Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres explained

Event:	Men's 800 metres
Win Label:	Winning time

The men's 800 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 14 and 16 March 1955.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Arnie Sowell	Lon Spurrier	Ramón Sandoval

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:55.0	Q
2	1			1:55.6	Q
3	1			1:59.0	Q
4	1
5	1
6	1
1	2			1:54.5	Q
2	2			1:56.5	Q
3	2			1:59.2	Q
4	2
5	2
	2
	2
1	3			1:56.0	Q
2	3			1:56.7	Q
3	3			1:56.9	Q
4	3
5	3
	3
	3

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:49.86	GR
			1:50.51
			1:52.52
4			1:52.66
5			1:53.31
6			1:53.98
7			1:57.69
8			1:57.74
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Notes and References

1. http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1955.pdf Full results
2. Web site: Track and Field Statistics . trackfield.brinkster.net. 16 October 2020.