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

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Men's 800 metres at the Pan American Games

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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Arnie Sowell
 United States
Lon Spurrier
 United States
Ramón Sandoval
 Chile

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Argemiro Roque  Brazil 1:55.0 Q
2 1 Lon Spurrier  United States 1:55.6 Q
3 1 Frank Rivera  Puerto Rico 1:59.0 Q
4 1 Gilberto Miora  Argentina ?:??.??
5 1 Alberto González  Mexico ?:??.??
6 1 Gilbert McGregor  Jamaica ?:??.??
1 2 Ramón Sandoval  Chile 1:54.5 Q
2 2 Arnie Sowell  United States 1:56.5 Q
3 2 Evelio Planas  Cuba 1:59.2 Q
4 2 Francisco Miranda  Dominican Republic ?:??.??
5 2 Jorge Leal  Mexico ?:??.??
2 Lucio Martina  Netherlands Antilles ?
2 Cyril Johnson  Bahamas ?
1 3 Juan Miranda  Argentina 1:56.0 Q
2 3 Mal Whitfield  United States 1:56.7 Q
3 3 Waldemiro Monteiro  Brazil 1:56.9 Q
4 3 Waldo Sandoval  Chile ?:??.??
5 3 Samuel Alvarado  Mexico ?:??.??
3 Richard Estick  Jamaica ?
3 Filemón Camacho  Venezuela ?

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arnie Sowell  United States 1:49.86 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lon Spurrier  United States 1:50.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ramón Sandoval  Chile 1:52.52
4 Mal Whitfield  United States 1:52.66
5 Juan Miranda  Argentina 1:53.31
6 Argemiro Roque  Brazil 1:53.98
7 Evelio Planas  Cuba 1:57.69
8 Waldemiro Monteiro  Brazil 1:57.74
9 Frank Rivera  Puerto Rico ?:??.??

References

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  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.