2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Ergo Arena
Dates7 March (heats)
9 March (final)
Competitors19 from 16 nations
Winning time1:46.40
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
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The men's 800 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7 and 9 March 2014. Poland's Marcin Lewandowski originally won the bronze medal, but a single step on the infield led to his disqualification and the promotion of Great Britain's Andrew Osagie to the third podium position. [1]

Contents

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Mohammed Aman
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Adam Kszczot
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Andrew Osagie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:42.67Paris, France9 March 1997
Championship record Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:42.67Paris, France9 March 1997
World LeadingFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Mohammed Aman  (ETH)1:44.52 Birmingham, Great Britain15 February 2014
African record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mohammed Aman  (ETH)1:44.52Birmingham, Great Britain15 February 2014
Asian record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Yusuf Saad Kamel  (BHR)1:45.26 Valencia, Spain9 March 2008
European record Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:42.67Paris, France9 March 1997
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
Flag of the United States.svg  Johnny Gray  (USA)1:45.00 Sindelfingen, Germany8 March 1992
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ryan Foster  (AUS)1:47.48 State College, United States30 January 2010
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  José Luíz Barbosa  (BRA)1:45.43 Piraeus, Greece8 March 1989

Qualification standards

IndoorOutdoor
1:47.001:44.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
7 March 201413:30 Heats
9 March 201417:20 Final
Fifth-place finisher, Thijmen Kupers Thijmen Kupers Sopot 2014.jpg
Fifth-place finisher, Thijmen Kupers
Andre Olivier finished fourth in the final Andre Olivier Sopot 2014.jpg
André Olivier finished fourth in the final
Adam Kszczot took the silver for the host nation Adam Kszczot Sopot 2014.jpg
Adam Kszczot took the silver for the host nation
Mohammed Aman finishing first in the final Mohammed Aman Sopot 2014.jpg
Mohammed Aman finishing first in the final

Results

Heats

Qualification: The winner of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified. [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134 Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1:45.76Q
231 Andrew Osagie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain1:45.88q
325 André Olivier Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1:46.18Q
421 Marcin Lewandowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1:46.26q
523 Thijmen Kupers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands1:46.55q, PB
613 Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 1:46.73Q
712 Stepan Poistogov Flag of Russia.svg Russia1:47.11
826 Nick Symmonds Flag of the United States.svg United States1:47.29SB
911 Kevin López Flag of Spain.svg Spain1:47.34
1035 Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1:47.41
1116 [3] Mukhtar Mohammed Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain1:47.59SB
1232 Mark English Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 1:47.60
1317 [3] Erik Sowinski Flag of the United States.svg United States1:48.04
1433 Kristinn Thór Kristinsson Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1:51.20PB
1536 Brice Etès Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 1:51.24 NR
1622 Farkhod Kuralov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 1:52.36 NR
1715 Tenirberdi Suiunbaev Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 2:00.51PB
14 Saddam Hussain Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan DQR163.3(b) [4]
24 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar DQR163.3(a) [5]

Final

Source: [6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 1:46.40
Silver medal icon.svg Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1:46.76
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrew Osagie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain1:47.10
4 André Olivier Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1:47.31
5 Thijmen Kupers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands1:47.74
Marcin Lewandowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland DQR163.3(b) [7]

References

  1. Jalava, Mirko (2014-03-09). Report: men’s 800m final – Sopot 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-09.
  2. Heats results
  3. 1 2 There is an error on the pdf results. Refer to http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/photofinish/4952/M_800_h_1.jpg?v=-608598375
  4. Infringement of the inside border
  5. Lane infringement
  6. Final results
  7. Infringement of the inside border; original time: 1:47.09