2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Masters Men's 800 metres
| Masters Men's 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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 and (about to fall) at the finish photo courtesy Ken Stone / masterstrack.com | ||||||||||
| Venue | Oregon Convention Center | |||||||||
| Dates | March 19 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:15.90 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Heptathlon | men | |
| Exhibition events | ||
| Masters 800 m | men | women |
The masters men's 800 metres was an exhibition event for men in the M60 division at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships held on 19 March, 2016.[1]
held the lead and the inside lane going into the last lap, only followed as they separated from the pack. Coming off the final turn, Wilcock went wide into lane 2 and outsprinted Gough. As he saw Wilcock passing him, Gough gave it all he had and dove for the finish line, dramatically falling to the track in second place. Oleksandr Lysenko was able to gain a slight edge on the final lap to get bronze out of a tight finish for third.
Results[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 |  Great Britain |
2:15.90 | ||
| 2 |  Ireland |
2:16.01 | ||
| 3 |  Ukraine |
2:17.38 | ||
| 4 |  France |
2:18.23 | ||
| 5 |  Netherlands |
2:18.53 | ||
| 6 |  Uruguay |
2:18.66 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- 800 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships