The gold, silver, and bronze medal winners in the men's 800 meters from the Summer Olympic games.
- 1896
GOLD Edwin Flack, AUS 2:11.0
SILVER Nándor Dáni, HUN 2:11.8
BRONZE Dimitrios Golemis, GRE 2:28.0
- 1900
GOLD Alfred Tysoe, GBR 2:01.2
SILVER John Cregan, USA 2:01.8
BRONZE David Hall, , USA 2:05.0
- 1904
GOLD James Lightbody, USA 1:56.0
SILVER Howard Valentine, USA 1:56.3
BRONZE Emil Breitkreutz, USA 1:56.4
- 1906
GOLD Paul Pilgrim, USA 2:01.5
SILVER James Lightbody, USA 2:01.6
BRONZE Wyndham Halswelle, GBR 2:03.0
- 1908
GOLD Mel Sheppard, USA 1:52.8
SILVER Emilio Lunghi, ITA 1:54.2
BRONZE Hanns Braun, GER 1:55.2
- 1912
GOLD Ted Meredith, USA 1:51.9
SILVER Mel Sheppard, USA 1:52.0
BRONZE Ira Davenport, USA 1:52.0
- 1920
GOLD Albert Hill, GBR 1:53.4
SILVER Earl Eby, USA 1:53.7
BRONZE Bevil Rudd, RSA 1:53.7
- 1924
GOLD Douglas Lowe, GBR 1:52.4
SILVER Paul Martin, SUI 1:52.5
BRONZE Schuyler Enck, USA 1:52.9
- 1928
GOLD Douglas Lowe, GBR 1:51.8
SILVER Erik Byléhn, SWE 1:52.8
BRONZE Hermann Englehard, GER 1:53.2
- 1932
GOLD Tommy Hampson, GBR 1:49.7
SILVER Alex Wilson, CAN 1:49.9
BRONZE Phil Edwards, CAN 1:51.5
- 1936
GOLD John Woodruff, USA 1:52.9
SILVER Mario Lanzi, ITA 1:53.3
BRONZE Phil Edwards, CAN 1:53.6
- 1948
GOLD Mal Whitfield, USA 1:49.3
SILVER Arthur Wint, JAM 1:49.8
BRONZE Marcel Hansenne, FRA 1:50.1
- 1952
GOLD Mal Whitfield, USA 1:49.34
SILVER Aurthur Wint, JAM 1:49.63
BRONZE Heinz Ulzheimer, GER 1:49.78
- 1956
GOLD Tom Courtney, USA 1:47.75
SILVER Derek Johnson, GBR 1:47.88
BRONZE Audun Boysen, NOR 1:48.25
- 1960
GOLD Peter Snell, NZL 1:46.48
SILVER Roger Moens, BEL 1:46.55
BRONZE George Kerr, BWI 1:47.25
- 1964
GOLD Peter Snell, NZL 1:45.1
SILVER Bill Crothers, CAN 1:45.6
BRONZE Wilson Kiprugut, KEN 1:45.9
- 1968
GOLD Ralph Doubell, AUS 1:44.40
SILVER Wilson Kiprugut, KEN 1:44.57
BRONZE Tom Farrell, USA 1:45.46
- 1972
GOLD Dave Wottle, USA 1:45.86
SILVER Yevgeniy Arzhanov, URS 1:45.89
BRONZE Mike Boit, KEN 1:46.01
- 1976
GOLD Alberto Juantorena, CUB 1:43.50
SILVER Ivo Van Damme, BEL 1:43.86
BRONZE Rick Wohlhuter, USA 1:44.12
- 1980
GOLD Steve Ovett, GBR 1:45.40
SILVER Sebastian Coe, GBR 1:45.85
BRONZE Nikolay Kirov, URS 1:45.94
- 1984
GOLD Joaquim Cruz, BRA 1:43.00
SILVER Sebastian Coe, GBR 1:43.64
BRONZE Earl Jones, USA 1:43.83
- 1988
GOLD Paul Ereng, KEN 1:43.45
SILVER Joaquim Cruz, BRA 1:43.90
BRONZE Saïd Aouita, MAR 1:44.06
- 1992
GOLD William Tanui, KEN 1:43.66
SILVER Nixon Kiprotich, KEN 1:43.70
BRONZE Johnny Gray, USA 1:43.97
- 1996
GOLD Vebjørn Rodal, NOR 1:42.58
SILVER Hezekiél Sepeng, RSA 1: 42.74
BRONZE Fred Onyancha, KEN 1:42.79
- 2000
GOLD Nils Schumann, GER 1:45.08
SILVER Wilson Kipketer, DEN 1:45.14
BRONZE Djabir Saïd-Guerni, ALG 1:45.16
- 2004
GOLD Yuriy Borzakovskiy, RUS 1:44.45
SILVER Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, RSA 1:44.61
BRONZE Wilson Kipketer, DEN 1:44.65
- 2008
GOLD Wilfred Bungei, KEN 1:44.65
SILVER Ismail Ahmed Ismail, SUD 1:44.70
BRONZE Alfred Yego, KEN 1:44.82
- 2012
GOLD David Rudisha, KEN 1:40.91
SILVER Nijel Amos, BOT 1:41.73
BRONZE Timothy Kitum, KEN 1:42.53
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