1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

None These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, and seven qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995. The final pared down to 8runners who believed in their kick. Vebjørn Rodal became the leader with Wilson Kipketer at the end of the field. Rodal led through an easy pace 52.53 through the first lap. With 200 to go, Nico Motchebon moved to the front, covered by Kipketer, but Rodal didn't relinquish the lead. Kipketer timed his big burst for 70 metres before the finish, Rodal had no answer but held off Motchebon, the rest of the field fading away. Coming from behind Motchebon, Arthémon Hatungimana was able to gradually gain on Rodall, passing him just a step before the finish. Medalists GoldDEN Wilson KipketerDenmark (DEN)SilverBDI Arthémon HatungimanaBurundi (BDI)BronzeNOR Vebjørn RodalNorway (NOR) Qualifying heats Held on Saturday 1995-08-05 Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes1 1José Parrilla USA1:46.32 Q2 1Curtis Robb GBR1:46.34 Q3 1Andrea Giocondi ITA1:46.44 q4 1Einārs Tupurītis LAT1:46.455 1Marko Koers NED1:46.736 1Jose Arconada ESP1:47.707 1Kayless Tavakalo VAN1:58.061 2Philip Kibitok KEN1:48.45 Q2 2Vebjørn Rodal NOR1:48.48 Q3 2Tomás de Teresa ESP1:49.074 2Jurgens Kotze RSA1:49.405 2Brendan Hanigan AUS1:50.256 2Tommy Asinga SUR1:51.607 2Michael Wildner AUT1:57.481 3Wilson Kipketer DEN1:47.35 Q2 3Arthémon Hatungimana BDI1:47.74 Q3 3Andrés Manuel Díaz ESP1:48.004 3David Strang GBR1:48.765 3Babacar Niang SEN1:49.746 3William Serem KEN1:50.61— 3Bekele Banbere ETH 1975DQ1 4Hezekiél Sepeng RSA1:46.33 Q2 4Atle Douglas NOR1:46.41 Q3 4Benyounés Lahlou MAR1:46.724 4Giuseppe D'Urso ITA1:47.435 4Tomonari Ono JPN1:48.436 4Ivan Komar BLR1:51.367 4Vanxay Sinebandith LAO2:00.251 5Mark Everett USA1:48.06 Q2 5Davide Cadoni ITA1:48.25 Q3 5Andrey Loginov RUS1:48.304 5Pavel Soukup CZE1:48.325 5Savieri Ngidhi ZIM1:48.776 5Jimmy Jean-Joseph FRA1:51.00— 5Dhani Chaudhari NEPDQ1 6Brandon Rock USA1:46.83 Q2 6Mahjoub Haïda MAR1:46.88 Q3 6José Luíz Barbosa BRA1:47.104 6Frédéric Cornette FRA1:47.365 6Charles Nkazamyampi BDI1:49.766 6Anwar Omar Mohammed YEM1:58.20— 6Julius Achon UGADNS1 7Nico Motchebon GER1:46.14 Q2 7Joseph Tengelei KEN1:46.18 Q3 7Bruno Konczylo FRA1:46.44 q4 7David Matthews IRL1:46.525 7Antonio Abrantes POR1:48.106 7Torbjörn Johansson SWE1:48.317 7Mahmoud Al-Kheirat SYR1:48.76 Semi-finals Held on Sunday 1995-08-06 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Wilson Kipketer DEN1:48.392.José Parrilla USA1:49.433.Andrea Giocondi ITA1:49.454.Mark Everett USA1:49.475.Hezekiél Sepeng RSA1:49.586.Atle Douglas NOR1:49.637.Philip Kibitok KEN1:49.878.Curtis Robb GBR1:50.12 RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Vebjørn Rodal NOR1:47.692.Nico Motchebon GER1:47.963.Arthémon Hatungimana BDI1:48.024.Brandon Rock USA1:48.045.Bruno Konczylo FRA1:48.056.Mahjoub Haïda MAR1:48.217.Joseph Tengelei KEN1:48.718.Davide Cadoni ITA1:53.67 Final RANKFINALTIMEImage:Med 1.pngWilson Kipketer DEN1:45.08 Image:Med 2.pngArthémon Hatungimana BDI1:45.64Image:Med 3.pngVebjørn Rodal NOR1:45.684.Nico Motchebon GER1:45.975.Brandon Rock USA1:46.426.José Parrilla USA1:46.447.Andrea Giocondi ITA1:47.788.Mark Everett USA1:53.12 References Results H Category:800 metres at the World Athletics Championships