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Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games:
Men's 800 metres
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Host City: Paris, France
Venue(s): Colombes Olympic Stadium, Colombes
Date Started: July 6, 1924
Date Finished: July 8, 1924
| Gold: |  Douglas Lowe |
| Silver: |  Paul Martin |
| Bronze: |  Sky Enck |
Summary
The best time before Paris was set by American Schuyler Enck with 1:53.2. He was favored with AAA Champion Henry Stallard, with Swiss runner Paul Martin considered a possible threat. Also competing in the final was Norwegian Charles Hoff, the world record holder in the pole vault. Stallard took the lead at the start and passed 400 in 54.0. On the backstretch Douglas Lowe (GBR) launched a move that pulled him ahead and he battled down the straight with Martin, winning by half a metre.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Lowe | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | Gold | |
| 2 | Paul Martin | 22 | Switzerland | SUI | Silver | |
| 3 | Sky Enck | 24 | United States | USA | Bronze | |
| 4 | Henry Stallard | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 | Bill Richardson | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Ray Dodge | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 7 | John Watters | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 8 | Charles Hoff | 21 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 9 | Harry Houghton | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Rudolf Johansson | 25 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Sven Emil Lundgren | 27 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h3 r2/3 | Adje Paulen | 21 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Kai Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Norman MacEachern | Ireland | IRL | |||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | Gösta Jansson | 21 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Clarence Oldfield | 24 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | François Morren | 25 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 6 h3 r2/3 | Jack Harris | Canada | CAN | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Georges Baraton | 20 | France | FRA | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | René Wiriath | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 7 h3 r2/3 | Edgar Mountain | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Tom McKay | Canada | CAN | |||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | Albert Larsen | 23 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 8 h3 r2/3 | Louis Philipps | 20 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Charles Davis | South Africa | RSA | |||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Maurice Grosclaude | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Malcolm Boyd | 27 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Puccio Pucci | 20 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h5 r1/3 | Ferruccio Bruni | 24 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h6 r1/3 | Stefan Kostrzewski | 21 | Poland | POL | ||
| 4 h7 r1/3 | Tokushige Noto | 22 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 4 h8 r1/3 | Karel Přibyl | 24 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Ludwig Deckardt | 22 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Mario-Giuseppe Bonini | 26 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Roy Norman | 27 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | Hec Phillips | 34 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | Menso Menso | 21 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h7 r1/3 | Erik Byléhn | 26 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 5 h8 r1/3 | Guillermo Amparan | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Vilém Šindler | 20 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Eduard Riedl | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Narciso Costa | 20 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | Stefan Ołdak | 19 | Poland | POL | ||
| 6 h6 r1/3 | Christophe Mirgain | 21 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 6 h7 r1/3 | Ömer Besim Koşalay | 26 | Turkey | TUR | ||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Édouard Armand | Haiti | HAI | |||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | Juan Escutia | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 7 h6 r1/3 | Jack Newman | Australia | AUS | |||
| AC h4 r1/3 | Józef Jaworski | 20 | Poland | POL | DNF | |
| AC h5 r1/3 | Wim Bolten | 23 | Netherlands | NED | DNF |
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