2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

Events at the
2012 IAAF World Indoor
Championships
Track events
60 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
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High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men

The men's 800 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 9 and 11 March. The gold medal was won by 18-year-old Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia, in a time of 1:48.36 seconds. [1]

In the 800 metres final there were 6 competitors all from different nations. Jakub Holuša had run the fastest time in the semi-final (1:47.23) placing in front of the gold medalist, Mohammed Aman. Going into the final Adam Kszczot was the favourite to win the race. At the end of the first lap Kszczot was leading and looking to pull away from the pack. At the 400 metre mark Kszczot was still winning the race after coming through with a time of 56.29 seconds. Kszczot kept his lead until the 700 metre mark where Mohammed Aman made a move and overtook him. Holuša and Osagie followed suite and also overtook Kszczot on the home strait.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Mohammed Aman
 Ethiopia		 Jakub Holuša
 Czech Republic		 Andrew Osagie
 United Kingdom

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
Championship record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
World Leading  Adam Kszczot (POL) 1:44.57 Liévin, France 14 February 2012
African record  Joseph Mutua (KEN) 1:44.71 Stuttgart, Germany 31 January 2004
Asian record  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:45.26 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
European record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
North and Central American
and Caribbean record		  Johnny Gray (USA) 1:45.00 Sindelfingen, Germany 8 March 1992
Oceanian Record  Ryan Foster (AUS) 1:47.48 State College, United States 30 January 2010
South American record  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) 1:45.43 Piraeus, Greece 8 March 1989

Qualification standards

Indoor Outdoor
1:48.00 1:45.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
9 March 2012 10:10 Heats
10 March 2012 11:50 Semi-final
11 March 2012 16:20 Final

Results

Heats

[2]

Qualification: First 2 (Q) plus the 6 fastest times qualified (q)

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Boaz Kiplagat Lalang  Kenya 1:49.50 Q
2 2 Timothy Kitum  Kenya 1:49.57 Q
3 2 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla  Qatar 1:49.71 Q
4 6 Michael Rutt  United States 1:49.72Q
5 2 Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:49.73 q
5 4 Joe Thomas  Great Britain 1:49.73Q
7 2 Raphael Pallitsch  Austria 1:49.78 q
8 6 Julius Mutekanga  Uganda 1:49.81 q
9 4 Andreas Rapatz  Austria 1:49.89Q
10 1 Antonio Manuel Reina  Spain 1:50.02Q
10 4 Rafith Rodríguez  Colombia 1:50.02 q
12 4 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain 1:50.13 q
13 1 Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:50.14 Q
14 3 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic 1:50.49 Q
15 3 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:50.56 Q
16 1 Tevan Everett  United States 1:50.67 q
17 3 Ismail Ahmed Ismail  Sudan 1:50.72
18 6 Farkhod Kuralov  Tajikistan 1:52.61 NR
19 3 Moussa Camara  Mali 1:52.62 NR
20 5 Jan Van Den Broeck  Belgium 1:52.65 Q
21 5 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland 1:52.67 Q
22 5 Jamaal James  Trinidad and Tobago 1:52.71
23 2 Brice Etes  Monaco 1:52.93
24 5 Vid Jakob Tršan  Slovenia 1:53.64
25 3 Halit Kiliç  Turkey 1:54.06
26 6 Dustin Emrani  Israel 1:54.20
27 2 Arnold Sorina  Vanuatu 1:54.44 NR
28 1 Nimet Gashi  Albania 1:54.70
29 1 Gaylord Silly  Seychelles 1:54.93 NR
30 4 Benjamín Enzema  Equatorial Guinea 1:58.19 NR
31 5 Ashot Hayrapetyan  Armenia 1:58.21
32 4 Kieng Samorn  Cambodia 1:59.14 NR

Semi-final

Qualification: First 2 of each heat qualified (Q)

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic 1:47.23 Q, SB
2 3 Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:47.90 Q
3 1 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:48.07 Q
4 3 Luis Alberto Marco  Spain 1:48.12
5 1 Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:48.13 Q
6 3 Andreas Rapatz  Austria 1:48.15
7 1 Timothy Kitum  Kenya 1:48.22
8 1 Antonio Manuel Reina  Spain 1:48.36
9 2 Michael Rutt  United States 1:48.88 Q
10 2 Jan Van Den Broeck  Belgium 1:48.90 Q
11 3 Joe Thomas  Great Britain 1:49.12
12 2 Boaz Kiplagat Lalang  Kenya 1:49.31
13 1 Julius Mutekanga  Uganda 1:49.32
14 2 Raphael Pallitsch  Austria 1:49.42
15 1 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla  Qatar 1:49.51
16 3 Tevan Everett  United States 1:49.57
99 2 Rafith Rodríguez  Colombia DNF
99 2 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland DNF

Final

6 athletes from 6 countries participated. The final started at 16:20.[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:48.36
2nd, silver medalist(s)Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic 1:48.62
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:48.92
4Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:49.16
5Jan van den Broeck  Belgium 1:50.83
6Michael Rutt  United States 1:51.47

References

  1. ↑ "Teenager Aman's rise continues with Ethiopia's first 800m gold". iaaf.org. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Start List
  3. ↑ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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