2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
LocationAmsterdam
Dates
  • July 7 (heats)
  • July 8 (semifinals)
  • July 10 (final)
Competitors30 from 21 nations
Winning time1:45.18
Medalists
gold medal Adam Kszczot   Poland
silver medal Marcin Lewandowski   Poland
bronze medal Elliot Giles   
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The men's 800 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7, 8, and 10 July.[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, Great Britain 9 August 2012
European record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Championship record  Olaf Beyer (GDR) 1:43.84 Prague, Czechoslovakia 31 August 1978
World Leading  
Nicholas Kiplangat Kipkoech
 (KEN) 		1:43.37 Nairobi, Kenya 29 April 2016
European Leading  Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (FRA) 1:44.51 Rabat, Morocco 22 May 2016

Schedule

Date Time Round
7 July 2016 12:05 Round 1
8 July 2016 18:35 Semifinals
10 July 2016 18:30 Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Results

Round 1

First 3 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 5 Thijmen Kupers  Netherlands 1:46.48 Q
2 3 3 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:46.94 Q
3 3 7 Benedikt Huber  Germany 1:47.16 Q
4 3 4 Jacopo Lahbi  Italy 1:47.27 q, SB
5 3 1 Charles Grethen  Luxembourg 1:47.39 q
6 1 4 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 1:48.35 Q
7 3 8 Aaron Botterman  Belgium 1:48.35 q
8 1 8 Andreas Bube  Denmark 1:48.36 Q
9 1 5 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain 1:48.62 Q
10 1 7 Žan Rudolf  Slovenia 1:48.72 q
11 1 2 Musa Hajdari  Kosovo 1:48.97
12 3 6 Jozef Repčík  Slovakia 1:49.32
13 3 2 Karl Griffin  Ireland 1:49.37 SB
14 4 8 Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:49.38 Q
15 4 2 Daniel Andújar  Spain 1:49.57 Q
16 4 1 Sören Ludolph  Germany 1:49.59 Q
17 1 3 Roman Yarko  Ukraine 1:49.64
18 4 5 Kalle Berglund  Sweden 1:49.65
19 4 4 Pol Moya  Andorra 1:50.03
20 4 3 Declan Murray  Ireland 1:50.10
21 2 5 Elliot Giles  Great Britain 1:50.31 Q
22 2 8 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland 1:50.32 Q
23 4 7 Brice Etès  Monaco 1:50.53 SB
24 2 4 Giordano Benedetti  Italy 1:50.74 Q
25 2 6 Hugo Santacruz  Switzerland 1:51.00
26 1 6 Tigran Mkrtchyan  Armenia 1:51.28
27 2 3 Sofiane Selmouni  France 1:51.32
28 2 7 Jan Petrac  Slovenia 1:52.21
29 4 6 Jamie Webb  Great Britain 1:53.75
2 2 Kevin López  Spain DNS

Semifinals

Semifinal 2

First 3 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 1 3 Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:46.32 Q
2 1 4 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 1:46.45 Q
3 1 6 Thijmen Kupers  Netherlands 1:46.61 Q
4 1 8 Giordano Benedetti  Italy 1:46.74 q
5 2 3 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland 1:47.16 Q
5 2 5 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:47.16 Q
7 2 1 Elliot Giles  Great Britain 1:47.31 Q
8 1 5
Alvaro de Arriba
  Spain 1:47.40 q
9 2 6 Andreas Bube  Denmark 1:47.55
10 2 7 Benedikt Huber  Germany 1:47.56
11 2 4 Daniel Andújar  Spain 1:47.64
12 2 2 Jacopo Lahbi  Italy 1:48.47
13 2 8 Charles Grethen  Luxembourg 1:49.40
14 1 2 Aaron Botterman  Belgium 1:49.92
15 1 7 Sören Ludolph  Germany 1:51.69
16 1 1 Žan Rudolf  Slovenia 1:54.49

Final

The final

[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Adam Kszczot  Poland 1:45.18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland 1:45.54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Elliot Giles  Great Britain 1:45.54 PB
4 4 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:45.74
5 5 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 1:45.79
6 8 Thijmen Kupers  Netherlands 1:46.67
7 7
Alvaro de Arriba
  Spain 1:47.58
8 2 Giordano Benedetti  Italy 1:47.64

References

  1. ^ "Programme - European Athletics Championships". amsterdam2016.org. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  2. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

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