2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20, 21 and 23 August.

In the first semifinals heat, Marcin Lewandowski fell over Bram Som who had tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, both Lewandowski and Som were allowed to compete in the final. With the extra athletes on the track the two time qualifiers, Alfred Kirwa Yego in lane 1 and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in lane 8, had to share their lanes with Som in 1 and Lewandowski in 8. None of the people sharing lanes conceded space, Som leading Yego around the outside of the turn effectively boxing out Yego, Yusuf Saad Kamel and Yeimer López. With typically slow starters Nick Symmonds and Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the middle lanes, Som had a free run from the inside but Mulaudzi, Lewandowski and Amine Laâlou a strong wave from the outside to take the lead. Atypically, neither Symmonds nor Borzakovskiy were content to take the rear, both working their way through the crowd to join Mulaudzi at the front of the pack by the end of the first lap, exchanging arms and elbows in the process. Lewandowski was boxed in by the action on the outside and began to fall back through the pack while Symmonds took a strong position on Mulaudzi's shoulder, Laâlou right behind Mulaudzi with Som in their wake. Everyone held position on the backstretch save Borzakovskiy who noticeably fell back to behind Lewandowski on the back of the pack, which would be the normal place Borzakovskiy would launch his finishing kick, but not after losing so much ground. From the back group, through the final turn, Kamel went to the outside and started passing people, followed by Yego and then Borzakovskiy doing the same thing. Yego pulled out to lane 3 for running room, Borzakovskiy to lane 4, Kamel, Yego and Borzakovskiy, moving faster than the others ahead of them. Symmonds held second place until Kamel passed him, then the wind went out of his sails. Laâlou edged ahead but was getting passed by the rush. Mulaudzi was able to lean over the line in first, falling flat on his face just past the finish line. Yeo and Kamel crossed together with Yego getting the photo finish nod for silver. Borzakovskiy caught everyone else but ran out of track to get into the medals.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
  South Africa (RSA)
Alfred Kirwa Yego
  Kenya (KEN)
Yusuf Saad Kamel
  Bahrain (BHR)

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record   Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Championship record   Billy Konchellah (KEN) 1:43.06 Rome, Italy 1 September 1987
World leading   Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 1:43.09 Doha, Qatar 8 May 2009
African record   Sammy Koskei (KEN) 1:42.28 Cologne, Germany 26 August 1984
Asian record   Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:42.79 Monaco 29 July 2008
North American record   Johnny Gray (USA) 1:42.60 Koblenz, West Germany 28 August 1985
South American record   Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:41.77 Cologne, Germany 26 August 1984
European record   Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Oceanian record   Peter Snell (NZL) 1:44.3 Christchurch, New Zealand 3 February 1962

Qualification standards

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A time B time
1:45.40 1:46.60

Schedule

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Date Time Round
20 August 2009 11:45 Heats
21 August 2009 20:30 Semifinals
23 August 2009 17:25 Final

