2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
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The last metres.
Venue Khalifa International Stadium
Dates28 September (heats)
29 September (semi-finals)
1 October (final)
Competitors45 from 28 nations
Winning time1:42.34 CR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Donavan Brazier
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Amel Tuka
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bronze medal icon.svg   Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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The men's 800 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 28 September to 1 October 2019. [1]

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The winning margin was 1.13 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's 800 metres has been won by more than a second at these championships.

Summary

After the semi-finals, it was no surprise when front runner Wesley Vázquez went to the front of the final. Donavan Brazier and Marco Arop took the front of the line to follow his pace. 23.51 for the first 200 metres is fast. Down the first home stretch the rest of the field back off the fast pace, but Brazier stuck right behind Vázquez through a 48.96 first lap. The real surprise was noted kicker Amel Tuka was at the front of the chase pack, separating through the penultimate turn in chase of the leaders. When they hit the backstretch, Brazier went around Vázquez, who was showing the signs of the strain. By 600 metres in 1:15.16, Brazier had two metres on Vázquez, who had two metres on Tuka. Through the final turn, Brazier held the same gap on Tuka, but Vázquez faded. Ferguson Rotich was the next contender, three metres back, the rest of the chasers another six metres behind him. Down the stretch, Brazier was straining, pumping his arms, but Tuka's famed kick was not making up any ground. 40 metres out, Rotich passed Vázquez, but from far off the pace, Bryce Hoppel was gaining fast. Brazier crossed the line and raised his arms in celebration. Tuka held off Rotich who beat the fast moving Hoppel.

Brazier's winning time of 1:42.34 was the championship record, North American Continental record and moved him to =#9 on the all-time list.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
Championship record Flag of Kenya.svg  Billy Konchellah  (KEN)1:43.06 Rome, Italy 1 September 1987
World LeadingFlag of Botswana.svg  Nijel Amos  (BOT)1:41.89 Monaco 12 July 2019
African Record Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)1:40.91London, Great Britain9 August 2012
Asian Record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Yusuf Saad Kamel  (BHR)1:42.79Monaco29 July 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Johnny Gray  (USA)1:42.60 Koblenz, West Germany 28 August 1985
South American Record Flag of Brazil.svg  Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)1:41.77 Cologne, West Germany 26 August 1984
European Record Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:41.11Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joseph Deng  (AUS)1:44.21Monaco20 July 2018

The following records were set at the competition:

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Championship 1:42.34 Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States.svg  USA 1 Oct 2019
North, Central American and Caribbean
United States

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:45.80. [3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows: [4]

DateTimeRound
28 September17:15 Heats
29 September21:55 Semi-finals
1 October22:10 Final

Results

Heats

The first 3 in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows: [5]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Emmanuel Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.16Q
25 Mostafa Smaili Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:45.27Q
35 Wesley Vázquez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:45.47Q
46 Elliot Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.53Q
56 Clayton Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.62Q
66 Amel Tuka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1:45.62Q
76 Álvaro de Arriba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:45.67q
75 Yassine Hethat Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:45.67q
93 Brandon McBride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:45.96Q
104 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.98Q
114 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.01Q
121 Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.04Q
132 Ngeno Kipngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:46.07Q
144 Abdessalem Ayouni Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:46.09Q
153 Abubaker Haydar Abdalla Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)1:46.11Q
161 Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:46.12Q
172 Adrián Ben Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:46.12Q
183 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:46.14Q
185 Kyle Langford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.14q
204 Oussama Nabil Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:46.17q
214 Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:46.20q
222 Jamie Webb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.23Q
232 Brannon Kidder Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.29q
242 Jamal Hairane Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)1:46.40
254 Mohamed Belbachir Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:46.52
261 Tshepo Tshite Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:46.54Q
273 Mouad Zahafi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:46.56
281 Andreas Kramer Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1:46.74
296 Andrés Arroyo Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:46.75
301 Lucirio Antonio Garrido Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)1:46.89
313 Peter Bol Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:46.92
324 Mark English Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:47.25
332 Marc Reuther Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1:47.31
346 Edose Ibadin Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)1:47.91
356 Musa Hajdari Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo  (KOS)1:47.98
365 Quamel Prince Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)1:48.41
373 Pol Moya Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)1:48.52
381 Mariano García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:49.08
391 Luke Mathews Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:50.16
405 Mohammed Al-Suleimani Flag of Oman.svg  Oman  (OMN)1:50.91PB
415 Benjamín Enzema Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea  (GEQ)1:51.69SB
423 Ryan Sánchez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:54.46
431 Zaw Min Min Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar  (MYA)1:56.85SB
443 Roberto Belo Amaral Soares Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor  (TLS)2:02.43
6 Samer Al-Johar Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR) DQ 163.5
2 Nijel Amos Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT) DNS

Semi-finals

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final. [6]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Wesley Vázquez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:43.96Q
21 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:44.20Q
31 Clayton Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:44.48q
42 Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:44.87Q
51 Adrián Ben Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:44.97q, PB
62 Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:45.07Q
71 Elliot Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.15
82 Emmanuel Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.19
91 Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:45.22
102 Brannon Kidder Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.62
113 Amel Tuka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1:45.63Q
122 Mostafa Smaili Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:45.78
131 Abdessalem Ayouni Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:45.80
143 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.95Q
152 Tshepo Tshite Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:46.08
163 Álvaro de Arriba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:46.09
172 Yassine Hethat Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:46.15
183 Brandon McBride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:46.21
193 Kyle Langford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.41
203 Ngeno Kipngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:46.61
211 Abubaker Haydar Abdalla Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)1:46.87
223 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:47.60
232 Jamie Webb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:48.44
3 Oussama Nabil Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR) DQ 163.2(b)

Final

The final was started on 1 October at 22:14. [7]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:42.34 CR AR
Silver medal icon.svg5 Amel Tuka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1:43.47 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:43.82
42 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:44.25 PB
56 Wesley Vázquez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:44.48
63 Adrián Ben Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:45.58
78 Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:45.78
89 Clayton Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:47.84

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References

  1. ↑ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "100 Metres Men − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "800 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Semi-finals results" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Final results" (PDF).
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