2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

None May 2026 Men's 800 metres 2015 World Championships David Rudisha Adam Kszczot Beijing 2015.jpg The final home straight. Beijing National Stadium 22 August (heats)23 August (semifinals)25 August (final) 44 32 1:45.84 David Rudisha KEN Adam Kszczot POL Amel Tuka BIH 2013 2017 300 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.http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205133/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ dead 1 December 2014 Beijing 2015: Timetable 10 August 2015 10 August 2015 Beijing 2015 Start list thumb|110px|Official Video Summary There is a definite change in this event. Returning silver medalist Nick Symmonds and returning bronze medalist Ayanleh Souleiman did not enter. Returning champion Mohammed Aman was disqualified for interference in the semi-final round. In fact, of the eight finalists in 2013, only Pierre-Ambroise Bosse returned to the final. Olympic silver medalist, the promising young Nijel Amos got pipped at the line in his slowest heat of the semi-finals and had to watch the final. World record holder David Rudisha did make the final winning that semi, but has not been running the times he ran during his world record years. The only other finalist with Olympic or World Championship 800 finals experience was 2011 sixth placer Adam Kszczot. 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 Mo Farah ran in the last lap of the 10,000 metres in these championships. With his compatriot Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich on his shoulder, the two acted as a wall at the front, but nobody else looked like they wanted to pass. 200 more metres went by at the slow pace, finally Kszczot tried to sneak by on the inside, but Rudisha wouldn't let him, accelerating to maintain the lead and continuing to speed up. With world leader and notable kicker Amel Tuka perfectly aligned to pounce, Rudisha just continued to speed up. Only Kszczot was able to follow but the entire field was losing ground. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/news/beijing-2015-mens-800m-final REPORT: MEN'S 800M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015 25 August 2015 iaaf.org 27 August 2015 Tuka's speed was not in evidence to the same degree as his previous races this season, instead straining to go around Cheruiyot to get the bronze medal. Tuka's medal was the first for Bosnia and Herzegovina. But it was the old guard 1-2 vs the newcomers.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/25/david-rudisha-800m-gold-world-athletics-championships David Rudisha wins 800m gold at world championships 25 August 2015 Guardian 26 August 2015 Rudisha's strategy against these elite athletes was timed at 24.34, an unfamiliar speed. Even when kickers like Tuka, Symmonds. Borzakovskiy, Robinson and Wottle run, they pass slowly. Most of these competitors are the ones slowing to make that final 200 from a kicker look so impressive.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/34055689 World Championships 2015: Rudisha wins second world title 25 August 2015 BBC Sport 26 August 2015 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.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDFoVqrwM5c K24 Alfajiri : IAAF World Championships 2015 Analysis and Updates. YouTube Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/800-metres/outdoor/men Records & Lists – 800 meters IAAF 17 August 2015 World recordDavid Rudisha KEN1:40.91 London, Great Britain9 August 2012Championship recordBilly Konchellah KEN1:43.06 Rome, Italy1 September 1987World LeadingAmel Tuka BIH1:42.51 Fontvieille, Monaco17 July 2015African RecordDavid Rudisha KEN1:40.91 London, Great Britain9 August 2012Asian RecordYusuf Saad Kamel BHR1:42.79 Fontvieille, Monaco29 July 2008North, Central American and Caribbean recordJohnny Gray USA1:42.60 Koblenz, West Germany28 August 1985South American RecordJoaquim Cruz BRA1:41.77 Cologne, West Germany26 August 1984European RecordWilson Kipketer DEN1:41.11 Cologne, Germany24 August 1997Oceanian recordPeter Snell NZL1:44.3 Christchurch, New Zealand3 February 1962 Qualification standards Entry standards 2014 IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/544c7d0a-0807-4226-a85b-79928c58a097.pdf IAAF 17 August 2015 1:46.00 