1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | David Sharpe United Kingdom
|
| Silver |  Chile
|
| Bronze | Andriy Sudnik Soviet Union
|
Results[]
Final[]
18 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
David Sharpe | United Kingdom |
1:48.32 | |
 |
Chile |
1:48.91 | ||
 |
Andriy Sudnik | Soviet Union |
1:48.93 | |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
1:49.54 | ||
| 5 | United Kingdom |
1:49.78 | ||
| 6 | Sergey Timofeyev | Soviet Union |
1:49.92 | |
| 7 |  Kenya |
1:50.28 | ||
| 8 | George Kersh |  United States |
1:50.41 |
Semifinals[]
17 July
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Sudnik | Soviet Union |
1:50.31 | Q |
| 2 | David Sharpe | United Kingdom |
1:50.38 | Q |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe |
1:50.60 | ||
| 4 |  Canada |
1:50.67 | ||
| 5 |  Japan |
1:50.81 | ||
| 6 |  Sweden |
1:51.67 | ||
| 7 |  Ethiopia |
1:52.38 | ||
| 8 |  Algeria |
1:52.42 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
1:48.25 | Q | |
| 2 | Kenya |
1:48.71 | Q | |
| 3 | Sergey Timofeyev | Soviet Union |
1:48.95 | q |
| 4 | George Kersh | United States |
1:49.02 | q |
| 5 |  West Germany |
1:49.88 | ||
| 6 |  France |
1:50.76 | ||
| 7 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
1:53.59 | ||
| 8 | Cameron Orr |  Australia |
1:56.04 |
Semifinal 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile |
1:49.75 | Q | |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
1:50.03 | Q | |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
1:50.05 | ||
| 4 |  Poland |
1:50.27 | ||
| 5 | United States |
1:50.66 | ||
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
1:50.87 | ||
| 7 | West Germany |
1:51.94 | ||
| 8 | Kenya |
1:52.02 |
Heats[]
16 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
1:49.82 | Q | |
| 2 | Cameron Orr | Australia |
1:50.81 | Q |
| 3 | Sweden |
1:51.04 | Q | |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire |
1:51.27 | q | |
| 5 |  Greece |
1:52.39 | ||
| 6 |  Egypt |
1:53.07 | ||
| 7 | Eduardo Cabrera |  Mexico |
1:55.05 | |
| 8 | Momodou Bello N'Jie |  Gambia |
1:55.24 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Sudnik | Soviet Union |
1:50.54 | Q |
| 2 | Japan |
1:50.57 | Q | |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
1:50.83 | Q | |
| 4 | West Germany |
1:51.46 | q | |
| 5 |  Italy |
1:51.57 | ||
| 6 |  Tanzania |
1:51.60 | ||
| 7 |  Peru |
1:56.32 | ||
| 8 |  Chad |
1:56.90 | ||
| 9 |  Guatemala |
1:59.01 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Sharpe | United Kingdom |
1:51.49 | Q |
| 2 | Chile |
1:51.51 | Q | |
| 3 | Canada |
1:51.56 | Q | |
| 4 | Ado Maude |  Nigeria |
1:51.69 | |
| 5 | Australia |
1:52.75 | ||
| 6 |  Bangladesh |
1:54.81 | ||
| 7 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
1:54.92 | ||
| 8 |  New Zealand |
1:54.92 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe |
1:49.53 | Q | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
1:49.86 | Q | |
| 3 | Poland |
1:50.09 | Q | |
| 4 | Kenya |
1:50.58 | q | |
| 5 |  Spain |
1:53.37 | ||
| 6 |  Panama |
1:53.99 | ||
| 7 |  Zambia |
1:54.49 | ||
| 8 |  Oman |
1:56.17 |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Kersh | United States |
1:51.66 | Q |
| 2 | Sergey Timofeyev | Soviet Union |
1:51.72 | Q |
| 3 | West Germany |
1:51.82 | Q | |
| 4 |  Brazil |
1:51.96 | ||
| 5 |  Morocco |
1:52.56 | ||
| 6 | Japan |
1:53.61 | ||
| 7 | Patrick Haas |  Austria |
1:54.66 | |
| 8 |  Netherlands Antilles |
1:57.26 | ||
| 9 |  Saint Lucia |
2:00.22 |
Heat 6[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya |
1:50.13 | Q | |
| 2 | France |
1:50.79 | Q | |
| 3 | Algeria |
1:51.13 | Q | |
| 4 | Canada |
1:51.51 | ||
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1:52.78 | ||
| 6 |  Singapore |
1:59.05 |
Heat 7[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
1:51.22 | Q | |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
1:51.61 | Q | |
| 3 | Ethiopia |
1:52.26 | Q | |
| 4 | Italy |
1:52.85 | ||
| 5 |  Iceland |
1:56.72 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 53 athletes from 44 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Bangladesh (1)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
Chad (1)
Chile (1)
Côte d'Ivoire (1)
Egypt (1)
Ethiopia (1)
France (1)
Gambia (1)
Greece (1)
Guatemala (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (1)
Oman (1)
Panama (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Saint Lucia (1)
Singapore (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Tanzania (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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