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| Athletics Olympic Games Men: 800 m | 
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| 2008 | Beijing (chn) | |||
| 2004 | Athínai (gre) | Yuriy Borzakovskiy (rus) | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (saf) | Wilson Kipketer (den) |
| 2000 | Sydney (aus) | Nils Schumann (ger) | Wilson Kipketer (den) | Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni (alg) |
| 1996 | Atlanta (usa) | Vebjørn Rodal (nor) | Hezekiel Sepeng (saf) | Fred Onyancha (ken) |
| 1992 | Barcelona (spa) | William Tanui (ken) | Nixon Kiprotich (ken) | Johnny Gray (usa) |
| 1988 | Seoul (sko) | Paul Ereng (ken) | Joaquim Cruz (bra) | Said Aouita (mor) |
| 1984 | Los Angeles (usa) | Joaquim Cruz (bra) | Sebastian Coe (gbr) | Earl Jones (usa) |
| 1980 | Moskva (sov) | Steve Ovett (gbr) | Sebastian Coe (gbr) | Nikolay Kirov (sov) |
| 1976 | Montréal (can) | Alberto Juantorena (cub) | Ivo van Damme (bel) | Rick Wohlhuter (usa) |
| 1972 | München (wge) | Dave Wottle (usa) | Yevgeniy Arzhanov (sov) | Mike Boit (ken) |
| 1968 | Mexico City (mex) | Ralph Doubell (aus) | Wilson Kiprugut (ken) | Tom Farrell (usa) |
| 1964 | Tokyo (jpn) | Peter Snell (nzl) | Bill Crothers (can) | Wilson Kiprugut (ken) |
| 1960 | Roma (ita) | Peter Snell (nzl) | Roger Moens (bel) | George Kerr (win) |
| 1956 | Melbourne (aus) | Tom Courtney (usa) | Derek Johnson (gbr) | Audun Boysen (nor) |
| 1952 | Helsinki (fin) | Mal Whitfield (usa) | Arthur Wint (jam) | Heinz Ulzheimer (ger) |
| 1948 | London (gbr) | Mal Whitfield (usa) | Arthur Wint (jam) | Marcel Hansenne (fra) |
| 1936 | Berlin (ger) | John Woodruff (usa) | Mario Lanzi (ita) | Phil Edwards (can) |
| 1932 | Los Angeles (usa) | Thomas Hampson (gbr) | Alexander Wilson (can) | Phil Edwards (can) |
| 1928 | Amsterdam (net) | Douglas Lowe (gbr) | Erik Byléhn (swe) | Hermann Engelhard (ger) |
| 1924 | Paris (fra) | Douglas Lowe (gbr) | Paul Martin (swi) | Schuyler Enck (usa) |
| 1920 | Antwerpen (bel) | Albert Hill (gbr) | Earl Eby (usa) | Bevil Rudd (saf) |
| 1912 | Stockholm (swe) | James Meredith (usa) | Mel Sheppard (usa) | Ira Davenport (usa) |
| 1908 | London (gbr) | Mel Sheppard (usa) | Emilio Lunghi (ita) | Hanns Braun (ger) |
| 1904 | St. Louis (usa) | James Lightbody (usa) | Howard Valentine (usa) | Emil Breitkreutz (usa) |
| 1900 | Paris (fra) | Alfred Tysoe (gbr) | John Cregan (usa) | David Hall (usa) |
| 1896 | Athínai (gre) | Teddy Flack (aus) | Nándor Dáni (hun) | Dimitrios Golemis (gre) |
