Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the V Olympiad
File:1912 Athletics men's 800 metre final3.JPG
The finish, with Ted Meredith setting a new world record.
VenueStockholm Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 6 (heats)
July 7 (semifinals)
July 8 (final)
Competitors47 from 16 nations
Winning time1:51.9 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ted Meredith File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mel Sheppard File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ira Davenport File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
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The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Saturday, July 6, 1912, to Monday, July 8, 1912.[1] Forty-seven runners from 16 nations competed.[2] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[3] The event was won by Ted Meredith of the United States, the nation's third consecutive victory in the 800 metres. Mel Sheppard became the first man to win two medals in the event, coming in second to miss out on defending his 1908 gold. Ira Davenport completed the United States sweep, the second time the Americans had swept the 800 metres podium (after 1904).

Background

This was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. All three medalists from 1908, Olympic champion Mel Sheppard, the silver medalist Emilio Lunghi, and the bronze medalist Hanns Braun, returned. Sheppard was among the favorites with a chance to repeat; other prominent challengers were his teammates John Paul Jones and Ted Meredith as well as Lunghi (who had matched Sheppard's world record) and Braun (the 1911 and 1912 AAA champion).[2] Chile, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey appeared in the event for the first time. Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, and the United States each made their fourth appearance, tied for the most among all nations.

Competition format

The competition expanded to three rounds for the first time. There were nine first-round heats of between 4 and 8 athletes each; the top two runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals. There were two semifinals with 9 athletes each; the top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the eight-man final.[2][4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World record File:Flag of the United States.svg Mel Sheppard (USA) 1:52.8 (u)(*) London, United Kingdom 21 July 1908
Olympic record File:US flag 45 stars.svg Mel Sheppard (USA) 1:52.8(*) St. Louis, United States 21 July 1908

(*) This track was 536.45 metres=1⁄3 mile in circumference. The world record of 1:52.8, which had seemed fairly safe through the first two rounds of competition, was broken by all three medalists and tied by the fourth-place runner in the final. Mel Sheppard, the previous record-holder, and Ira Davenport beat the old record by .8 seconds at 1:52.0, taking silver and bronze behind Ted Meredith and his new record of 1:51.9. This record became the first official world record for the 800 metres.

Schedule

Date Time Round
Saturday, 6 July 1912 14:45 Round 1
Sunday, 7 July 1912 Semifinals
Monday, 8 July 1912 17:00 Final

Results

Heats

All heats were held on Saturday, July 6, 1912.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 David Caldwell File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:58.6 Q
2 Emilio Lunghi File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy Unknown Q
3 Walter McClure File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Unknown
4 Eric Lindholm File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2:01.5
5 Joseph Caullé File:Flag of France.svg France Unknown

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Percy Mann File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 1:56.0 Q
2 Herbert Putnam File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Unknown Q
3 Jacob Pedersen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Unknown
— Leopoldo Palma File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile DNF

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 John Paul Jones File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 2:01.8 Q
2 Armando Cortesão File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Unknown Q
3 Oscar Larsen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Unknown
4 Guido Calvi File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy Unknown

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Clarence Edmundson File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:56.5 Q
2 John Tait File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada Unknown Q
3 Charles Poulenard File:Flag of France.svg France Unknown
4 Willie Jahn File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 2:02.0
— Robert Burton File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain DNF

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Ira Davenport File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:59.0 Q
2 Frederick Hulford File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain Unknown Q
3 Ödön Bodor File:Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary Unknown
4 Jacques Person File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Unknown
5 Dmitry Nazarov File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Russia Unknown
— Zdeněk Městecký File:Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg Bohemia DNF
Philip Baker File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain DNF

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Harlan Holden File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:58.1 Q
2 Evert Björn File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Unknown Q
3 Richard Yorke File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain Unknown
4 Karl Haglund File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2:01.2
5-7 Ferenc Forgács File:Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary Unknown
Aleksandr Yelizarov File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Russia Unknown
Federico Mueller File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Unknown
— Vahram Papazian File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg Turkey DNF

Heat 7

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 James Soutter File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2:00.4 Q
2 Mel Sheppard File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Unknown Q
3 Erich Lehmann File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Unknown
— János Antal File:Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary DNF
Johannes Leopold Villemson File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Russia DNS

Heat 8

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mel Brock File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada 1:57.0 Q
2 Ted Meredith File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Unknown Q
3 John Victor File:Red Ensign of South Africa (1912–1951).svg South Africa Unknown
— Alan Patterson File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain DNF

Heat 9

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Ernest Henley File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 1:57.6 Q
2 Hanns Braun File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Unknown Q
3 Erik Frisell File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1:59.2
4 Thomas Halpin File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:59.2
— Lauri Pihkala File:Flag of Russia.svg Finland DNF
Károly Radóczy File:Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary DNF

Semifinals

Both semi-finals were held on Sunday, July 7, 1912. Jones withdrew to focus on the 1500 metres.[2]

File:1912 Athletics men's 800 metre final.JPG
The start of the final.
File:1912 Athletics men's 800 metre final2.JPG
The final under way.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Ted Meredith File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:54.4 Q
2 Hanns Braun File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:54.6 Q
3 Mel Sheppard File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:54.8 Q
4 Herbert Putnam File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:55.0 Q
5 John Tait File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada Unknown
6 Percy Mann File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain Unknown
— Frederick Hulford File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain DNF
James Soutter File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain DNF
John Paul Jones File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States DNS

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mel Brock File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada 1:55.7 Q
2 Clarence Edmundson File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:55.8 Q
3 David Caldwell File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:55.9 Q
4 Ira Davenport File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:55.9 Q
5 Emilio Lunghi File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy Unknown
6-9 Evert Björn File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Unknown
Ernest Henley File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain Unknown
Harlan Holden File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Unknown
Armando Cortesão File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Unknown

Final

The final took place on Monday, July 8, 1912.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ted Meredith File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:51.9 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mel Sheppard File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:52.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ira Davenport File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:52.0
4 David Caldwell File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 1:52.8
5 Mel Brock File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada 1:53.0
6 Hanns Braun File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany 1:53.0
7 Clarence Edmundson File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Unknown
8 Herbert Putnam File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Unknown

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "800 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Official report, p. 61.
  4. ↑ Official Report, pp. 360–63.

External links

  • Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in polski). Retrieved 27 August 2006.
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