2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

Athletics event April 2026 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. http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64308 Teenager Aman's rise continues with Ethiopia's first 800m gold 10 March 2012 iaaf.org 14 March 2012 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 GoldSilverBronzeMohammed AmanEthiopiaJakub HolušaCzech RepublicAndrew OsagieUnited Kingdom Records Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld recordWilson Kipketer DEN1:42.67Paris, France9 March 1997Championship recordWilson Kipketer DEN1:42.67Paris, France9 March 1997World LeadingAdam Kszczot POL1:44.57Liévin, France14 February 2012African recordJoseph Mutua KEN1:44.71Stuttgart, Germany31 January 2004Asian recordYusuf Saad Kamel BHR1:45.26Valencia, Spain9 March 2008European recordWilson Kipketer DEN1:42.67Paris, France9 March 1997North and Central American and Caribbean recordJohnny Gray USA1:45.00Sindelfingen, Germany8 March 1992Oceanian RecordRyan Foster AUS1:47.48State College, United States30 January 2010South American recordJosé Luíz Barbosa BRA1:45.43Piraeus, Greece8 March 1989 Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 1:48.00 1:45.00 Schedule Date Time Round9 March 2012 10:10 Heats10 March 2012 11:50 Semi-final11 March 2012 16:20 Final Results Heats Start List 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 9:99.99 DNF 99 2 Marcin Lewandowski Poland 9:99.99 DNF Final 6 athletes from 6 countries participated. The final started at 16:20.http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres (final) Omega Timing 11 March 2012 Rank Name Nationality Time NotesMohammed Aman Ethiopia 1:48.36Jakub Holuša Czech Republic 1:48.62Andrew Osagie Great Britain 1:48.924Adam Kszczot Poland 1:49.165Jan van den Broeck Belgium 1:50.83 6Michael Rutt United States 1:51.47 References 800 metres 800 metres Category:800 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships