Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
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| Venue | Estadi Olimpíc de Montjuïc | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 1-5 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 59 from 49 nations | ||||||||||||
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William Tanui |
 Kenya
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Nixon Kiprotich |
Kenya
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Johnny Gray |
 United States
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These are the official results of the men's 800 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 63 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats. Johnny Gray took the race out to the "Gray zone" running the first lap in 49.9 hoping to burn off the competition. His only follower was José Luiz Barbosa. It worked for most of the field, but the two Kenyans Nixon Kiprotich and William Tanui came from behind to run down the depleted front runners on the home stretch.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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