Venue Wembley Stadium | ||
Dates July 30 (heats)
July 31 (semifinals)
August 2 (final) | ||
The men's 800 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30, July 31 and August 2. The final was won by American Mal Whitfield.
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Round 1
The first four in each heat qualified for the Semi-finals.
Final
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA