Athletics at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week – Men's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1955 International University Sports Week was held in San Sebastián on 11 and 12 August 1955.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Olaf Lawrenz West Germany | Wolfgang Ring West Germany | José María Giménez Spain |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany | 1:55.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Manuel García Cabrera | Spain | 1:57.0 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Shigeharu Suzuki | Japan | 1:57.7 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ian Boyd | Great Britain | 1:57.9 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Sim Sang-ok | South Korea | 1:59.2 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Angelo Tagliapietra | Italy | 1:59.5 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Niedner | Luxembourg | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | 1 | Byl | Belgium | ?:??.? | |
| 9 | 1 | Walter Kratz | Saar | ?:??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Heinrich Moser | West Germany | 1:56.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Wolfgang Ring | West Germany | 1:56.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | José María Giménez | Spain | 1:56.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Donald Gorrie | Great Britain | 1:57.0 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jock Beesley | Great Britain | 1:57.2 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Giuliano Gelmi | Italy | 1:58.4 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Coutinhas | Portugal | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | 2 | Jacques Bierlaire | Belgium | ?:??.? | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Olaf Lawrenz | West Germany | 1:51.5 | GR |
| | Wolfgang Ring | West Germany | 1:54.9 | |
| | José María Giménez | Spain | 1:55.3 | |
| 4 | Manuel García Cabrera | Spain | 1:55.4 | |
| 5 | Shigeharu Suzuki | Japan | 1:55.4 | |
| 6 | Ian Boyd | Great Britain | 1:55.9 | |
| 7 | Giuliano Gelmi | Italy | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | Jock Beesley | Great Britain | ?:??.? | |
| 9 | Heinrich Moser | West Germany | ?:??.? | |
| 10 | Angelo Tagliapietra | Italy | ?:??.? | |
| 11 | Sim Sang-ok | South Korea | ?:??.? | |
| 12 | Donald Gorrie | Great Britain | ?:??.? | |
