Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 30 (heats) July 31 (semifinals) August 2 (final) |
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Mal Whitfield United States
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Arthur Wint Jamaica
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Marcel Hansenne France
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30, July 31 and August 2. The final was won by American Mal Whitfield.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
The first four in each heat qualified for the Semi-finals.
Key: OR = Olympic record
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