1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

These are the results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece on 4–8 August.

Medalists

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Gold   Wilson Kipketer
Denmark (DEN)
Silver   Norberto Téllez
Cuba (CUB)
Bronze   Rich Kenah
United States (USA)

Results

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Heats

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First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Wilson Kipketer   Denmark 1:46.34 Q
2 1 Hezekiel Sepeng   South Africa 1:46.42 Q
3 2 Norberto Téllez   Cuba 1:46.44 Q
4 2 Panagiotis Stroubakos   Greece 1:46.49 Q
5 2 Andrea Longo   Italy 1:46.79 Q
6 1 Einārs Tupurītis   Latvia 1:46.96 Q
6 2 Mario Vernon-Watson   Jamaica 1:46.96 Q
8 2 Savieri Ngidhi   Zimbabwe 1:46.97 q
9 7 Mark Everett   United States 1:47.10 Q
10 4 Patrick Konchellah   Kenya 1:47.15 Q
10 7 Benson Koech   Kenya 1:47.15 Q
12 3 Marko Koers   Netherlands 1:47.17 Q
13 3 Rich Kenah   United States 1:47.25 Q
14 1 Tor Oivind Odegard   Norway 1:47.33 Q
14 4 David Matthews   Ireland 1:47.33 Q
14 7 Benyounes Lahlou   Morocco 1:47.33 Q
17 7 Babiker Mohammed Yagoub   Sudan 1:47.34 Q
18 3 André Bucher   Switzerland 1:47.44 Q
19 7 Kennedy Osei   Ghana 1:47.45 q
20 2 Ivan Komar   Belarus 1:47.53 q
20 3 José Luíz Barbosa   Brazil 1:47.53 Q
22 4 Marius Van Heerden   South Africa 1:47.56 Q
23 5 Vebjørn Rodal   Norway 1:47.58 Q
24 4 Nathan Kahan   Belgium 1:47.62 Q
25 7 José Manuel Cerezo   Spain 1:47.68 q
26 5 Arthemon Hatungimana   Burundi 1:47.73 Q
27 1 Jean-Marc Destine   Haiti 1:47.76
28 3 Michael Wildner   Austria 1:47.77
29 1 Joseph Rakotoarimanana   Madagascar 1:47.86
30 5 Andrew Hart   Great Britain 1:47.98 Q
31 5 Hendrik Mokganyetsi   South Africa 1:48.10 Q
32 3 Sergey Kozhevnikov   Russia 1:48.11
33 5 Pavel Soukup   Czech Republic 1:48.16
34 7 Tim Rogge   Belgium 1:48.38
35 4 Viktors Lācis   Latvia 1:48.65
36 5 Mark Tonks   New Zealand 1:48.85
37 1 Mark Sesay   Great Britain 1:49.00
38 6 Patrick Ndururi   Kenya 1:49.51 Q
39 6 Lukáš Vydra   Czech Republic 1:50.08 Q
40 2 Ali Khazaal   Lebanon 1:50.66
41 7 Alex Morgan   Jamaica 1:50.83
42 2 Vančo Stojanov   Macedonia 1:52.65
43 3 Mohamed Haidara   Bahrain 1:53.56
44 5 Terap Adoum Yaya   Chad 1:54.01
45 6 Adem Hecini   Algeria 1:55.25 Q
46 5 Manlio Molinari   San Marino 1:55.89
47 1 Chérif Baba Aidara   Mauritania 1:56.85
48 6 Brandon Rock   United States 1:58.05 Q
49 4 Liam Byrne   Gibraltar 2:00.18
50 6 Cuthbert Modeste   Saint Lucia 2:01.24
3 Giuseppe D'Urso   Italy DNF
4 Mahjoub Haida   Morocco DNF
6 Paul Walker   Great Britain DNF
4 Julius Achon   Uganda DNS
6 Mahdi Moullai   Iran DNS
6 Graham Hood   Canada DNS

Quarterfinals

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First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Norberto Téllez   Cuba 1:44.82 Q
2 2 Hezekiel Sepeng   South Africa 1:44.91 Q, SB
3 2 Mark Everett   United States 1:44.95 Q
4 2 Adem Hecini   Algeria 1:45.19 q, SB
5 2 André Bucher   Switzerland 1:45.33 q, PB
6 2 Tor Oivind Odegard   Norway 1:45.42 q, PB
7 4 Wilson Kipketer   Denmark 1:45.54 Q
8 2 Babiker Mohammed Yagoub   Sudan 1:45.73 q, PB
9 4 Panagiotis Stroubakos   Greece 1:45.94 Q
10 4 Kennedy Osei   Ghana 1:46.00 Q
11 3 Vebjørn Rodal   Norway 1:46.43 Q
12 3 Patrick Konchellah   Kenya 1:46.43 Q
13 4 Hendrik Mokganyetsi   South Africa 1:46.45
14 3 Rich Kenah   United States 1:46.48 Q
15 1 Marko Koers   Netherlands 1:46.52 Q
16 1 Patrick Ndururi   Kenya 1:46.56 Q
17 4 Andrea Longo   Italy 1:46.60
18 1 Benyounes Lahlou   Morocco 1:46.63 Q
19 3 Arthemon Hatungimana   Burundi 1:46.64
20 2 David Matthews   Ireland 1:46.66
21 1 Savieri Ngidhi   Zimbabwe 1:46.92
22 3 Einārs Tupurītis   Latvia 1:46.97
23 4 Brandon Rock   United States 1:47.13
24 3 Marius Van Heerden   South Africa 1:47.20
25 3 José Luíz Barbosa   Brazil 1:47.30
26 1 Lukáš Vydra   Czech Republic 1:47.56
27 3 Andrew Hart   Great Britain 1:48.03
28 1 Nathan Kahan   Belgium 1:48.66
29 4 José Manuel Cerezo   Spain 1:48.90
30 1 Mario Vernon-Watson   Jamaica 1:49.52
31 1 Ivan Komar   Belarus 1:50.17
4 Benson Koech   Kenya DNS

Semifinals

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First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Patrick Konchellah   Kenya 1:45.07 Q
2 1 Norberto Téllez   Cuba 1:45.37 Q
3 1 Vebjørn Rodal   Norway 1:45.41 Q
4 1 Mark Everett   United States 1:45.94 Q
5 1 Adem Hecini   Algeria 1:46.02
6 1 Mohammed Yagoub Babiker   Sudan 1:46.09
7 2 Wilson Kipketer   Denmark 1:46.14 Q
8 2 Rich Kenah   United States 1:46.37 Q
9 1 Benyounes Lahlou   Morocco 1:46.42
10 2 Patrick Ndururi   Kenya 1:46.50 Q
11 2 Marko Koers   Netherlands 1:46.62 Q
12 2 Kennedy Osei   Ghana 1:46.78
13 1 Panagiotis Stroubakos   Greece 1:46.81
14 2 André Bucher   Switzerland 1:46.88
15 2 Hezekiel Sepeng   South Africa 1:47.00
16 2 Tor Oivind Odegard   Norway 1:47.83

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Wilson Kipketer   Denmark 1:43.38
  Norberto Téllez   Cuba 1:44.00 SB
  Rich Kenah   United States 1:44.25 PB
4 Patrick Konchellah   Kenya 1:44.26
5 Vebjørn Rodal   Norway 1:44.53
6 Marko Koers   Netherlands 1:44.85
7 Patrick Ndururi   Kenya 1:45.24
8 Mark Everett   United States 1:49.02

References

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