Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date6–9 August
Competitors55 from 43 nations
Winning time1:40.91 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Rudisha
 Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nijel Amos
 Botswana
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Timothy Kitum
 Kenya
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The men's 800 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–9 August.[1] Fifty-five athletes from 43 nations competed.[2] The event was won by David Rudisha of Kenya, the second consecutive and fourth overall title for Kenya in the event. Rudisha would later become the fourth man to successfully defend his Olympic 800 metres title, and the 11th to win two medals of any kind in the event. Nijel Amos' silver medal was the first Olympic medal ever for Botswana.[3]

Summary[]

Reigning world champion David Rudisha won the race in 1:40.91, becoming the first person to break 1:41 and improving on his own world record (the first world record in an Olympic men's 800m final since 1976). The reigning world junior champion, Nijel Amos, finished second in 1:41.73, establishing a new world junior record and Botswana national record. In an exceptionally fast final, all runners except Abubaker Kaki (who ran a seasonal best) set personal bests, including three national records (Kenya, Botswana, and Ethiopia). The finishing times were the fastest recorded for each placing and it constituted the first time that eight athletes ran under 1:44 in the same race. All the athletes in the race produced times that would have won the final in Beijing.[4] The eighth-place finisher, Andrew Osagie, produced a time that would have won the gold medal at all but three of the previous Olympic 800m finals.

Rudisha led from the start of the race, easing from lane 4 to the break with a determined Kaki in tow. By the halfway mark in 49.28 Mohammed Aman lined up off Kaki's shoulder. During the next 200 meters, Rudisha put a gap on the field and Kaki began falling back. The scramble was on to see who had anything left or, like Kaki, who would pay the price. As Rudisha showed the strain of his effort, Nijel Amos and Timothy Kitum started to make up a little of the ground Rudisha had built up. Running at the back of the field, Duane Solomon and Nick Symmonds made a late run, finishing just a step out of the medals.

Background[]

This was the 27th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from 2008 was silver-medalist Ismail Ahmed Ismail, who had also taken second in the 2011 world championship. 2004 gold medalist, 2008 semifinalist, and 2011 world-championship third-place runner Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia competed as well. The clear favorite was David Rudisha of Kenya, the 2011 world champion, world record holder, and #1 ranked runner in 2009, 2010, and 2011.[2]

Cambodia, Iraq, and Mali appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain made its 26th appearance, most among all nations, having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Qualification[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 100 metres event if all athletes met the A standard, or 1 athlete if they met the B standard. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the qualifying period that had the approval of the IAAF. Indoor and outdoor meets were eligible. The A standard for the 2012 men's 800 metres was 1:45.60; the B standard was 1:46.30. The qualifying period for was from 1 May 2011 to 8 July 2012. NOCs could also have an athlete enter the 800 metres through a universality place. NOCs could enter one male athlete in an athletics event, regardless of time, if they had no male athletes meeting the qualifying A or B standards in any men's athletic event.[5][6][7]

Competition format[]

The competition had seven heats in the first round, three semifinals, and a final.[8] The top three in each of the first round heats progressed, as did the three next fastest runners. The top two finishers in each semifinal race reached the finals along with the two fastest runners outside these runners, to make up the eight finalists.[9]

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records, and world leading run for the season, were as follows.

World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.01 Rieti, Italy 29 August 2010
Olympic record  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) 1:42.58 Atlanta, United States 31 July 1996
2012 World leading  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.54 Paris, France 6 July 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Athlete Nation Time Record
9 August Final David Rudisha  Kenya 1:40.91 WR

The following national records were set during the competition.

Kenya national record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91
Botswana national record  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73
Ethiopia national record  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:43.20

Schedule[]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 6 August 2012 10:50 Round 1
Tuesday, 7 August 2012 19:55 Semifinals
Thursday, 9 August 2012 20:00 Final

Results[]

Official Video of Round 1

Round 1[]

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Nijel Amos  Botswana 1:45.90 Q
2 Fabiano Pecanha  Brazil 1:46.29 Q
3 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain 1:46.86 Q
4 Khadevis Robinson  United States 1:47.17
5 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland 1:47.64 q[11]
6 Ivan Tukhtachev  Russia 1:49.77
7 Derek Mandell  Guam 1:58.94
— Mohammad Al-Azemi  Kuwait DSQ R163.2

Heat 2[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 David Rudisha  Kenya 1:45.90 Q
2 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla  Qatar 1:46.37 Q
3 Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:46.42 Q
4 Wesley Vazquez  Puerto Rico 1:46.45
5 Jeffrey Riseley  Australia 1:46.99
6 Ismail Ahmed Ismail  Sudan 1:48.79
7 Anis Ananenka  Belarus 1:49.61 DPG[12]
8 Samorn Kieng  Cambodia 1:55.26 SB