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semi-finals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Gary Reed   Canada (CAN) 1:45.76 Q
2 3 Yuriy Borzakovskiy   Russia (RUS) 1:45.86 Q
3 7 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva   Kenya (KEN) 1:46.17 Q
4 3 Jeff Lastennet   France (FRA) 1:46.30 Q, PB
5 7 Bram Som   Netherlands (NED) 1:46.33 Q
6 7 Amine Laâlou   Morocco (MAR) 1:46.38 Q
7 1 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi   South Africa (RSA) 1:46.40 Q
8 1 Abubaker Kaki Khamis   Sudan (SUD) 1:46.41 Q
9 4 Yusuf Saad Kamel   Bahrain (BHR) 1:46.43 Q, SB
10 4 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya (KEN) 1:46.52 Q
11 3 Samson Ngoepe   South Africa (RSA) 1:46.54 q
12 1 Fabiano Peçanha   Brazil (BRA) 1:46.68 Q
12 7 Moise Joseph   Haiti (HAI) 1:46.68 q
14 7 Adam Kszczot   Poland (POL) 1:46.70 q
15 4 Khadevis Robinson   United States (USA) 1:46.79 Q
16 7 Dmitrijs Jurkevics   Latvia (LAT) 1:46.90 SB
17 3 Ryan Brown   United States (USA) 1:46.92
18 4 Lukas Rifesser   Italy (ITA) 1:47.07
19 2 Nick Symmonds   United States (USA) 1:47.12 Q
20 2 Belal Mansoor Ali   Bahrain (BHR) 1:47.16 Q
21 2 Ismail Ahmed Ismail   Sudan (SUD) 1:47.20 Q
22 4 Kléberson Davide   Brazil (BRA) 1:47.51
23 1 Sajjad Moradi   Iran (IRI) 1:47.68 SB
24 6 David Rudisha   Kenya (KEN) 1:47.83 Q
25 7 Pablo Solares   Mexico (MEX) 1:47.96 SB
26 2 Mattias Claesson   Sweden (SWE) 1:48.02
27 6 Yeimer López   Cuba (CUB) 1:48.04 Q
28 2 Thomas Chamney   Ireland (IRL) 1:48.09
29 2 Prince Mumba   Zambia (ZAM) 1:48.13
30 3 Mike Schumacher   Luxembourg (LUX) 1:48.18 PB
31 6 Michael Rimmer   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:48.20 Q
32 6 Abdoulaye Wagne   Senegal (SEN) 1:48.22
33 4 Mahamoud Farah   Djibouti (DJI) 1:48.23
34 5 Alfred Kirwa Yego   Kenya (KEN) 1:48.32 Q
35 5 Tamás Kazi   Hungary (HUN) 1:48.40 Q
36 5 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland (POL) 1:48.41 Q
37 5 Mohammed Al-Salhi   Saudi Arabia (KSA) 1:48.43
37 6 Dmitrijs Miļkevičs   Latvia (LAT) 1:48.43
39 5 Luis Alberto Marco   Spain (ESP) 1:48.47
40 1 Abraham Chepkirwok   Uganda (UGA) 1:48.57
41 1 Eduard Villanueva   Venezuela (VEN) 1:48.61
42 5 Jozef Repcìk   Slovakia (SVK) 1:48.73
43 6 Mohammad Al-Azemi   Kuwait (KUW) 1:51.73
44 5 Evans Pinto   Bolivia (BOL) 1:52.23
45 2 Ilija Ranitović   Montenegro (MNE) 1:53.17
46 3 Robin Schembera   Germany (GER) 1:54.47
47 5 Arnold Sorina   Vanuatu (VAN) 2:00.13 SB
48 2 Iulio Lafai   Samoa (SAM) 2:03.51 SB
1 Manuel Olmedo   Spain (ESP) DNF
4 Ali Al-Deraan   Saudi Arabia (KSA) DNS
6 Nadjim Manseur   Algeria (ALG) DNS

Key: NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Yusuf Saad Kamel   Bahrain (BHR) 1:45.01 Q, SB
2 2 Yuriy Borzakovskiy   Russia (RUS) 1:45.16 Q
3 2 Alfred Kirwa Yego   Kenya (KEN) 1:45.22 q, SB
4 2 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi   South Africa (RSA) 1:45.26 q
5 3 Amine Laâlou   Morocco (MAR) 1:45.27 Q
6 3 Yeimer López   Cuba (CUB) 1:45.33 Q
7 3 David Rudisha   Kenya (KEN) 1:45.40
8 3 Gary Reed   Canada (CAN) 1:45.60
9 3 Moise Joseph   Haiti (HAI) 1:45.87 SB
10 2 Khadevis Robinson   United States (USA) 1:45.91
11 3 Fabiano Peçanha   Brazil (BRA) 1:45.94
12 1 Nick Symmonds   United States (USA) 1:45.96 Q
13 1 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva   Kenya (KEN) 1:46.32 Q
14 2 Adam Kszczot   Poland (POL) 1:46.33
15 1 Belal Mansoor Ali   Bahrain (BHR) 1:46.57
16 3 Michael Rimmer   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:46.77
17 1 Tamás Kazi   Hungary (HUN) 1:47.01
18 3 Samson Ngoepe   South Africa (RSA) 1:49.03
19 2 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya (KEN) 1:52.05
20 1 Jeff Lastennet   France (FRA) 1:57.43
21 1 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland (POL) 2:01.62 X
1 Abubaker Kaki Khamis   Sudan (SUD) DNF
1 Bram Som   Netherlands (NED) DNF, X
2 Ismail Ahmed Ismail   Sudan (SUD) DNF

X: In the first semifinals heat, Marcin Lewandowski fell over Bram Som who had tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, both Lewandowski and Som were allowed to compete in the final.

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi   South Africa (RSA) 1:45.29
  Alfred Kirwa Yego   Kenya (KEN) 1:45.35
  Yusuf Saad Kamel   Bahrain (BHR) 1:45.35
4 Yuriy Borzakovskiy   Russia (RUS) 1:45.57
5 Amine Laâlou   Morocco (MAR) 1:45.66
6 Nick Symmonds   United States (USA) 1:45.71
7 Bram Som   Netherlands (NED) 1:45.86
8 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland (POL) 1:46.17
9 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva   Kenya (KEN) 1:46.39
10 Yeimer López   Cuba (CUB) 1:47.80

References

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