Olympedia – 800 metres, Men

800 metres, Men

Date	14 – 16 July 1900
Status	Olympic
Location	Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris
Participants	18 from 7 countries

Date

14 – 16 July 1900

Status

Olympic

Location

Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris

Participants

18 from 7 countries

The heats were held on Saturday, and the only real surprise was the dismal showing of Alex Grant, AAU champ in the mile in 1899 who would win the 1900 AAU 800. But in his heat he failed to crack the top five.

The final was held two days later, and the favorite was the Englishman, Alfred Tysoe, 1897 AAA mile and 10-mile champion, although Brown’s Dave Hall had posted the fastest qualifying time, an Olympic record 1:59.0. Henri Deloge took the early lead, taking the field through a slow 440 yards in 65.0. At the head of the final straight, both Tysoe and John Cregan moved out ahead, and Tysoe pulled away to a comfortable victory. Cregan got second, but Deloge faltered in the stretch and was passed for third by Hall. Tysoe’s race was certainly one of the more amazing examples of negative splitting the 800, as his splits were approximately 65.2-56.0.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	Alfred Tysoe	GBR	at 3 yards (2 h1)	2:01.2 (1)	Gold
2	–	John Cregan	USA	2:03.0 (1 h3)	at 3 yards (2)	Silver
3	–	Dave Hall	USA	1:59.0 (1 h1)	at 8 yards (3)	Bronze
4	–	Henry Deloge	FRA	2:00.6 (1 h2)	– (4)
5	–	Zoltán Speidl	HUN	at 3 yards (2 h2)	– (5)
6	–	John Bray	USA	at 6 yards (2 h3)	– (6)
3 h1 r1/2	–	Howard Hayes	USA	at 6 yards (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r1/2	–	Justus Scrafford	USA	at 5 yards (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r1/2	–	Harvey Lord	USA	at 4 yards (3 h3)	–
4 h1 r1/2	–	Maurice Salomez	FRA	– (4 h1)	–
5 h1 r1/2	–	Christian Christensen	DEN	– (5 h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	–	Alex Grant	USA	– (AC h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	–	Walter Drumheller	USA	– (AC h1)	–
AC h2 r1/2	–	Emilio Banfi	ITA	– (AC h2)	–
AC h2 r1/2	–	Edward Bushnell	USA	– (AC h2)	–
AC h2 r1/2	–	Harrison Smith	USA	– (AC h2)	–
AC h3 r1/2	–	Ondřej Pukl	BOH	– (AC h3)	–
AC h3 r1/2	–	Edward Mechling	USA	– (AC h3)	–
DNS	–	Cornelius von Lubowiecki	AUT	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	–	Johannes Runge	GER	– (DNS h2)	–
DNS	–	William Moloney	USA	– (DNS h3)	–
DNS	–	George Wood	USA	– (DNS h3)	–

Pos

Athlete

NOC

Final

–

Alfred Tysoe

GBR

at 3 yards (2 h1)

2:01.2 (1)

Gold

–

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Dave Hall	USA	1:59.0	QOR
2	–	Alfred Tysoe	GBR	at 3 yards	Q
3	–	Howard Hayes	USA	at 6 yards
4	–	Maurice Salomez	FRA	–
5	–	Christian Christensen	DEN	–
AC	–	Alex Grant	USA	–
AC	–	Walter Drumheller	USA	–
DNS	–	Cornelius von Lubowiecki	AUT	–

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Henry Deloge	FRA	2:00.6	Q
2	–	Zoltán Speidl	HUN	at 3 yards	Q
3	–	Justus Scrafford	USA	at 5 yards
AC	–	Edward Bushnell	USA	–
AC	–	Emilio Banfi	ITA	–
AC	–	Harrison Smith	USA	–
DNS	–	Johannes Runge	GER	–

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	John Cregan	USA	2:03.0	Q
2	–	John Bray	USA	at 6 yards	Q
3	–	Harvey Lord	USA	at 4 yards
AC	–	Edward Mechling	USA	–
AC	–	Ondřej Pukl	BOH	–
DNS	–	William Moloney	USA	–
DNS	–	George Wood	USA	–

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Alfred Tysoe	GBR	2:01.2
2	–	John Cregan	USA	at 3 yards
3	–	Dave Hall	USA	at 8 yards
4	–	Henry Deloge	FRA	–
5	–	Zoltán Speidl	HUN	–
6	–	John Bray	USA	–

800 metres, Men

Round One (14 July 1900 — 10:15)

Heat One (10:15)

Heat Two (10:15)

Heat Three (10:15)

Final (16 July 1900)

Splits