Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 5 and 7 September 1957.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Olaf Lawrenz West Germany | Josef Cegledi Austria | Edward Buswell Great Britain |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | ? | Lang Stanley | United States | 1:54.5 | Q |
| ? | ? | Manuel García Cabrera | Spain | 1:59.0 | |
| ? | ? | Jaime Rodrigo | Spain | 2:08.0 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany | 1:50.3 |
| | Josef Cegledi | Austria | 1:50.6 |
| | Edward Buswell | Great Britain | 1:51.6 |
| 4 | Lang Stanley | United States | 1:52.1 |
| 5 | Ralph Seidel | West Germany | 1:52.8 |
| 8 | Jim Paterson | Great Britain | 1:56.6 |
