2015 Pan American Games / Athletics - Men's 800m
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The Winner Clayton Murphy (2019)
The men's 800 meter run at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 22nd and 23rd at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto .
15 runners from ten countries took part in the runs. Clayton Murphy won the gold medal in 1: 47.19 minutes, silver went to Rafith Rodríguez with 1: 47.23 minutes and Ryan Martin won the bronze medal with 1: 47.73 minutes.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 David Rudisha
|
1: 40.91 min | Olympic Games in London , United Kingdom | August 9, 2012 |
| Record of games |
 Yeimer López
|
1: 44.58 min | Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | July 28, 2007 |
Semifinals
From the two semi-finals, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
July 22, 2015, 11:35 a.m.
| space | train | athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6th | Clayton Murphy |
 United States
|
1: 48.88 |
| 2 | 5 | Rafith Rodríguez |
 Colombia
|
1: 49.06 |
| 3 | 8th | Ricardo Cunningham |
 Jamaica
|
1: 49.22 |
| 4th | 7th | Aaron Evans |
 Bermuda
|
1: 49.30 |
| 5 | 3 | Lutimar Paes |
 Brazil
|
1: 49.76 |
| 6th | 4th | Andy González |
Cuba
|
1: 51.14 |
| 7th | 2 | Anthony Romaniw |
 Canada
|
1: 56.55 |
Run 2
July 22, 2015, 11:45 a.m.
| space | train | athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6th | Ryan Martin |
United States
|
1: 48.99 |
| 2 | 4th | Jowayne Hibbert |
Jamaica
|
1: 49.22 |
| 3 | 8th | Cleiton Abrao |
Brazil
|
1: 49.32 |
| 4th | 3 | Andrés Arroyo |
 Puerto Rico
|
1: 49.36 |
| 5 | 5 | Brandon McBride |
Canada
|
1: 49.65 |
| 6th | 7th | James Eichberger |
 Mexico
|
1: 49.68 |
| 7th | 1 | Lucirio Antonio Garrido |
 Venezuela
|
1: 49.84 |
| 8th | 2 | Shaquille dill |
Bermuda
|
1: 52.25 |
final
July 23, 2015, 6:40 p.m.
| space | train | athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 | Clayton Murphy |
United States
|
1: 47.19 |
|
4th | Rafith Rodríguez |
Colombia
|
1: 47.23 |
|
3 | Ryan Martin |
United States
|
1: 47.73 |
| 4th | 8th | Ricardo Cunningham |
Jamaica
|
1: 48.65 |
| 5 | 7th | Cleiton Abrao |
Brazil
|
1: 48.82 |
| 6th | 1 | Aaron Evans |
Bermuda
|
1: 49.07 |
| 7th | 2 | Andrés Arroyo |
Puerto Rico
|
1: 49.08 |
| 8th | 6th | Jowayne Hibbert |
Jamaica
|
1: 49.24 |
Web links and sources
- Athletics. In: www.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2019 .