Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 28, 29 and 30 August.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tom Murphy United States
|
George Kerr British West Indies
|
 British Guiana
|
Results[]
Heats[]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | George Kerr | British West Indies |
1:52.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ernie Cunliffe | United States |
1:53.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 |  Canada |
1:53.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 |  Puerto Rico |
1:54.4 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 |  Chile |
1:55.5 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 |  Mexico |
?:??.? | ||
| 1 | Peter Ostermeyer |  Brazil |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Tom Murphy | United States |
1:52.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mel Spence | British West Indies |
1:53.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Chile |
1:55.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Canada |
1:56.0 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 |  Cuba |
1:56.3 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 |  Ecuador |
1:58.2 | ||
| 2 | Ralph Gomes | British Guiana |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Anubes da Silva | Brazil |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Jerome Walters | United States |
1:53.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | British Guiana |
1:54.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Ramón Sandoval | Chile |
1:54.3 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Mexico |
1:54.3 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Siegmar Ohlemann | Canada |
1:55.0 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Argemiro Roque | Brazil |
1:55.3 | |
| 3 |  Venezuela |
DNS |
Semifinals[]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tom Murphy | United States |
1:50.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | British Guiana |
1:51.7 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Mel Spence | British West Indies |
1:51.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Canada |
1:52.2 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Puerto Rico |
1:52.7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Chile |
1:53.5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Mexico |
1:54.5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Chile |
?:??.? | ||
| 1 | 2 | Jerome Walters | United States |
1:51.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | George Kerr | British West Indies |
1:51.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Siegmar Ohlemann | Canada |
1:51.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ernie Cunliffe | United States |
1:52.1 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Cuba |
1:52.4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Ramón Sandoval | Chile |
1:55.0 | |
| 7 | 2 | Canada |
1:55.2 |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tom Murphy | United States |
1:49.4 | |
 |
George Kerr | British West Indies |
1:49.4 | |
 |
British Guiana |
1:49.7 | ||
| 4 | Mel Spence | British West Indies |
1:50.0 | |
| 5 | Ernie Cunliffe | United States |
1:51.5 | |
| 6 | Canada |
1:52.4 | ||
| 7 | Siegmar Ohlemann | Canada |
1:53.3 | |
| Jerome Walters | United States |
DNF |
References[]
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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- Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games
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