Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's 800 metres

Athletics at the
1957 World University Games
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1500 mmen
5000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
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Hammer throwmen
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 5 and 7 September 1957.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Olaf Lawrenz
 West Germany 		Josef Cegledi
 Austria 		Edward Buswell
 Great Britain

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Josef Cegledi  Austria 1:53.8 Q
2 1 Leslie Locke  Great Britain 1:54.2 Q
3 1 Lang Stanley  United States 1:54.5 Q[3]
4 1 Henryk Gralewski Poland 1:54.5
5 1 Johannes Kaiser  West Germany 1:55.9
6 1 Jean Bordelot  France 1:57.5
7 1 Félix Arribas Spain ?:??.?
8 1 Ali-Tolpa  Finland ?:??.?
9 1 Roberto Sambo  Italy ?:??.?
1 2 Olaf Lawrenz  West Germany 1:54.3 Q
2 2 Edward Buswell  Great Britain 1:54.4 Q
3 2 Francis Rivière  France 1:54.8 Q
4 2 Roger Bofferding  Luxembourg 1:57.5
5 2 Jaime Rodrigo Spain 2:00.8 [4]
6 2 Andrej Vipotnik  Yugoslavia 2:02.3
7 2 Garo Kazandijan  Lebanon ?:??.?
1 3 Jim Paterson  Great Britain 1:55.3 Q
2 3 Rudolf Klaban  Austria 1:55.9 Q
3 3 Ralph Seidel  West Germany 1:56.3 Q
4 3 André Wendling  France 1:57.1
5 3 Manuel García Cabrera Spain 1:59.0 [4]
6 3 Michel Lallemand  Belgium 2:02.6

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olaf Lawrenz  West Germany 1:50.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josef Cegledi  Austria 1:50.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edward Buswell  Great Britain 1:51.6
4 Lang Stanley  United States 1:52.1
5 Leslie Locke  Great Britain 1:52.7
6 Ralph Seidel  West Germany 1:52.8
7 Rudolf Klaban  Austria 1:56.5
8 Jim Paterson  Great Britain 1:56.6 [5]
Francis Rivière  France ?

References

  1. ^ García, Gerardo. "Los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). October 1957: 15–19. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ L'Athletisme (September 1957, p5)
  3. ^ Lampe, Keith (6 September 1957). "Win in beartraps; Russians in built-up shoes capture high jump in Paris". The Cumberland Times. p. 22. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b García, Gerardo (6 September 1957). "Ayer, primera jornada de atletismo, en los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Gilligan takes a gold medal". The Manchester Guardian. 9 September 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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