2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships
VenueŠtark Arena
Dates18–19 March
Competitors23 from 17 nations
Winning time1:46.20
Medalists
gold medal    Spain
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    United States
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The men's 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 18 and 19 March 2022.[1]

Summary[edit]

Mariano García came into the World Championships as the world leader for 2022. No podium athlete returned from the distant 2018 Championships and with Elliot Giles failing to start the heats, only Álvaro de Arriba returned from the previous final.

With 8 men on a 6 lane track running the first turn in lanes, Marco Arop rushed from his shared position to take a clear lead at the break. Andreas Kramer and Noah Kibet fell in line behind as Arop took the field through a 24.04 first lap with Garcia trailing the field. For the second lap, most everybody stayed in the same position, except for Garcia who stepped into lane 2 and cruised past the string of athletes into third place. Arop's split at the halfway point was a searing 50.50. Down the penultimate back stretch, Garcia worked his way past Kramer to assume his position second in line. Splitting 1:17.83 at 3 laps, Arop was not blazing as fast a trail. At the bell, Kibet brought his kick and pounced on Kramer, setting sights on Garcia and Arop. As Kibet approached, Garcia pounced on Arop, both passing with 100m to go. With less than a metre separation, Kibet looked prepared to make his final attack coming off the turn. But when the attack came, Garcia was stronger holding off Kibet, even expanding his lead to the line. Behind them, Bryce Hoppel was out in lane 3 running past Kramer and chasing them to the line. Even faster, in lane 4, de Arriba was chasing Hoppel trying to get bronze. The indoor straightaway proved too short for that much drama.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 0 fastest (q) advance to the Final

The heats were started on 18 March at 12:50.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Isaiah Harris  United States 1:47.00 Q
2 4 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain 1:47.97 Q
3 4 Samuel Chapple  Netherlands 1:48.09
4 2 Marco Arop  Canada 1:48.13 Q
5 4 Collins Kipruto  Kenya 1:48.18
6 2 Andreas Kramer  Sweden 1:48.25 Q
7 1 Noah Kibet  Kenya 1:48.31 Q
8 3 Mariano García  Spain 1:48.32 Q
9 3 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:48.53 Q
10 2 Mostafa Smaili  Morocco 1:48.57
11 4 Marc Reuther  Germany 1:48.63
12 1 Bryce Hoppel  United States 1:48.77 Q
13 4 Charlie Hunter  Australia 1:49.07
14 1 Guy Learmonth  Great Britain 1:49.13
15 3 Djamel Sejati  Algeria 1:49.22
16 1 Filip Šnejdr  Czech Republic 1:49.29
17 2 Balázs Vindics  Hungary 1:49.52
18 1 Aurèle Vandeputte  Belgium 1:49.59
19 3 Tony van Diepen  Netherlands 1:49.80
20 3 Alex Amankwah  Ghana 1:49.96
21 3 Charlie Grice  Great Britain 1:50.17 SB
22 2 Mark English  Ireland 1:51.35
23 1 Quamel Prince  Guyana 1:55.85
2 Elliot Giles  Great Britain DNS

Final[edit]

The final was started 19 March at 19:10.[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mariano García  Spain 1:46.20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noah Kibet  Kenya 1:46.35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bryce Hoppel  United States 1:46.51
4 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain 1:46.58
5 Andreas Kramer  Sweden 1:46.76
6 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:46.78
7 Isaiah Harris  United States 1:47.00
8 Marco Arop  Canada 1:47.58

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's 800m looks to be wide open in Belgrade". World Athletics. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Results 800 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 18 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Results 800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 19 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.