Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...

event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
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in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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Medalists

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record	1:41.73	Sebastian Coe	Florence Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... )	June 10, 1981
Olympic Record	1:43.50	Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles....	Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... )	July 25, 1976

In the final Joaquim Cruz

Joaquim Cruz

Joaquim Carvalho Cruz is a former Brazilian athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of only four men to run the 800 m in less than 1:42....

set a new Olympic record with 1:43.00 minutes.

Quarterfinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:44.74
2.		1:44.90
3.		1:45.18
4.		1:45.49
5.		1:45.67
6.		1:45.71
7.		1:46.34

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:46.15
2.		1:46.33
3.		1:46.75
4.		1:46.87
5.		1:47.18
6.		1:47.90
7.		1:48.11
8.		1:48.30

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		1:44.84
2.		1:45.72
3.		1:45.82
4.		1:46.17
5.		1:46.49
6.		1:46.74
7.		1:47.90
8.		1:49.72

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		1:45.44
2.		1:45.52
3.		1:45.59
4.		1:45.71
5.		1:45.78
6.		1:46.21
7.		1:46.97
8.		1:48.95

Semifinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:43.82
2.		1:44.12
3.		1:44.51
4.		1:44.81
5.		1:44.87
6.		1:45.03
7.		1:47.32

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:45.51
2.		1:45.67
3.		1:45.82
4.		1:45.96
5.		1:46.16
6.		1:46.65
7.		1:48.06
8.		1:48.70

Final