2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships
Venue	Khalifa International Stadium
Location	Doha, Qatar
Dates	21 April (heats & semi-finals) 22 April (final)
Competitors	27 from 19 nations
Winning time	1:44.33
Medalists
Abubaker Haydar Abdalla    Qatar   Ebrahim Al-Zofairi    Kuwait   Jamal Hairane    Qatar
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The men's 800 metres at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 21 and 22 April. ^{[1] [2]}

Records

Records before the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Time (s)	Location	Date
World record [3]	David Rudisha  (KEN)	1:40.91	London, United Kingdom	9 August 2012
Asian record [4]	Yusuf Saad Kamel  (BHR)	1:42.79	Fontvieille, Monaco	29 July 2008
Championship record	Majed Saeed Sultan  (QAT)	1:44.27	Incheon, South Korea	4 September 2005
World leading [5]	Michael Saruni  (KEN)	1:43.98	New York City, United States	9 February 2019
Asian leading [6]	Abubaker Haydar Abdalla  (QAT)	1:45.60	San Diego, United States	5 April 2019

Results

Heats

Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Abubaker Haydar Abdalla	Qatar	1:50.12	Q
2	3	Alimujiang Rehemaiti	China	1:50.31	Q
3	3	Rusiru Chahutanga Gallage	Sri Lanka	1:50.55	Q
4	3	Jirayu Pleenaram	Thailand	1:51.35	q, PB
5	4	Abdirahman Saeed Hassan	Qatar	1:51.37	Q
6	3	Mohammed Al-Suleimani	Oman	1:51.45	q, PB
7	4	Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich	Bahrain	1:51.53	Q, SB
8	4	Li Junlin	China	1:51.60	Q
9	4	Som Bahadur Kumal	Nepal	1:52.04	q
10	4	Ali Fahimi	Iran	1:52.45	q
11	3	Marco Vilog	Philippines	1:52.78
12	2	Mohammed Afsal	India	1:52.93	Q
13	1	Jamal Hairane	Qatar	1:53.31	Q
14	1	Jinson Johnson	India	1:53.43	Q
15	1	Ebrahim Al-Zofairi	Kuwait	1:53.59	Q
16	1	Musulman Dzholomanov	Kyrgyzstan	1:53.86
17	4	Baiastan Maksatbekuulu	Kyrgyzstan	1:54.08	PB
18	1	Odilshoh Ismatov	Tajikistan	1:54.10	SB
19	2	Takumi Murashima	Japan	1:54.39	Q
20	2	Fawaz Farhan	Kuwait	1:54.41	Q
21	1	Awwad Al-Sharafa	Jordan	1:54.84	SB
22	1	Hussain Riza	Maldives	1:56.59	PB
23	2	Abdulah Al-Yaari	Yemen	1:57.07	SB
24	4	Manuel Belo Amaral Ataide	Timor-Leste	1:58.56	SB
25	3	Ahmed Ahmed	Palestine	2:03.55	SB
	2	Amir Moradi	Iran	DNF
	2	Mohamed Ayoub Tiouali	Bahrain	DNF
	2	Samer Al-Johar	Jordan	DNS

Semi-finals

Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Abubaker Haydar Abdalla	Qatar	1:49.62	Q
2	1	Ebrahim Al-Zofairi	Kuwait	1:50.27	Q
3	1	Li Junlin	China	1:50.30	Q
4	1	Mohammed Afsal	India	1:50.47	Q
5	1	Abdirahman Saeed Hassan	Qatar	1:50.50	q
6	2	Jinson Johnson	India	1:50.65	Q
7	2	Jamal Hairane	Qatar	1:50.73	Q
8	1	Takumi Murashima	Japan	1:50.76	q
9	2	Rusiru Chahutanga Gallage	Sri Lanka	1:51.02
10	2	Ali Fahimi	Iran	1:51.48
11	2	Jirayu Pleenaram	Thailand	1:51.98
12	1	Mohammed Al-Suleimani	Oman	1:52.21
13	2	Fawaz Farhan	Kuwait	1:52.84	PB
14	1	Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich	Bahrain	1:53.07
15	1	Som Bahadur Kumal	Nepal	1:53.22
16	2	Alimujiang Rehemaiti	China	1:53.60

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Abubaker Haydar Abdalla	Qatar	1:44.33	WL, PB
	Ebrahim Al-Zofairi	Kuwait	1:46.88	SB
	Jamal Hairane	Qatar	1:47.27
4	Abdirahman Saeed Hassan	Qatar	1:47.71
5	Li Junlin	China	1:47.89	PB
6	Takumi Murashima	Japan	1:52.32
7	Mohammed Afsal	India	1:54.68
	Jinson Johnson	India	DNF

References

1. "Heats and Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
3. "800 Metres men - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
4. "800 Metres men - Asian record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
5. "800 Metres men - 2019 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
6. "800 Metres men - 2019 Asian leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 April 2025.