Athletics at the 1967 Summer Universiade – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1967 Summer Universiade was held at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on 2 and 3 September 1967.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Ralph Doubell
 Australia
Franz-Josef Kemper
 West Germany
Bodo Tümmler
 West Germany

Results

Heats

[2]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Michel Samper  France 1:57.3 Q
2 1 Ian Jones  Australia 1:57.3 Q
3 1 Dave Cropper  Great Britain 1:57.4 Q
4 1 Wade Bell  United States 1:57.9 Q
5 1 Gianni Del Buono  Italy 1:58.2 Q[3]
6 1 Marcelo Langurayan  Philippines 2:00.2
1 2 Juha Väätäinen  Finland 1:57.0 Q
2 2 Didier Gustin  France 1:57.0 Q
3 2 Franz-Josef Kemper  West Germany 1:57.1 Q
4 2 Mike Varah  Great Britain 1:57.2 Q
5 2 Yutaka Ikeda  Japan 1:57.2 Q
6 2 Tira Klai-Angtong  Thailand 1:57.5 q
1 3 Ralph Doubell  Australia 2:08.0 Q
2 3 Ray Haswell  Canada 2:08.3 Q
3 3 Yoshitate Tsuchiya  Japan 2:11.0 Q
4 3 Matti Tuura  Finland 2:21.6 Q
5 3 Bodo Tümmler  West Germany 2:39.9 Q

Semifinals

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Wade Bell  United States 1:50.4 Q[4]
2 1 Gianni Del Buono  Italy 1:50.5 Q
3 1 Bodo Tümmler  West Germany 1:51.2 Q
4 1 Mike Varah  Great Britain 1:51.3 Q
5 1 Juha Väätäinen  Finland 1:51.8
6 1 Didier Gustin  France 1:52.0 [5]
7 1 Ian Jones  Australia 1:52.6 [6]
8 1 Yutaka Ikeda  Japan 1:53.2
1 2 Ralph Doubell  Australia 1:49.6 Q[6]
2 2 Michel Samper  France 1:50.0 Q[5]
3 2 Franz-Josef Kemper  West Germany 1:50.0 Q
4 2 Dave Cropper  Great Britain 1:50.5 Q
5 2 Yoshitake Tsuchiya  Japan 1:51.2
6 2 Matti Tuura  Finland 1:52.2
7 2 Ray Haswell  Canada 1:52.4
8 2 Tira Klai-Angtong  Thailand 1:57.7

Final

[7][8]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ralph Doubell  Australia 1:46.7 UR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Franz-Josef Kemper  West Germany 1:46.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bodo Tümmler  West Germany 1:47.8
4 Dave Cropper  Great Britain 1:48.5
5 Michel Samper  France 1:48.5
6 Wade Bell  United States 1:48.9
7 Mike Varah  Great Britain 1:49.0
8 Gianni Del Buono  Italy 1:49.2

References

  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ "La medalla de oro de los hermanos Gisbert" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 September 1967. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ Perucca, Bruno (1 September 1967). "Per Arese un'occasione perduta" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Whitney wins 28th gold medal". The Billings Gazette. 3 September 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b French results
  6. ^ a b Australian results
  7. ^ "Miss Parkin wins a gold medal". The Manchester Guardian. 4 September 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "En atletismo, Cano terminó decimo en la prueba de decathlon" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 September 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2021.