| Final | time | | 1. Edwin Flack |  Australia | 2:11.0 | | 2. Nándor Dáni |  Hungary | 2:11.8 | | 3. Dimitrios Golemis |  Greece | 2:28.0 | | -. Albin Lermusiaux |  France | DNS |
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| | | Venue: Panathenaic Stadium. Capp.: 40,000. | | 9 competitors from 6 nations. | | Heats |
| World record: Charles Kilpatrick, United 1:53.4(y)(u) New York City, United States 21 September 1895 |
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Neither Edgar Bredin (GBR) nor Charles Kilpatrick (USA) – both sub-
1:56 men – was present, and the faster of the two heats was that won
by Flack in 2:10.0. The other was taken by Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) in
2:16.6. Even allowing for the quality of the track it was clear that the
best in the event were not present. In the final Flack led Dáni by a metre
at halfway in 65.5, with Golemis well behind. The Australian only got
clear of the Hungarian in the last 100m.
| | | First 2 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
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