1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–9.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Wilson Kipketer
 Denmark		 Mahjoub Haida
 Morocco		 Rich Kenah
 United States

Results

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Wilson Kipketer Denmark1:43.96Q, WR
21Marko Koers Netherlands1:48.04Q
35James Nolan Ireland1:48.21Q
44Rich Kenah United States1:48.42Q
55Andy Hart Great Britain1:48.45q
61Pavel Soukup Czech Republic1:48.54Q
64Robert Chirchir Kenya1:48.54Q
81Einars Tupuritis Latvia1:48.56q
94Nico Motchebon Germany1:48.69q
102Mahjoub Haida Morocco1:48.77Q
111Oliver Münzer Austria1:48.85q
125Kennedy Osei Ghana1:49.00q
132Mark Eplinius Germany1:49.08Q
142Andrea Longo Italy1:49.30q
155Mario Vernon-Watson Jamaica1:49.56q
164Jean-Marc Destine Haiti1:49.64q
171David Matthews Ireland1:49.65
182Flávio Godoy Brazil1:49.93
194Roman Oravec Czech Republic1:51.33
203Savieri Ngidhi Zimbabwe1:52.73Q
213Benyounés Lahlou Morocco1:52.79Q
223Boris Kaveshnikov Kyrgyzstan1:52.96
233Joseph Rakotoarimanana Madagascar1:53.28
241Puntsag-Osor Purevsuren Mongolia1:55.76
254Reuben Silwimba Zambia1:56.20
263Mark Everett United States1:57.16
2Mahmoud Al-Kheirat SyriaDNS
2Mahdi Moullai IranDNS

Semifinals

First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Mahjoub Haida Morocco1:47.22Q
21Einars Tupuritis Latvia1:47.47Q
32Marko Koers Netherlands1:47.75Q
42Nico Motchebon Germany1:48.20Q
51Mario Vernon-Watson Jamaica1:48.32
61Kennedy Osei Ghana1:48.40
71Oliver Münzer Austria1:48.47
83Wilson Kipketer Denmark1:48.49Q
91Savieri Ngidhi Zimbabwe1:48.70
102Pavel Soukup Czech Republic1:48.73
112James Nolan Ireland1:48.75
122Benyounés Lahlou Morocco1:49.18
132Andy Hart Great Britain1:49.20
143Rich Kenah United States1:49.21Q
153Robert Chirchir Kenya1:49.52
163Mark Eplinius Germany1:49.54
173Andrea Longo Italy1:50.45
183Jean-Marc Destine Haiti1:51.59

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Wilson Kipketer Denmark1:42.67WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Mahjoub Haida Morocco1:45.76NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Rich Kenah United States1:46.16PB
4Nico Motchebon Germany1:46.19SB
5Marko Koers Netherlands1:46.43PB
6Einars Tupuritis Latvia1:46.47

References

  1. ↑ Heats results
  2. ↑ Semifinals results (archived)
  3. ↑ Final results (archived)
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