2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
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The last stages of the final.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates5 August (heats)
6 August (semifinal)
8 August (final)
Competitors47 from 34 nations
Winning time1:44.67
Medalists
gold medal Pierre-Ambroise Bosse   France
silver medal Adam Kszczot   Poland
bronze medal Kipyegon Bett   Kenya
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The men's 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 5, 6, and 8 August.[1]

Summary[]

Defending champion David Rudisha (Kenya) couldn't recover from an early season injury in time to return. There were no Olympic podium athletes in this field. The returning silver medalist Adam Kszczot (Poland) made an impressive move in his semi-final to get into the final. The returning bronze medalist, 2015 phenom Amel Tuka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) didn't make it out of the heats. The fastest athlete of the year Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir didn't qualify from his semi.

As the final began, the runner with the fastest personal best, =#3 all time Nigel Amos (Botswana) ran a fast turn and was attempting to take the tangent from the break line in his lane 5, but Brandon McBride (Canada), ran a faster turn and cut more sharply from lane 7, effectively interrupting Amos from taking control of the early pace. Looking for running room Amos also cut in, tangling elbows with Kipyegon Bett (Kenya), then bouncing to the side, getting caught also behind Thiago André (Brazil). McBride held the lead with André in his shadow. The first time down the home stretch, Amos moved outside to get around André into second place. McBride led through a moderate 50.76 first lap. Through the next turn, Bett was looking to get past Amos, finally also running wide on the backstretch, getting past McBride. From the back of the pack, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (France) had avoided the battle so far. He went wider on the backstretch, running in lane 3 past the field, including the battling leaders, taking the lead unencumbered as they entered the final turn. Through the final turn, the battle continued behind him, Amos and Bett exchanging elbows again. From near the back of the back Adam Kszczot (Poland) began his kick, with Kyle Langford (GBR) in his wake, passing people. By the time he reached the final straightaway, Bosse had a 3 metre lead on Bett, with Amos another metre back. Bett and Amos were unable to gain on Bosse, but in lane 2, Kszczot and Langford were, passing people including Mohammed Aman (Ethiopia), Amos and 10 metres before the finish, Kszczot passed Bett to capture silver. Bett barely held off a fast closing Langford for bronze.

After the race, Bosse looked at the video scoreboard, pointing at himself in surprise at his win.

Records[]

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 1:40.91 David Lekuta Rudisha  KEN 9 Aug 2012 London, Great Britain
Championship 1:43.06 Billy Konchellah  KEN 1 Sep 1987 Rome, Italy
World leading 1:43.10 Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir  KEN 21 Jul 2017 Monaco
African 1:40.91 David Lekuta Rudisha  KEN 9 Aug 2012 London, Great Britain
Asian 1:42.79 Yusuf Saad Kamel  BHR 29 Jul 2008 Monaco
NACAC 1:42.60 Johnny Gray  USA 28 Aug 1985 Koblenz, West Germany
South American 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz  BRA 26 Aug 1984 Cologne, West Germany
European 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer  DEN 24 Aug 1997 Cologne, Germany
Oceanian 1:44.30 Peter Snell  NZL 3 Feb 1962 Christchurch, New Zealand

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard[]

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:45.90.[4]

Schedule[]

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
5 August 12:45 Heats
6 August 21:15 Semifinals
8 August 21:35 Final

Results[]

Heats[]

The first round took place on 5 August in six heats as follows:[6]

