2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22, 23 and 24 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Kipyegon Bett  Kenya |
| Silver | Willy Kiplimo Tarbei Kenya |
| Bronze | Mostafa Smaili  Morocco |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record |  Nijel Amos (BOT) |
1:41.73 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
| Championship Record | Nijel Amos (BOT) |
1:43.79 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
| World Junior Leading |  Donavan Brazier (USA) |
1:43.55 | Eugene, United States | 10 June 2016 |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Riadh Chninni |  Tunisia | 1:48.40 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Teddese Lemi |  Ethiopia | 1:48.45 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Robert Heppenstall | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:48.69 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Lachlan Barber | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 1:48.82 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Willy Kiplimo Tarbei | Kenya | 1:48.95 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Benediktas Mickus |  Lithuania | 1:49.05 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Ayoub Sniba | Morocco | 1:49.20 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Gorata Gabankitse | Botswana | 1:49.29 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Vincent Crisp | United States | 1:49.32 | q |
| 10 | 5 | James Preston |  New Zealand | 1:49.69 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Ignacio Fontes |  Spain | 1:49.69 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Mostafa Smaili | Morocco | 1:49.82 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | Ryan Sánchez |  Puerto Rico | 1:49.97 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Pascal Kleyer |  Germany | 1:50.18 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Andreas Kramer |  Sweden | 1:50.19 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | Jesús Tonatiu López |  Mexico | 1:50.33 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | George Kusche |  South Africa | 1:50.40 | Q |
| 18 | 5 | Daniel Rowden |  Great Britain | 1:50.69 | Q |
| 19 | 5 | Michael Petersen | Canada | 1:50.77 | q |
| 19 | 4 | Kipyegon Bett | Kenya | 1:50.82 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Bacha Morka | Ethiopia | 1:50.88 | Q |
| 21 | 2 | Mateusz Borkowski |  Poland | 1:50.93 | |
| 23 | 4 | Brian Bell | United States | 1:50.97 | Q |
| 24 | 5 | Andriy Aliksiychuk |  Ukraine | 1:51.39 | |
| 25 | 1 | Beant Singh |  India | 1:51.73 | |
| 26 | 4 | Joseph Deng | Australia | 1:51.77 | Q |
| 27 | 4 | Dennis Biederbick | Germany | 1:52.03 | Q |
| 28 | 1 | Ramazan Barbaros |  Turkey | 1:52.42 | |
| 29 | 4 | Spencer Thomas | Great Britain | 1:52.54 | |
| 30 | 4 | Markus Einan |  Norway | 1:53.61 | |
| 31 | 1 | Bilal Bilano |  Indonesia | 1:54.26 | PB |
| 32 | 2 | Gabriele Aquaro |  Italy | 1:55.92 | |
| 33 | 4 | Justice Dreischor |  Aruba | 1:57.74 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kipyegon Bett | Kenya | 1:46.37 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mostafa Smaili | Morocco | 1:46.51 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Riadh Chninni | Tunisia | 1:47.11 | Q, NU20R |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Heppenstall | Canada | 1:47.13 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Jesús Tonatiu López | Mexico | 1:47.25 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Brian Bell | United States | 1:47.49 | q |
| 7 | 3 | George Kusche | South Africa | 1:47.53 | |
| 8 | 3 | Teddese Lemi | Ethiopia | 1:47.53 | PB |
| 9 | 1 | Andreas Kramer | Sweden | 1:47.65 | PB |
| 10 | 1 | Dennis Biederbick | Germany | 1:47.70 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | James Preston | New Zealand | 1:48.06 | NU20R |
| 12 | 2 | Willy Kiplimo Tarbei | Kenya | 1:48.27 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Gorata Gabankitse | Botswana | 1:48.31 | Q, PB |
| 14 | 2 | Joseph Deng | Australia | 1:48.49 | |
| 15 | 2 | Vincent Crisp | United States | 1:48.63 | |
| 16 | 2 | Ignacio Fontes | Spain | 1:48.88 | |
| 17 | 3 | Lachlan Barber | Australia | 1:48.91 | |
| 18 | 2 | Ryan Sánchez | Puerto Rico | 1:49.43 | |
| 19 | 3 | Benediktas Mickus | Lithuania | 1:49.44 | |
| 20 | 3 | Daniel Rowden | Great Britain | 1:49.58 | |
| 21 | 2 | Pascal Kleyer | Germany | 1:49.84 | |
| 22 | 1 | Bacha Morka | Ethiopia | 1:51.27 | |
| 23 | 2 | Michael Petersen | Canada | 1:51.76 | |
| 24 | 3 | Ayoub Sniba | Morocco | 1:53.86 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kipyegon Bett | Kenya | 1:44.95 | SB |
 | Willy Kiplimo Tarbei | Kenya | 1:45.50 | |
 | Mostafa Smaili | Morocco | 1:46.02 | |
| 4 | Jesús Tonatiu López | Mexico | 1:46.70 | |
| 5 | Robert Heppenstall | Canada | 1:47.33 | |
| 6 | Riadh Chninni | Tunisia | 1:47.38 | |
| 7 | Brian Bell | United States | 1:47.68 | |
| 8 | Gorata Gabankitse | Botswana | 1:48.40 |
References
- "Heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Semifinals results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Final results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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