2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

None The men's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20, 21 and 23 August.Men's 800 Metres results In the first semifinals heat, Marcin Lewandowski fell over Bram Som who had tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, both Lewandowski and Som were allowed to compete in the final. With the extra athletes on the track the two time qualifiers, Alfred Kirwa Yego in lane 1 and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in lane 8, had to share their lanes with Som in 1 and Lewandowski in 8. None of the people sharing lanes conceded space, Som leading Yego around the outside of the turn effectively boxing out Yego, Yusuf Saad Kamel and Yeimer López. With typically slow starters Nick Symmonds and Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the middle lanes, Som had a free run from the inside but Mulaudzi, Lewandowski and Amine Laâlou a strong wave from the outside to take the lead. Atypically, neither Symmonds nor Borzakovskiy were content to take the rear, both working their way through the crowd to join Mulaudzi at the front of the pack by the end of the first lap, exchanging arms and elbows in the process. Lewandowski was boxed in by the action on the outside and began to fall back through the pack while Symmonds took a strong position on Mulaudzi's shoulder, Laâlou right behind Mulaudzi with Som in their wake. Everyone held position on the backstretch save Borzakovskiy who noticeably fell back to behind Lewandowski on the back of the pack, which would be the normal place Borzakovskiy would launch his finishing kick, but not after losing so much ground. From the back group, through the final turn, Kamel went to the outside and started passing people, followed by Yego and then Borzakovskiy doing the same thing. Yego pulled out to lane 3 for running room, Borzakovskiy to lane 4, Kamel, Yego and Borzakovskiy, moving faster than the others ahead of them. Symmonds held second place until Kamel passed him, then the wind went out of his sails. Laâlou edged ahead but was getting passed by the rush. Mulaudzi was able to lean over the line in first, falling flat on his face just past the finish line. Yeo and Kamel crossed together with Yego getting the photo finish nod for silver. Borzakovskiy caught everyone else but ran out of track to get into the medals. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMbulaeni MulaudziSouth Africa 2009 WorldAlfred Kirwa YegoKenya 2009 WorldYusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain 2009 World Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World recordWilson Kipketer DEN1:41.11Cologne, Germany24 August 1997Championship recordBilly Konchellah KEN1:43.06Rome, Italy1 September 1987World leadingAbubaker Kaki Khamis SUD1:43.09Doha, Qatar8 May 2009African recordSammy Koskei KEN1:42.28Cologne, Germany26 August 1984Asian recordYusuf Saad Kamel BHR1:42.79Monaco29 July 2008North American recordJohnny Gray USA1:42.60Koblenz, West Germany28 August 1985South American recordJoaquim Cruz BRA1:41.77Cologne, Germany26 August 1984European recordWilson Kipketer DEN1:41.11Cologne, Germany24 August 1997Oceanian recordPeter Snell NZL1:44.3Christchurch, New Zealand3 February 1962 Qualification standards A timeB time 1:45.40 1:46.60 Schedule Date Time Round20 August 2009 11:45 Heats21 August 2009 20:30 Semifinals23 August 2009 17:25 Final Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semi-finals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 3 Gary Reed Canada 2009 World 1:45.76 Q 02 2 3 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia 2009 World 1:45.86 Q 03 3 7 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva Kenya 2009 World 1:46.17 Q 04 4 3 Jeff Lastennet France 2009 World 1:46.30 Q, PB 05 5 7 Bram Som Netherlands 2009 World 1:46.33 Q 06 6 7 Amine Laâlou Morocco 2009 World 1:46.38 Q 07 7 1 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa 2009 World 1:46.40 Q 08 8 1 Abubaker Kaki Khamis Sudan 2009 World 1:46.41 Q 09 9 4 Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain 2009 World 1:46.43 Q, SB 10 4 Asbel Kiprop Kenya 2009 World 1:46.52 Q 11 3 Samson Ngoepe South Africa 2009 World 1:46.54 q 12 1 Fabiano Peçanha Brazil 2009 World 1:46.68 Q 12 7 Moise Joseph Haiti 2009 World 1:46.68 q 14 7 Adam Kszczot