2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17, 18 and 20 October.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Nicholas Wachira Kenya
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| Silver | Florent Lacasse France
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| Bronze | Antonio Manuel Reina Spain
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Results[]
Final[]
20 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Nicholas Wachira | Kenya |
1:47.16 | |
 |
Florent Lacasse | France |
1:47.61 | |
 |
Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:47.90 | |
| 4 | Salem Amer Al-Badri |  Qatar |
1:48.51 | |
| 5 | Arnoud Okken |  Netherlands |
1:49.10 | |
| 6 |  Morocco |
1:49.88 | ||
| 7 | Jason Stewart |  New Zealand |
1:50.34 | |
| 8 | Aldwyn Sappleton |  Jamaica |
1:50.63 | |
| 9 | Abdul Rahman Suleiman | Qatar |
1:50.92 |
Semifinals[]
18 October
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florent Lacasse | France |
1:48.13 | Q |
| 2 | Nicholas Wachira | Kenya |
1:48.30 | Q |
| 3 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:48.44 | Q |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia |
1:51.19 | ||
| 5 | Aldwyn Sappleton | Jamaica |
1:52.56 | q |
| 6 |  South Africa |
1:53.40 | ||
| 7 | Fernando Almeida |  Portugal |
1:54.52 | |
| 8 | Amine Laâlou | Morocco |
3:00.54 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:49.06 | Q |
| 2 | Arnoud Okken | Netherlands |
1:49.42 | Q |
| 3 | Morocco |
1:49.80 | Q | |
| 4 | Abdul Rahman Suleiman | Qatar |
1:50.14 | q |
| 5 | Jason Stewart | New Zealand |
1:50.27 | q |
| 6 | Kenya |
1:50.29 | ||
| 7 |  United States |
1:52.81 | ||
| 8 |  Belgium |
1:54.65 |
Heats[]
17 October
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florent Lacasse | France |
1:51.05 | Q |
| 2 | Abdul Rahman Suleiman | Qatar |
1:51.39 | Q |
| 3 | Kenya |
1:51.43 | Q | |
| 4 | Amine Laâlou | Morocco |
1:51.55 | q |
| 5 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain |
1:51.65 | |
| 6 |  Algeria |
1:51.69 | ||
| 7 |  India |
1:56.80 | ||
| 8 | Setefano Mika |  Samoa |
2:02.72 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnoud Okken | Netherlands |
1:49.81 | Q |
| 2 | Belgium |
1:50.15 | Q | |
| 3 | Aldwyn Sappleton | Jamaica |
1:50.36 | Q |
| 4 | Morocco |
1:50.80 | q | |
| 5 | South Africa |
1:51.43 | q | |
| 6 |  Germany |
1:51.95 | ||
| 7 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail |  Sudan |
1:53.14 | |
| 8 |  Gambia |
1:57.98 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Wachira | Kenya |
1:50.91 | Q |
| 2 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:51.13 | Q |
| 3 | Fernando Almeida | Portugal |
1:52.21 | Q |
| 4 | South Africa |
1:56.01 | ||
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
1:56.93 | ||
| 6 |  Mongolia |
1:59.68 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:50.84 | Q |
| 2 | United States |
1:51.15 | Q | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia |
1:51.45 | Q | |
| 4 | Jason Stewart | New Zealand |
1:51.57 | q |
| 5 |  Ireland |
1:52.48 | ||
| 6 |  Chad |
2:00.73 | ||
| 7 |  Monaco |
2:04.40 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Belgium (1)
Chad (1)
France (1)
Gambia (1)
Germany (1)
India (1)
Ireland (1)
Jamaica (1)
Kenya (2)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (2)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Portugal (1)
Qatar (2)
Samoa (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (2)
Sudan (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2000 Santiago CHI Oct 17-22, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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