2004 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 800 m (men)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 800 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 72 athletes from 57 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 25, 2004 (preliminary round) August 26, 2004 (semi-finals) August 28, 2004 (final) |
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The men's 800-meter race at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens was held on August 25, 26 and 28, 2004 in the Athens Olympic Stadium. 72 athletes took part.
Olympic champion was the Russian Yuri Borsakowski . He won ahead of the South African Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and the Kenyan Wilson Kipketer , who started for Denmark .
The German participant René Herms was eliminated in the semi-finals, the Swiss André Bucher in the preliminary round.
Athletes from Austria and Liechtenstein did not take part.
Current title holders
Olympic Champion 2000 | Nils Schumann ( Germany ) | 1: 45.08 min | Sydney 2000 |
World Champion 2003 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni ( Algeria ) | 1: 44.81 min | Paris 2003 |
European Champion 2002 | Wilson Kipketer ( Denmark ) | 1: 47.25 min | Munich 2002 |
Pan American Champion 2003 | Achraf Tadili ( Canada ) | 1: 45.05 min | Santo Domingo 2003 |
Central America and Caribbean champions 2003 | Sherridan Kirk ( Trinidad and Tobago ) | 1: 49.10 min | St. George’s 2003 |
South American Champion 2003 | Fabiano Peçanha ( Brazil ) | 1: 46.32 min | Barquisimeto 2003 |
Asian champion 2003 | Adam Abdu Adam Ali ( Qatar ) | 1: 46.20 min | Manila 2003 |
African champion 2004 | William Yiampoy ( Kenya ) | 1: 45.36 min | Brazzaville 2004 |
Oceania Champion 2002 | Gareth Hyett ( New Zealand ) | 1: 51.12 min | Christchurch 2002 |
Existing records
World record | 1: 41.11 min | Wilson Kipketer ( Denmark ) | Cologne , Germany | August 24, 1997 |
Olympic record | 1: 42.58 min | Vebjørn Rodal ( Norway ) | Atlanta Final , USA | July 31, 1996 |
Note: All times are based on Athens local time ( UTC + 2 ).
Preliminary round
A total of nine preliminary runs were completed. The first two athletes per run qualified for the semifinals. In addition, the six fastest drivers, the so-called lucky losers , made it through. The directly qualified runners are highlighted in light blue, the lucky losers in light green.
Forward 1
August 25, 2004, 8:40 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | South Africa | 1: 45.72 | |
2 | René Herms | Germany | 1: 45.83 | |
3 | Lee Jae-hoon | South Korea | 1: 46.24 | |
4th | Arthémon Hatungimana | Burundi | 1: 46.35 | |
5 | Michael Rotich | Kenya | 1: 46.42 | |
6th | Nasar Begliev | Turkmenistan | 1: 49.64 | |
7th | Əlibəy Şükürov | Azerbaijan | 1: 51.11 | |
8th | Fadrique Iglesias | Bolivia | 1: 51.87 |
Forward 2
August 25, 2004, 8:47 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joseph Mutua | Kenya | 1: 45.65 | |
2 | Richard Soos | Great Britain | 1: 45.70 | |
3 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | Algeria | 1: 45.94 | |
4th | Achraf Tadili | Canada | 1: 46.63 | |
5 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg | 1: 46.97 | |
6th | Mindaugas Norbutas | Lithuania | 1: 47.38 | |
7th | Panagiotis Stroubakos | Greece | 1: 47.69 | |
8th | Lê Văn Dương | Vietnam | 1: 49.81 | NO |
Forward 3
August 25, 2004, 8:54 p.m.
