World Athletics Championships 2015/800 m men
World Athletics Championships 2015 | |
discipline | Men's 900 meter run |
city | Beijing |
place | Beijing National Stadium |
Attendees | 45 athletes from 33 countries |
Competition phase | August 22, 2015 (preliminary round) August 23, 2015 (semi-finals) August 25, 2015 (final) |
Medalist | |
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gold | David Lekuta Rudisha ( KEN ) |
silver | Adam Kszczot ( POL ) |
bronze | Amel Tuka ( BIH ) |
The men's 800 meter run at the 2015 World Athletics Championships took place on August 22, 23 and 25, 2015 in Beijing , People's Republic of China .
World champion was the Kenyan world record holder David Lekuta Rudisha in front of the Poland Adam Kszczot . Amel Tuka from Bosnia and Herzegovina came in third .
Records
World record | David Lekuta Rudisha | 1: 40.91 min | OS in London , UK | August 9, 2012 |
Championship record | Billy Konchellah | 1: 43.06 min | World Cup in Rome , Italy | September 1, 1987 |
doping
There was one doping case in this competition: Moroccan Nader Belhanbel, who initially came in seventh in the finals, was convicted of taking banned substances during follow-up checks in 2017 and subsequently disqualified.
Belhanbel did not win a medal, so there were no disadvantaged athletes who would have received their medal later. But the Moroccan reached the final, which distorted competition. In the preliminary round the Slovenian Žan Rudolf would have qualified for the semifinals via the time rule, in the semifinals the same applied to the Pole Marcin Lewandowski. These two athletes were prevented from reaching the next round due to Belhanbel's doping fraud.
Prelims
From the six preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and also the six fastest - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semifinals.
Run 1
August 22, 2015, 11:50 am (5:50 am CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Nijel Amos | Botswana | 1: 47.23 |
2 | Antoine Gakeme | Burundi | 1: 47.47 |
3 | Ali Al-Deraan | Saudi Arabia | 1: 47.65 |
4th | Robin Schembera | Germany | 1: 48.04 |
5 | Joshua Ralph | Australia | 1: 48.90 |
6th | Casimir Loxsom | United States | 1: 48.97 |
7th | Khalid Benmahdi | Algeria | 1: 49.61 |
Run 2
August 22, 2015, 11:58 a.m. (5:58 a.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia | 1: 47.87 |
2 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France | 1: 47.89 |
3 | Clayton Murphy | United States | 1: 48.08 |
4th | Giordano Benedetti | Italy | 1: 48.15 |
5 | Jozef Repčík | Slovakia | 1: 48.26 |
6th | Jamal Hairane | Qatar | 1: 48.96 |
7th | Kyle Langford | Great Britain | 1: 49.78 |
8th | Adnan Taess Akkar | Iraq | 1: 54.44 SB |
Run 3
August 22, 2015, 12:06 p.m. (6:06 a.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Amel Tuka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1: 46.12 |
2 | Rafith Rodríguez | Colombia | 1: 46.39 |
3 | Erik Sowinski | United States | 1: 46.63 |
4th | Mark English | Ireland | 1: 46.69 |
5 | Žan Rudolf | Slovenia | 1: 47.24 actually qualified for the semifinals |
DOP | Nader Belhanbel | Morocco | admitted to the semifinals |
DNS | Alex Amankwah | Ghana |
Run 4
August 22, 2015, 12:14 p.m. (6:14 a.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Abraham Rotich | Bahrain | 1: 48.42 |
2 | Amine El Manaoui | Morocco | 1: 45.86 |
3 | Kevin López | Spain | 1: 46.06 |
4th | Konstantin Tolokonnikow | Russia | 1: 46.07 |
5 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland | 1: 46.25 |
6th | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands | 1: 46.70 |
7th | Musa Hajdari | Kosovo | 1: 47.70 NO |
8th | Brice Etès | Monaco | 1: 48.52 |
Run 5
August 22, 2015, 12:22 p.m. (6:22 a.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Adam Kszczot | Poland | 1: 46.62 |
2 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 1: 46.67 |
3 | Jeffrey Riseley | Australia | 1: 46.79 |
4th | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 1: 47.03 |
5 | Abdelati El Guesse | Morocco | 1: 47.49 |
6th | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 1: 48.06 |
7th | Reinhardt van Rensburg | South Africa | 1: 48.61 |
Run 6
August 22, 2015, 12:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | David Lekuta Rudisha | Kenya | 1: 48.31 |
2 | Abraham Rotich | Bahrain | 1: 48.42 |
3 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Qatar | 1: 48.59 |
4th | Michael Rimmer | Great Britain | 1: 48.70 |
5 | Andreas Bube | Denmark | 1: 48.94 |
6th | Artur Kuciapski | Poland | 1: 49.22 |
