Men 800m Athletics X Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 1932 - Tuesday, 2nd August - Gold Medal: Thomas Hampson, Great Britain
Final 15:45time adj official400
1. Thomas HampsonGBR Great Britain1:49.70WR1.49.854.8s
2. Alexander WilsonCAn Canada1:49.8 1:49.954.9s
3. Philip EdwardsCAn Canada1:50.6 1:51.552.4s
4. Edwin GenungUSA United States1:50.8 1:51.754.6s
5. Edwin TurnerUSA United States1:51.6 1:52.555.4s
6. Charles "Chuck" HornbostelUSA United States1:51.8 1:52.755.2s
7. Jack PowellGBR Great Britain1:52.2 1:53.055.0s
8. Martin SéraFRA France1:53.6 1:53.655.1s
9. Otto PeltzerGER Germany1:55.0 1:55.0
Time have been adjusted after reviering a newlydiscovered film!

world Men 800m History

Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Capp.: 100,000.
21 competitors from 11 nations.
RoundHAthdate
Heats32101.08 16:30
World record:Martin SéraFRA France1:50.6Paris, France 14 July 1928
Olympic record:Douglas LoweGBR Great Britain1:51.8Amsterdam, Netherlands 31 July 1928

Heats - Monday 01.08 16:30

First 3 from each Heat advanced to Final.
Heat 1time
1. Edwin GenungUSA United States1:54.8Q
2. Phillip EdwardsCAn Canada1:55.1Q
3. Jack PowellGBR Great Britain1:55.6Q
4. Cyril EvansNZL New Zealand1:56.6
5. Paul MartinSUI Switzerland1:58.4
6. Nestor GomesBRA Brazil2:00.5
—. Paul Jean KellerFRA FranceDNF
Heat 2time
1. Charles "Chuck" HornbostelUSA United States1:52.4Q
2. Alexander WilsonCAn Canada1:52.5Q
3. Otto PeltzerGER Germany1:53.6Q
4. Hjallmar JohannesenNOR Norway1:54.3
5. Hermenegildo del RossoARG Argentina1:54.9
6. René MorelFRA France1:55.2
7. José Lucílo IturbeMEX Mexico1:55.6
Heat 3time
1. Thomas HampsonGBR Great Britain1:53.0Q
2. Martin SéraFRA France1:53.2Q
3. Edwin TurnerUSA United States1:54.0Q
4. Edward KingCAn Canada1:54.4
5. Max DanzGER Germany1:58.9
6. Domingos PuglisiBRA Brazil1:59.4
7. Miguel VasconcelosMEX Mexico2:00.0
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index Athletics
Los Angeles 1932 index
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Athletics Los Angeles 1932
Men 100mWomen 100m
Men 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m HurdlesWomen 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m RelayWomen 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High JumpWomen High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon
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