Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
October 15, 2023
The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Saturday, July 6, 1912, to Monday, July 8, 1912.[1] Forty-seven runners from 16 nations competed.[2] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[3] The event was won by Ted Meredith of the United States, the nation's third consecutive victory in the 800 metres. Mel Sheppard became the first man to win two medals in the event, coming in second to miss out on defending his 1908 gold. Ira Davenport completed the United States sweep, the second time the Americans had swept the 800 metres podium (after 1904).
Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the V Olympiad
The finish, with Ted Meredith setting a new world record.
This was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. All three medalists from 1908, Olympic champion Mel Sheppard, the silver medalist Emilio Lunghi, and the bronze medalist Hanns Braun, returned. Sheppard was among the favorites with a chance to repeat; other prominent challengers were his teammates John Paul Jones and Ted Meredith as well as Lunghi (who had matched Sheppard's world record) and Braun (the 1911 and 1912 AAA champion).[2]
Chile, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey appeared in the event for the first time. Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, and the United States each made their fourth appearance, tied for the most among all nations.
Competition formatEdit
The competition expanded to three rounds for the first time. There were nine first-round heats of between 4 and 8 athletes each; the top two runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals. There were two semifinals with 9 athletes each; the top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the eight-man final.[2][4]
RecordsEdit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
(*) This track was 536.45 metres=1⁄3 mile in circumference.
The world record of 1:52.8, which had seemed fairly safe through the first two rounds of competition, was broken by all three medalists and tied by the fourth-place runner in the final. Mel Sheppard, the previous record-holder, and Ira Davenport beat the old record by .8 seconds at 1:52.0, taking silver and bronze behind Ted Meredith and his new record of 1:51.9. This record became the first official world record for the 800 metres.
Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 August 2006.
October 15, 2023
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The men s 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme It was the fifth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics The competition was held from Saturday July 6 1912 to Monday July 8 1912 1 Forty seven runners from 16 nations competed 2 NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes 3 The event was won by Ted Meredith of the United States the nation s third consecutive victory in the 800 metres Mel Sheppard became the first man to win two medals in the event coming in second to miss out on defending his 1908 gold Ira Davenport completed the United States sweep the second time the Americans had swept the 800 metres podium after 1904 Men s 800 metresat the Games of the V OlympiadThe finish with Ted Meredith setting a new world record VenueStockholm Olympic StadiumDatesJuly 6 heats July 7 semifinals July 8 final Competitors47 from 16 nationsWinning time1 51 9 WRMedalistsTed Meredith United StatesMel Sheppard United StatesIra Davenport United States 19081920 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Heats 5 1 1 Heat 1 5 1 2 Heat 2 5 1 3 Heat 3 5 1 4 Heat 4 5 1 5 Heat 5 5 1 6 Heat 6 5 1 7 Heat 7 5 1 8 Heat 8 5 1 9 Heat 9 5 2 Semifinals 5 2 1 Semifinal 1 5 2 2 Semifinal 2 5 3 Final 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThis was the fifth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics All three medalists from 1908 Olympic champion Mel Sheppard the silver medalist Emilio Lunghi and the bronze medalist Hanns Braun returned Sheppard was among the favorites with a chance to repeat other prominent challengers were his teammates John Paul Jones and Ted Meredith as well as Lunghi who had matched Sheppard s world record and Braun the 1911 and 1912 AAA champion 2 Chile Norway Portugal Russia South Africa and Turkey appeared in the event for the first time Germany Great Britain Hungary and the United States each made their fourth appearance tied for the most among all nations Competition format EditThe competition expanded to three rounds for the first time There were nine first round heats of between 4 and 8 athletes each the top two runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals There were two semifinals with 9 athletes each the top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the eight man final 2 4 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records in minutes prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Mel Sheppard USA 1 52 8 u London United Kingdom 21 July 1908Olympic record nbsp Mel Sheppard USA 1 52 8 St Louis United States 21 July 1908 This track was 