Johnny Gray chases the Kenyan duo of Tanui and Kiprotich to take third place
at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. 
 
    
        
            |   | 
        
        
            | 
             Men's 800m. Final. 
             Olympic Games 1992  
             | 
        
        
            |   | 
        
        
            | 1. William Tanui             | 
              | 
            KEN | 
              | 
               1.43.66  | 
        
        
            | 2. Nixon Kiprotich           | 
              | 
            KEN | 
              | 
               1.43.70  | 
        
        
            | 3. Johnny GRAY               | 
              | 
            USA | 
              | 
               1.43.97  | 
        
        
            | 4. Jose-Luis Barbosa         | 
              | 
            BRA | 
              | 
               1.45.06  | 
        
        
            | 5. Andrea Benvenuti          | 
              | 
            ITA | 
              | 
               1.45.23  | 
        
        
            | 6. Curtis Robb               | 
              | 
            GBR | 
              | 
               1.45.57  | 
        
        
            | 7. Reda Abdenouz             | 
              | 
            ALG | 
              | 
               1.48.34  | 
        
        
            | 8. Mark Everett              | 
              | 
            USA | 
              | 
               DNF      | 
        
    
 
 
 
 
Johnny Gray and Great Britain's Peter Elliott in action at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
Photo George Herringshaw. ©
 
    
        
            |   | 
        
        
            | 
             Men's 800m. Final. 
             Olympic Games 1988  
             | 
        
        
            |   | 
        
        
            | 1. Paul Ereng                 | 
              | 
            KEN | 
              | 
               1.43.45  | 
        
        
            | 2. Joaquim Cruz               | 
              | 
            BRA | 
              | 
               1.43.90  | 
        
        
            | 3. Said Aouita                | 
              | 
            MOR | 
              | 
               1.44.06  | 
        
        
            | 4. Peter Elliott              | 
              | 
            GBR | 
              | 
               1.44.12  | 
        
        
            | 5. Johnny GRAY                | 
              | 
            USA | 
              | 
               1.44.80  | 
        
        
            | 6. Jose Luis Barbosa          | 
              | 
            BRA | 
              | 
               1.46.39  | 
        
        
            | 7. Donato Sabia               | 
              | 
            ITA | 
              | 
               1.48.03  | 
        
        
            | 8. Nixon Kiprotich            | 
              | 
            KEN | 
              | 
               1.49.55      | 
        
    
 
Johnny Gray won the Pan American Games in 1987 and 1999 as well as the Goodwill Games  in 1986.
 
 
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2000     1:52.42     Eugene, OR     24 JUN
1999     1:45.38     Winnipeg     25 JUL
1998     1:45.47     New Orleans, LA     21 JUN
1997     1:44.56     Linz     09 JUL
1996     1:44.00     Atlanta 29 JUL
1995     1:43.36     Zürich     16 AUG
1994     1:43.73     Roma  08 JUN
1993     1:44.03     Zürich     04 AUG
1992     1:42.80     New Orleans, LA     24 JUN
1991     1:45.67     Tokyo  27 AUG
1989     1:43.39     Oslo  01 JUL
1988     1:42.65     Zürich     17 AUG 
1987     1:46.53     Roma 29 AUG
1985     1:42.60     Koblenz     28 AUG (Personal best)
1984     1:42.96     Koblenz     29 AUG