Men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | |
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Venue | National Stadium |
Location | Tokyo, Japan |
Dates | 16 September (heats) 18 September (semi-finals) 20 September (final) |
Competitors | 66 from 35 nations |
Events at the 2025 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
mixed | ||
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
35 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
World Team event | ||
World Team | ||
The men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 16, 18 and 20 September 2025. [1]
Before the competition records were as follows: [2]
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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World record | ![]() | 1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
Championship record | ![]() | 1:42.34 | Doha, Qatar | 1 October 2019 |
World Leading | ![]() | 1:41.44 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 11 July 2025 |
African Record | ![]() | 1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
Asian Record | ![]() | 1:42.79 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 29 July 2008 |
European Record | ![]() | 1:41.11 | Cologne, Germany | 24 August 1997 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 1:41.20 | Paris, France | 10 August 2024 |
Oceanian record | ![]() | 1:42.55 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 11 July 2025 |
South American Record | ![]() | 1:41.77 | Cologne, West Germany | 26 August 1984 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:44.50. [3]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows: [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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16 September | 19:35 | Heats |
18 September | 21:45 | Semi-finals |
20 September | 22:22 | Final |