| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XI Olympiad |
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| Dates | August 2 (heats) August 3 (semifinals) August 4 (final) |
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| Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeple | men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | |||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | |||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 800 metres event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place between August 2 and August 4. The final was won by American John Woodruff.
Contents |
The fastest three runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | John Woodruff | United States | 1:52.7 | |
| 2 | Kazimierz Kucharski | Poland | 1:54.7 | |
| 3 | Juan Carlos Anderson | Argentina | 1:54.8 | |
| 4 | Miklós Szabó | Hungary | 1:55.1 | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Dessecker | Germany | 1:55.3 | |
| 6 | Franz Eichberger | Austria | 1:56.2 | |
| 7 | Pat Boot | New Zealand | ||
| 8 | Frank Handley | Great Britain |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Harry Williamson | United States | 1:53.1 | |
| 2 | Gerald Backhouse | Australia | 1:53.2 | |
| 3 | Phil Edwards | Canada | 1:53.2 | |
| 4 | Jack Powell | Great Britain | 1:54.8 | |
| 5 | Ewald Mertens | Germany | 1:54.9 | |
| 6 | René Soulier | France | 1:56.8 | |
| 7 | Emil Hübscher | Austria | ||
| 8 | József Vadas | Hungary |
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Chuck Hornbostel | United States | 1:53.2 | |
| 2 | Mario Lanzi | Italy | 1:54.1 | |
| 3 | Brian MacCabe | Great Britain | 1:55.4 | |
| 4 | Raymond Petit | France | 1:55.7 | |
| 5 | Ab Conway | Canada | 1:55.9 | |
| 6 | Hjalmar Johannessen | Norway | 1:56.0 | |
| 7 | Ferenc Temesvári | Hungary | ||
| 8 | Jean Verhaert | Belgium |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| John Woodruff | United States | 1:52.9 | ||
| Mario Lanzi | Italy | 1:53.3 | ||
| Phil Edwards | Canada | 1:53.6 | ||
| 4 | Kazimierz Kucharski | Poland | 1:53.8 | |
| 5 | Chuck Hornbostel | United States | 1:54.6 | |
| 6 | Harry Williamson | United States | 1:55.8 | |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Anderson | Argentina | ||
| 8 | Gerald Backhouse | Australia | ||
| 9 | Brian MacCabe | Great Britain |
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