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Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:
Men's 800 metres
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Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Date Started: July 29, 1928
Date Finished: July 31, 1928
| Gold: |  Douglas Lowe |
| Silver: |  Erik Byléhn |
| Bronze: |  Hermann Engelhard |
Summary
The defending champion, Douglas Lowe, was back, and won the AAA title a few weeks before the 1928 Olympics. He would be challenged by German Otto Peltzer, who set the 880 yard record in 1926, and Frenchman Séra Martin, who had broken the 800 standard a few weeks before the Olympics. Also expected to challenge was the top American, Lloyd Hahn. Lowe jumped off to an early lead in the final, but was caught by Hahn and Canada’s Phil Edwards. At the 400 mark, Hahn led in 55.2 with Lowe and Edwards on his shoulder. Off the last turn, Lowe kicked and there was no answer, as he won by almost 10 metres.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Lowe | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | Gold | OR |
| 2 | Erik Byléhn | 30 | Sweden | SWE | Silver | |
| 3 | Hermann Engelhard | 24 | Germany | GER | Bronze | |
| 4 | Phil Edwards | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 | Lloyd Hahn | 29 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Séra Martin | 21 | France | FRA | ||
| 7 | Earl Fuller | 24 | United States | USA | ||
| 8 | Jean Keller | 22 | France | FRA | ||
| 9 | Ray Watson | 29 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | László Barsi | 23 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Brant Little | 21 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h3 r2/3 | Paul Martin | 26 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Otto Peltzer | 28 | Germany | GER | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Ralph Starr | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | John Sittig | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Alex Wilson | 22 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Guido Cominotto | 26 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 6 h3 r2/3 | Fredy Müller | 22 | Germany | GER | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Vilém Šindler | 24 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Serafín Dengra | 25 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 7 h3 r2/3 | Wilfrid Tatham | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 8 h3 r2/3 | Olaf Strand | 29 | Norway | NOR | ||
| AC h1 r2/3 | Norman MacEachern | Ireland | IRL | |||
| 1 h4 r1/3 | Georges Baraton | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Guus Zeegers | 22 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Adje Paulen | 25 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Max Tarnogrocki | 23 | Germany | GER | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Ettore Tavernari | 23 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h5 r1/3 | René Féger | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h6 r1/3 | Ömer Besim Koşalay | 30 | Turkey | TUR | ||
| 4 h7 r1/3 | Adolf Kittel | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 4 h8 r1/3 | Leopoldo Ledesma | 24 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Gérald Bertheloot | Belgium | BEL | |||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | William Whyte | 24 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Alfonso García | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Philippe Coenjaerts | 25 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | Jack Walter | 19 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h7 r1/3 | Feliks Malanowski | 22 | Poland | POL | ||
| 5 h8 r1/3 | José Lucílo Iturbe | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Vasilios Stavrinos | 21 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Albert Larsen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Andries Hoogerwerf | 21 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Harry Houghton | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | Charles Stuart | 21 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 6 h7 r1/3 | Gerry Coughlan | 25 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 6 h8 r1/3 | Joaquín Miquel | Spain | ESP | |||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Louis Schmit | 20 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Antonios Mangos | Greece | GRE | |||
| 7 h7 r1/3 | J. Murphy | India | IND |
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