2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22, 23 and 24 July.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Kipyegon Bett  Kenya
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| Silver | Willy Tarbei Kenya
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| Bronze | Mostafa Smaili  Morocco
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Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record |  Nijel Amos (BOT)
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1:41.73 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
| Championship Record | Nijel Amos (BOT)
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1:43.79 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
| World Junior Leading |  Donavan Brazier (USA)
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1:43.55 | Eugene, United States | 10 June 2016 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals
[edit]Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kipyegon Bett | Kenya |
1:46.37 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mostafa Smaili | Morocco |
1:46.51 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Riadh Chninni |  Tunisia |
1:47.11 | Q, NU20R |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Heppenstall |  Canada |
1:47.13 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Jesús Tonatiu López |  Mexico |
1:47.25 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Brian Bell |  United States |
1:47.49 | q |
| 7 | 3 | George Kusche |  South Africa |
1:47.53 | |
| 8 | 3 | Teddese Lemi |  Ethiopia |
1:47.53 | PB |
| 9 | 1 | Andreas Kramer |  Sweden |
1:47.65 | PB |
| 10 | 1 | Dennis Biederbick |  Germany |
1:47.70 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | James Preston |  New Zealand |
1:48.06 | NU20R |
| 12 | 2 | Willy Tarbei | Kenya |
1:48.27 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Gorata Gabankitse | Botswana |
1:48.31 | Q, PB |
| 14 | 2 | Joseph Deng |  Australia |
1:48.49 | |
| 15 | 2 | Vincent Crisp | United States |
1:48.63 | |
| 16 | 2 | Ignacio Fontes |  Spain |
1:48.88 | |
| 17 | 3 | Lachlan Barber | Australia |
1:48.91 | |
| 18 | 2 | Ryan Sánchez |  Puerto Rico |
1:49.43 | |
| 19 | 3 | Benediktas Mickus |  Lithuania |
1:49.44 | |
| 20 | 3 | Daniel Rowden |  Great Britain |
1:49.58 | |
| 21 | 2 | Pascal Kleyer | Germany |
1:49.84 | |
| 22 | 1 | Bacha Morka | Ethiopia |
1:51.27 | |
| 23 | 2 | Michael Petersen | Canada |
1:51.76 | |
| 24 | 3 | Ayoub Sniba | Morocco |
1:53.86 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kipyegon Bett | Kenya |
1:44.95 | SB |
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Willy Tarbei | Kenya |
1:45.50 | |
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Mostafa Smaili | Morocco |
1:46.02 | |
| 4 | Jesús Tonatiu López | Mexico |
1:46.70 | |
| 5 | Robert Heppenstall | Canada |
1:47.33 | |
| 6 | Riadh Chninni | Tunisia |
1:47.38 | |
| 7 | Brian Bell | United States |
1:47.68 | |
| 8 | Gorata Gabankitse | Botswana |
1:48.40 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.