2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres
The Boys' 800 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10–13 July.
Medalists[]
- Gold: Alfred Kipketer
Kenya 1:48.01 - Silver: Konstantin Tolokonnikov
Russia 1:48.29 - Bronze: Kyle Langford
Great Britain 1:48.32
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Mohammed Aman (ETH)
|
1:43.37 | Rieti, Italy | 10 September 2011 |
| Championship Record |  Leonard Kirwa Kosencha (KEN)
|
1:44.08 | Lille, France | 9 July 2011 |
| World Youth Leading | Robert Kiptoo Biwott (KEN)
|
1:46.98 | Tokyo, Japan | 5 May 2013 |
Heats[]
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest qualified.[1]
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kenya |
1.51.50 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 |  South Africa |
1.52.05 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 |  Slovakia |
1.52.70 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | 1 |  Norway |
1.52.75 | Q, PB | |
| 5 | 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.53.23 | q, PB | |
| 6 | 8 |  Egypt |
1.53.40 | ||
| 7 | 3 |  United States |
1.53.61 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Riadh Chninni |  Tunisia |
1.58.77 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Marc Reuther |  Germany |
1:52.86 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Sweden |
1:53.13 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 |  Qatar |
1:53.37 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 |  Spain |
1:53.39 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 |  Romania |
1:54.11 | ||
| 6 | 8 |  Canada |
1:55.60 | PB | |
| 3 |  Sudan |
DQ | |||
| 7 |  Eritrea |
DNS |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya |
1:50.14 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | Ethiopia |
1:50.30 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov |  Russia |
1:51.22 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Greece |
1:52.88 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Jesús Tonatiu López |  Mexico |
1:54.40 | |
| 6 | 4 |  Italy |
1:54.63 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Romania |
1:56.58 | ||
| 8 | 6 |  Angola |
2:05.81 | ||
| 8 |  Turkey |
DQ |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Langford |  Great Britain |
1:51:88 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Ethiopia |
1:51:92 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 1 | Germany |
1:52:02 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Spain |
1:52:44 | Q | |
| 5 | 8 |  France |
1:52:61 | q | |
| 6 | 3 |  Denmark |
1:52:98 | q, PB | |
| 7 | 4 | Canada |
1:53:13 | q | |
| 8 | 7 |  Ukraine |
1:53:63 | PB |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Oussama Nabil |  Morocco |
1:53:49 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | France |
1:53:88 | Q | |
| 3 | 8 | Greece |
1:53:95 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Italy |
1:54:19 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Norway |
1:55:99 | ||
| 6 | 2 |  Venezuela |
1:56:49 | ||
| 7 | 5 |  Saudi Arabia |
1:57:29 | ||
| 4 | Eritrea |
DNS |
Semifinals[]
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya |
1:48.38 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Ethiopia |
1:48.68 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | Kyle Langford | Great Britain |
1:48.85 | q, PB |
| 4 | France |
1:52.59 | ||
| 5 | Greece |
1:53.05 | ||
| 6 | Spain |
1:53.53 | ||
| 7 | Slovakia |
1:54.02 | ||
| 8 | Norway |
2:00.67 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia |
1:50.92 | Q |
| 2 | Ethiopia |
1:51.06 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | Germany |
1:51.25 | ||
| 4 | France |
1:53.44 | ||
| 5 | Canada |
1:53.69 | ||
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1:54.56 | ||
| 7 | Sweden |
1:54.97 | ||
| 8 | South Africa |
1:57.02 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya |
1:49.50 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | Oussama Nabil | Morocco |
1:49.95 | Q |
| 3 | Marc Reuther | Germany |
1:50.08 | q, PB |
| 4 | Qatar |
1:50.66 | PB | |
| 5 | Denmark |
1:52.19 | PB | |
| 6 | Spain |
1:53.59 | ||
| 7 | Italy |
1:57.75 | ||
| Greece |
DQ |
Final[]
Results:[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya |
1:48.01 | PB |
| 2 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia |
1:48.29 | PB |
| 3 | Kyle Langford | Great Britain |
1:48.32 | PB |
| 4 | Ethiopia |
1:49.85 | ||
| 5 | Marc Reuther | Germany |
1:50.05 | PB |
| 6 | Oussama Nabil | Morocco |
1:50.28 | |
| 7 | Ethiopia |
1:50.60 | PB | |
| 8 | Kenya |
1:51.53 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics