2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
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The last stages of the final.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates5 August (heats)
6 August (semifinal)
8 August (final)
Competitors47 from 34 nations
Winning time1:44.67
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2015
2019  
Video on YouTube
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Video on YouTube
Official Video

The men's 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 5, 6, and 8 August. [1]

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Summary

Defending champion David Rudisha (Kenya) couldn't recover from an early season injury in time to return. There were no Olympic podium athletes in this field. The returning silver medalist Adam Kszczot (Poland) made an impressive move in his semi-final to get into the final. The returning bronze medalist, 2015 phenom Amel Tuka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) didn't make it out of the heats. The fastest athlete of the year Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir didn't qualify from his semi.

As the final began, the runner with the fastest personal best, =#3 all time Nigel Amos (Botswana) ran a fast turn and was attempting to take the tangent from the break line in his lane 5, but Brandon McBride (Canada), ran a faster turn and cut more sharply from lane 7, effectively interrupting Amos from taking control of the early pace. Looking for running room Amos also cut in, tangling elbows with Kipyegon Bett (Kenya), then bouncing to the side, getting caught also behind Thiago André (Brazil). McBride held the lead with André in his shadow. The first time down the home stretch, Amos moved outside to get around André into second place. McBride led through a moderate 50.76 first lap. Through the next turn, Bett was looking to get past Amos, finally also running wide on the backstretch, getting past McBride. From the back of the pack, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (France) had avoided the battle so far. He went wider on the backstretch, running in lane 3 past the field, including the battling leaders, taking the lead unencumbered as they entered the final turn. Through the final turn, the battle continued behind him, Amos and Bett exchanging elbows again. From near the back of the back Adam Kszczot (Poland) began his kick, with Kyle Langford (GBR) in his wake, passing people. By the time he reached the final straightaway, Bosse had a 3 metre lead on Bett, with Amos another metre back. Bett and Amos were unable to gain on Bosse, but in lane 2, Kszczot and Langford were, passing people including Mohammed Aman (Ethiopia), Amos and 10 metres before the finish, Kszczot passed Bett to capture silver. Bett barely held off a fast closing Langford for bronze.

After the race, Bosse looked at the video scoreboard, pointing at himself in surprise at his win.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 1:40.91 David Lekuta Rudisha Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 9 Aug 2012 London, Great Britain
Championship 1:43.06 Billy Konchellah Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 1 Sep 1987 Rome, Italy
World leading1:43.10 Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 21 Jul 2017 Monaco
African 1:40.91 David Lekuta Rudisha Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 9 Aug 2012London, Great Britain
Asian 1:42.79 Yusuf Saad Kamel Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR 29 Jul 2008Monaco
NACAC 1:42.60 Johnny Gray Flag of the United States.svg  USA 28 Aug 1985 Koblenz, West Germany
South American 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 26 Aug 1984 Cologne, West Germany
European 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN 24 Aug 1997Cologne, Germany
Oceanian 1:44.3 Peter Snell Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL 3 Feb 1962 Christchurch, New Zealand

No records were set at the competition. [3]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:45.90. [4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows: [5]

DateTimeRound
5 August12:45 Heats
6 August21:15 Semifinals
8 August21:35 Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 5 August in six heats as follows: [6]

Heat123456
Start time12:4412:5313:0213:1113:2013:29
Photo finish link link link link link link

The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows: [7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124 Thijmen Kupers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1:45.53 Q
266 Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.65 Q
326 Brandon McBride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:45.69 Q
412 Kipyegon Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.76 Q
523 Kevin López Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:45.77 Q
639 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.77 Q
762 Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:45.81 Q
837 Isaiah Harris Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.82 Q
935 Elliot Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.86 Q
1068 Guy Learmonth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.90 Q
1127 Antoine Gakeme Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)1:45.97 q
1219 Andreas Kramer Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1:45.98 Q
1316 Drew Windle Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.08 Q
1465 Marcin Lewandowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:46.17 q
1513 Abdessalem Ayouni Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:46.19 q
1638 Ebrahim Al-Zofairi Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)1:46.29 q PB
1722 Kyle Langford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.38 q
1832 Álvaro de Arriba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:46.42 q
1917 Andrés Arroyo Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:46.46
2015 Edose Ibadin Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)1:46.51
2164 Amel Tuka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1:46.54
2228 Jesús Tonatiu López Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1:46.71
2334 Abdelati El Guesse Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:46.74
2449 Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:47.08 Q
2525 Leandro Paris Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)1:47.09 PB
2644 Michał Rozmys Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:47.09 Q
2757 Nijel Amos Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)1:47.10 Q
2848 Thiago André Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:47.22 Q
2959 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:47.25 Q
3052 Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:47.36 Q
3156 Mostafa Smaili Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:47.50
3243 Alex Amankwah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)1:47.56
3342 Marc Reuther Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1:47.78
3458 Mark English Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:48.01
3553 Abu Salim Mayanja Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)1:48.11
3646 Samir Dahmani Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:48.62
3729 Pol Moya Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)1:49.06
3847 Peter Bol Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:49.65
3969 Astrit Kryeziu Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo  (KOS)1:49.94
4045 Ahmed Bashir Farah IAAF flag (2017).svg  Athlete Refugee Team  (ART)1:50.04 PB
4133 Ryan Sánchez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:50.74
4254 Francky-Edgard Mbotto Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)1:51.76
4318 Saud Al-Zaabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)1:53.34
4411 Pyae Sone Maung Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar  (MYA)2:13.38
14 Amine Belferar Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG) DNF
55 Hamada Mohamed Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY) DNF
63 Daniel Andújar Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP) DQ R 163.2
36 Wesam Al-Massri Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine  (PLE) DNS
67 Michael Loturomom Saruni Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN) DNS

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 6 August in three heats as follows: [8]

Heat123
Start time21:1521:2321:32
Photo finish link link link

The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: [9]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
136 Kipyegon Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.02 Q
233 Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:45.40 Q, SB
326 Brandon McBride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:45.53 Q
437 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:45.63 q
522 Kyle Langford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.81 Q
635 Thiago André Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:45.83 q
729 Marcin Lewandowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:45.93
825 Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:46.08
932 Michał Rozmys Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:46.10
1018 Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:46.24 Q
1138 Andreas Kramer Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1:46.25
1234 Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.27
1316 Nijel Amos Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)1:46.29 Q
1427 Drew Windle Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.33
1514 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:46.49
1639 Álvaro de Arriba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:46.64
1715 Isaiah Harris Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.66
1823 Ebrahim Al-Zofairi Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)1:46.68
1912 Guy Learmonth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.75
2017 Elliot Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.95
2124 Antoine Gakeme Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)1:47.08
2213 Abdessalem Ayouni Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:47.39
2319 Kevin López Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:47.62
28 Thijmen Kupers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED) DNS

Final

The final took place on 8 August at 21:36. The results were as follows (photo finish): [10]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:44.67 SB
Silver medal icon.svg8 Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:44.95 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Kipyegon Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.21
43 Kyle Langford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.25 PB
55 Nijel Amos Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)1:45.83
62 Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:46.06
79 Thiago André Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:46.30
87 Brandon McBride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:47.09

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