Venue Francis Field Competitors 13 from 3 nations | Dates September 1 | |
The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 13 runners from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 1, 1904.
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial 880 yards (= 804.68 m)
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
James Lightbody set a new Olympic record with 1:56.0 minutes.
Results
+ approximately
References
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA