2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya
|
| Silver | Salem Amer Al-Badri Qatar
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| Bronze | David Fiegen Luxembourg
|
Results[]
Final[]
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
1:46.59 | |
 |
Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:46.63 | |
 |
David Fiegen | Luxembourg |
1:46.66 | |
| 4 | Qatar |
1:46.86 | ||
| 5 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail |  Sudan |
1:47.20 | |
| 6 |  Spain |
1:47.44 | ||
| 7 |  Morocco |
1:48.18 | ||
| 8 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain |
1:56.73 |
Semifinals[]
17 July
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
1:49.55 | Q |
| 2 | Qatar |
1:49.61 | Q | |
| 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain |
1:49.72 | Q |
| 4 |  Russia |
1:49.99 | ||
| 5 | Ricky Soos |  United Kingdom |
1:50.17 | |
| 6 |  United States |
1:50.29 | ||
| 7 | Prince Mumba |  Zambia |
1:50.96 | |
| 8 |  Canada |
1:52.08 | ||
| 9 | Roman Fosti |  Estonia |
1:53.36 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
1:46.36 | Q |
| 2 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg |
1:46.40 | Q |
| 3 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:46.82 | Q |
| 4 | Spain |
1:46.92 | q | |
| 5 | Morocco |
1:48.46 | q | |
| 6 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya |
1:49.83 | |
| 7 |  France |
1:52.37 | ||
| 8 | United States |
1:53.67 |
Heats[]
16 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar |
1:48.93 | Q | |
| 2 | France |
1:49.03 | Q | |
| 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain |
1:49.21 | q |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
1:52.16 | ||
| 5 |  Palestine |
1:56.61 | ||
| 6 |  South Korea |
1:58.21 | ||
| 7 |  Gibraltar |
2:01.16 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
1:48.26 | Q |
| 2 | Ricky Soos | United Kingdom |
1:48.82 | Q |
| 3 | Canada |
1:49.45 | q | |
| 4 | Roman Fosti | Estonia |
1:50.23 | q |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
1:52.15 | ||
| 6 |  Australia |
1:52.84 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg |
1:49.86 | Q |
| 2 | United States |
1:50.10 | Q | |
| 3 | Russia |
1:50.15 | q | |
| 4 | Sudan |
1:50.79 | ||
| 5 | Zambia |
1:51.00 | ||
| 6 | Australia |
1:51.06 | ||
| 7 |  Slovenia |
1:56.74 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:49.63 | Q |
| 2 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
1:50.13 | Q |
| 3 | Onalenna Oabona |  Botswana |
1:50.48 | |
| 4 |  Algeria |
1:50.62 | ||
| 5 |  Jamaica |
1:50.93 | ||
| 6 |  South Africa |
1:51.25 | ||
| 7 | Prince Mumba | Zambia |
1:51.86 | q |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
1:49.28 | Q | |
| 2 | Morocco |
1:49.45 | Q | |
| 3 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya |
1:49.62 | q |
| 4 | United States |
1:50.17 | q | |
| 5 | Canada |
1:50.57 | ||
| 6 |  Brazil |
1:53.65 | ||
| 7 |  Guyana |
2:09.88 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Botswana (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (2)
Estonia (1)
France (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Guyana (1)
Jamaica (1)
Kenya (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Palestine (1)
Qatar (2)
Russia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (1)
Spain (2)
Sudan (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
Zambia (2)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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