2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueKasarani Stadium
Dates19 August (heats)
21 August (semifinals)
22 August (final)
Competitors30 from 24 nations
Winning time1:43.76
Medalists
 Emmanuel Wanyonyi   Kenya
 Mohamed Ali Gouaned   Algeria
 Noah Kibet   Kenya
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Events at the
2021 World U20 Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
10000 m walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 800 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 19, 21 and 22 August.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012
Championship Record  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:43.79 Barcelona, Spain 15 July 2012
World U20 Leading  Max Burgin (GBR) 1:44.14 Ostrava, Czech Republic 19 May 2021

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 Emmanuel Wanyonyi  Kenya 1:46.51 Q
2 1 Noah Kibet  Kenya 1:46.70 Q
3 3 Yanis Meziane  France 1:47.28 Q, PB
4 1 Jakub Davidík  Czech Republic 1:47.84 Q
5 4 Mohamed Ali Gouaned  Algeria 1:48.83 Q
6 2 Kacper Lewalski  Poland 1:48.84 Q
7 2 Abdullahi Hassan  Canada 1:49.09 Q
8 1 Heithem Chenitef  Algeria 1:49.19 Q, PB
9 3 Daniel Wolde  Ethiopia 1:49.20 Q
10 3 Handal Roban  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:49.41 q, NU20R
11 2 Chevonne Hall  Jamaica 1:49.47 Q
12 2 Abdullah Al-Yaari  Yemen 1:49.65 q
13 2 El Hafez Mahadi  Qatar 1:49.68 q
14 4 Leonardo Santos  Brazil 1:49.76 Q
15 3 Abednico Choba  South Africa 1:50.20 q
16 4 Paul Anselmini  France 1:50.23 Q
17 1 Anu Kumar  India 1:50.26
18 2 Husain Mohsin Al-Farsi  Oman 1:50.34 PB
19 1 David Garcia  Portugal 1:50.92
20 4 Nikita Yegorov  Authorised Neutral Athletes 1:51.80
21 4 Matthew Erickson  Canada 1:52.38
22 1 Fithawi Zaid  Eritrea 1:52.46
23 4 Remmy Ng'andu  Zambia 1:52.48
24 2 Masresha Costa  Italy 1:52.71
25 3 Mark Fandly  Romania 1:52.81
26 4 Francesco Pernici  Italy 1:53.35
27 3 Osaze Demund  United States Virgin Islands 1:58.50 PB
28 4 Mohamed Mustafa  Sudan 1:59.55 PB
29 3 Aleksa Tomić  Serbia 2:06.05
1 Ermias Girma  Ethiopia DQ TR17.3.1

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 1 Emmanuel Wanyonyi  Kenya 1:46.15 Q
2 2 Noah Kibet  Kenya 1:46.47 Q
3 2 Jakub Davidík  Czech Republic 1:46.59 Q, NU20R
4 2 Abdullahi Hassan  Canada 1:46.89 Q
5 2 Kacper Lewalski  Poland 1:47.31 q
6 1 Mohamed Ali Gouaned  Algeria 1:47.35 Q
7 1 Daniel Wolde  Ethiopia 1:47.53 Q
8 1 Paul Anselmini  France 1:47.81 q, PB
9 2 Abednico Choba  South Africa 1:48.23 PB
10 1 Handal Roban  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:48.37 NU20R
11 2 Chevonne Hall  Jamaica 1:48.50 PB
12 1 Leonardo Santos  Brazil 1:48.78
13 2 Heithem Chenitef  Algeria 1:49.57
14 1 El Hafez Mahadi  Qatar 1:49.84
15 1 Abdullah Al-Yaari  Yemen 1:53.24
2 Yanis Meziane  France DNF

Final

The final was held on 22 August at 15:31.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
3 Emmanuel Wanyonyi  Kenya 1:43.76 CR, WU20L
6 Mohamed Ali Gouaned  Algeria 1:44.45 NU20R
5 Noah Kibet  Kenya 1:44.88 PB
4 7 Jakub Davidík  Czech Republic 1:46.07 NU20R
5 2 Daniel Wolde  Ethiopia 1:48.62
6 8 Kacper Lewalski  Poland 1:49.40
7 4 Abdullahi Hassan  Canada 1:50.07
8 1 Paul Anselmini  France 1:53.70

References

  1. ^ "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "800 Metres Men − Round 1 − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ "800 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ "800 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.