2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 27, 28 and 30 August 2024.

Men's 800 metres
at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Atlético de la VIDENA
Dates
  • 27 August 2024 (heats)
  • 29 August (semi-finals)
  • 28 August 2024 (final)
Competitors42 from 29 nations
Winning time1:46.86
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Japan
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Records

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U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[1]

Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location Date
World U20 Record   Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012
Championship Record   Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) 1:43.76 Nairobi, Kenya 22 August 2021
World U20 Leading   Peyton Craig (AUS) 1:44.11 Paris, France 9 August 2024

Results

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Heats

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The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-finals.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Henry Jonas   Great Britain 1:49.89 Q
2 John O'Reilly   Canada 1:49.92 Q
3 Ayoub Elfakhar   Morocco 1:50.16 Q
4 Phanuel Koech   Kenya 1:50.20 q
5 Amado Amador   Mexico 1:50.30 q
6 Lucas Jara   Chile 1:51.41
7 Nuno Cordeiro   Portugal 1:52.33
8 Giancarlo Bravo   Peru 1:53.34 PB

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Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 General Ayansa   Ethiopia 1:49.48 Q
2 William Rabjohns   Great Britain 1:51.20 Q
3 Davide De Rosa   Italy 1:51.34 Q
4 Uriel Muñoz   Argentina 1:51.35
5 Ibrahim Abdalla   Qatar 1:51.67
6 João Brito   Portugal 1:52.78
7 Hayden Todd   Australia 1:57.41

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Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Yanis Vanlanduyt   France 1:51.18 Q
2 Peyton Craig   Australia 1:51.43 Q
3 Togo Yoshizawa   Japan 1:51.49 Q
4 Jory Teixeira   Luxembourg 1:52.26
5 Seif Hafsi   Algeria 1:52.68
6 Sahil Khan   India 2:01.32
Žan Ogrinc   Slovenia DNS

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Heat 4

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mohamed Amri   Tunisia 1:49.21 Q, PB
2 Kelvin Koech   Kenya 1:49.28 Q
3 Daniel Watcke   United States 1:49.86 Q
4 Matthew Burnett   South Africa 1:50.16 q
5 Carlos Lara   Brazil 1:50.56 q
6 Ian Mas   Honduras 1:56.17
Thomas Cowan   New Zealand DQ TR17.2.3
Louis Buschbeck   Germany DNS

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Heat 5

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Michael Long   United States 1:50.53 Q
2 Ko Ochiai   Japan 1:50.67 Q
3 Boubaker Bouhain   Algeria 1:50.75 Q
4 Karabelo Motlhabedi   South Africa 1:50.91
5 Mohamed Chiha   Tunisia 1:51.38
6 Robin Gloor   Switzerland 1:51.80
7 Luca Borzi   Italy 1:52.11

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Heat 6

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Hatim Ait Oulghazi   Qatar 1:49.98 Q
2 Robin Lefebvre   Canada 1:50.04 Q
3 Noam Mamu   Israel 1:50.20 Q
4 Tom Stöber   Germany 1:50.32 q
5 Miguel Pantojas   Puerto Rico 1:50.75 q
6 James Ford   New Zealand 1:50.89
7 Jānis Stūrītis   Latvia 1:51.09

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Semi-finals

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The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-final.[3]

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Peyton Craig   Australia 1:47.31 Q
2 Kelvin Koech   Kenya 1:47.53 Q
3 Daniel Watcke   United States 1:47.68 q
4 Yanis Vanlanduyt   France 1:47.75 PB
5 Robin Lefebvre   Canada 1:49.03
6 Carlos Lara   Brazil 1:50.32 PB
7 Togo Yoshizawa   Japan 1:52.86
8 Davide De Rosa   Italy 1:54.42

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Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 General Ayansa   Ethiopia 1:47.28 Q
2 Hatim Ait Oulghazi   Qatar 1:47.51 Q
3 John O'Reilly   Canada 1:47.67 q, PB
4 Noam Mamu   Israel 1:48.46
5 Matthew Burnett   South Africa 1:49.09
6 Mohamed Amri   Tunisia 1:49.27
7 Tom Stöber   Germany 1:53.59
8 William Rabjohns   Great Britain 1:56.19

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Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Phanuel Koech   Kenya 1:48.24 Q
2 Ko Ochiai   Japan 1:48.26 Q
3 Henry Jonas   Great Britain 1:48.28
4 Michael Long   United States 1:49.05
5 Boubaker Bouhain   Algeria 1:49.07
6 Miguel Pantojas   Puerto Rico 1:51.08
7 Amado Amador   Mexico 1:51.13
8 Ayoub Elfakhar   Morocco 1:52.90

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  General Ayansa   Ethiopia 1:46.86
  Peyton Craig   Australia 1:46.95
  Ko Ochiai   Japan 1:47.03
4 John O'Reilly   Canada 1:47.15 PB
5 Phanuel Koech   Kenya 1:47.46
6 Hatim Ait Oulghazi   Qatar 1:47.96
7 Kelvin Koech   Kenya 1:48.95
8 Daniel Watcke   United States 1:50.55

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References

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  1. ^ a b "800 Metres Men - Round 1 - Start list" (PDF). World Athletics. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "800 Metres Men - Round 1 - Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "800 Metres Men - Semi-Final - Start list" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "800 Metres Men - Semi-Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "800 Metres Men - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.