as did the two runners with the fastest times from among the 3rd-8th spots across all of the semifinals. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Kerr and Kiprugut both crossed the finish line in 1:46.1, breaking the old Olympic record of 1:46.3. Semifinal 3 Final No fewer than four runners broke the Olympic record that had been set in the semifinals, including the two runners that had set it. Despite the record performances by the other three runners, defending Olympic champion and world record holder Peter Snell still won by half a second to take the gold medal and set the new Olympic record at 1:45.1. References Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics 800 metres at the Olympics Men's events at the 1964 Summer Olympics