1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

Events at the
1991 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

Track events
60 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
3000 m walk women
5000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women

The men's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Paul Ereng
 Kenya
Tomás de Teresa
 Spain
Simon Hoogewerf
 Canada

Results

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 William Tanui  Kenya 1:47.55 Q
2 4 Simon Hoogewerf  Canada 1:48.21 Q, NR
3 5 Joachim Dehmel  Germany 1:48.23 Q
4 5 Martin Steele  Great Britain 1:48.28 Q
5 5 Stanley Redwine  United States 1:48.61 q
6 1 Miroslav Chochkov  Bulgaria 1:48.74 Q
7 5 Peter Svaricek  Austria 1:48.80 q
8 5 Luis Migueles  Argentina 1:49.00 NR
9 4 Pablo Squella  Chile 1:49.07 Q
10 1 Ikem Billy  Great Britain 1:49.09
11 1 Markus Trinkler   Switzerland 1:49.13
12 4 Valeriy Starodubtsev  Soviet Union 1:49.35
13 4 Ray Brown  United States 1:49.52
14 2 Ahmed Belkessam  Algeria 1:50.41 Q
15 3 Paul Ereng  Kenya 1:50.48 Q
16 2 Andrey Sudnik  Soviet Union 1:50.51 Q
17 3 Tomás de Teresa  Spain 1:50.56 Q
18 2 Ton Baltus  Netherlands 1:50.78
19 2 Charles Nkazamyampi  Burundi 1:50.80
20 3 Jussi Udelhoven  Germany 1:50.83
21 2 Róbert Banai  Hungary 1:51.10
22 1 Luis Javier González  Spain 1:51.47
23 3 Mbiganyi Thee  Botswana 1:51.89 NR
24 3 Nadar Khan  Pakistan 1:52.08 NR
25 4 Morris Okinda  Tanzania 1:55.42 NR
26 1 Jean-Bosco Mondzomba  Republic of the Congo 1:56.23 NR

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 William Tanui  Kenya 1:47.74 Q
2 2 Joachim Dehmel  Germany 1:48.17 Q
3 2 Stanley Redwine  United States 1:48.34 Q
4 2 Miroslav Chochkov  Bulgaria 1:48.40
5 2 Martin Steele  Great Britain 1:48.77
6 1 Tomás de Teresa  Spain 1:49.80 Q
7 1 Paul Ereng  Kenya 1:49.96 Q
8 1 Simon Hoogewerf  Canada 1:50.04 Q
9 1 Andrey Sudnik  Soviet Union 1:50.08
10 1 Ahmed Belkessam  Algeria 1:50.18
11 2 Pablo Squella  Chile 1:50.60
12 1 Peter Svaricek  Austria 1:53.12

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Ereng  Kenya 1:47.08
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tomás de Teresa  Spain 1:47.82
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Simon Hoogewerf  Canada 1:47.88 NR
4 Stanley Redwine  United States 1:47.98
5 Joachim Dehmel  Germany 1:50.58
6 William Tanui  Kenya DQ

Note: William Tanui had originally won in 1:46.94, but was later disqualified for breaking from his lane too early.

References

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