Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 14 and 16 March 1955.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Arnie Sowell United States
|
Lon Spurrier United States
|
Ramón Sandoval Chile
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Results[]
Heats[]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Argemiro Roque |  Brazil |
1:55.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Lon Spurrier | United States |
1:55.6 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Frank Rivera |  Puerto Rico |
1:59.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Argentina |
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| 5 | 1 |  Mexico |
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| 6 | 1 |  Jamaica |
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| 1 | 2 | Ramón Sandoval | Chile |
1:54.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Arnie Sowell | United States |
1:56.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Evelio Planas |  Cuba |
1:59.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Dominican Republic |
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| 5 | 2 | Mexico |
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| 2 |  Netherlands Antilles |
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| 2 |  Bahamas |
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| 1 | 3 | Juan Miranda | Argentina |
1:56.0 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mal Whitfield | United States |
1:56.7 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Brazil |
1:56.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Waldo Sandoval | Chile |
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| 5 | 3 | Mexico |
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| 3 | Richard Estick | Jamaica |
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| 3 | Filemón Camacho |  Venezuela |
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Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arnie Sowell | United States |
1:49.86 | GR |
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Lon Spurrier | United States |
1:50.51 | |
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Ramón Sandoval | Chile |
1:52.52 | |
| 4 | Mal Whitfield | United States |
1:52.66 | |
| 5 | Juan Miranda | Argentina |
1:53.31 | |
| 6 | Argemiro Roque | Brazil |
1:53.98 | |
| 7 | Evelio Planas | Cuba |
1:57.69 | |
| 8 | Brazil |
1:57.74 | ||
| 9 | Frank Rivera | Puerto Rico |
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References[]
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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