Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
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Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
Date | October 13–15 | |||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:44.3 =WR OR | |||||||||
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The men's 800 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event were held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 13–15.[1] Forty-four athletes from 32 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Ralph Doubell of Australia, the nation's second title in the men's 800 metres—and its first medal in the event since its first title in 1896. Wilson Kiprugut of Kenya improved on his 1964 bronze to take silver, becoming the seventh man to win a second medal in the 800 metres. Tom Farrell's bronze put the United States back on the podium for the first time since 1956.