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Men's 800 metres at the Games of the II Olympiad
Finish of the final
Venue	Bois de Boulogne
Dates	July 14 (semifinals) July 16 (final)
Competitors	18 from 7 nations
Winning time	2:01.2
Medalists
Alfred Tysoe  Great Britain John Cregan  United States David Hall  United States
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The men's 800 metres was middle-distance running event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 16, 1900. The races were held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. 18 athletes from seven nations competed. The event was won by Alfred Tysoe of Great Britain, the nation's first medal in the event. The United States also won its first medals in the 800 metres, with silver and bronze.

This was the second appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the runners from 1896 returned. Among the favorites were Alexander Grant of the United States (1899 AAU one-mile champion) and Alfred Tysoe of Great Britain (1897 AAA one-mile champion).^[1]

Bohemia, Denmark, Italy, and the United States appeared in the event for the first time. France, Great Britain, and Hungary each made their second appearance, having also appeared in 1896.

There were two rounds: heats and a final. There were three heats, of between 5 and 7 runners each. The top 2 runners in each heat advanced to the final.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World record	Charles Kilpatrick (USA)	1:53.4 (y)(u)	New York City, United States	21 September 1895
Olympic record	Edwin Flack (AUS)	2:10.0	Athens, Greece	6 April 1896

In the first heat of the first round David Hall set a new Olympic record with 1:59.0.