536 45 metres 1 3 mile in circumference The world record of 1 52 8 which had seemed fairly safe through the first two rounds of competition was broken by all three medalists and tied by the fourth place runner in the final Mel Sheppard the previous record holder and Ira Davenport beat the old record by 8 seconds at 1 52 0 taking silver and bronze behind Ted Meredith and his new record of 1 51 9 This record became the first official world record for the 800 metres Schedule EditDate Time RoundSaturday 6 July 1912 14 45 Round 1Sunday 7 July 1912 SemifinalsMonday 8 July 1912 17 00 FinalResults EditHeats Edit All heats were held on Saturday July 6 1912 Heat 1 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 David Caldwell nbsp United States 1 58 6 Q2 Emilio Lunghi nbsp Italy Unknown Q3 Walter McClure nbsp United States Unknown4 Eric Lindholm nbsp Sweden 2 01 55 Joseph Caulle nbsp France UnknownHeat 2 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Percy Mann nbsp Great Britain 1 56 0 Q2 Herbert Putnam nbsp United States Unknown Q3 Jacob Pedersen nbsp Norway Unknown Leopoldo Palma nbsp Chile DNFHeat 3 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 John Paul Jones nbsp United States 2 01 8 Q2 Armando Cortesao nbsp Portugal Unknown Q3 Oscar Larsen nbsp Norway Unknown4 Guido Calvi nbsp Italy UnknownHeat 4 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Clarence Edmundson nbsp United States 1 56 5 Q2 John Tait nbsp Canada Unknown Q3 Charles Poulenard nbsp France Unknown4 Willie Jahn nbsp Germany 2 02 0 Robert Burton nbsp Great Britain DNFHeat 5 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Ira Davenport nbsp United States 1 59 0 Q2 Frederick Hulford nbsp Great Britain Unknown Q3 Odon Bodor nbsp Hungary Unknown4 Jacques Person nbsp Germany Unknown5 Dmitry Nazarov nbsp Russia Unknown Zdenek Mestecky nbsp Bohemia DNFPhilip Baker nbsp Great Britain DNFHeat 6 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Harlan Holden nbsp United States 1 58 1 Q2 Evert Bjorn nbsp Sweden Unknown Q3 Richard Yorke nbsp Great Britain Unknown4 Karl Haglund nbsp Sweden 2 01 25 7 Ferenc Forgacs nbsp Hungary UnknownAleksandr Yelizarov nbsp Russia UnknownFederico Mueller nbsp Chile Unknown Vahram Papazian nbsp Turkey DNFHeat 7 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 James Soutter nbsp Great Britain 2 00 4 Q2 Mel Sheppard nbsp United States Unknown Q3 Erich Lehmann nbsp Germany Unknown Janos Antal nbsp Hungary DNFJohannes Leopold Villemson nbsp Russia DNSHeat 8 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Mel Brock nbsp Canada 1 57 0 Q2 Ted Meredith nbsp United States Unknown Q3 John Victor nbsp South Africa Unknown Alan Patterson nbsp Great Britain DNFHeat 9 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Ernest Henley nbsp Great Britain 1 57 6 Q2 Hanns Braun nbsp Germany Unknown Q3 Erik Frisell nbsp Sweden 1 59 24 Thomas Halpin nbsp United States 1 59 2 Lauri Pihkala nbsp Finland DNFKaroly Radoczy nbsp Hungary DNFSemifinals Edit Both semi finals were held on Sunday July 7 1912 Jones withdrew to focus on the 1500 metres 2 nbsp The start of the final nbsp The final under way Semifinal 1 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Ted Meredith nbsp United States 1 54 4 Q2 Hanns Braun nbsp Germany 1 54 6 Q3 Mel Sheppard nbsp United States 1 54 8 Q4 Herbert Putnam nbsp United States 1 55 0 Q5 John Tait nbsp Canada Unknown6 Percy Mann nbsp Great Britain Unknown Frederick Hulford nbsp Great Britain DNFJames Soutter nbsp Great Britain DNFJohn Paul Jones nbsp United States DNSSemifinal 2 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Mel Brock nbsp Canada 1 55 7 Q2 Clarence Edmundson nbsp United States 1 55 8 Q3 David Caldwell nbsp United States 1 55 9 Q4 Ira Davenport nbsp United States 1 55 9 Q5 Emilio Lunghi nbsp Italy Unknown6 9 Evert Bjorn nbsp Sweden UnknownErnest Henley nbsp Great Britain UnknownHarlan Holden nbsp United States UnknownArmando Cortesao nbsp Portugal UnknownFinal Edit The final took place on Monday July 8 1912 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes nbsp Ted Meredith nbsp United States 1 51 9 WR nbsp Mel Sheppard nbsp United States 1 52 0 nbsp Ira Davenport nbsp United States 1 52 04 David Caldwell nbsp United States 1 52 85 Mel Brock nbsp Canada 1 53 06 Hanns Braun nbsp Germany 1 53 07 Clarence Edmundson nbsp United States Unknown8 Herbert Putnam nbsp United States UnknownReferences Edit Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games Men s 800 metres sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 8 October 2017 a b c d 800 metres Men Olympedia Retrieved 6 August 2020 Official report p 61 Official Report pp 360 63 External links EditBergvall Erik ed 1913 Adams Ray Edward trans ed The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 Stockholm Wahlstrom amp Widstrand a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first has generic name help Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 27 August 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men 27s 800 metres amp oldid 1096427387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
