Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Pan American Games |
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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
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George Kerr British West Indies
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Tony Seth British Guiana
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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 | Allan Andrews |  Canada |
1:53.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jossué Delgado |  Puerto Rico |
1:54.4 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Julio León |  Chile |
1:55.5 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | José Heredia |  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 | Hugo Krauss | Chile |
1:55.0 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Stan Worsfold | Canada |
1:56.0 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Emigdio Torres |  Cuba |
1:56.3 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Alejandro Arroyo |  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 | Tony Seth | British Guiana |
1:54.0 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ramón Sandoval | Chile |
1:54.3 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | José Manuel Luna | Mexico |
1:54.3 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Siegmar Ohlemann | Canada |
1:55.0 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Argemiro Roque | Brazil |
1:55.3 | |
| 3 | Guillermo Rocca |  Venezuela |
DNS |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tom Murphy | United States |
1:50.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Tony Seth | British Guiana |
1:51.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mel Spence | British West Indies |
1:51.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Stan Worsfold | Canada |
1:52.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jossué Delgado | Puerto Rico |
1:52.7 | |
| 6 | 1 | Hugo Krauss | Chile |
1:53.5 | |
| 7 | 1 | José Manuel Luna | Mexico |
1:54.5 | |
| 8 | 1 | Julio León | 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 | Emigdio Torres | Cuba |
1:52.4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ramón Sandoval | Chile |
1:55.0 | |
| 7 | 2 | Allan Andrews | 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 | |
 |
Tony Seth | British Guiana |
1:49.7 | |
| 4 | Mel Spence | British West Indies |
1:50.0 | |
| 5 | Ernie Cunliffe | United States |
1:51.5 | |
| 6 | Stan Worsfold | 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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