Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Saturday 23 September, Monday 25 September, and Wednesday 27 September 2000.[1] Sixty-one athletes from 46 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Nils Schumann of Germany, the first men's 800 metres championship for a German runner and the first medal in the event for the nation since 1952. Denmark (Wilson Kipketer's silver) and Algeria (Djabir Saïd-Guerni's bronze) each won their first medal in the men's 800 metres.

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Date23 September 2000 (heats)
25 September 2000 (semi-finals)
27 September 2000 (final)
Competitors61 from 42 nations
Winning time1:45.08
Medalists
Nils Schumann
 Germany
Wilson Kipketer
 Denmark
Djabir Saïd-Guerni
 Algeria

Summary

Germany's Nils Schumann upset Denmark's world record holder and world champion Wilson Kipketer. The race was one of the closest in Olympic 800 meter history as the first three were separated by a mere 0.08 second and the first five by 0.32 second. It was suggested Kipketer made a tactical error by not forcing the pace.

The final was slow, with André Bucher leading the first lap in 53.43. Down the back stretch Andrea Longo moved shoulder to shoulder with Bucher and at the 600 meter mark, just under 1:20 Longo dropped his shoulder forcing Bucher into the infield. Longo charged into the lead around the final turn with world record holder in next to last place chasing the notable young kicker Yuriy Borzakovskiy. Kipketer had to go out to lane 4 to try to get around the wall of runners ahead of him with Djabir Saïd-Guerni in lane 5 trying to get around Kipketer. Longo faded with 30 meters to go, with Nils Schumann in perfect position to pick up the pieces, holding off the late rush on the outside to take the gold. For the interference, Longo was disqualified.[3]

Background

This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Only two finalists from 1996 returned, but they were the top two: gold medalist Vebjørn Rodal of Norway and silver medalist Hezekiél Sepeng of South Africa. Wilson Kipketer, who had been prevented from competing in the 1996 Games due to his change of nationality from Kenya to Denmark, was the favorite after having won the past three world championships and broken the world record twice. Challengers included Sepeng, 1998 European champion Nils Schumann of Germany, Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia, and André Bucher of Switzerland (a semifinalist in Atlanta).[2]

Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova, and Uganda appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain made its 23rd appearance, most among all nations, having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run 1:46.30 or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run 1:47.20 or faster could be entered.[4]

Competition format

The men's 800 metres again used a three-round format, the most common format since 1912 though there had been variations. The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for the first two rounds. There were eight first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 athletes; the top two runners in each heat as well as the next eight fastest overall advanced to the semifinals. There were three semifinals with 8 athletes each (except that one had an extra runner due to an advancement by obstruction rule in the first round); the top two runners in each semifinal and the next two fastest overall advanced to the eight-man final.[2][5]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Wilson Kipketer (DEN)1:41.11Cologne, Germany24 August 1997
Olympic record Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)1:42.58Atlanta, United States29 July 1996

No world or Olympic records were set during the competition. The following national records were established during the competition:

NationAthleteRoundTime
 BotswanaGlody DubeSemifinal 11:44.70

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 23 September 200010:45Round 1
Monday, 25 September 200022:55Semifinals
Wednesday, 27 September 200020:20Final

Results

Round 1

The first round was held on Saturday, 23 September 2000.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Andrea Longo  Italy 1:46.32 Q
2 3 Vebjørn Rodal  Norway 1:46.76 Q
3 8 James Mcilroy  Great Britain 1:47.44 q
4 1 Roman Oravec  Czech Republic 1:47.66
5 5 Vanco Stojanov  Macedonia 1:47.71
6 7 Rich Kenah  United States 1:47.85
7 8 Kim Soon-Hyung  South Korea 1:48.49
6 Mohamed Al-Kafraini  Jordan DSQ R163.3

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Nils Schumann  Germany 1:47.76 Q
2 7 Djabir Saïd-Guerni  Algeria 1:47.95 Q
3 3 Arthémon Hatungimana  Burundi 1:48.14
4 2 Zach Whitmarsh  Canada 1:48.42
5 4 David Matthews  Ireland 1:48.77
6 8 Andrew Hart  Great Britain 1:48.78
7 5 Isireli Naikelekelevesi  Fiji 1:49.61

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 1:47.46 Q
2 1 Adem Hecini  Algeria 1:47.62 Q
3 4 Joseph Mutua  Kenya 1:47.86
4 7 Dmitry Bogdanov  Russia 1:48.14
5 5 Roberto Parra  Spain 1:48.19
6 8 Bobby True  Liberia 1:48.79
7 3 Mohamed Habib Bel Hadj  Tunisia 1:49.14
8 2 Jorge Duvane  Mozambique 1:52.97

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 1:45.57 Q
2 2 Glody Dube  Botswana 1:46.17 Q, PB
3 7 Johan Botha  South Africa 1:46.91 q
4 1 Crispen Mutakanyi  Zimbabwe 1:47.66
5 8 Jose Manuel Cerezo  Spain 1:48.11
6 4 Artyom Mastrov  Russia 1:49.89
7 5 Ian Roberts  Guyana 1:52.32
8 6 Marvin Watts  Jamaica 1:59.97 qR

