Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the III Olympiad
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 1 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
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James Lightbody |
 United States
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Howard Valentine |
United States
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Emil Breitkreutz |
United States
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The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 13 runners from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 1, 1904.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial 880 yards (= 804.68 m)
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
James Lightbody set a new Olympic record with 1:56.0 minutes.
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