Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 28, 29 and 30 August.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Tom Murphy	George Kerr	Tony Seth

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:52.9	Q
2	1			1:53.7	Q
3	1			1:53.9	Q
4	1			1:54.4	Q
5	1			1:55.5	Q
6	1
	1
1	2			1:52.5	Q
2	2			1:53.5	Q
3	2			1:55.0	Q
4	2			1:56.0	Q
5	2			1:56.3	Q
6	2			1:58.2
	2
	2
1	3			1:53.9	Q
2	3			1:54.0	Q
3	3			1:54.3	Q
4	3			1:54.3	Q
5	3			1:55.0	Q
6	3			1:55.3
	3

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:50.9	Q
2	1			1:51.7	Q
3	1			1:51.9	Q
4	1			1:52.2	Q
5	1			1:52.7
6	1			1:53.5
7	1			1:54.5
8	1
1	2			1:51.1	Q
2	2			1:51.6	Q
3	2			1:51.9	Q
4	2			1:52.1	Q
5	2			1:52.4
6	2			1:55.0
7	2			1:55.2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:49.4
			1:49.4
			1:49.7
4			1:50.0
5			1:51.5
6			1:52.4
7			1:53.3

Notes and References

1. http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1959-Updated-May2020.pdf Full results
2. Web site: Track and Field Statistics . trackfield.brinkster.net. 25 August 2020.