The men's 800 metres event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 5 and 7 September 1957.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Olaf Lawrenz West Germany
|
Josef Cegledi Austria
|
Edward Buswell Great Britain
|
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Josef Cegledi | Austria |
1:53.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Leslie Locke | Great Britain |
1:54.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lang Stanley |  United States |
1:54.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Henryk Gralewski |  Poland |
1:54.5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Johannes Kaiser | West Germany |
1:55.9 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jean Bordelot |  France |
1:57.5 | |
| 7 | 1 | Félix Arribas |  Spain |
?:??.? | |
| 8 | 1 | Ali-Tolpa |  Finland |
?:??.? | |
| 9 | 1 | Roberto Sambo |  Italy |
?:??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany |
1:54.3 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Edward Buswell | Great Britain |
1:54.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Francis Rivière | France |
1:54.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Roger Bofferding |  Luxembourg |
1:57.5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jaime Rodrigo | Spain |
2:00.8 | |
| 6 | 2 | Andrej Vipotnik |  Yugoslavia |
2:02.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Garo Kazandijan |  Lebanon |
?:??.? | |
| 1 | 3 | Jim Paterson | Great Britain |
1:55.3 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Rudolf Klaban | Austria |
1:55.9 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ralph Seidel | West Germany |
1:56.3 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | André Wendling | France |
1:57.1 | |
| 5 | 3 | Manuel García Cabrera | Spain |
1:59.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Michel Lallemand |  Belgium |
2:02.6 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany |
1:50.3 | |
 |
Josef Cegledi | Austria |
1:50.6 | |
 |
Edward Buswell | Great Britain |
1:51.6 | |
| 4 | Lang Stanley | United States |
1:52.1 | |
| 5 | Leslie Locke | Great Britain |
1:52.7 | |
| 6 | Ralph Seidel | West Germany |
1:52.8 | |
| 7 | Rudolf Klaban | Austria |
1:56.5 | |
| 8 | Jim Paterson | Great Britain |
1:56.6 | |
| Francis Rivière | France |
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References
- García, Gerardo. "Los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). October 1957: 15–19. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- L'Athletisme (September 1957, p5)
- Lampe, Keith (6 September 1957). "Win in beartraps; Russians in built-up shoes capture high jump in Paris". The Cumberland Times. p. 22. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ García, Gerardo (6 September 1957). "Ayer, primera jornada de atletismo, en los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Gilligan takes a gold medal". The Manchester Guardian. 9 September 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
| 800 metres at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
| Men's | |
| Women's | |