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 ![]() |
Silver | Timothy Kitum ![]() |
Bronze | Edwin Kiplagat Melly ![]() |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
World Junior Record | ![]() | 1:42.69 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
Championship Record | ![]() | 1:44.77 | Seoul, South Korea | 18 September 1992 |
World Junior Leading | ![]() | 1:43.11 | Mannheim, Germany | 9 June 2012 |
Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
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Championship Record | ![]() | 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 |
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1 | 3 | 8 | Edwin Kiplagat Melly | ![]() | 1:47.08 | Q, PB |
2 | 3 | 5 | Wesley Vazquez | ![]() | 1:47.37 | Q |
3 | 3 | 6 | Brandon McBride | ![]() | 1:47.69 | q |
4 | 3 | 7 | Mark English | ![]() | 1:47.77 | q |
5 | 3 | 4 | Radouane Baaziri | ![]() | 1:48.10 | |
6 | 2 | 5 | Timothy Kitum | ![]() | 1:49.09 | Q |
7 | 2 | 8 | Mohamed Belbachir | ![]() | 1:49.46 | Q |
8 | 1 | 7 | Nijel Amos | ![]() | 1:49.67 | Q |
9 | 2 | 4 | Jena Umar | ![]() | 1:49.68 | |
10 | 3 | 3 | Nikolaus Franzmair | ![]() | 1:49.71 | |
11 | 3 | 2 | Muayad Mohamed Ahmed | ![]() | 1:49.79 | |
12 | 1 | 9 | Dennis Krüger | ![]() | 1:49.89 | Q |
12 | 2 | 6 | Jamal Hairane | ![]() | 1:49.89 | |
14 | 1 | 5 | Žan Rudolf | ![]() | 1:49.93 | |
15 | 2 | 7 | Sho Kawamoto | ![]() | 1:50.17 | |
16 | 2 | 9 | Elnazeer Abdelgader | ![]() | 1:51.18 | |
17 | 2 | 2 | Shaquille Walker | ![]() | 1:51.43 | |
18 | 3 | 9 | Anthonio Mascoll | ![]() | 1:51.44 | |
19 | 1 | 2 | Shaquille Dill | ![]() | 1:51.66 | |
20 | 2 | 3 | Kevin Stadler | ![]() | 1:52.23 | |
21 | 1 | 3 | Dominik Stadlmann | ![]() | 1:52.43 | |
22 | 1 | 6 | Thapelo Madiba | ![]() | 1:53.10 | |
23 | 1 | 8 | Ben Waterman | ![]() | 1:53.78 | |
24 | 1 | 4 | Tyler Smith | ![]() | 1:54.95 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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![]() | 6 | Nijel Amos | ![]() | 1:43.79 | CR |
![]() | 5 | Timothy Kitum | ![]() | 1:44.56 | |
![]() | 4 | Edwin Kiplagat Melly | ![]() | 1:44.79 | PB |
4 | 7 | Wesley Vazquez | ![]() | 1:45.29 | NJ |
5 | 3 | Mark English | ![]() | 1:46.02 | |
6 | 9 | Brandon McBride | ![]() | 1:46.07 | NJ |
7 | 8 | Mohamed Belbachir | ![]() | 1:46.70 | NJ |
8 | 2 | Dennis Krüger | ![]() | 1:46.92 | PB |
According to an unofficial count, 60 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event.