OFFICIAL 800-METER RESULTS (8/12/16)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The opportunity to race against the best of the best was set before Clayton Murphy and the former Akron All-American proved up to the challenge posting the 12th-fastest time (1:46.18) in the quarterfinals of the 800 meters at the XXXI Summer Olympics on Friday, Aug. 12, to advance to the semifinal round.
Three semifinal heats of the 800 meters will be contested on Saturday, Aug. 13, beginning at 9:08 p.m. ET. Coverage of the heats will be televised on NBC (possibly on tape-delay) as well as streamed using the watch feature on www.