Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 West Germany
|
 Great Britain
|
 Japan
|
Results[]
Heats[]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Great Britain |
1:55.3 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 |  Poland |
1:55.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Norbert Haupert |  Luxembourg |
1:55.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Switzerland |
1:55.6 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Rudolf Klaban |  Austria |
2:06.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Great Britain |
2:06.1 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Roger Bofferding | Luxembourg |
2:06.2 | Q |
| 1 | 3 |  Italy |
1:55.1 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Poland |
1:55.2 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 |  France |
1:55.9 | Q[2] | |
| 4 | 3 | Lallemand |  Belgium |
1:57.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | West Germany |
1:53.4 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 |  Romania |
1:53.6 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
1:53.6 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | Switzerland |
1:53.6 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Mario Fraschini | Italy |
2:07.3 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Belgium |
2:07.3 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Johansson |  Sweden |
2:07.4 | Q |
| 1 | 6 | Japan |
2:05.3 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | West Germany |
2:06.1 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 |  Spain |
2:06.4 | Q | |
| ? | ? | France |
1:57.4 | [2] |
Semifinals[]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | West Germany |
1:51.8 | Q[3] | |
| 2 | 1 | Great Britain |
1:52.1 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Fraschini | Italy |
1:52.1 | |
| 4 | 1 | Poland |
1:53.8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | France |
1:55.6 | [2] | |
| 6 | 1 | Johansson | Sweden |
1:56.2 | |
| 1 | 2 | Rudolf Klaban | Austria |
1:50.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Japan |
1:51.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Czechoslovakia |
1:51.9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Romania |
1:55.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Italy |
1:56.4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Norbert Haupert | Luxembourg |
1:58.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | West Germany |
1:51.6 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Great Britain |
1:51.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Belgium |
1:53.9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Spain |
1:54.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Roger Bofferding | Luxembourg |
1:56.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Poland |
1:56.8 |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
West Germany |
1:50.5 | ||
 |
Great Britain |
1:50.5 | ||
 |
Japan |
1:50.9 | ||
| 4 | Great Britain |
1:50.9 | ||
| 5 | West Germany |
1:57.6 | ||
| Rudolf Klaban | Austria |
? |
References[]
- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 7–8. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b c French results
- ^ "Lucking narrowly misses bronze medal for weight". The Manchester Guardian. 4 September 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ García, Gerardo (5 September 1959). "Una gran finale de finales en atletismo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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- Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade
- 800 metres at the Universiade