2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueErgo Arena
Dates7 March (heats)
9 March (final)
Competitors19 from 16 nations
Winning time1:46.40
Medalists
gold medal Mohammed Aman   Ethiopia
silver medal Adam Kszczot   Poland
bronze medal Andrew Osagie   Great Britain
2014 IAAF World
Indoor Championships
Track events
60 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
60 m hurdlesmenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Heptathlonmen

The men's 800 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7 and 9 March 2014. Poland's Marcin Lewandowski originally won the bronze medal, but a single step on the infield led to his disqualification and the promotion of Great Britain's Andrew Osagie to the third podium position.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Mohammed Aman
 Ethiopia 		Adam Kszczot
 Poland 		Andrew Osagie
 Great Britain

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
Championship record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
World Leading  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.52 Birmingham, Great Britain 15 February 2014
African record  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.52 Birmingham, Great Britain 15 February 2014
Asian record  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:45.26 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
European record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
North and Central American
and Caribbean record 		 Johnny Gray (USA) 1:45.00 Sindelfingen, Germany 8 March 1992
Oceanian record  Ryan Foster (AUS) 1:47.48 State College, United States 30 January 2010
South American record  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) 1:45.43 Piraeus, Greece 8 March 1989

Qualification standards

Indoor Outdoor
1:47.00 1:44.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
7 March 2014 13:30 Heats
9 March 2014 17:20 Final
Fifth-place finisher, Thijmen Kupers
André Olivier finished fourth in the final
Adam Kszczot took the silver for the host nation
Mohammed Aman finishing first in the final

Results

Heats

Qualification: The winner of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Adam Kszczot Poland 1:45.76 Q
2 3 1 Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:45.88 q
3 2 5 André Olivier South Africa 1:46.18 Q
4 2 1 Marcin Lewandowski Poland 1:46.26 q
5 2 3 Thijmen Kupers  Netherlands 1:46.55 q, PB
6 1 3 Mohammed Aman Ethiopia 1:46.73 Q
7 1 2 Stepan Poistogov  Russia 1:47.11
8 2 6 Nick Symmonds  United States 1:47.29 SB
9 1 1 Kevin López  Spain 1:47.34
10 3 5 Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai Kenya 1:47.41
11 1 6[3] Mukhtar Mohammed  Great Britain 1:47.59 SB
12 3 2 Mark English Ireland 1:47.60
13 1 7[3] Erik Sowinski  United States 1:48.04
14 3 3 Kristinn Thór Kristinsson Iceland 1:51.20 PB
15 3 6 Brice Etès Monaco 1:51.24 NR
16 2 2 Farkhod Kuralov Tajikistan 1:52.36 NR
17 1 5 Tenirberdi Suiunbaev Kyrgyzstan 2:00.51 PB
1 4 Saddam Hussain Pakistan DQ R163.3(b)[4]
2 4 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Qatar DQ R163.3(a)[5]

Final

Source:[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mohammed Aman Ethiopia 1:46.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adam Kszczot Poland 1:46.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrew Osagie  Great Britain 1:47.10
4 André Olivier South Africa 1:47.31
5 Thijmen Kupers  Netherlands 1:47.74
Marcin Lewandowski Poland DQ R163.3(b)[7]

References

  1. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2014-03-09). Report: men’s 800m final – Sopot 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-09.
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ a b There is an error on the pdf results. Refer to http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/photofinish/4952/M_800_h_1.jpg?v=-608598375
  4. ^ Infringement of the inside border
  5. ^ Lane infringement
  6. ^ Final results
  7. ^ Infringement of the inside border; original time: 1:47.09
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