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1: 44.69 | |
2 | Jonathan Johnson | United States | 1: 45.31 | |
3 | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana | Burundi | 1: 45.38 | |
4th | Osmar dos Santos | Brazil | 1: 45.90 | |
5 | Jason Stewart | New Zealand | 1: 46.24 | |
6th | João Pires | Portugal | 1: 46.71 | |
7th | Jasmin Salihović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1: 49.59 | |
8th | Jan Sekpona | Togo | 1: 54.25 |
Forward 4
August 25, 2004, 9:01 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya | 1: 44.84 | |
2 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1: 45.17 | |
3 | Samwel Mwera | Tanzania | 1: 45.30 | NO |
4th | Nicolas Aïssat | France | 1: 45.31 | |
5 | Bram Som | Netherlands | 1: 45.72 | |
6th | Mikhail Kolganov | Kazakhstan | 1: 47.36 | |
7th | Mohamed Al-Azemi | Kuwait | 1: 47.67 | |
8th | Erkinjon Isakov | Uzbekistan | 1: 48.28 |
Forward 5
August 25, 2004, 9:08 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Yuri Borsakovsky | Russia | 1: 46.20 | |
2 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia | 1: 46.26 | |
3 | Miguel Quesada | Spain | 1: 46.32 | |
4th | Joeri Jansen | Belgium | 1: 46.66 | |
5 | Paskar Owor | Uganda | 1: 47.87 | |
6th | Moise Joseph | Haiti | 1: 48.15 | |
7th | Isireli Naikelekelevesi | Fiji | 1: 49.08 | |
8th | Kondwani Chiwina | Malawi | 1: 49.87 | NO |
Forward 6
August 25, 2004, 9:15 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Amine Laalou | Morocco | 1: 45.88 | |
2 | Ivan Heschko | Ukraine | 1: 45.92 | |
3 | Khadevis Robinson | United States | 1: 46.14 | |
4th | Dmitry Bogdanov | Russia | 1: 47.03 | |
5 | Nabil Madi | Algeria | 1: 47.52 | |
6th | Selahattin Çobanoğlu | Turkey | 1: 47.83 | |
7th | Sajjad Moradi | Iran | 1: 49.49 | |
8th | Andy Grant | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1: 57.08 |
Forward 7
August 25, 2004, 9:22 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Latvia | 1: 46.66 | |
2 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain | 1: 46.66 | |
3 | Florent Lacasse | France | 1: 46.91 | |
4th | Majed Saeed Sultan | Qatar | 1: 47.92 | |
5 | Abdoulaye Wagne | Senegal | 1: 47.95 | |
6th | Mohammed Al-Salhi | Saudi Arabia | 1: 48.42 | |
7th | Ramil Aritkulov | Russia | 1: 49.25 | |
8th | Ali Mohammed Al-Balooshi | United Arab Emirates | 1: 51.76 |
Forward 8
August 25, 2004, 9:29 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Andrea Longo | Italy | 1: 46.75 | |
2 | Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa | 1: 46.82 | |
3 | André Bucher | Switzerland | 1: 47.34 | |
4th | Manuel Olmedo | Spain | 1: 47.71 | |
5 | Michal Šneberger | Czech Republic | 1: 47.89 | |
6th | Sherridan Kirk | Trinidad and Tobago | 1: 48.12 | |
7th | Vančo Stojanow | Macedonia | 1: 49.02 | |
8th | Abdal Salam Al-Dabaji | Palestine | 1: 53.86 |
Forward 9
August 25, 2004, 9:36 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Gary Reed | Canada | 1: 46.74 | |
2 | Mouhssin Chehibi | Morocco | 1: 46.77 | |
3 | Yusuf Saad camel | Bahrain | 1: 46.94 | |
4th | Derrick Peterson | United States | 1: 47.60 | |
5 | Glody Dube | Botswana | 1: 48.25 | |
6th | Prince Moses Mumba | Zambia | 1: 48.36 | |
7th | Bayron Piedra | Ecuador | 1: 48.42 | |
8th | Cornelis Sibe | Suriname | 2: 00.06 |
Semifinals
The first two athletes qualified for the final in the three semi-finals. In addition, the two fastest times, the so-called lucky losers , made it through. The directly qualified runners are highlighted in light blue, the lucky losers in light green.
