 1:53.6
1932 Los Angeles Thomas Hampson GBR 1:49.8 Alexander Wilson CAN 1:49.9 Phil Edwards CAN 1:51.5
1928 Amsterdam Douglas Lowe GBR 1:51.8 Erik Bylehn SWE 1:52.8 Hermann Engelhard GER 1:53.2
1924 Paris Douglas Lowe GBR 1:52.4 Paul Martin SUI 1:52.6 Schuyler Enck USA 1:53.0
1920 Antwerpen Albert Hill GBR 1:53.4 Earl Eby USA 1:53.6 Bevil Rudd RSA 1:54.0
1912 Stockholm James Meredith USA 1:51.9 Melvin Sheppard USA 1:52.0 Ira Davenport USA 1:52.0
1908 London Melvin Sheppard USA 1:52.8 Emilio Lunghi ITA 1:54.2 Hans Braun GER 1:55.2
1904 Saint Louis James Lightbody USA 1:56.0 Howard Valentine USA 1:56.3 Emil Breitkreutz USA 1:56.4
1900 Paris Alfred Tysoe GBR 2.01.2 John Cregan USA 2.01.8 David Hall USA 2.03.0
1896 Athene Edwin Flack AUS 2.11.0 Nandor Dani HUN 2.11.8 Demetrius Golemis GRE 2.28.0