2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Ergo Arena
Dates 7 March (heats)
9 March (final)
Competitors 19 from 16 nations
Winning time 1:46.40
Medalists
    Ethiopia
    Poland
    Great Britain

The men's 800 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7 and 9 March 2014. Poland's Marcin Lewandowski originally won the bronze medal, but a single step on the infield led to his disqualification and the promotion of Great Britain's Andrew Osagie to the third podium position.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Mohammed Aman
 Ethiopia
Adam Kszczot
 Poland
Andrew Osagie
 Great Britain

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
Championship record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
World Leading  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.52 Birmingham, Great Britain 15 February 2014
African record  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.52 Birmingham, Great Britain 15 February 2014
Asian record  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:45.26 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
European record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
 Johnny Gray (USA) 1:45.00 Sindelfingen, Germany 8 March 1992
Oceanian record  Ryan Foster (AUS) 1:47.48 State College, United States 30 January 2010
South American record  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) 1:45.43 Piraeus, Greece 8 March 1989

Qualification standards

Indoor Outdoor
1:47.00 1:44.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
7 March 201413:30Heats
9 March 201417:20Final
Fifth-place finisher, Thijmen Kupers
Andre Olivier finished fourth in the final
Adam Kszczot took the silver for the host nation
Mohammed Aman finishing first in the final

Results

Heats

Qualification: The winner of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified.[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Adam Kszczot Poland1:45.76Q
231Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:45.88q
325André Olivier South Africa1:46.18Q
421Marcin Lewandowski Poland1:46.26q
523Thijmen Kupers Netherlands1:46.55q, PB
613Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:46.73Q
712Stepan Poistogov Russia1:47.11
826Nick Symmonds United States1:47.29SB
911Kevin López Spain1:47.34
1035Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai Kenya1:47.41
1116[3]Mukhtar Mohammed Great Britain1:47.59SB
1232Mark English Ireland1:47.60
1317[3]Erik Sowinski United States1:48.04
1433Kristinn Thór Kristinsson Iceland1:51.20PB
1536Brice Etès Monaco1:51.24NR
1622Farkhod Kuralov Tajikistan1:52.36NR
1715Tenirberdi Suiunbaev Kyrgyzstan2:00.51PB
14Saddam Hussain PakistanDQR163.3(b)[4]
24Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla QatarDQR163.3(a)[5]

Final

[6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:46.40
2nd, silver medalist(s)Adam Kszczot Poland1:46.76
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:47.10
4André Olivier South Africa1:47.31
5Thijmen Kupers Netherlands1:47.74
Marcin Lewandowski PolandDQR163.3(b)[7]

References

  1. Jalava, Mirko (2014-03-09). Report: men’s 800m final – Sopot 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-09.
  2. Heats results
  3. 1 2 There is an error on the pdf results. Refer to http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/photofinish/4952/M_800_h_1.jpg?v=-608598375
  4. Infringement of the inside border
  5. Lane infringement
  6. Final results
  7. Infringement of the inside border; original time: 1:47.09
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