Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 11, 12 and 13 September 1979.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United States
|
Garry Cook Great Britain
|
Hans-Peter Ferner West Germany
|
Results[]
Heats[]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Robert Nemeth |  Austria |
1:52.63 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Binko Kolev |  Bulgaria |
1:52.74 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Philippe Dupont |  France |
1:52.75 | q[2] |
| 4 | 1 |  Mexico |
1:53.40 | q | |
| 5 | 1 |  Kuwait |
1:54.03 | ||
| 6 | 1 |  Jamaica |
1:55.00 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Roger Milhau | France |
1:52.63 | Q[2] |
| 2 | 2 | Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany |
1:52.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Australia |
1:53.17 | q[3] | |
| 1 | 3 | United States |
1:51.36 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Abderrahmane Morceli |  Algeria |
1:52.44 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Charles Borromeo |  India |
1:53.20 | q |
| 4 | 3 |  Kenya |
1:53.60 | q | |
| 1 | 4 | Agberto Guimarães |  Brazil |
1:51.82 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | West Germany |
1:52.03 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Garry Cook | Great Britain |
1:52.87 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Mexico |
1:53.70 | ||
| 1 | 5 |  Italy |
1:53.41 | Q[4] | |
| 2 | 5 | United States |
1:53.82 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Roger Soler |  Peru |
1:54.32 | |
| 4 | 5 |  New Zealand |
1:55.02 |
Semifinals[]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | United States |
1:50.02 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Roger Milhau | France |
1:50.08 | Q[2] |
| 3 | 1 | Garry Cook | Great Britain |
1:50.37 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | West Germany |
1:50.75 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Robert Nemeth | Austria |
1:50.94 | |
| 6 | 2 | Agberto Guimarães | Brazil |
1:51.31 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Abderrahmane Morceli | Algeria |
1:51.36 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Philippe Dupont | France |
1:51.76 | Q[2] |
| 9 | 2 | Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany |
1:51.78 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Binko Kolev | Bulgaria |
1:51.80 | |
| 11 | 1 | Charles Borromeo | India |
1:51.92 | |
| 12 | 1 | Kenya |
1:51.92 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Australia |
1:51.99 | [3] | |
| 14 | 2 | United States |
1:52.12 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Mexico |
1:52.54 | ||
| 2 | Italy |
? |
Final[]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
1:48.87 | ||
 |
Garry Cook | Great Britain |
1:49.50 | |
 |
Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany |
1:49.77 | |
| 4 | Abderrahmane Morceli | Algeria |
1:49.89 | |
| 5 | Philippe Dupont | France |
1:51.84 | |
| 6 | West Germany |
1:54.45 | ||
| Roger Milhau | France |
DNF | [2] | |
| Agberto Guimarães | Brazil |
DNF |
References[]
- ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 39/1979: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
- ^ a b c d e French results
- ^ a b Australian results
- ^ "Tre medaglie sotto il diluvio" (in Italian). La Stampa. 13 September 1979. p. 21.
- ^ "Estafette lukt" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 14 September 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". Hartford Courant. 14 September 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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- Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade
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