Heat 5

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Pavel Pelepyagin  Belarus 1:46.47 Q
2 3 Jean-Patrick Nduwimana  Burundi 1:46.78 Q
3 5 El Mahjoub Haida  Morocco 1:47.14 q
4 8 William Yiampoy  Kenya 1:47.35 q
5 6 João Pires  Portugal 1:47.61
6 1 Abdou Ibrahim Youssef  Qatar 1:53.23
7 7 Naseer Ismail  Maldives 1:56.67
8 2 Faiq Bağırov  Azerbaijan 1:57.39

Heat 6

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 1:45.39 Q
2 7 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 1:45.60 Q
3 3 Grant Cremer  Australia 1:45.86 q, SB
4 1 Balázs Korányi  Hungary 1:46.21 q, SB
5 6 Bryan Woodward  United States 1:47.64
6 8 Mehdi Jelodarzadeh  Iran 1:47.91
7 4 Mohamed Saleh Hadj Haidara  Bahrain 1:56.64
8 5 Mohammed Yagoub  Sudan DNS

Heat 7

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Khalid Tighazouine  Morocco 1:46.33 Q
2 8 André Bucher  Switzerland 1:46.51 Q
3 4 Viktors Lacis  Latvia 1:46.94 q, SB
4 3 Osmar dos Santos  Brazil 1:47.05 q
5 7 Milton Browne  Barbados 1:47.63 SB
6 6 Nathan Kahan  Belgium 1:47.69
7 5 Panayiótis Stroubákos  Greece 1:47.96

Heat 8

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Werner Botha  South Africa 1:47.85 Q
2 6 Mouhssin Chehibi  Morocco 1:48.51 Q
3 1 Bram Som  Netherlands 1:48.58
4 2 Kris McCarthy  Australia 1:48.92
5 5 Mark Everett  United States 1:49.77
6 4 Paskar Owor  Uganda 1:49.99
7 8 Vitalie Cerches  Moldova 1:52.15
8 3 Puntsag-Ochiryn Pürevsüren  Mongolia 1:56.29

Overall results for round 1

Round 1
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 6 2 1 1:45.39 Q
2 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 4 3 1 1:45.57 Q
3 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 6 7 2 1:45.60 Q
4 Grant Cremer  Australia 6 3 3 1:45.86 q SB
5 Glody Dube  Botswana 4 2 2 1:46.17 Q PB
6 Balázs Korányi  Hungary 6 1 4 1:46.21 q SB
7 Andrea Longo  Italy 1 2 1 1:46.32 Q
8 Khalid Tighazouine  Morocco 7 2 1 1:46.33 Q
9 Andre Bucher  Switzerland 7 8 2 1:46.51 Q
10 Pavel Pelepyagin  Belarus 5 4 1 1:46.67 Q
11 Vebjoern Rodal  Norway 1 3 2 1:46.76 Q
12 Jean Patrick Nduwimana  Burundi 5 3 2 1:46.78 Q
13 Johan Botha  South Africa 4 7 3 1:46.91 q
14 Viktors Lacis  Latvia 7 4 3 1:46.94 q SB
15 Osmar dos Santos  Brazil 7 3 4 1:47.05 q
16 El Mahjoub Haida  Morocco 5 5 3 1:47.14 q
17 William Yiampoy  Kenya 5 8 4 1:47.35 q
18 James McIlroy  Great Britain 1 8 3 1:47.44 q
19 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 3 6 1 1:47.46 Q
20 Joao Pires  Portugal 5 6 5 1:47.61
21 Adem Hecini  Algeria 3 1 2 1:47.62 Q
22 Milton O Browne  Barbados 7 7 5 1:47.63 SB
23 Bryan Woodward  United States 6 6 5 1:47.64
24 Crispen Mutakanyi  Zimbabwe 4 1 4 1:47.66
Roman Oravec  Czech Republic 1 1 4 1:47.66
26 Nathan Kahan  Belgium 7 6 6 1:47.69
27 Vanco Stojanov  Macedonia 1 5 5 1:47.71
28 Nils Schumann  Germany 2 6 1 1:47.76 Q
29 Werner Botha  South Africa 8 7 1 1:47.83 Q
30 Rich Kenah  United States 1 7 6 1:47.85
31 Joseph Mutua  Kenya 3 4 3 1:47.86
32 Mehdi Jelodarzadeh  Iran 6 8 6 1:47.91
33 Djabir Saïd-Guerni  Algeria 2 7 2 1:47.95 Q
34 Panayiótis Stroubákos  Greece 7 5 7 1:47.96
35 Jose Manuel Cerezo  Spain 4 8 5 1:48.11
36 Dmitriy Bogdanov  Russia 3 7 4 1:48.14
Arthemon Hatungimana  Burundi 2 3 3 1:48.14
38 Roberto Parra  Spain 3 5 5 1:48.19
39 Zach Whitmarsh  Canada 2 2 4 1:48.42
40 Kim Soon-Hyung  South Korea 1 4 7 1:48.49 SB
41 Mouhssin Chehibi  Morocco 8 6 2 1:48.51 Q
42 Bram Som  Netherlands 8 1 3 1:48.58
43 David Matthews  Ireland 2 4 5 1:48.77
44 Andrew Hart  Great Britain 2 8 6 1:48.78
45 Bobby True  Liberia 3 8 6 1:48.79
46 Kris McCarthy  Australia 8 2 4 1:48.92
47 Habib Mohamed Belhadj  Tunisia 3 3 7 1:49.14
48 Isireli Naikelekelevesi  Fiji 2 5 7 1:49.61
49 Mark Everett  United States 8 5 5 1:49.77
50 Artem Mastrov  Russia 4 4 6 1:49.89
51 Paskar Owor  Uganda 8 4 6 1:49.99
52 Vitalie Cerches  Moldova 8 8 7 1:52.15
53 Ian Roberts  Guyana 4 5 7 1:52.32
54 Jorge Duvane  Mozambique 3 2 8 1:52.97
55 Abdu I Yousuf  Qatar 5 1 6 1:53.23
56 Puntsag-Osor Purevsuren  Mongolia 8 3 8 1:56.29
57 Mohamed S. Naji Haidara  Bahrain 6 4 7 1:56.64
58 Naseer Ismail  Maldives 5 7 7 1:56.67
59 Faig Baghirov  Azerbaijan 5 2 8 1:57.39
60 Marvin Watts  Jamaica 4 6 8 1:59.97 q
Mohammad Alkafraini  Jordan 1 6 DSQ
Mahamed Yagoub  Sudan 6 5 DNS

