<page_title> Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres </page_title> <section_title> Final </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Place </col_header> </cell> <cell> Peter Snell <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1:45.1 OR <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> </table>
Peter Snell won the gold medal and set the Olympic record at 1:45.1.