2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Masters Men's 800 metres

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Masters Men's 800 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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David Roy Wilcock and Joe Gough (about to fall) at the finish
photo courtesy Ken Stone / masterstrack.com
Venue Oregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 19 (final)
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Winning time2:15.90
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
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The masters men's 800 metres was an exhibition event for men in the M60 division at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships held on 19 March 2016. [1]

Joe Gough held the lead and the inside lane going into the last lap, only David Roy Wilcock followed as they separated from the pack. Coming off the final turn, Wilcock went wide into lane 2 and outsprinted Gough. As he saw Wilcock passing him, Gough gave it all he had and dove for the finish line, dramatically falling to the track in second place. Oleksandr Lysenko was able to gain a slight edge on the final lap to get bronze out of a tight finish for third.

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 David Roy Wilcox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 2:15.90
2 Joe Gough Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 2:16.01
3 Oleksandr Lysenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 2:17.38
4 Pierre Faucheur Flag of France.svg France 2:18.23
5 Marcellus Jacobus Scholten Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2:18.53
6 Fiorio Cloki Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 2:18.66

References

  1. "800m Masters Result - IAAF World Indoor Championships - iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org.