1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 September. [1] [2]

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Medalists

Gold Benson Koech
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver Lee Jin-Il
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Bronze Brendan Hanigan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Results

Final

19 September

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Benson Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:44.77
Silver medal icon.svg Lee Jin-Il Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 1:46.34
Bronze medal icon.svg Brendan Hanigan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:47.26
4 Vénuste Niyongabo Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1:47.28
5 Hezekiel Sepeng Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1:47.51
6 Marius van Heerden Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1:48.71
7 Igor Tolokonikov Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg Commonwealth of Independent States 1:49.62
Davide Cadoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DQ

Semifinals

17 September

Semifinal 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Lee Jin-Il Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 1:48.91Q
2 Igor Tolokonikov Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg Commonwealth of Independent States 1:49.93Q
3 Vincent Malakwen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:50.37
4 Adam Duke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:50.75
5 Farah Ibrahim Ali Ahmed Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1:52.25
6 Ali Hakimi Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1:52.50
7 Philipp Zeuch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:56.78
8 Sasha Smiljanic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:01.75

Semifinal 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Benson Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:47.57Q
2 Vénuste Niyongabo Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1:47.96Q
3 Brendan Hanigan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:48.56q
4 Marius van Heerden Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1:49.83q
5 Hailu Zewde Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 1:50.02
6 Zsombor Filep Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:50.29
7 Julio Fuentes Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:50.40
8 David Divad Flag of France.svg  France 1:50.64

Semifinal 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Davide Cadoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:51.04Q
2 Hezekiel Sepeng Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1:51.12Q
3 José Manuel Cerezo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:51.23
4 Michael Daniel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:52.16
5 Duncan O'Neil Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1:52.18
6 Sören Schröder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:52.69
7 Kevin Richardson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:55.36
Kim Soon-Hyung Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea DNF

Heats

16 September

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Benson Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:48.46Q
2 Hezekiel Sepeng Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1:50.86Q
3 Adam Duke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:51.52Q
4 Ali Hakimi Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1:52.43Q
5 Fidelis Kajang Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1:54.10
6 Lennox Ellis Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1:54.78

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Lee Jin-Il Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 1:50.91Q
2 Julio Fuentes Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:51.66Q
3 José Manuel Cerezo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:51.77Q
4 David Divad Flag of France.svg  France 1:52.13Q
5 David Matthews Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:52.56
6 Mauro González Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1:52.80
7 Alexandre de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:53.41

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Vénuste Niyongabo Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1:50.60Q
2 Sasha Smiljanic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:50.96Q
3 Brendan Hanigan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:51.50Q
4 Marius van Heerden Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1:51.50Q
5 Philipp Zeuch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:51.79q
6 Victor Matarrese Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:52.94
7 Paul Ignacio Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2:02.32

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Vincent Malakwen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:51.88Q
2 Kim Soon-Hyung Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 1:52.19Q
3 Davide Cadoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:52.31Q
4 Kevin Richardson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:52.40Q
5 Tomonari Ono Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:52.41
6 Paul Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:52.85
7 Mohamed Atteya Al-Muwaled Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1:54.47

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Daniel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:51.09Q
2 Zsombor Filep Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:51.15Q
3 Igor Tolokonikov Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg Commonwealth of Independent States 1:51.16Q
4 Hailu Zewde Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 1:51.60Q
5 Sören Schröder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:51.93q
6 Duncan O'Neil Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1:51.99q
7 Farah Ibrahim Ali Ahmed Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1:52.04q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015