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800 metres, Handicap, Men

Date	19 July 1900
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris
Participants	13 from 4 countries

Four round one heats advanced the top two finishers in each to an eight-man final. The top runners in the final were Britain’s Charles Bennett, who went off scratch, and American John Cregan, given only a 5-metre start. Denmark’s Christian Christensen was given 70 metres, however, and it was too much for the field as he won going away. The Field noted, “A cheerful comment on allotting ridiculously long starters to strangers.” Christensen also finished second in the 1,500 metre handicap event.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Christian Christensen	DEN
2	Howard Hayes	USA
3	Harvey Lord	USA
4	Alexandre Avé	FRA
5	Edward Mechling	USA
AC r2/2	John Cregan	USA
AC r2/2	Charles Bennett	GBR
AC r2/2	Dave Hall	USA
3 h2 r1/2	Edmond Filiâtre	FRA
3 h3 r1/2	Walter Drumheller	USA
4 h3 r1/2	Maurice Salomez	FRA
AC h4 r1/2	Edward Bushnell	USA
AC h4 r1/2	André Lemonnier	FRA

Round One (19 July 1900)

Winners and runners-up of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Howard Hayes	USA	Q
2	Harvey Lord	USA	Q

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Handicap
1	John Cregan	USA	1:59.2	5 m	Q
2	Charles Bennett	GBR	at 5 metres	scratch	Q
3	Edmond Filiâtre	FRA	–	60 m

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Handicap
1	Christian Christensen	DEN	no time	70 m	Q
2	Edward Mechling	USA	easy win	25 m	Q
3	Walter Drumheller	USA	–	30 m
4	Maurice Salomez	FRA	–	40 m

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Handicap
1	Dave Hall	USA	2:00.8	12 m	Q
2	Alexandre Avé	FRA	virtual walkover	40 m	Q
AC	Edward Bushnell	USA	–	25 m
AC	André Lemonnier	FRA	–	50 m

Final Round (19 July 1900)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Handicap
1	Christian Christensen	DEN	1:52.0	70 m
2	Howard Hayes	USA	at 10 metres	45 m
3	Harvey Lord	USA	at 5 metres	35 m
4	Alexandre Avé	FRA	at 5 metres	40 m
5	Edward Mechling	USA	–	25 m
AC	John Cregan	USA	–	5 m
AC	Charles Bennett	GBR	–	scratch
AC	Dave Hall	USA	–	12 m