Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Rank Country Athletes Time ( hand )
1 Sweden Olle Ljunggren 1:56.1
2 France Robert Chef d'Hôtel 1:56.2
3 Switzerland Hans Streuli 1:56.5
4 Great Britain Harry Tarraway 1:56.6
4 Argentina Guillermo Avalos 1:56.6
6 Turkey Riza Maksut İşman 2:01.1
- Greece Georgios Karageorgos Also competed
Results -- Round 1
The men's 800 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30, July 31 and August 2. The final was won by the American Mal Whitfield.