1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Jonah Birir |
| Silver | Kevin McKay |
| Bronze | Melford Homela |
Results
Final
29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jonah Birir | | 1:50.03 | |
 | Kevin McKay | | 1:50.79 | |
 | Melford Homela | | 1:51.34 | |
| 4 | Predrag Melnjak | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:52.07 | |
| 5 | Giuseppe D'Urso |  | 1:53.34 | |
| 6 | Mariusz Hawrylak |  | 1:55.14 | |
| 7 | Joachim Dehmel |  | 1:55.68 | |
| 8 | Oleg Yefimov |  | 1:55.74 |
Semifinals
28 July
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe D'Urso | | 1:52.16 | Q |
| 2 | Joachim Dehmel | | 1:52.23 | Q |
| 3 | Pavel Hujer |  | 1:52.27 | |
| 4 | Neil Chomos | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:53.38 | |
| 5 | Isaac Viciosa |  | 1:53.43 | |
| 6 | Stéphane Bonnaud |  | 1:54.86 | |
| 7 | Simon Still | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:55.90 | |
| 8 | Mohamed Shawki Abdullah |  | 1:56.26 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonah Birir | | 1:51.32 | Q |
| 2 | Melford Homela | | 1:51.48 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Burgess | | 1:51.60 | |
| 4 | Luis Javier González | | 1:51.98 | |
| 5 | Philippe Appoline | | 1:52.00 | |
| 6 | Mikhail Tsyoma | | 1:52.20 | |
| 7 | D'Juan Strozier |  | 1:53.13 | |
| 8 | Andrea Benvenuti | | 1:57.48 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin McKay | | 1:49.22 | Q |
| 2 | Predrag Melnjak | | 1:49.40 | Q |
| 3 | Mariusz Hawrylak | | 1:49.60 | q |
| 4 | Oleg Yefimov | | 1:49.86 | q |
| 5 | Luis Cadogan |  | 1:49.99 | |
| 6 | Sergey Mitov | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:50.55 | |
| 7 | Colin Mathieson | | 1:50.87 | |
| 8 | Benito Mpwewe |  | 18:30.30 |
Heats
27 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe D'Urso | | 1:51.12 | Q |
| 2 | Luis Cadogan | | 1:51.32 | Q |
| 3 | Luis Javier González | | 1:51.77 | Q |
| 4 | Philippe Appoline | | 1:52.18 | q |
| 5 | Paulo Estiveira |  | 1:53.81 | |
| 6 | Felizardo Sardenia | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:54.13 | |
| 7 | Yoshikazu Tachi |  | 1:55.04 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Dehmel | | 1:50.21 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Burgess | | 1:50.37 | Q |
| 3 | Stéphane Bonnaud | | 1:51.83 | Q |
| 4 | Momodou Bello N'Jie |  | 1:58.07 | |
| 5 | Peter Merchant |  | 2:07.76 | |
| Fransua Woldemarian | .svg.png){kind=small} | DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin McKay | | 1:49.86 | Q |
| 2 | Melford Homela | | 1:49.93 | Q |
| 3 | Mohamed Shawki Abdullah | | 1:50.02 | Q |
| 4 | Oleg Yefimov | | 1:50.33 | q |
| 5 | Odd Magne Øgried |  | 1:54.64 | |
| Lyle Tenfingers |  | DQ | ||
| Oliver Münzer |  | DNF |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonah Birir | | 1:50.56 | Q |
| 2 | Mikhail Tsyoma | | 1:51.13 | Q |
| 3 | Andrea Benvenuti | | 1:51.60 | Q |
| 4 | Simon Still | | 1:51.86 | q |
| 5 | Bernard Henry | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:56.47 | |
| Lawrence Lenin | | DQ |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Hawrylak | | 1:50.41 | Q |
| 2 | Isaac Viciosa | | 1:50.76 | Q |
| 3 | Benito Mpwewe | | 1:51.15 | Q |
| 4 | Sergey Mitov | | 1:51.83 | q |
| 5 | Neil Chomos | | 1:52.39 | q |
| Wilson Kipketer | | DQ |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Hujer | | 1:52.48 | Q |
| 2 | Predrag Melnjak | | 1:52.88 | Q |
| 3 | D'Juan Strozier | | 1:52.95 | Q |
| 4 | Colin Mathieson | | 1:52.99 | q |
| 5 | Kenneth Nielsen | | 1:53.46 | |
| 6 | Greg Whitfield | | 1:54.03 | |
| 7 | Chern Srichudanu |  | 1:54.57 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 39 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event.
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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