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2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
The last metres.
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates28 September (heats)
29 September (semi-finals)
1 October (final)
Competitors45 from 28 nations
Winning time1:42.34 CR
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Video on YouTube
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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]

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

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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

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
Championship record  Billy Konchellah (KEN) 1:43.06 Rome, Italy 1 September 1987
World Leading  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.89 Monaco 12 July 2019
African Record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
Asian Record  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:42.79 Monaco 29 July 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Johnny Gray (USA) 1:42.60 Koblenz, West Germany 28 August 1985
South American Record  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:41.77 Cologne, West Germany 26 August 1984
European Record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Oceanian record  Joseph Deng (AUS) 1:44.21 Monaco 20 July 2018

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Championship 1:42.34 Donavan Brazier  USA 1 Oct 2019
North, Central American and Caribbean
United States

Qualification standard

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

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
28 September 17:15 Heats
29 September 21:55 Semi-finals
1 October 22:10 Final

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Emmanuel Korir  Kenya (KEN) 1:45.16 Q
2 5 Mostafa Smaili  Morocco (MAR) 1:45.27 Q
3 5 Wesley Vázquez  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1:45.47 Q
4 6 Elliot Giles  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:45.53 Q
5 6 Clayton Murphy  United States (USA) 1:45.62 Q
6 6 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 1:45.62 Q
7 6 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain (ESP) 1:45.67 q
7 5 Yassine Hethat  Algeria (ALG) 1:45.67 q
9 3 Brandon McBride  Canada (CAN) 1:45.96 Q
10 4 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich  Kenya (KEN) 1:45.98 Q
11 4 Bryce Hoppel  United States (USA) 1:46.01 Q
12 1 Donavan Brazier  United States (USA) 1:46.04 Q
13 2 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya (KEN) 1:46.07 Q
14 4 Abdessalem Ayouni  Tunisia (TUN) 1:46.09 Q
15 3 Abubaker Haydar Abdalla  Qatar (QAT) 1:46.11 Q
16 1 Marco Arop  Canada (CAN) 1:46.12 Q
17 2 Adrián Ben  Spain (ESP) 1:46.12 Q
18 3 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France (FRA) 1:46.14 Q
18 5 Kyle Langford  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:46.14 q
20 4 Oussama Nabil  Morocco (MAR) 1:46.17 q
21 4 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:46.20 q
22 2 Jamie Webb  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:46.23 Q
23 2 Brannon Kidder  United States (USA) 1:46.29 q
24 2 Jamal Hairane  Qatar (QAT) 1:46.40
25 4 Mohamed Belbachir  Algeria (ALG) 1:46.52
26 1 Tshepo Tshite  South Africa (RSA) 1:46.54 Q
27 3 Mouad Zahafi  Morocco (MAR) 1:46.56
28 1 Andreas Kramer  Sweden (SWE) 1:46.74
29 6 Andrés Arroyo  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1:46.75
30 1 Lucirio Antonio Garrido  Venezuela (VEN) 1:46.89
31 3 Peter Bol  Australia (AUS) 1:46.92
32 4 Mark English  Ireland (IRL) 1:47.25
33 2 Marc Reuther  Germany (GER) 1:47.31
34 6 Edose Ibadin  Nigeria (NGR) 1:47.91
35 6 Musa Hajdari  Kosovo (KOS) 1:47.98
36 5 Quamel Prince  Guyana (GUY) 1:48.41
37 3 Pol Moya  Andorra (AND) 1:48.52
38 1 Mariano García  Spain (ESP) 1:49.08
39 1 Luke Mathews  Australia (AUS) 1:50.16
40 5 Mohammed Al-Suleimani  Oman (OMN) 1:50.91 PB
41 5 Benjamín Enzema  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 1:51.69 SB
42 3 Ryan Sánchez  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1:54.46
43 1 Zaw Min Min  Myanmar (MYA) 1:56.85 SB
44 3 Roberto Belo Amaral Soares  East Timor (TLS) 2:02.43
6 Samer Al-Johar  Jordan (JOR) DQ 163.5
2 Nijel Amos  Botswana (BOT) DNS

Semi-finals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Wesley Vázquez  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1:43.96 Q
2 1 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich  Kenya (KEN) 1:44.20 Q
3 1 Clayton Murphy  United States (USA) 1:44.48 q
4 2 Donavan Brazier  United States (USA) 1:44.87 Q
5 1 Adrián Ben  Spain (ESP) 1:44.97 q, PB
6 2 Marco Arop  Canada (CAN) 1:45.07 Q
7 1 Elliot Giles  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:45.15
8 2 Emmanuel Korir  Kenya (KEN) 1:45.19
9 1 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:45.22
10 2 Brannon Kidder  United States (USA) 1:45.62
11 3 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 1:45.63 Q
12 2 Mostafa Smaili  Morocco (MAR) 1:45.78
13 1 Abdessalem Ayouni  Tunisia (TUN) 1:45.80
14 3 Bryce Hoppel  United States (USA) 1:45.95 Q
15 2 Tshepo Tshite  South Africa (RSA) 1:46.08
16 3 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain (ESP) 1:46.09
17 2 Yassine Hethat  Algeria (ALG) 1:46.15
18 3 Brandon McBride  Canada (CAN) 1:46.21
19 3 Kyle Langford  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:46.41
20 3 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya (KEN) 1:46.61
21 1 Abubaker Haydar Abdalla  Qatar (QAT) 1:46.87
22 3 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France (FRA) 1:47.60
23 2 Jamie Webb  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:48.44
3 Oussama Nabil  Morocco (MAR) DQ 163.2(b)

Final

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Donavan Brazier  United States (USA) 1:42.34 CR AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 1:43.47 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich  Kenya (KEN) 1:43.82
4 2 Bryce Hoppel  United States (USA) 1:44.25 PB
5 6 Wesley Vázquez  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1:44.48
6 3 Adrián Ben  Spain (ESP) 1:45.58
7 8 Marco Arop  Canada (CAN) 1:45.78
8 9 Clayton Murphy  United States (USA) 1:47.84

References

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  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).