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 1 Nils Schumann  Germany 1:44.22 Q, PB
2 5 André Bucher  Switzerland 1:44.38 Q
3 2 Glody Dube  Botswana 1:44.70 q, NR
4 6 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 1:44.85 q
5 4 William Yiampoy  Kenya 1:45.88
6 7 James McIlroy  Great Britain 1:46.39
7 3 Vebjørn Rodal  Norway 1:48.73
8 6 Mouhssin Chehibi  Morocco 1:49.88

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Djabir Saïd-Guerni  Algeria 1:44.19 Q
2 3 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 1:44.33 Q, PB
3 1 Khalid Tighazouine  Morocco 1:45.38 PB
4 2 Johan Botha  South Africa 1:45.49
5 6 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 1:45.64
6 4 Jean-Patrick Nduwimana  Burundi 1:46.98
7 8 Pavel Pelepyagin  Belarus 1:50.37
8 7 Grant Cremer  Australia 1:52.57

Semifinal 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 1:44.22 Q
2 4 Andrea Longo  Italy 1:44.49 Q
3 6 Adem Hecini  Algeria 1:45.08
4 7 Mahjoub Haïda  Morocco 1:46:35
5 5 Werner Botha  South Africa 1:46.53
6 2 Viktors Lacis  Latvia 1:47.24
7 8 Balázs Korányi  Hungary 1:47.35
8 9 Marvin Watts  Jamaica 1:47.68
1 Osmar dos Santos  Brazil 1:47.68

Overall results for semifinals

Rank Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Djabir Saïd-Guerni  Algeria 2 5 1 1:44.19 Q
2 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 3 3 1 1:44.22 Q
Nils Schumann  Germany 1 1 1 1:44.22 Q PB
4 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 2 3 2 1:44.33 Q PB
5 Andre Bucher  Switzerland 1 5 2 1:46.17 Q
6 Andrea Longo  Italy 3 4 2 1:44.49 Q
7 Glody Dube  Botswana 1 2 3 1:44.70 q NR
8 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 1 6 4 1:44.85 q
9 Adem Hecini  Algeria 3 6 3 1:45.08
10 Khalid Tighazouine  Morocco 2 1 3 1:45.38 PB
11 Johan Botha  South Africa 2 2 4 1:45.49
12 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 2 6 5 1:45.64
13 William Yiampoy  Kenya 1 4 5 1:45.88
14 El Mahjoub Haida  Morocco 3 7 4 1:46.35
15 James McIlroy  Great Britain 1 7 6 1:46.39
16 Werner Botha  South Africa 3 3 5 1:46.53
17 Jean Patrick Nduwimana  Burundi 2 4 6 1:46.98
18 Viktors Lacis  Latvia 3 2 6 1:47.24
19 Balázs Korányi  Hungary 3 8 7 1:47.35
20 Marvin Watts  Jamaica 3 9 8 1:47.68
Osmar dos Santos  Brazil 3 1 8 1:47.68
22 Vebjoern Rodal  Norway 1 3 7 1:48.73
23 Mouhssin Chehibi  Morocco 1 8 8 1:49.88
24 Pavel Pelepyagin  Belarus 2 8 7 1:50.37
25 Grant Cremer  Australia 2 7 8 1:52.57

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time
2 Nils Schumann  Germany 1:45.08
3 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 1:45.14
5 Djabir Saïd-Guerni  Algeria 1:45.16
4 7 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 1:45.29
5 4 André Bucher  Switzerland 1:45.40
6 8 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 1:45.83
7 1 Glody Dube  Botswana 1:46.24
8 6 Andrea Longo  Italy DSQ

Source: Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics [6]

References

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