Schedule Date Time Round22 August 2015 11:50 Heats23 August 2015 20:15 Semifinals25 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.Heats results Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich KEN 2015 World 1:45.83 Q 2 4 Amine El Manaoui MAR 2015 World 1:45.86 Q 3 4 Kevin López ESP 2015 World 1:46.06 Q 4 4 Konstantin Tolokonnikov RUS 2015 World 1:46.07 q 5 3 Amel Tuka BIH 2015 World 1:46.12 Q 6 3 Nader Belhanbel MAR 2015 World 1:46.23 Q 7 4 Marcin Lewandowski POL 2015 World 1:46.25 q 8 3 Rafith Rodríguez COL 2015 World 1:46.39 Q 9 5 Adam Kszczot POL 2015 World 1:46.62 Q 10 3 Erik Sowinski USA 2015 World 1:46.63 q 11 5 Alfred Kipketer KEN 2015 World 1:46.67 Q 12 3 Mark English IRL 2015 World 1:46.69 q 13 4 Thijmen Kupers NED 2015 World 1:46.70 q 14 5 Jeffrey Riseley AUS 2015 World 1:46.79 Q 15 5 Jena Umar ETH 2015 World 1:47.03 q 16 1 Nijel Amos BOT 2015 World 1:47.23 Q 17 3 Žan Rudolf SLO 2015 World 1:47.24 18 1 Antoine Gakeme BDI 2015 World 1:47.47 Q 19 5 Abdelati El Guesse MAR 2015 World 1:47.49 20 1 Ali Al-Deraan KSA 2015 World 1:47.65 Q 21 4 Musa Hajdari KOS 2015 World 1:47.70 NR KosovanBy IAAF official website. Kosovo Athletic Federation mentioned result from 2014 (1:47.40), before a recognition by IAAF lower-alpha 22 2 Mohammed Aman ETH 2015 World 1:47.87 Q 23 2 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA 2015 World 1:47.89 Q 24 1 Robin Schembera GER 2015 World 1:48.04 25 5 Andreas Almgren SWE 2015 World 1:48.06 26 2 Clayton Murphy USA 2015 World 1:48.08 Q 27 2 Giordano Benedetti ITA 2015 World 1:48.15 28 2 Jozef Repčík SVK 2015 World 1:48.26 29 6 David Rudisha KEN 2015 World 1:48.31 Q 30 6 Abraham Rotich BHR 2015 World 1:48.42 Q 31 4 Brice Etès MON 2015 World 1:48.52 32 6 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla QAT 2015 World 1:48.59 Q 33 5 Reinhardt van Rensburg RSA 2015 World 1:48.61 34 6 Michael Rimmer GBR 2015 World 1:48.70 35 1 Josh Ralph AUS 2015 World 1:48.90 36 6 Andreas Bube DEN 2015 World 1:48.94 37 2 Jamal Hairane QAT 2015 World 1:48.96 38 1 Casimir Loxsom USA 2015 World 1:48.97 39 6 Artur Kuciapski POL 2015 World 1:49.22 40 1 Khalid Benmahdi ALG 2015 World 1:49.61 41 2 Kyle Langford GBR 2015 World 1:49.78 42 6 Cleiton Abrão BRA 2015 World 1:49.79 43 2 Adnan Taess IRQ 2015 World 1:54.44 SB 44 6 Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh AFG 2015 World 1:59.51 45 3 Alex Amankwah GHA 2015 World 9:99.99 DNS Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.Semifinals results Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Amel Tuka BIH 2015 World 1.44.84 Q 2 3 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich KEN 2015 World 1:44.85 Q 3 1 Adam Kszczot POL 2015 World 1:44.97 Q 4 1 Alfred Kipketer KEN 2015 World 1:44.99 Q 5 1 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA 2015 World 1:45.02 q 6 3 Nader Belhanbel MAR 2015 World 1:45.28 q 7 3 Marcin Lewandowski POL 2015 World 1:45.34 8 3 Mark English IRL 2015 World 1:45.55 9 3 Rafith Rodríguez COL 2015 World 1:45.63 10 1 Kevin López ESP 2015 World 1:45.84 11 1 Amine El Manaoui MAR 2015 World 1:46.09 12 1 Clayton Murphy USA 2015 World 1:46.28 13 3 Erik Sowinski USA 2015 World 1:47.16 14 2 David Rudisha KEN 2015 World 1:47.70 Q 15 1 Thijmen Kupers NED 2015 World 1:47.74 16 2 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla QAT 2015 World 1:47.93 Q 17 2 Nijel Amos BOT 2015 World 1:47.96 18 2 Konstantin Tolokonnikov RUS 2015 World 1:48.32 19 2 Abraham Rotich BHR 2015 World 1:48.61 20 3 Jena Umar ETH 2015 World 1:48.68 21 2 Ali Al-Deraan KSA 2015 World 1:48.71 22 2 Antoine Gakeme BDI 2015 World 1:48.86 23 1 Mohammed Aman ETH 2015 World 9:99.98 DQ R163.2Jostling/obstruction 23 2 Jeffrey Riseley AUS 2015 World 9:99.99 DNS Final The final was started at 20:55.Final results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes David Rudisha KEN 2015 World 1:45.84 Adam Kszczot POL 2015 World 1:46.08 Amel Tuka BIH 2015 World 1:46.30 4 Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich KEN 2015 World 1:46.35 5 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA 2015 World 1:46.63 6 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla QAT 2015 World 1:47.01 7 Nader Belhanbel MAR 2015 World 1:47.09 8 Alfred Kipketer KEN 2015 World 1:47.66 References lower-alpha 800 Category:800 metres at the World Athletics Championships