Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Dieter Heydecke West Germany |
John Holt Great Britain |
Kuniaki Watanabe Japan |
Results
Heats
Held on 3 September
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Holt | Great Britain | 1:55.3 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Bolesław Kowalczyk | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 1:55.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Norbert Haupert |  Luxembourg | 1:55.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Alex Egloff | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 1:55.6 | |
| 5 | 1 | Etienne Vernus |  France | 1:57.4 | [3] |
| 1 | 2 | Rudolf Klaban |  Austria | 2:06.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Thomas Blythe | Great Britain | 2:06.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Roger Bofferding | Luxembourg | 2:06.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ahmad Raad | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq | 2:13.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | Battista Paini |  Italy | 1:55.1 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Marek Jerzy | Poland | 1:55.2 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | André Wendling | France | 1:55.9 | Q[3] |
| 4 | 3 | Michel Lallemand | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:57.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany | 1:53.4 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Traian Sudrigean | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 1:53.6 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Tomáš Salinger |  Czechoslovakia | 1:53.6 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Eric Harder | Switzerland | 1:53.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | Mario Fraschini | Italy | 2:07.3 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Luc Bayens | Belgium | 2:07.3 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Hans Johansson |  Sweden | 2:07.4 | Q |
| 1 | 6 | Kuniaki Watanabe | Japan | 2:05.3 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Dieter Heydecke | West Germany | 2:06.1 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Elías Reguero | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 2:06.4 | Q |
Semifinals
Held on 4 September
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany | 1:51.8 | Q[4] |
| 2 | 1 | John Holt | Great Britain | 1:52.1 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Fraschini | Italy | 1:52.1 | |
| 4 | 1 | Marek Jerzy | Poland | 1:53.8 | |
| 5 | 1 | André Wendling | France | 1:55.6 | [3] |
| 6 | 1 | Hans Johansson | Sweden | 1:56.2 | |
| 1 | 2 | Rudolf Klaban | Austria | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kuniaki Watanabe | Japan | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tomáš Salinger | Czechoslovakia | 1:51.9 | |
| 4 | 2 | Traian Sudrigean | Romania | 1:55.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Battista Paini | Italy | 1:56.4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Norbert Haupert | Luxembourg | 1:58.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | Dieter Heydecke | West Germany | 1:51.6 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Thomas Blythe | Great Britain | 1:51.9 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Luc Bayens | Belgium | 1:53.9 | |
| 4 | 3 | Elías Reguero | Spain | 1:54.2 | |
| 5 | 3 | Roger Bofferding | Luxembourg | 1:56.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Bolesław Kowalczyk | Poland | 1:57.8 |
Final
Held on 4 September[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dieter Heydecke | West Germany | 1:50.5 | |
 | John Holt | Great Britain | 1:50.5 | |
 | Kuniaki Watanabe | Japan | 1:50.9 | |
| 4 | Thomas Blythe | Great Britain | 1:50.9 | |
| 5 | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany | 1:57.6 | |
| Rudolf Klaban | Austria | DNS |
References
- "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 7–8. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Results at Tilastopaja
- French results
- "Lucking narrowly misses bronze medal for weight". The Manchester Guardian. 4 September 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- García, Gerardo (5 September 1959). "Una gran finale de finales en atletismo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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