Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date 6–9 August
Competitors 56 from 44 nations
Winning time 1:40.91 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) David Rudisha  Kenya
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nijel Amos  Botswana
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Timothy Kitum  Kenya
Official Video

The Men's 800 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–9 August.[1]

Reigning world champion David Rudisha won the race in 1:40.91, becoming the first person to break 1:41 and improving on his own world record (the first world record in an Olympic men's 800m final since 1976). The reigning world junior champion Nigel Amos finished second in 1:41.73, establishing a new world junior record and Botswana national record. In an exceptionally fast final, all runners except Abubaker Kaki (who ran a seasonal best) set personal bests, including three national records (Kenya, Botswana, and Ethiopia). The finishing times were the fastest recorded for each placing and it constituted the first time that eight athletes ran under 1:44 in the same race. All the athletes in the race produced times that would have won the final in Beijing.[2] The eighth-place finisher, Andrew Osagie, produced a time that would have won the gold medal at all but three of the previous Olympic 800m finals.

Rudisha led from the start of the race, easing from lane 4 to the break with a determined Kaki in tow. By the halfway mark in 49.28 Mohammed Aman lined up off Kaki's shoulder. During the next 200 meters, Rudisha put a gap on the field and Kaki began falling back. The scramble was on to see who had anything left or, like Kaki, who would pay the price. As Rudisha showed the strain of his effort, Nigel Amos and Timothy Kitum started to make up a little of the ground Rudisha had built up. Running at the back of the field, Duane Solomon and Nick Symmonds made a late run, finishing just a step out of the medals.

Amos' silver medal was the first Olympic medal ever for Botswana.[3]

Competition format

The competition had seven heats in the first round, three semi-finals and a final.[4] The top three in the first round heats progressed, as did the three fastest non-qualifiers. The top two finishers in the semi-final race reached the finals and the two fastest runners outside these runners made up the eight finalists.[5]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.01 Rieti, Italy 29 August 2010
Olympic record  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) 1:42.58 Atlanta, United States 31 July 1996
2012 World leading  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.54 Paris, France 6 July 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
9 AugustFinalDavid Rudisha Kenya1:40.91WR

The following national records were set during the competition.

Kenya national record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 s
Botswana national record  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73 s
Ethiopia national record  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:43.20 s

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 6 August 201210:50Round 1
Tuesday, 7 August 201219:55Semifinals
Thursday, 9 August 201220:00Finals

Results

Official Video of Round 1

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Nijel Amos Botswana1:45.90Q
2Fabiano Pecanha Brazil1:46.29Q
3Luis Alberto Marco Spain1:46.86Q
4Khadevis Robinson United States1:47.17
5Marcin Lewandowski Poland1:47.64q[7]
6Ivan Tukhtachev Russia1:49.77
7Derek Mandell Guam1:58.94
N/AMohammad Al-Azemi KuwaitN/ADQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1David Rudisha Kenya1:45.90Q
2Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Qatar1:46.37Q
3Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:46.42Q
4Wesley Vazquez Puerto Rico1:46.45
5Jeffrey Riseley Australia1:46.99
6Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan1:48.79
7Anis Ananenka Belarus1:49.61
8Samorn Kieng Cambodia1:55.26SB

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:45.51Q
2Timothy Kitum Kenya1:45.72Q
3Abdulaziz Mohammed Saudi Arabia1:46.09Q
4Andy González Cuba1:46.24q
5Gareth Warburton Great Britain1:46.97
6Tamás Kazi Hungary1:47.10SB
7Sören Ludolph Germany1:48.57
8Arnold Sorina Vanuatu1:54.29

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Nick Symmonds United States1:45.91Q
2Geoffrey Harris Canada1:45.97Q
3Adam Kszczot Poland1:45.99Q
4Pierre-Ambroise Bosse France1:46.03q
5Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia1:46.29q
6Andreas Bube Denmark1:46.40
7Manuel Antonio Angola1:52.54
N/ABrice Etes MonacoN/ADQ

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Hamada Mohamed Egypt1:48.05Q
2Sajad Moradi Iran1:48.23Q
3Kevin Lopez Spain1:48.27Q
4Masato Yokota Japan1:48.48
5Michael Rimmer Great Britain1:49.05
6Moussa Camara Mali1:51.36
7Edgar Cortez Nicaragua1:58.99
N/ATaoufik Makhloufi AlgeriaN/ADNF

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:47.34Q
2Anthony Chemut Kenya1:47.42Q
3Antonio Manuel Reina Spain1:47.44Q
4Rafith Rodriguez Colombia1:47.70
5Adnan Taess Akkar Iraq1:47.83
6Amine El Manaoui Morocco1:48.48
7Prince Mumba Zambia1:49.07
8Erzhan Askarov Kyrgyzstan1:59.56

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Duane Solomon United States1:46.05Q
2Robert Lathouwers Netherlands1:46.06Q
3André Olivier South Africa1:46.42Q
4Jakub Holuša Czech Republic1:46.87
5Julius Mutekanga Uganda1:48.41
6Moise Joseph Haiti1:48.46
7Benjamín Enzema Equatorial Guinea1:57.47
N/AKleberson Davide BrazilN/ADNS

Semifinals

Official Video of Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:44.51Q
2Nijel Amos Botswana1:44.54Q
3Adam Kszczot Poland1:45.34
4Anthony Chemut Kenya1:45.63
5Robert Lathouwers Netherlands1:45.85
6Luis Alberto Marco Spain1:46.19
7Fabiano Pecanha Brazil1:46.29
N/ASajad Moradi IranN/ADQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1David Rudisha Kenya1:44.35Q
2Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:44.74Q
3Nick Symmonds United States1:44.87q
4Marcin Lewandowski Poland1:45.08
5Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia1:45.09SB
6Kevin Lopez Spain1:46.66
7Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Qatar1:47.52
8Hamada Mohamed Egypt1:48.18
9Andy Gonzalez Cuba1:53.46

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[6]
1Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:44.34Q
2Timothy Kitum Kenya1:44.63Q
3Duane Solomon United States1:44.93q
4Pierre-Ambroise Bosse France1:45.10
5André Olivier South Africa1:45.44
6Antonio Manuel Reina Spain1:45.84
7Geoffrey Harris Canada1:46.14
8Abdulaziz Mohammed Saudi Arabia1:48.98

Final

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)David Rudisha Kenya1:40.91WR, NR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Nijel Amos Botswana1:41.73WJR, NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Timothy Kitum Kenya1:42.53PB
4Duane Solomon United States1:42.82PB
5Nick Symmonds United States1:42.95PB
6Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:43.20NR
7Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:43.32SB
8Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:43.77PB

Splits

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
400mDavid Rudisha Kenya49.28
600mDavid Rudisha Kenya1:14.30

References

  1. ↑ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  2. ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2012-08-09). Stunning! Rudisha 1:40.91 World Record in London! - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-10.
  3. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1291815-olympics-2012-nation-power-rankings-day-13-edition
  4. ↑ "Men's 800m". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "800m competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "800 Metres - M. Heats". london2012.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Advanced by judges decision after being pushed by Al-Azemi.
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