Heat 1 2 3 4 5 6
Start time 12:44 12:53 13:02 13:11 13:20 13:29
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The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Thijmen Kupers  Netherlands (NED) 1:45.53 Q
2 6 6 Donavan Brazier  United States (USA) 1:45.65 Q
3 2 6 Brandon McBride  Canada (CAN) 1:45.69 Q
4 1 2 Kipyegon Bett  Kenya (KEN) 1:45.76 Q
5 2 3 Kevin López  Spain (ESP) 1:45.77 Q
6 3 9 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich  Kenya (KEN) 1:45.77 Q
7 6 2 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia (ETH) 1:45.81 Q
8 3 7 Isaiah Harris  United States (USA) 1:45.82 Q
9 3 5 Elliot Giles  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:45.86 Q
10 6 8 Guy Learmonth  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:45.90 Q
11 2 7 Antoine Gakeme  Burundi (BDI) 1:45.97 q
12 1 9 Andreas Kramer  Sweden (SWE) 1:45.98 Q
13 1 6 Drew Windle  United States (USA) 1:46.08 Q
14 6 5 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 1:46.17 q
15 1 3 Abdessalem Ayouni  Tunisia (TUN) 1:46.19 q
16 3 8 Ebrahim Al-Zofairi  Kuwait (KUW) 1:46.29 q PB
17 2 2 Kyle Langford  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:46.38 q
18 3 2 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain (ESP) 1:46.42 q
19 1 7 Andrés Arroyo  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1:46.46
20 1 5 Edose Ibadin  Nigeria (NGR) 1:46.51
21 6 4 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 1:46.54
22 2 8 Jesús Tonatiu López  Mexico (MEX) 1:46.71
23 3 4 Abdelati El Guesse  Morocco (MAR) 1:46.74
24 4 9 Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir  Kenya (KEN) 1:47.08 Q
25 2 5 Leandro Paris  Argentina (ARG) 1:47.09 PB
26 4 4 Michał Rozmys  Poland (POL) 1:47.09 Q
27 5 7 Nijel Amos  Botswana (BOT) 1:47.10 Q
28 4 8 Thiago André  Brazil (BRA) 1:47.22 Q
29 5 9 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France (FRA) 1:47.25 Q
30 5 2 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:47.36 Q
31 5 6 Mostafa Smaili  Morocco (MAR) 1:47.50
32 4 3 Alex Amankwah  Ghana (GHA) 1:47.56
33 4 2 Marc Reuther  Germany (GER) 1:47.78
34 5 8 Mark English  Ireland (IRL) 1:48.01
35 5 3 Abu Salim Mayanja  Uganda (UGA) 1:48.11
36 4 6 Samir Dahmani  France (FRA) 1:48.62
37 2 9 Pol Moya  Andorra (AND) 1:49.06
38 4 7 Peter Bol  Australia (AUS) 1:49.65
39 6 9  Kosovo (KOS) 1:49.94
40 4 5  Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 1:50.04 PB
41 3 3 Ryan Sánchez  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1:50.74
42 5 4 Francky-Edgard Mbotto  Central African Republic (CAF) 1:51.76
43 1 8 Saud Al-Zaabi  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1:53.34
44 1 1  Myanmar (MYA) 2:13.38
1 4 Amine Belferar  Algeria (ALG) DNF
5 5 Hamada Mohamed  Egypt (EGY) DNF
6 3 Daniel Andújar  Spain (ESP) DQ R 163.2
3 6  Palestine (PLE) DNS
6 7  Kenya (KEN) DNS

Semifinals[]

The semifinals took place on 6 August in three heats as follows:[8]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 21:15 21:23 21:32
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The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[9]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 6 Kipyegon Bett  Kenya (KEN) 1:45.02 Q
2 3 3 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia (ETH) 1:45.40 Q, SB
3 2 6 Brandon McBride  Canada (CAN) 1:45.53 Q
4 3 7 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France (FRA) 1:45.63 q
5 2 2 Kyle Langford  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:45.81 Q
6 3 5 Thiago André  Brazil (BRA) 1:45.83 q
7 2 9 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 1:45.93
8 2 5 Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir  Kenya (KEN) 1:46.08
9 3 2 Michał Rozmys  Poland (POL) 1:46.10
10 1 8 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:46.24 Q
11 3 8 Andreas Kramer  Sweden (SWE) 1:46.25
12 3 4 Donavan Brazier  United States (USA) 1:46.27
13 1 6 Nijel Amos  Botswana (BOT) 1:46.29 Q
14 2 7 Drew Windle  United States (USA) 1:46.33
15 1 4 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich  Kenya (KEN) 1:46.49
16 3 9 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain (ESP) 1:46.64
17 1 5 Isaiah Harris  United States (USA) 1:46.66
18 2 3 Ebrahim Al-Zofairi  Kuwait (KUW) 1:46.68
19 1 2 Guy Learmonth  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:46.75
20 1 7 Elliot Giles  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:46.95
21 2 4 Antoine Gakeme  Burundi (BDI) 1:47.08
22 1 3 Abdessalem Ayouni  Tunisia (TUN) 1:47.39
23 1 9 Kevin López  Spain (ESP) 1:47.62
2 8 Thijmen Kupers  Netherlands (NED) DNS

Final[]

The final took place on 8 August at 21:36. The results were as follows (photo finish):[10]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France (FRA) 1:44.67 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Adam Kszczot  Poland (POL) 1:44.95 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Kipyegon Bett  Kenya (KEN) 1:45.21
4 3 Kyle Langford  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:45.25 PB
5 5 Nijel Amos  Botswana (BOT) 1:45.83
6 2 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia (ETH) 1:46.06
7 9 Thiago André  Brazil (BRA) 1:46.30
8 7 Brandon McBride  Canada (CAN) 1:47.09

References[]

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "800 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "800 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "800 Metres Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "800 Metres Men − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "800 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "800 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "800 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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