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[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Dieter Heydecke West Germany
|
John Holt Great Britain
|
Kuniaki Watanabe Japan
|
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Held on 3 September
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Holt | Great Britain |
1:55.3 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Bolesław Kowalczyk |  Poland |
1:55.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Norbert Haupert |  Luxembourg |
1:55.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Alex Egloff |  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 |  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 |  Belgium |
1:57.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany |
1:53.4 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Traian Sudrigean |  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 |  Spain |
2:06.4 | Q |
Semifinals[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 7–8. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ a b c 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.