2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
Men's 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 22 August (heats) 23 August (semifinals) 25 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:45.84 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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]
Summary
There is a definite change in this event. Returning silver medalist
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
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
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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] |
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1:46.00 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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22 August 2015 | 11:50 | Heats |
23 August 2015 | 20:15 | Semifinals |
25 August 2015 | 20:55 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Results
Heats
Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.[9]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich |
Kenya (KEN) | 1:45.83 | Q |
2 | 4 | Amine El Manaoui | Morocco (MAR) | 1:45.86 | Q |
3 | 4 | Kevin López | Spain (ESP) | 1:46.06 | Q |
4 | 4 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia (RUS) | 1:46.07 | q |
5 | 3 | Amel Tuka | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1:46.12 | Q |
6 | 3 | Nader Belhanbel | Morocco (MAR) | 1:46.23 | Q |
7 | 4 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland (POL) | 1:46.25 | q |
8 | 3 | Rafith Rodríguez | Colombia (COL) | 1:46.39 | Q |
9 | 5 | Adam Kszczot | Poland (POL) | 1:46.62 | Q |
10 | 3 | Erik Sowinski | United States (USA) | 1:46.63 | q |
11 | 5 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya (KEN) | 1:46.67 | Q |
12 | 3 | Mark English | Ireland (IRL) | 1:46.69 | q |
13 | 4 | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands (NED) | 1:46.70 | q |
14 | 5 | Jeffrey Riseley |
Australia (AUS) | 1:46.79 | Q |
15 | 5 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1:47.03 | q |
16 | 1 | Nijel Amos | Botswana (BOT) | 1:47.23 | Q |
17 | 3 | Žan Rudolf | Slovenia (SLO) | 1:47.24 | |
18 | 1 | Antoine Gakeme | Burundi (BDI) | 1:47.47 | Q |
19 | 5 | Abdelati El Guesse | Morocco (MAR) | 1:47.49 | |
20 | 1 | Ali Al-Deraan | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1:47.65 | Q |
21 | 4 | Musa Hajdari | Kosovo (KOS) | 1:47.70 | NR[a] |
22 | 2 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1:47.87 | Q |
23 | 2 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France (FRA) | 1:47.89 | Q |
24 | 1 | Robin Schembera | Germany (GER) | 1:48.04 | |
25 | 5 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden (SWE) | 1:48.06 | |
26 | 2 | Clayton Murphy | United States (USA) | 1:48.08 | Q |
27 | 2 | Giordano Benedetti | Italy (ITA) | 1:48.15 | |
28 | 2 | Jozef Repčík | Slovakia (SVK) | 1:48.26 | |
29 | 6 | David Rudisha | Kenya (KEN) | 1:48.31 | Q |
30 | 6 | Abraham Rotich | Bahrain (BHR) | 1:48.42 | Q |
31 | 4 | Brice Etès | Monaco (MON) | 1:48.52 | |
32 | 6 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Qatar (QAT) | 1:48.59 | Q |
33 | 5 | Reinhardt van Rensburg |
South Africa (RSA) | 1:48.61 | |
34 | 6 | Michael Rimmer | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
1:48.70 | |
35 | 1 | Josh Ralph | Australia (AUS) | 1:48.90 | |
36 | 6 | Andreas Bube | Denmark (DEN) | 1:48.94 | |
37 | 2 | Jamal Hairane | Qatar (QAT) | 1:48.96 | |
38 | 1 | Casimir Loxsom | United States (USA) | 1:48.97 | |
39 | 6 | Artur Kuciapski | Poland (POL) | 1:49.22 | |
40 | 1 | Khalid Benmahdi | Algeria (ALG) |
1:49.61 | |
41 | 2 | Kyle Langford |
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
1:49.78 | |
42 | 6 | Cleiton Abrão | Brazil (BRA) | 1:49.79 | |
43 | 2 | Adnan Taess | Iraq (IRQ) | 1:54.44 | SB |
44 | 6 | Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh | Afghanistan (AFG) | 1:59.51 | |
3 | Alex Amankwah | Ghana (GHA) | DNS |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[10]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Amel Tuka | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1.44.84 | Q |
2 | 3 | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich |
Kenya (KEN) | 1:44.85 | Q |
3 | 1 | Adam Kszczot | Poland (POL) | 1:44.97 | Q |
4 | 1 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya (KEN) | 1:44.99 | Q |
5 | 1 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France (FRA) | 1:45.02 | q |
6 | 3 | Nader Belhanbel | Morocco (MAR) | 1:45.28 | q |
7 | 3 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland (POL) | 1:45.34 | |
8 | 3 | Mark English | Ireland (IRL) | 1:45.55 | |
9 | 3 | Rafith Rodríguez | Colombia (COL) | 1:45.63 | |
10 | 1 | Kevin López | Spain (ESP) | 1:45.84 | |
11 | 1 | Amine El Manaoui | Morocco (MAR) | 1:46.09 | |
12 | 1 | Clayton Murphy | United States (USA) | 1:46.28 | |
13 | 3 | Erik Sowinski | United States (USA) | 1:47.16 | |
14 | 2 | David Rudisha | Kenya (KEN) | 1:47.70 | Q |
15 | 1 | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands (NED) | 1:47.74 | |
16 | 2 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Qatar (QAT) | 1:47.93 | Q |
17 | 2 | Nijel Amos | Botswana (BOT) | 1:47.96 | |
18 | 2 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia (RUS) | 1:48.32 | |
19 | 2 | Abraham Rotich | Bahrain (BHR) | 1:48.61 | |
20 | 3 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1:48.68 | |
21 | 2 | Ali Al-Deraan | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1:48.71 | |
22 | 2 | Antoine Gakeme | Burundi (BDI) | 1:48.86 | |
1 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia (ETH) | DQ | R163.2[11] | |
2 | Jeffrey Riseley |
Australia (AUS) | DNS |
Final
The final was started at 20:55.[12]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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David Rudisha | Kenya (KEN) | 1:45.84 | ||
Adam Kszczot | Poland (POL) | 1:46.08 | ||
Amel Tuka | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1:46.30 | ||
4 | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich |
Kenya (KEN) | 1:46.35 | |
5 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France (FRA) | 1:46.63 | |
6 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Qatar (QAT) | 1:47.01 | |
7 | Nader Belhanbel | Morocco (MAR) | 1:47.09 | |
8 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya (KEN) | 1:47.66 |
References
- ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "REPORT: MEN'S 800M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "David Rudisha wins 800m gold at world championships". Guardian. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "World Championships 2015: Rudisha wins second world title". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "K24 Alfajiri : IAAF World Championships 2015 Analysis and Updates". YouTube.
- ^
"Records & Lists – 800 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Jostling/obstruction
- ^ Final results