2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22, 23 and 25 August.[1][2]

Men's 800 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
The final home straight.
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates22 August (heats)
23 August (semifinals)
25 August (final)
Competitors44 from 32 nations
Winning time1:45.84
Medalists
    Kenya
    Poland
    Bosnia and Herzegovina

Summary

There is a definite change in this event. Returning silver medalist Nick Symmonds and returning bronze medalist Ayanleh Souleiman did not enter. Returning champion Mohammed Aman was disqualified for interference in the semi-final round. In fact, of the eight finalists in 2013, only Pierre-Ambroise Bosse returned to the final. Olympic silver medalist, the promising young Nijel Amos got pipped at the line in his slowest heat of the semi-finals and had to watch the final. World record holder David Rudisha did make the final winning that semi, but has not been running the times he ran during his world record years. The only other finalist with Olympic or World Championship 800 finals experience was 2011 sixth placer Adam Kszczot.

In the final, as world record holder, Rudisha commanded all eyeballs. The field expected Rudisha to lead and lead he did, but not to a 50-second first lap, but a very slow 54.15. For point of comparison, 54.15 was exactly the same time Mo Farah ran in the last lap of the 10,000 metres in these championships. With his compatriot Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich on his shoulder, the two acted as a wall at the front, but nobody else looked like they wanted to pass. 200 more metres went by at the slow pace, finally Kszczot tried to sneak by on the inside, but Rudisha wouldn't let him, accelerating to maintain the lead and continuing to speed up. With world leader and notable kicker Amel Tuka perfectly aligned to pounce, Rudisha just continued to speed up. Only Kszczot was able to follow but the entire field was losing ground.[3] Tuka's speed was not in evidence to the same degree as his previous races this season, instead straining to go around Cheruiyot to get the bronze medal. Tuka's medal was the first for Bosnia and Herzegovina. But it was the old guard 1-2 vs the newcomers.[4]

How did Rudisha's strategy work against these elite athletes? His last 200 metres was timed at 24.34, a speed most of these athletes are unfamiliar with at the end of a race. Even when a kicker like Tuka, or others with a similar strategy; Symmonds. Borzakovskiy, Robinson or Wottle runs by, they are passing slowing, depleted athletes with a 26+ or high 25 final 200. And most of these competitors are the ones slowing to make that final 200 from a kicker look so impressive.[5] Additionally, with the Kenyan's expert team tactics, Cherulyot's position caused everyone except Kszczot to have to run around Cherulyot at speeds they are not used to. Save Tuka's exceptional finishing speed, the strategy would have gotten Cherulyot a bronze medal.[6]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[7]

World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
Championship record  Billy Konchellah (KEN) 1:43.06 Rome, Italy 1 September 1987
World Leading  Amel Tuka (BIH) 1:42.51 Fontvieille, Monaco 17 July 2015
African Record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
Asian Record  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:42.79 Fontvieille, Monaco 29 July 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Johnny Gray (USA) 1:42.60 Koblenz, West Germany 28 August 1985
South American Record  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:41.77 Cologne, West 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

Entry standards[8]
1:46.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
22 August 201511:50Heats
23 August 201520:15Semifinals
25 August 201520:55Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Heats

Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.[9]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Kenya (KEN)1:45.83Q
24Amine El Manaoui Morocco (MAR)1:45.86Q
34Kevin López Spain (ESP)1:46.06Q
44Konstantin Tolokonnikov Russia (RUS)1:46.07q
53Amel Tuka Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1:46.12Q
63Nader Belhanbel Morocco (MAR)1:46.23Q
74Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)1:46.25q
83Rafith Rodríguez Colombia (COL)1:46.39Q
95Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:46.62Q
103Erik Sowinski United States (USA)1:46.63q
115Alfred Kipketer Kenya (KEN)1:46.67Q
123Mark English Ireland (IRL)1:46.69q
134Thijmen Kupers Netherlands (NED)1:46.70q
145Jeffrey Riseley Australia (AUS)1:46.79Q
155Jena Umar Ethiopia (ETH)1:47.03q
161Nijel Amos Botswana (BOT)1:47.23Q
173Žan Rudolf Slovenia (SLO)1:47.24
181Antoine Gakeme Burundi (BDI)1:47.47Q
195Abdelati El Guesse Morocco (MAR)1:47.49
201Ali Al-Deraan Saudi Arabia (KSA)1:47.65Q
214Musa Hajdari Kosovo (KOS)1:47.70NR[lower-alpha 1]
222Mohammed Aman Ethiopia (ETH)1:47.87Q
232Pierre-Ambroise Bosse France (FRA)1:47.89Q
241Robin Schembera Germany (GER)1:48.04
255Andreas Almgren Sweden (SWE)1:48.06
262Clayton Murphy United States (USA)1:48.08Q
272Giordano Benedetti Italy (ITA)1:48.15
282Jozef Repčík Slovakia (SVK)1:48.26
296David Rudisha Kenya (KEN)1:48.31Q
306Abraham Rotich Bahrain (BHR)1:48.42Q
314Brice Etès Monaco (MON)1:48.52
326Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Qatar (QAT)1:48.59Q
335Reinhardt van Rensburg South Africa (RSA)1:48.61
346Michael Rimmer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:48.70
351Josh Ralph Australia (AUS)1:48.90
366Andreas Bube Denmark (DEN)1:48.94
372Jamal Hairane Qatar (QAT)1:48.96
381Casimir Loxsom United States (USA)1:48.97
396Artur Kuciapski Poland (POL)1:49.22
401Khalid Benmahdi Algeria (ALG)1:49.61
412Kyle Langford Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:49.78
426Cleiton Abrão Brazil (BRA)1:49.79
432Adnan Taess Iraq (IRQ)1:54.44SB
446Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh Afghanistan (AFG)1:59.51
3Alex Amankwah Ghana (GHA)DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[10]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Amel Tuka Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1.44.84Q
23Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Kenya (KEN)1:44.85Q
31Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:44.97Q
41Alfred Kipketer Kenya (KEN)1:44.99Q
51Pierre-Ambroise Bosse France (FRA)1:45.02q
63Nader Belhanbel Morocco (MAR)1:45.28q
73Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)1:45.34
83Mark English Ireland (IRL)1:45.55
93Rafith Rodríguez Colombia (COL)1:45.63
101Kevin López Spain (ESP)1:45.84
111Amine El Manaoui Morocco (MAR)1:46.09
121Clayton Murphy United States (USA)1:46.28
133Erik Sowinski United States (USA)1:47.16
142David Rudisha Kenya (KEN)1:47.70Q
151Thijmen Kupers Netherlands (NED)1:47.74
162Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Qatar (QAT)1:47.93Q
172Nijel Amos Botswana (BOT)1:47.96
182Konstantin Tolokonnikov Russia (RUS)1:48.32
192Abraham Rotich Bahrain (BHR)1:48.61
203Jena Umar Ethiopia (ETH)1:48.68
212Ali Al-Deraan Saudi Arabia (KSA)1:48.71
222Antoine Gakeme Burundi (BDI)1:48.86
1Mohammed Aman Ethiopia (ETH)DQR163.2[11]
2Jeffrey Riseley Australia (AUS)DNS

Final

The final was started at 20:55.[12]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
David Rudisha Kenya (KEN)1:45.84
Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)1:46.08
Amel Tuka Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1:46.30
4Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Kenya (KEN)1:46.35
5Pierre-Ambroise Bosse France (FRA)1:46.63
6Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Qatar (QAT)1:47.01
7Nader Belhanbel Morocco (MAR)1:47.09
8Alfred Kipketer Kenya (KEN)1:47.66

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Start list
  3. "REPORT: MEN'S 800M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. "David Rudisha wins 800m gold at world championships". Guardian. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. "World Championships 2015: Rudisha wins second world title". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDFoVqrwM5c
  7. "Records & Lists – 800 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
  9. Heats results
  10. Semifinals results
  11. Jostling/obstruction
  12. Final results
  1. By IAAF official website. Kosovo Athletic Federation mentioned result from 2014 (1:47.40), before a recognition by IAAF
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