Athletics at the 1951 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 28 February and 1 March.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mal Whitfield United States | Bill Brown United States | Hugo Maiocco United States |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mal Whitfield | United States | 1:57.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Julio Ferreyra |  Argentina | 1:57.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Frank Prince |  Panama | 1:58.1 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Argemiro Roque |  Brazil | 1:58.1 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Hugo Maiocco | United States | ?:??.? | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Wilfred Tull |  Trinidad and Tobago | ?:??.? | |
| 7 | 1 | Filemón Camacho |  Venezuela | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | 1 | Rubén Figueredo |  Paraguay | ?:??.? | |
| 1 | Samuel Álvarez |  Mexico | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Eduardo Balducci | Argentina | 1:57.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Evelio Planas |  Cuba | 1:58.2 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bill Brown | United States | 1:58.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Luis Modeste | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:58.9 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Adolfo Augustin | Argentina | ?:??.? | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Libardo Mora |  Colombia | ?:??.? | |
| 7 | 2 | Luís Rodrigues | Brazil | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | 2 | Anastasio Zelaya | Paraguay | ?:??.? | |
| 9 | 2 | Rogelio Gómez |  Peru | ?:??.? |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mal Whitfield | United States | 1:53.2 | |
 | Bill Brown | United States | 1:53.3 | |
 | Hugo Maiocco | United States | 1:53.6 | |
| 4 | Julio Ferreyra | Argentina | 1:53.6 | |
| 5 | Argemiro Roque | Brazil | 1:54.6e | |
| 6 | Eduardo Balducci | Argentina | 1:54.7e | |
| 7 | Adolfo Augustin | Argentina | 1:55.6e | |
| 8 | Evelio Planas | Cuba | 1:56.6e | |
| 9 | Luis Modeste | Trinidad and Tobago | ?:??.? | |
| 10 | Frank Prince | Panama | ?:??.? |
