2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the 2018 World U20 Championships
VenueRatina Stadium
Dates13, 14 and 15 July
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Winning time1:46.45
Medalists
gold medal Solomon Lekuta   Kenya
silver medal Ngeno Kipngetich   Kenya
bronze medal Eliott Crestan   Belgium
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The men's 800 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 13, 14 and 15 July.[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012
Championship Record  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:43.79 Barcelona, Spain 15 July 2012
World Junior Leading  Tolesa Bodena (ETH) 1:45.56 Huelva, Spain 8 June 2018

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 Solomon Lekuta  Kenya 1:48.19 Q
2 3 Marino Bloudek  Croatia 1:48.54 Q
3 3 Markhim Lonsdale  Great Britain 1:48.60 Q, SB
4 3 Adisu Girma  Ethiopia 1:48.60 q
5 1 Josh Hoey  United States 1:48.86 Q
6 1 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:48.92 Q
7 4 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya 1:49.03 Q
8 1 Sven Cepuš  Croatia 1:49.03 Q, SB
9 1 Juan Diego Castro  Costa Rica 1:49.18 q, NJR
10 3 Pieter Sisk  Belgium 1:49.40 q
11 3 Oussama Cherrad  Algeria 1:49.40 q, PB
12 4 Marcelo Pereira  Portugal 1:49.49 Q, PB
13 4 Rey Rivera  United States 1:49.53 Q
14 4 Eduardo Romero  Spain 1:49.56
15 1 Beant Singh  India 1:49.66
16 2 Simone Barontini  Italy 1:49.73 Q
17 1 Mohamed Abouettahery  Morocco 1:50.15
18 3 Lachlan Raper  Australia 1:50.23
19 2 Alex Botterill  Great Britain 1:50.26 Q
20 4 Andrea Romani  Italy 1:50.28
21 4 Marco Vilca  Peru 1:50.47
22 2 Mehmet Çelik  Turkey 1:50.61 Q
23 2 Kimar Farquharson  Jamaica 1:50.76
24 1 Archie Wallis  Australia 1:51.25
25 2 Ruach Chuol Padhal  Canada 1:51.61
26 2 Lőrinc Varga  Hungary 1:51.67
27 1 Oskar Schwarzer  Germany 1:52.39
28 4 Charaf Zahir  Morocco 1:52.95
2 Teddese Lemi  Ethiopia DQ

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya 1:46.81 Q
2 2 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:46.84 Q, NJR
3 2 Simone Barontini  Italy 1:47.35 Q, PB
4 2 Oussama Cherrad  Algeria 1:47.36 q, PB
5 1 Solomon Lekuta  Kenya 1:47.56 Q
6 2 Markhim Lonsdale  Great Britain 1:47.73 q, SB
7 1 Adisu Girma  Ethiopia 1:47.88 Q
8 1 Alex Botterill  Great Britain 1:47.97 Q
9 1 Josh Hoey  United States 1:48.07 PB
10 2 Marino Bloudek  Croatia 1:48.20 , SB
11 1 Sven Cepuš  Croatia 1:48.38 PB
12 1 Mehmet Çelik  Turkey 1:48.53 PB
13 1 Juan Diego Castro  Costa Rica 1:49.13 NJR
14 1 Pieter Sisk  Belgium 1:49.82
15 2 Rey Rivera  United States 1:50.48
16 2 Marcelo Pereira  Portugal 1:57.88

Final

[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Solomon Lekuta  Kenya 1:46.35
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya 1:46.45 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:47.27
4 2 Adisu Girma  Ethiopia 1:47.58 PB
5 3 Simone Barontini  Italy 1:51.08
6 1 Alex Botterill  Great Britain 1:51.64
7 7 Markhim Lonsdale  Great Britain 1:57.39
8 Oussama Cherrad  Algeria DQ

References

  1. ^ "2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day". IAAF.org. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ "800 Metres Men – Round 1 – Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "800 Metres Men – Semi-Final – Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ^ "800 Metres Men – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 16 July 2018.