Athletics Men: Olympic Games 1908 at London (gbr) 800 m July 21: Final: 1. Mel Sheppard (usa) 1:52.8 (WR *) 2. Emilio Lunghi (ita) 1:54.2 3. Hanns Braun (ger) 1:55.2 4. Ödön Bodor (hun) 1:55.4 5. Theodore Just (gbr) 1:56.4 6. John Halstead (usa) -. Clarke Beard (usa) did not finish -. Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford (gbr) did not finish * unofficial World Record (not officially ratified by IAAF, founded in 1912)