Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Final classification

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

Section Title: Final classification
Table Section Text: None

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	FINAL	LANE	SEMI	HEAT

-	Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)	1:42.58	1	1:43.96	1:45.30

-	Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)	1:42.74	6	1:45.16	1:45.45

-	Fred Onyancha (KEN)	1:42.79	7	1:44.02	1:46.07

4.	Norberto Téllez (CUB)	1:42.85	4	1:43.79	1:47.24

5.	Nico Motchebon (GER)	1:43.91	8	1:45.40	1:45.82

6.	David Kiptoo (KEN)	1:44.19	5	1:43.90	1:45.11

7.	Johnny Gray (USA)	1:44.21	2	1:44.00	1:45.87

8.	Benyounes Lahlou (MAR)	1:45.52	3	1:43.99	1:45.85

Sentence(s)

In the final, Vebjørn Rodal set a record with 1:42.58.

final_sentence: In the final, Vebjørn Rodal set a record with 1:42.58.