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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Ereng  Kenya
2nd, silver medalist(s) Joaquim Cruz  Brazil
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Saïd Aouita  Morocco
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1992 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Ereng  Kenya
2nd, silver medalist(s) Joaquim Cruz  Brazil
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Saïd Aouita  Morocco

The men's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 70 competitors, with nine qualifying heats (70), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.















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