Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 14 and 16 March 1955.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Arnie Sowell United States | Lon Spurrier United States | Ramón Sandoval Chile |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Argemiro Roque |  Brazil | 1:55.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Lon Spurrier | United States | 1:55.6 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Frank Rivera |  Puerto Rico | 1:59.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Gilberto Miora |  Argentina | ?:??.?? | |
| 5 | 1 | Alberto González |  Mexico | ?:??.?? | |
| 6 | 1 | Gilbert McGregor |  Jamaica | ?:??.?? | |
| 1 | 2 | Ramón Sandoval | Chile | 1:54.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Arnie Sowell | United States | 1:56.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Evelio Planas |  Cuba | 1:59.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Francisco Miranda |  Dominican Republic | ?:??.?? | |
| 5 | 2 | Jorge Leal | Mexico | ?:??.?? | |
| 2 | Lucio Martina |  Netherlands Antilles | ? | ||
| 2 | Cyril Johnson |  Bahamas | ? | ||
| 1 | 3 | Juan Miranda | Argentina | 1:56.0 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mal Whitfield | United States | 1:56.7 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Waldemiro Monteiro | Brazil | 1:56.9 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Waldo Sandoval | Chile | ?:??.?? | |
| 5 | 3 | Samuel Alvarado | Mexico | ?:??.?? | |
| 3 | Richard Estick | Jamaica | ? | ||
| 3 | Filemón Camacho |  Venezuela | ? |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arnie Sowell | United States | 1:49.86 | GR |
 | Lon Spurrier | United States | 1:50.51 | |
 | Ramón Sandoval | Chile | 1:52.52 | |
| 4 | Mal Whitfield | United States | 1:52.66 | |
| 5 | Juan Miranda | Argentina | 1:53.31 | |
| 6 | Argemiro Roque | Brazil | 1:53.98 | |
| 7 | Evelio Planas | Cuba | 1:57.69 | |
| 8 | Waldemiro Monteiro | Brazil | 1:57.74 | |
| 9 | Frank Rivera | Puerto Rico | ?:??.?? |
