Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres


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.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
World Record1:53.4' Charles KilpatrickNew York September 21, 1895
Olympic Record1:59.0' David HallParis July 14, 1900

' unofficial 880 yards
' This track was 500 metres in circumference.
James Lightbody set a new Olympic record with 1:56.0 minutes.

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1:56.0
1:56.3
1:56.4
41:56.5+
51:57.1+
6Unknown
7–13Unknown
7–13Unknown
7–13Unknown
7–13Unknown
7–13Unknown
7–13Unknown
7–13Unknown

+ approximately