7th | Cleiton Abrão | Brazil | 1: 49.79 |
8th | Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh | Afghanistan | 1: 59.51 |
Semifinals
From the three semi-finals, the first two of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
August 23, 2015, 8:15 p.m. (2:15 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Adam Kszczot | Poland | 1: 44.97 |
2 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 1: 44.99 |
3 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France | 1: 45.02 |
4th | Kevin López | Spain | 1: 45.84 |
5 | Amine El Manaoui | Morocco | 1: 46.09 |
6th | Clayton Murphy | United States | 1: 46.28 |
7th | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands | 1: 47.74 |
DSQ | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia | IAAF Rule 163.2 - Disability |
Run 2
August 23, 2015, 8:23 pm (2:23 pm CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | David Lekuta Rudisha | Kenya | 1: 47.70 |
2 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Qatar | 1: 47.93 |
3 | Nijel Amos | Botswana | 1: 47.96 |
4th | Konstantin Tolokonnikow | Russia | 1: 48.32 |
5 | Abraham Rotich | Bahrain | 1: 48.61 |
6th | Ali Al-Deraan | Saudi Arabia | 1: 48.71 |
7th | Antoine Gakeme | Burundi | 1: 48.86 |
DNS | Jeffrey Riseley | Australia |
Run 3
August 23, 2015, 8:31 pm (2:31 pm CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Amel Tuka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1: 44.84 |
2 | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich | Kenya | 1: 44.85 |
3 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland | 1: 45.34 actually qualified for the final |
4th | Mark English | Ireland | 1: 45.55 |
5 | Rafith Rodríguez | Colombia | 1: 45.63 |
6th | Erik Sowinski | United States | 1: 47.16 |
7th | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 1: 48.68 |
DOP | Nader Belhanbel | Morocco | admitted to the finals |
final
August 25, 2015, 8:55 p.m. (2:55 p.m. CEST )
The favorite for this final was Olympic champion David Rudisha from Kenya, who, in contrast to the 2013 World Championships, was there again. His strongest opponents were the reigning world champion Mohammed Aman from Ethiopia. who was disqualified in the semifinals due to a disability, and the Polish European Champion Adam Kszczot.
In contrast to the Olympic Games in London , Rudisha did not run away from the top here. Although he ran in the leading position with his compatriot Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich at his side, the pace of 54.15 s for the first lap was extremely moderate. The field stayed close behind the two Kenyans in rows of two or even three. Then it got faster on the back straight of the final lap. Rudisha forced himself, inside Kszczot tried an attack, which Rudisha countered immediately. From the finish curve, Rudisha continued as the leader onto the home straight, Kszczot followed closely behind him, followed by Rotich, the Frenchman Pierre-Ambroise Bosse and Amel Tuka from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the last hundred meters, David Rudisha was the fastest and also prevailed in this lane race. Adam Kszczot was vice world champion. Amel Tuka secured the bronze medal with a strong final fifty meters ahead of Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse.
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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David Lekuta Rudisha | Kenya | 1: 45.84 | |
Adam Kszczot | Poland | 1: 46.08 | |
Amel Tuka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1: 46.30 | |
4th | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich | Kenya | 1: 46.35 |
5 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France | 1: 46.63 |
6th | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Qatar | 1: 47.01 |
7th | Alfred Kipketer | KEN | 1: 47.66 |
DOP | Nader Belhanbel | MAR |
Web links and sources
- Homepage for the 2015 World Championships, 800 m men on the IAAF website , accessed on October 25, 2018
- Results of the 2015 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on October 25, 2018
- Reports on the 2015 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on October 25, 2018
Video
- David Rudisha wins - 800 Meters Men - 2015 IAAF World Championships - 2015 08 26 on youtube.com, published August 26, 2015, accessed October 25, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Beijing 2015 800 m reports and preview The 800 m home page, accessed July 22, 2017
- ↑ Chapter 5 Technical Rules, page 57 , Sport-Uni Augsburg (PDF), accessed on October 25, 2018