Run 1
August 26, 2004, 9:25 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | Algeria | 1: 45.76 | |
2 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | South Africa | 1: 46.09 | |
3 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain | 1: 46.17 | |
4th | Ivan Heschko | Ukraine | 1: 46.66 | |
5 | Nicolas Aïssat | France | 1: 47.14 | |
6th | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia | 1: 47.40 | |
7th | Amine Laalou | Morocco | 1: 47.53 | |
8th | René Herms | Germany | 1: 47.68 |
Run 2
August 26, 2004, 9:34 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya | 1: 44.28 | |
2 | Yuri Borsakovsky | Russia | 1: 44.29 | |
3 | Mouhssin Chehibi | Morocco | 1: 44.62 | |
4th | Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa | 1: 44.75 | |
5 | Bram Som | Netherlands | 1: 45.52 | |
6th | Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Latvia | 1: 46.62 | |
7th | Gary Reed | Canada | 1: 47.38 | |
DSQ | Samwel Mwera | Tanzania |
Run 3
August 26, 2004, 9:43 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1: 44.63 | |
2 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1: 45.45 | |
3 | Joseph Mutua | Kenya | 1: 45.54 | |
4th | Andrea Longo | Italy | 1: 45.97 | |
5 | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana | Burundi | 1: 46.15 | |
6th | Richard Soos | Great Britain | 1: 46.74 | |
7th | Osmar dos Santos | Brazil | 1: 48.23 | |
8th | Jonathan Johnson | United States | 1: 50.10 |
final
space | Surname | nation | Time (min) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yuri Borsakovsky | Russia | 1: 44.45 | |
2 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | South Africa | 1: 44.61 | |
3 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1: 44.65 | |
4th | Mouhssin Chehibi | Morocco | 1: 45.16 | |
5 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya | 1: 45.31 | |
6th | Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa | 1: 45.53 | |
7th | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | Algeria | 1: 45.61 | |
8th | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1: 52.49 |
August 28, 2004, 8:50 pm
Two South Africans had qualified for the final. The final field was completed by one starter each from Algeria, Denmark, Kenya, Morocco, Russia and Sudan.
At least half of the runners who qualified for the final were considered for Olympic victory. Among them were the Kenyan Wilson Kipketer, who started for Denmark and who has held the world record since 1997, the reigning world champion Djabir Saïd-Guerni from Algeria, the Russian vice world champion Juri Borsakowski and the world's best of the year Wilfred Bungei from Kenya, who was also vice world champion in 2001. The South African Mudulaen also joined them who was third at the 2003 World Championships, just behind Saïd-Guerni and Borsakowski.
Saïd-Guerni led the field on the first lap. Bungei and Kipketer were behind, the entire field was still together because the pace was not overly high. After about 350 meters, Borsakowski strolled behind in the last place. But at the beginning of the second round, he oriented himself significantly further forward. The 400 meter split was 51.84 seconds. The race got faster on the back straight. In the front, Bungei, Kipketer, Saïd-Guerni and the South African Mbulaeni Mulaudzi are now a bit ahead. Shortly before the last corner, Borsakowski caught up with the four front runners. At the start of the home stretch, all five leading runners still had a chance of winning medals and even an Olympic victory. Bungei was in the lead ahead of Kipketer, Mulaudzi, Saïd-Guerni and Borsakowski. However, there was a small gap between the first three and the two runners behind them, which initially didn't get any smaller. Kipketer took the lead in the last fifty meters, Bungei could not quite keep up the high pace. From behind, Juri Borsakowski stormed past everyone to the Olympic victory. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi was also able to pass Kipketer and secured the silver medal. Wilson Kipketer finished third, four hundredths of a second behind, ahead of Moroccan Mouhssin Chehibi and Wilfred Bungei. The South African Hezekiél Sepeng, silver medalist in 1996 , finished sixth ahead of Saïd-Guerni and the Sudanese Ismail Ahmed Ismail.
Yuri Borsakowski was the first Russian Olympic champion in the men's 800 meters .
Web links
- SportsReference 800m , accessed April 20, 2018
- Results on the IAAF website , accessed April 20, 2018
- Official Report of the XXVIIIth Olympiad, Results Athletics , English / French (PDF, 3054 KB), accessed on April 20, 2018
Video
- Yuriy Borzakovskiy wins Men's 800m Olympic final | Athens 2004 , published August 19, 2015 on youtube.com, accessed April 20, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Beijing 2015, page 669 , accessed on April 20, 2018