Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Final
Held on July 25, 1976

Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: Held on July 25, 1976

RANK	FINAL	TIME

-	Alberto Juantorena (CUB)	1:43.50 (WR)

-	Ivo van Damme (BEL)	1:43.86

-	Rick Wohlhuter (USA)	1:44.12

4.	Willi Wülbeck (FRG)	1:45.26

5.	Steve Ovett (GBR)	1:45.44

6.	Luciano Sušanj (YUG)	1:45.75

7.	Sriram Singh (IND)	1:45.77

8.	Carlo Grippo (ITA)	1:48.39

Sentence(s)

In Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, Juantorena achieved a time of 1:43.50 (world record).

final_sentence: In Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, Juantorena achieved a time of 1:43.50 (world record).