Olympiske rekorder |  | ||||||
| Rekorder sat ved OL - 800 m M | ||||||
| 2012 | David Lekuta Rudisha |  |
KEN | 1.40,91 | WR | Final |
| 1996 | Vebjørn Rodal |  |
NOR | 1.42,58 | OR | Final |
| 1984 | Joaquim Cruz |  |
BRA | 1.43,00 | OR | Final |
| 1976 | Alberto Juantorena |  |
CUB | 1.43,50 | WR | Final |
| 1968 | Ralph Doubell |  |
AUS | 1.44,3 | EWR | Final |
| 1964 | Peter Snell |  |
NZL | 1.45,1 | OR | Final |
| George Kerr |  |
JAM | 1.46,1 | OR | Semifinal | |
| 1960 | Peter Snell | |
NZL | 1.46,3 | OR | Final |
| George Kerr |  |
BWI | 1.47,1 | OR | Semifinal | |
| 1956 | Tom Courtney |  |
USA | 1.47,7 | OR | Final |
| 1952 | Malvin Whitfield | |
USA | 1.49,2 | EOR | Final |
| 1948 | Malvin Whitfield | |
USA | 1.49,2 | OR | Final |
| 1932 | Thomas Hampson |  |
GBR | 1.49,7 | WR | Final |
| 1928 | Douglas Lowe | |
GBR | 1.51,8 | OR | Final |
| 1912 | James Meredith | |
USA | 1.51,9 | WR | Final |
| 1908 | Melvin Sheppard | |
USA | 1.52,8 | WR | Final |
| 1904 | James Lightbody | |
USA | 1.56,0 | OR | Final |
| 1900 | David Hall | |
USA | 1.59,0 | OR | Round 1 |
| 1896 | Edwin Flack | |
AUS | 2.10,0 | OR | Round 1 |
| Disse facts om 800 m M - Athletics ved de olympiske sommerlege er baseret på de officielle olympiske rapporter og Olympian Database | ||||||
