2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2023 World Championships
800m men final Budapest 2023.jpg
Final of the event
Venue National Athletics Centre
Dates22 August (heats)
24 August (semi-finals)
26 August (final)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
  2022
2025  

The men's 800 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary from 22 to 26 August 2023. [1]

Contents

Summary

Several renowned athletes failed to progress past the heats. Olympic and defending champion, Emmanuel Korir, Olympic silver medalist and 2019 bronze medalist Ferguson Rotich, 2019 bronze medalist Amel Tuka, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy and 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist Peter Bol all failed to qualify for the semifinals. Returning silver medalist Djamel Sedjati was lucky to be in the slow second semi. His second place automatic qualifier of 1:44.49 was the slowest time to make the final. Ben Pattison was the slowest qualifier on time with 1:44.23. Emmanuel Wanyonyi was the fastest qualifier with 1:43.83.

The final started with Pattison the first to the break line, but Wanyonyi pushed the back stretch to take the lead before the next turn, then used his position to keep the pace slow taking the bell at 52.68. In the 2022 Olympic final Arop hit the bell in 52.05 and relinquished the lead on the home stretch. This year he was dead last after 400m. Halfway through the penultimate turn, Arop moved out to get some running room. Shifting gears as he hit the backstretch, Arop ran past the field, taking the lead at the beginning of the final turn and he kept going opening up a 2 metre lead through the turn. Coming off the turn, the others lined up three abreast behind Wanyonyi to sprint for home, but Arop was way out front and pulling away. Wanyonyi made a late run, pulling back a metre from Arop's lead, but still finished 2 metres back. Two more metres back, Pattison hit the line barely ahead of Adrián Ben and Slimane Moula for bronze. Sedjati was later disqualified for a lane violation.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordAthlete & Nat.Perf.LocationDate
World record Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
Championship record Flag of the United States.svg  Donavan Brazier  (USA)1:42.34 Doha, Qatar 1 October 2019
World Leading Flag of Kenya.svg  Wyclife Kinyamal  (KEN)1:43.22 Doha, Qatar 21 July 2023
African Record Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
Asian Record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Yusuf Saad Kamel  (BHR)1:42.79 Monte Carlo, Monaco 29 July 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Donavan Brazier  (USA)1:42.34 Doha, Qatar 1 October 2019
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)1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joseph Deng  (AUS)1:43.99 Paris, France 8 July 2023

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:44.70. [3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
22 August19:20 Heats
24 August20:50 Semi-finals
26 August20:30 Final

Results

Heats

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the semi-finals. [4]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Emmanuel Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:44.92Q
27 Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:45.05Q
31 Gabriel Tual Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:45.10Q
47 Simone Barontini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:45.21Q
56 Abdelati El Guesse Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:45.24Q
67 Yanis Meziane Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:45.30Q
71 Catalin Tecuceanu Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:45.31Q
84 Adrián Ben Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:45.24Q
92 Mateusz Borkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:45.40Q
106 Andreas Kramer Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1:45.42Q
112 Max Burgin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.43Q
122 Joseph Deng Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:45.48Q
134 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.56Q
141 Tshepiso Masalela Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)1:45.60q
154 Daniel Rowden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.67Q
162 Mark English Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:45.71q, SB
176 Slimane Moula Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:45.76Q
174 Filip Ostrowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:45.76q
196 Francesco Pernici Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:45.89
207 Joonas Rinne Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1:45.93
212 Brad Mathas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1:45.95
224 Abdullahi Hassan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:46.33
235 Benjamin Robert Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:46.45Q
244 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:46.53
255 Ben Pattison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.57Q
264 Marino Bloudek Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)1:46.63
275 Mohamed Attaoui Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:46.65Q
286 Peter Bol Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:46.75
295 Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:46.78
306 James Preston Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1:46.84
315 Abdessalem Ayouni Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:46.85
326 Handal Roban Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (VIN)1:46.86
335 Clayton Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:47.06
347 Balázs Vindics  [ de ]Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1:47.18
352 Dániel Huller  [ de ]Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1:47.41
363 Ngeno Kipngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:47.63Q
377 Eduardo Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:47.75
385 Abedin Mujezinović Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1:47.76
397 Oussama Nabil Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:47.79
403 Djamel Sedjati Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:47.87Q
413 Saúl Ordóñez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:47.97Q
427 Abdullah Al-Yaari Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)1:47.98 PB
433 Isaiah Harris Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:48.00
443 John Fitzsimons Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:48.20
451 Ryan Sánchez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:48.24
466 Alex Beddoes Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands  (COK)1:48.31
475 Riley McGown Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:48.38
483 Ebrahim Alzofairi Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)1:48.41
492 Tom Dradriga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)1:48.60
503 John Rivera Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1:48.83
513 Amel Tuka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1:49.01
521 Mohamed Ali Gouaned Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:49.16
531 Krishan Kumar Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)1:50.36
543 Allan Ngitsi Chirwa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  (MAW)1:51.62 PB
554 Ole Jakob Solbu Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1:51.66
561 Hein Htet Aung Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar  (MYA)1:53.63 PB
577 Mohammed Dwedar Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine  (PLE)1:55.45 PB
581 Manuel Belo Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste  (TLS)1:58.32
596 Justice Dreischor  [ nl ]Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba  (ARU)1:59.56
605 Faustino Prieto Alfaro Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea  (GEQ)2:04.20 PB
2 Navasky Anderson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) DQ

Semi-finals

The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final. [5]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Emmanuel Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:43.83Q
23 Adrián Ben Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:43.92Q, PB
31 Slimane Moula Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:43.93Q
42 Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:44.02Q
53 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:44.04q
61 Tshepiso Masalela Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)1:44.14Q, PB
71 Ben Pattison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:44.23q
81 Mateusz Borkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:44.30 PB
93 Yanis Meziane Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:44.30 PB
103 Simone Barontini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:44.34 PB
111 Mohamed Attaoui Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:44.35 PB
121 Benjamin Robert Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:44.38
132 Djamel Sedjati Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:44.49Q
141 Abdelati El Guesse Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:44.55
153 Andreas Kramer Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1:44.57 SB
162 Saúl Ordóñez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:44.74
172 Catalin Tecuceanu Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:44.79 PB
182 Gabriel Tual Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:44.83
193 Mark English Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:45.14 SB
202 Filip Ostrowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:45.30 PB
212 Daniel Rowden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.38
222 Ngeno Kipngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:45.56
233 Max Burgin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:47.60
241 Joseph Deng Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:48.12

Final

The final was started on 26 August at 20:30. [6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:44.24
Silver medal icon.svg Emmanuel Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:44.53
Bronze medal icon.svg Ben Pattison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:44.83
4 Adrián Ben Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:44.91
5 Slimane Moula Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1:44.95
6 Tshepiso Masalela Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)1:45.57
7 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.02
8 Djamel Sedjati Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG) DQ

References

  1. 1 2 "Timetable - Budapest 23 - World Athletics Championship - Men 800 Metres". World Athletics. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  2. "800 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics . Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  3. "Qualification system published for World Athletics Championships Budapest 23" (PDF). World Athletics . August 22, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. "Summary - 800 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics . August 22, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  5. "Summary - 800 Metres Men - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics . August 24, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics . August 26, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.