Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olimpíc de Montjuïc
DatesAugust 1-5
Competitors59 from 49 nations
Medalists
 William Tanui  Kenya
 Nixon Kiprotich  Kenya
 Johnny Gray  United States
Official Video Highlights
@ 10:40
Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
Wheelchair races

These are the official results of the men's 800 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 63 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats. Johnny Gray took the race out to the "Gray zone" running the first lap in 49.9 hoping to burn off the competition. His only follower was José Luiz Barbosa. It worked for most of the field, but the two Kenyans Nixon Kiprotich and William Tanui came from behind to run down the depleted front runners on the home stretch.

Medalists

GoldWilliam Tanui
 Kenya
SilverNixon Kiprotich
 Kenya
BronzeJohnny Gray
 United States

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:41.73 United Kingdom Sebastian Coe Florence (ITA) June 10, 1981
Olympic Record 1:43.00 Brazil Joaquim Cruz Los Angeles (USA) August 6, 1984

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 William Tanui (KEN) 1:43.66
 Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) 1:43.70
 Johnny Gray (USA) 1:43.97
4.  José Luiz Barbosa (BRA) 1:45.06
5.  Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) 1:45.23
6.  Curtis Robb (GBR) 1:45.57
7.  Reda Abdenouz (ALG) 1:48.34
—  Mark Everett (USA) DNF

Semi finals

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Johnny Gray (USA) 1:45.66
2.  Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) 1:45.80
3.  Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) 1:46.02
4.  Tomas de Teresa (ESP) 1:46.08
5.  Mbiganyi Thee (BOT) 1:46.13
6.  Steve Heard (GBR) 1:46.19
7.  Anatoly Makarevich (EUN) 1:46.69
8.  Tommy Asinga (SUR) 1:46.78


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Curtis Robb (GBR) 1:45.25
2.  José Luiz Barbosa (BRA) 1:45.32
3.  Reda Abdenouz (ALG) 1:46.06
4.  Kennedy Osei (GHA) 1:46.20
5.  Robin van Helden (NED) 1:46.98
6.  Luis Javier González (ESP) 1:47.09
7.  Atle Douglas (NOR) 1:48.63
8.  Paul Ereng (KEN) 1:49.90


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  William Tanui (KEN) 1:46.59
2.  Mark Everett (USA) 1:46.94
3.  Babacar Niang (SEN) 1:46.95
4.  Tom McKean (GBR) 1:48.77
5.  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) 1:49.53
6.  Clive Terrelonge (JAM) 1:51.03
7.  Marko Koers (NED) 1:52.23
—  Piotr Piekarski (POL) DSQ

Heats

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Piotr Piekarski (POL) 1:48.51
2.  Mark Everett (USA) 1:48.65
3.  Lee Jin-Il (KOR) 1:48.68
4.  Mahjoub Haida (MAR) 1:48.72
5.  Jörg Haas (GER) 1:50.42
6.  Symphorien Samba (CGO) 1:51.75
7.  Mohamed Saleh (UAE) 1:53.91
8.  Ilunga Kafila (ZAI) 1:57.73


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Tom McKean (GBR) 1:47.85
2.  Atle Douglas (NOR) 1:48.08
3.  Freddie Williams (CAN) 1:48.20
4.  Frédéric Cornette (FRA) 1:48.22
5.  Eversley Linley (VIN) 1:52.49
6.  Chérif Baba Aidara (MTN) 1:56.41
7.  Bassam Kawas (LIB) 1:58.71
8.  Hussain Riyaz (MDV) 2:00.93


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Johnny Gray (USA) 1:46.62
2.  Tomas de Teresa (ESP) 1:46.78
3.  Babacar Niang (SEN) 1:46.69
4.  Tommy Asinga (SUR) 1:47.23
5.  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) 1:48.00
6.  Terap Adoum (GHA) 1:54.43
7.  Baptiste Firiam (VAN) 1:57.96


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  William Tanui (KEN) 1:47.02
2.  Kennedy Osei (GHA) 1:47.17
3.  Sipho Dlamini (SWZ) 1:48.70
4.  José Arconada (ESP) 1:49.23
5.  Mohamed Sy Savane (GUI) 1:51.80
—  Tamimou Idrissou (BEN) DSQ
—  Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA) DNS


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Curtis Robb (GBR) 1:46.16
2.  Clive Terrelonge (JAM) 1:46.64
3.  Luis Javier González (ESP) 1:46.65
4.  Paul Ereng (KEN) 1:46.65
5.  João Baptista Ntyamba (ANG) 1:48.54
6.  Zacharia Maidjida (CAF) 1:50.41 (NR)
7.  Emiliano Buale (GEQ) 1:58.95
—  Baba Njie (GAM) DNS


RANK HEAT 6 TIME
1.  Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) 1:47.45
2.  Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) 1:47.58
3.  Mbiganyi Thee (BOT) 1:48.04
4.  Robin van Helden (NED) 1:48.05
5.  Dale Anthony Jones (ANT) 1:50.43
6.  Melford Homela (ZIM) 1:50.50
7.  Abdullah Al-Anbari (OMA) 1:50.72
8.  Khambieng Khamiar (LAO) 2:02.45


RANK HEAT 7 TIME
1.  José Luiz Barbosa (BRA) 1:46.16
2.  Reda Abdenouz (ALG) 1:46.82
3.  Mohamed Ismail Yousuf (QAT) 1:49.32
4.  Slobodan Popovic (IOP) 1:49.69
5.  Antonio Abrantes (POR) 1:50.89
6.  Desmond Hector (GUY) 1:51.43
—  John Maurice Palacio (BIZ) DSQ


RANK HEAT 8 TIME
1.  Steve Heard (GBR) 1:46.42
2.  Marko Koers (NED) 1:46.88
3.  Anatoly Makarevich (EUN) 1:47.30
4.  José Parrilla (USA) 1:48.17
5.  Prince Amara (SLE) 1:51.76
6.  Stevon Roberts (BAR) 1:52.30
7.  Anwar Mohamed (YEM) 1:52.71
8.  Francis Munthali (MAW) 1:56.69

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