The men's 800 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13, 14, and 15 July. [1] [2] [3]
The men's 800 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13, 14, and 15 July. [1] [2] [3]
| Gold | Nigel Amos  Botswana |
| Silver | Timothy Kitum  Kenya |
| Bronze | Edwin Kiplagat Melly Kenya |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record |  Abubaker Kaki (SUD) | 1:42.69 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
| Championship Record | Benson Koech (KEN) | 1:44.77 | Seoul, South Korea | 18 September 1992 |
| World Junior Leading | Nigel Amos (BOT) | 1:43.11 | Mannheim, Germany | 9 June 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship Record | Nigel Amos (BOT) | 1:43.79 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 8 | Edwin Kiplagat Melly | Kenya | 1:47.08 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Wesley Vazquez |  Puerto Rico | 1:47.37 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Brandon McBride |  Canada | 1:47.69 | q |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | Mark English |  Ireland | 1:47.77 | q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Radouane Baaziri |  Morocco | 1:48.10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Timothy Kitum | Kenya | 1:49.09 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | Mohamed Belbachir |  Algeria | 1:49.46 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Nijel Amos | Botswana | 1:49.67 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Jena Umar |  Ethiopia | 1:49.68 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Nikolaus Franzmair |  Austria | 1:49.71 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Muayad Mohamed Ahmed |  Qatar | 1:49.79 | |
| 12 | 1 | 9 | Dennis Krüger |  Germany | 1:49.89 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Jamal Hairane | Qatar | 1:49.89 | |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | Žan Rudolf |  Slovenia | 1:49.93 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Sho Kawamoto |  Japan | 1:50.17 | |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Elnazeer Abdelgader | Sudan | 1:51.18 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Shaquille Walker |  United States | 1:51.43 | |
| 18 | 3 | 9 | Anthonio Mascoll |  Barbados | 1:51.44 | |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Shaquille Dill |  Bermuda | 1:51.66 | |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | Kevin Stadler | Germany | 1:52.23 | |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 1:52.43 | |
| 22 | 1 | 6 | Thapelo Madiba |  South Africa | 1:53.10 | |
| 23 | 1 | 8 | Ben Waterman |  Great Britain | 1:53.78 | |
| 24 | 1 | 4 | Tyler Smith | Canada | 1:54.95 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Nijel Amos | Botswana | 1:43.79 | CR |
 | 5 | Timothy Kitum | Kenya | 1:44.56 | |
 | 4 | Edwin Kiplagat Melly | Kenya | 1:44.79 | PB |
| 4 | 7 | Wesley Vazquez | Puerto Rico | 1:45.29 | NJ |
| 5 | 3 | Mark English | Ireland | 1:46.02 | |
| 6 | 9 | Brandon McBride | Canada | 1:46.07 | NJ |
| 7 | 8 | Mohamed Belbachir | Algeria | 1:46.70 | NJ |
| 8 | 2 | Dennis Krüger | Germany | 1:46.92 | PB |
According to an unofficial count, 60 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (2)
Australia (2) Austria (2) Barbados (1)
Belgium (2)
Belize (1) Bermuda (1) Botswana (1) Canada (2)
Chile (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Cyprus (1) Ethiopia (2) Germany (2) Ireland (2)
Italy (2) Japan (2) Kenya (2) Morocco (1)
Mozambique (1)
New Zealand (2)
Norway (2)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1) Puerto Rico (1) Qatar (2)
Romania (1)
Serbia (1) Slovenia (2) South Africa (1)
Spain (2) Sudan (2)
Sweden (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Turkey (1)
Ukraine (1) United Kingdom (2) United States (2)
Uruguay (1)
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