2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 11 July.[1][2]

Medalists

GoldAbubaker Kaki
 Sudan
SilverGeoffrey Kibet
 Kenya
BronzeAndré Olivier
 South Africa

Results

Final

11 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:45.60
2nd, silver medalist(s)Geoffrey Kibet Kenya1:46.23
3rd, bronze medalist(s)André Olivier South Africa1:47.57
4Adam Kszczot Poland1:47.91
5Diomar de Souza Brazil1:49.80
6Giordano Benedetti Italy1:50.65
7Amine El-Manaoui Morocco1:51.43
8James Kaan Australia1:52.41

Semifinals

9 July

Semifinal 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Amine El-Manaoui Morocco1:48.90Q
2Geoffrey Kibet Kenya1:49.04Q
3James Kaan Australia1:49.25q
4Sebastian Keiner Germany1:49.99
5Shiferaw Wole Ethiopia1:50.11
6Rick Ward United Kingdom1:51.97
7Jan Van Den Broeck Belgium1:53.11
8Oriol Bonet Spain1:53.98

Semifinal 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:46.71Q
2Adam Kszczot Poland1:47.16Q
3Diomar de Souza Brazil1:49.01q
4Henok Tesfaye Ethiopia1:49.35
4Robin Rohlén Sweden1:49.35
6Elijah Greer United States1:50.47
7Felix Konchellah Kenya1:51.56
8Kevin López Spain1:53.57

Semifinal 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Giordano Benedetti Italy1:48.38Q
2André Olivier South Africa1:48.62Q
3Aleksandr Sheplyakov Russia1:49.39
4Ali Al-Deraan Saudi Arabia1:49.45
5Martin Hrstka Czech Republic1:50.07
6Ewen Sabatier France1:50.34
7Tayron Reyes Dominican Republic1:50.61
8Olivier Collin Canada1:51.60

Heats

8 July

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:50.92Q
2Shiferaw Wole Ethiopia1:50.96Q
3Martin Hrstka Czech Republic1:51.57Q
4Mohamed Saykouk Morocco1:51.82
5Johan Svensson Sweden1:52.64
6Bilal Gagui Algeria1:53.00
7Alessandro Schiavone  Switzerland1:53.06
8Julio Alfonso Pérez Peru1:54.58

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Felix Konchellah Kenya1:51.72Q
2Rick Ward United Kingdom1:51.73Q
3Henok Tesfaye Ethiopia1:51.92Q
4Jost Kozan Slovenia1:52.31
5Benjamin Herriau France1:52.37
6Raaghid Fredericks South Africa1:52.60
7Cihat Ulus Turkey1:52.72
8Donte Holmes United States1:52.88

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Adam Kszczot Poland1:51.80Q
2Robin Rohlén Sweden1:52.04Q
3Sebastian Keiner Germany1:52.22Q
4Artyom Kazban Ukraine1:53.18
5Jerome Kahia Belgium1:53.30
6Chris Smith United Kingdom1:53.36
7Rafith Rodríguez Colombia1:53.72
8Garvyn Nero Trinidad and Tobago2:06.82

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Giordano Benedetti Italy1:49.71Q
2Jan Van Den Broeck Belgium1:49.72Q
3Diomar de Souza Brazil1:49.77Q
4Geoffrey Kibet Kenya1:49.81q
5Oriol Bonet Spain1:51.71q
6Dániel Kállay Hungary1:53.02
7Kim Jae-Yeol South Korea1:53.52
8Tilek Bekenbaev Kyrgyzstan1:59.87

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Amine El-Manaoui Morocco1:50.96Q
2Kevin López Spain1:51.08Q
3Ewen Sabatier France1:51.44Q
4André Olivier South Africa1:51.45q
5Ali Al-Deraan Saudi Arabia1:51.55q
6Ronny Heck Germany1:51.78
7Fábio Gonçalves Portugal1:52.61
8Emrah Çoban Turkey1:54.35

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Aleksandr Sheplyakov Russia1:50.16Q
2Tayron Reyes Dominican Republic1:50.18Q
3James Kaan Australia1:50.28Q
4Olivier Collin Canada1:50.42q
5Elijah Greer United States1:50.73q
6Wojciech Jarosz Poland1:52.30
7Farhan Ahmed Pakistan1:56.48
8Salifou Oumarou Niger1:56.77

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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