1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.[1][2]

Medalists

GoldWilliam Chirchir
 Kenya
SilverWilfred Bungei
 Kenya
BronzePaskar Owor
 Uganda

Results

Final

31 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
William Chirchir Kenya1:47.23
Wilfred Bungei Kenya1:47.53
Paskar Owor Uganda1:48.20
4João Pires Portugal1:48.22
5Bram Som Netherlands1:48.36
6Chris Moss United Kingdom1:48.77
7Dmitriy Bogdanov Russia1:48.91
8Dwayne Miller Jamaica1:49.25

Semifinals

29 July

Semifinal 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Chris Moss United Kingdom1:50.65Q
2Wilfred Bungei Kenya1:50.70Q
3Dwayne Miller Jamaica1:50.76Q
4Lucky Hadebe South Africa1:51.01
5Nicolas Aïssat France1:51.11
6Ramon Wächter  Switzerland1:51.11
7Mechal Gebreab Ethiopia1:51.19
8Rachid Khouia Morocco1:51.49

Semifinal 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1William Chirchir Kenya1:48.93Q
2João Pires Portugal1:49.05Q
3Paskar Owor Uganda1:49.25Q
4Dmitriy Bogdanov Russia1:49.31q
5Bram Som Netherlands1:49.80q
6Joeri Jansen Belgium1:53.46
7Mohamed Al-Bayed Palestine1:54.51
Glauco Santos BrazilDNS

Heats

28 July

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Wilfred Bungei Kenya1:49.47Q
2Dwayne Miller Jamaica1:49.59Q
3Glauco Santos Brazil1:50.41q
4Kiyoharo Sato Japan1:50.58
5John Chávez Colombia1:51.23
6Said Chabane Algeria1:56.89
7Safari Rwakabera Rwanda2:01.29

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1João Pires Portugal1:50.73Q
2Mohamed Al-Bayed Palestine1:51.18Q
3Sergio Gallardo Spain1:51.32
4Marlon Greensword Jamaica1:51.60
5Youcef Djebbab Algeria1:51.94
6Jon Stevens United States1:52.19
7Shawn Jeffers British Virgin Islands1:55.98
8Casper Pule Solomon Islands2:00.43

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Chris Moss United Kingdom1:49.92Q
2Mechal Gebreab Ethiopia1:50.28Q
3Nicolas Aïssat France1:50.30q
4Alberto Revilla Spain1:50.75
5Craig Wood Australia1:50.91
6Kim Myung-Hwan South Korea1:54.38
7Baiju Mirandi India1:56.41
8Gerard Solomon Vanuatu1:56.79

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Paskar Owor Uganda1:51.99Q
2Bram Som Netherlands1:52.15Q
3Jasmin Salihović Bosnia and Herzegovina1:52.28
4Nick Lorenz Australia1:53.27
5Jon Andersson Sweden1:54.80
6Claudinel Vitor Brazil1:56.68
7Clive Baron Dominica1:57.03
8Florent Battistel Monaco2:00.31

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Dmitriy Bogdanov Russia1:52.64Q
2Lucky Hadebe South Africa1:52.97Q
3Park Ho-Min South Korea1:53.14
4Igor Khalavniov Belarus1:53.16
5Mark Hassell United States1:53.16
6Abdelkabir Louraïbi Morocco1:53.25
7Florent Lacasse France1:54.42
8Tobias Ganzmann Germany1:55.99

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Joeri Jansen Belgium1:50.84Q
2Rachid Khouia Morocco1:51.91Q
3Dario Sbrana Italy1:52.01
4Jan Drees Germany1:52.20
5Ivan Heshko Ukraine1:53.10
6Simon Lees United Kingdom1:53.79
7Farid Salvaterra São Tomé and Príncipe1:58.09
8Kamardin Andriantambezina Madagascar2:00.09

Heat 7

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1William Chirchir Kenya1:51.78Q
2Ramon Wächter  Switzerland1:51.89Q
3Geert Waelput Belgium1:52.29
4Mandla Nkosi South Africa1:54.08
5Francesco Roncalli Italy1:55.89
6Hamed Ahmed Mohamed Sudan1:56.38
7Rickard Pell Sweden1:58.12

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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