Heat 3[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Abubaker Kaki  Sudan 1:45.51 Q
2 Timothy Kitum  Kenya 1:45.72 Q
3 Abdulaziz Mohammed  Saudi Arabia 1:46.09 Q
4 Andy González  Cuba 1:46.24 q
5 Gareth Warburton  Great Britain 1:46.97
6 Tamás Kazi  Hungary 1:47.10 SB
7 Sören Ludolph  Germany 1:48.57
8 Arnold Sorina  Vanuatu 1:54.29

Heat 4[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Nick Symmonds  United States 1:45.91 Q
2 Geoffrey Harris  Canada 1:45.97 Q
3 Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:45.99 Q
4 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 1:46.03 q
5 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 1:46.29 q
6 Andreas Bube  Denmark 1:46.40
7 Manuel Antonio  Angola 1:52.54
— Brice Etes  Monaco DSQ

Heat 5[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Hamada Mohamed  Egypt 1:48.05 Q
2 Sajad Moradi  Iran 1:48.23 Q
3 Kevin Lopez  Spain 1:48.27 Q
4 Masato Yokota  Japan 1:48.48
5 Michael Rimmer  Great Britain 1:49.05
6 Moussa Camara  Mali 1:51.36
7 Edgar Cortez  Nicaragua 1:58.99
— Taoufik Makhloufi  Algeria DNF

Heat 6[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:47.34 Q
2 Anthony Chemut  Kenya 1:47.42 Q
3 Antonio Manuel Reina  Spain 1:47.44 Q
4 Rafith Rodriguez  Colombia 1:47.70
5 Adnan Taess Akkar  Iraq 1:47.83
6 Amine El Manaoui  Morocco 1:48.48
7 Prince Mumba  Zambia 1:49.07
8 Erzhan Askarov  Kyrgyzstan 1:59.56

Heat 7[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Duane Solomon  United States 1:46.05 Q
2 Robert Lathouwers  Netherlands 1:46.06 Q
3 André Olivier  South Africa 1:46.42 Q
4 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic 1:46.87
5 Julius Mutekanga  Uganda 1:48.41
6 Moise Joseph  Haiti 1:48.46
7 Benjamín Enzema  Equatorial Guinea 1:57.47
— Kleberson Davide  Brazil DNS

Semifinals[]

Official Video of Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Abubaker Kaki  Sudan 1:44.51 Q
2 Nijel Amos  Botswana 1:44.54 Q
3 Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:45.34
4 Anthony Chemut  Kenya 1:45.63
5 Robert Lathouwers  Netherlands 1:45.85
6 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain 1:46.19
7 Fabiano Pecanha  Brazil 1:46.29
— Sajad Moradi  Iran DSQ R163.3

Heat 2[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 David Rudisha  Kenya 1:44.35 Q
2 Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:44.74 Q
3 Nick Symmonds  United States 1:44.87 q
4 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland 1:45.08
5 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 1:45.09 SB
6 Kevin Lopez  Spain 1:46.66
7 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla  Qatar 1:47.52
8 Hamada Mohamed  Egypt 1:48.18
9 Andy Gonzalez  Cuba 1:53.46

Heat 3[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes[10]
1 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:44.34 Q
2 Timothy Kitum  Kenya 1:44.63 Q
3 Duane Solomon  United States 1:44.93 q
4 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 1:45.10
5 André Olivier  South Africa 1:45.44
6 Antonio Manuel Reina  Spain 1:45.84
7 Geoffrey Harris  Canada 1:46.14
8 Abdulaziz Mohammed  Saudi Arabia 1:48.98

Final[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Rudisha  Kenya 1:40.91 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nijel Amos  Botswana 1:41.73 WJR, NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Timothy Kitum  Kenya 1:42.53 PB
4 Duane Solomon  United States 1:42.82 PB
5 Nick Symmonds  United States 1:42.95 PB
6 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:43.20 NR
7 Abubaker Kaki  Sudan 1:43.32 SB
8 Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:43.77 PB
Splits
Intermediate Athlete Nation Mark
400m David Rudisha  Kenya 49.28
600m David Rudisha  Kenya 1:14.30

References[]

  1. ^ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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  3. ^ "Olympics 2012: Nation Power Rankings, Day 13 Edition".
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  5. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Athletics". Telegraph. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Amended Qualifying Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Men's 800m". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ^ "800m competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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  11. ^ Advanced by judges decision after being pushed by Al-Azemi.
  12. ^ IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING ANIS ANANENKA, International Olympic Committee, 27 March 2019.
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