Poland 2009 World 1:46.70 q 15 4 Khadevis Robinson United States 2009 World 1:46.79 Q 16 7 Dmitrijs Jurkevics Latvia 2009 World 1:46.90 SB 17 3 Ryan Brown United States 2009 World 1:46.92 18 4 Lukas Rifesser Italy 2009 World 1:47.07 19 2 Nick Symmonds United States 2009 World 1:47.12 Q 20 2 Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain 2009 World 1:47.16 Q 21 2 Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan 2009 World 1:47.20 Q 22 4 Kléberson Davide Brazil 2009 World 1:47.51 23 1 Sajjad Moradi Iran 2009 World 1:47.68 SB 24 6 David Rudisha Kenya 2009 World 1:47.83 Q 25 7 Pablo Solares Mexico 2009 World 1:47.96 SB 26 2 Mattias Claesson Sweden 2009 World 1:48.02 27 6 Yeimer López Cuba 2009 World 1:48.04 Q 28 2 Thomas Chamney Ireland 2009 World 1:48.09 29 2 Prince Mumba Zambia 2009 World 1:48.13 30 3 Mike Schumacher Luxembourg 2009 World 1:48.18 PB 31 6 Michael Rimmer Great Britain 2009 World 1:48.20 Q 32 6 Abdoulaye Wagne Senegal 2009 World 1:48.22 33 4 Mahamoud Farah Djibouti 2009 World 1:48.23 34 5 Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya 2009 World 1:48.32 Q 35 5 Tamás Kazi Hungary 2009 World 1:48.40 Q 36 5 Marcin Lewandowski Poland 2009 World 1:48.41 Q 37 5 Mohammed Al-Salhi Saudi Arabia 2009 World 1:48.43 37 6 Dmitrijs Miļkevičs Latvia 2009 World 1:48.43 39 5 Luis Alberto Marco Spain 2009 World 1:48.47 40 1 Abraham Chepkirwok Uganda 2009 World 1:48.57 41 1 Eduard Villanueva Venezuela 2009 World 1:48.61 42 5 Jozef Repcìk Slovakia 2009 World 1:48.73 43 6 Mohammad Al-Azemi Kuwait 2009 World 1:51.73 44 5 Evans Pinto Bolivia 2009 World 1:52.23 45 2 Ilija Ranitović Montenegro 2009 World 1:53.17 46 3 Robin Schembera Germany 2009 World 1:54.47 47 5 Arnold Sorina Vanuatu 2009 World 2:00.13 SB 48 2 Iulio Lafai Samoa 2009 World 2:03.51 SB 98 1 Manuel Olmedo Spain 2009 World 2:05:00 DNF 99 4 Ali Al-Deraan Saudi Arabia 2009 World 2:06:00 DNS 99 6 Nadjim Manseur Algeria 2009 World 2:06:00 DNS Key: NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 2 Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain 2009 World 1:45.01 Q, SB 02 2 2 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia 2009 World 1:45.16 Q 03 3 2 Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya 2009 World 1:45.22 q, SB 04 4 2 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa 2009 World 1:45.26 q 05 5 3 Amine Laâlou Morocco 2009 World 1:45.27 Q 06 6 3 Yeimer López Cuba 2009 World 1:45.33 Q 07 7 3 David Rudisha Kenya 2009 World 1:45.40 08 8 3 Gary Reed Canada 2009 World 1:45.60 09 9 3 Moise Joseph Haiti 2009 World 1:45.87 SB 10 2 Khadevis Robinson United States 2009 World 1:45.91 11 3 Fabiano Peçanha Brazil 2009 World 1:45.94 12 1 Nick Symmonds United States 2009 World 1:45.96 Q 13 1 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva Kenya 2009 World 1:46.32 Q 14 2 Adam Kszczot Poland 2009 World 1:46.33 15 1 Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain 2009 World 1:46.57 16 3 Michael Rimmer Great Britain 2009 World 1:46.77 17 1 Tamás Kazi Hungary 2009 World 1:47.01 18 3 Samson Ngoepe South Africa 2009 World 1:49.03 19 2 Asbel Kiprop Kenya 2009 World 1:52.05 20 1 Jeff Lastennet France 2009 World 1:57.43 21 1 Marcin Lewandowski Poland 2009 World 2:01.62 X 99 1 Abubaker Kaki Khamis Sudan 2009 World 2:05:00 DNF 99 1 Bram Som Netherlands 2009 World 2:05:00 DNF X 99 2 Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan 2009 World 2:05:00 DNF X: In the first semifinals heat, Marcin Lewandowski fell over Bram Som who had tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, both Lewandowski and Som were allowed to compete in the final. Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa 2009 World 1:45.29 Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya 2009 World 1:45.35 Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain 2009 World 1:45.35 04 4 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia 2009 World 1:45.57 05 5 Amine Laâlou Morocco 2009 World 1:45.66 06 6 Nick Symmonds United States 2009 World 1:45.71 07 7 Bram Som Netherlands 2009 World 1:45.86 08 8 Marcin Lewandowski Poland 2009 World 1:46.17 09 9 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva Kenya 2009 World 1:46.39 10 Yeimer López Cuba 2009 World 1:47.80 References General Specific 800 metres Category:800 metres at the World Athletics Championships