2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres
800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...

was held at the ASPIRE Dome

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....

on 12, 13 and 14 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Abubaker Kaki	Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres.-Career:At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Lalang barely missed running in the finals of the 800 m....	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record	1:42.67	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	9 March 1997
Championship record	1:42.67	Paris, France	9 March 1997
World Leading	1:45.77	Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	3 February 2010
African record	1:44.71	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany	31 January 2004
Asian record	1:45.26	Valencia, Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	9 March 2008
European record	1:42.67	Paris, France	9 March 1997
North and Central American and Caribbean record	1:45.00	Sindelfingen Sindelfingen Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.-History:* 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen... , Germany	8 March 1992
Oceanian Record	1:47.48	State College State College, Pennsylvania State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	30 January 2010
South American record	1:45.43	Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	8 March 1989

Qualification standards

Indoor	Outdoor
1:48.50	1:45.50

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 12, 2010	11:00	Heats
March 13, 2010	11:00	Semifinals
March 14, 2010	17:30	Final

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	1	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...	1:46.69	Q
2	1	Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie is an English runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He competed for Great Britain and NI at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he made the semi-finals but narrowly missed out on progression through to the final.Also in 2010, after suffering injury setbacks he competed in...	1:47.40	Q, PB
1	2	Abubaker Kaki	1:47.48	Q
2	2	David Bustos David Bustos David Bustos is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.He was born in Palma de Mallorca. In the 1500 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships without reaching the final...	1:47.65	Q
3	2	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...	1:48.29	q, PB
1	4	Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres.-Career:At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Lalang barely missed running in the finals of the 800 m....	1:49.16	Q
2	4	Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Contreras is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships...	1:49.57	Q
3	4	Duane Solomon Duane Solomon Duane Solomon is an American Track and field athletics competitor, primarily known for the 800 metres. He ran for his home country in the 2007 IAAF World Championships. He also took the gold medal at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Under 23 Championships in 2006...	1:49.69	q
3	1	Kléberson Davide Kléberson Davide Kléberson Davide is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 800 metres.Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Davide won his first major youth title in the 800 m at the 2002 South American Youth Championships. He reached the semi-finals of the 2004 World Junior Championships in...	1:49.69	PB
1	5	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...	1:50.15	Q
4	2	Ed Aston	1:50.32
2	5	Andreas Rapatz Andreas Rapatz Andreas Rapatz is an Austrian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He was born in Klagenfurt. He competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best time is 1:47.93...	1:50.35	Q
3	5	Moise Joseph Moise Joseph Moise Joseph is a Haitian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens placing sixth in his heat and getting eliminated.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors...	1:50.43
1	3	Kevin Hautcoeur Kevin Hautcoeur Kevin Hautcoeur is a French runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He was born in Nantes. He finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and won the gold medal at the 2005 European U23 Championships...	1:50.61	Q
2	3	Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša is a Czech middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	1:50.64	Q
3	3	Mario Scapini	1:50.74
4	5	Vitalij Kozlov Vitalij Kozlov Vitalij Kozlov is a Lithuanian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished seventh at the 2007 European U23 Championships, and competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.In 2009 he reached new national record in 800 m.His personal...	1:50.92
5	5	Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in...	1:51.22	SB
4	3	David McCarthy	1:51.88	SB
5	3	Mattias Claesson Mattias Claesson Mattias Claesson is a Swedish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished fourth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, with teammates Joni Jaako, Johan Wissman and Andreas Mokdasi...	1:51.96
4	4	Mohammad Al-Azemi Mohammad Al-Azemi Mohammad Mutlak Khalif Al-Azemi is a Kuwaiti middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. His 800 m personal bests of 1:44.13 minutes outdoors and 1:48.93 minutes indoors are the Kuwaiti records for the event...	1:52.54
4	1	Brice Etès	1:53.52
6	5	Moussa Camara	1:55.84	PB
5	4	Elie Monga	1:57.02	PB
5	2	Edgar Cortez	1:58.47	PB
6	4	Iulio Lafai	2:07.08	PB
	1	Nick Symmonds Nick Symmonds Nicholas "Nick" Symmonds is an American middle-distance track athlete from Boise, Idaho, specializing in the 800 meters and 1500 meters distances. He is also the part owner of a tanning salon. In college at Willamette University he won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he...

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	1	Abubaker Kaki	1:46.45	Q
2	1	Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres.-Career:At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Lalang barely missed running in the finals of the 800 m....	1:46.73	Q
3	1	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...	1:46.90	Q
4	1	David Bustos David Bustos David Bustos is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.He was born in Palma de Mallorca. In the 1500 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships without reaching the final...	1:47.05	PB
5	1	Kevin Hautcoeur Kevin Hautcoeur Kevin Hautcoeur is a French runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He was born in Nantes. He finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and won the gold medal at the 2005 European U23 Championships...	1:47.50	PB
6	1	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...	1:49.70
1	2	Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Contreras is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships...	1:51.05	Q
2	2	Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša is a Czech middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	1:51.08	Q
3	2	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...	1:51.25	Q
4	2	Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie Andrew Osagie is an English runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He competed for Great Britain and NI at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he made the semi-finals but narrowly missed out on progression through to the final.Also in 2010, after suffering injury setbacks he competed in...	1:51.29
5	2	Duane Solomon Duane Solomon Duane Solomon is an American Track and field athletics competitor, primarily known for the 800 metres. He ran for his home country in the 2007 IAAF World Championships. He also took the gold medal at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Under 23 Championships in 2006...	1:51.82
6	2	Andreas Rapatz Andreas Rapatz Andreas Rapatz is an Austrian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He was born in Klagenfurt. He competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best time is 1:47.93...	1:52.43

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Abubaker Kaki	1:46.23	SB
	Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Boaz Kiplagat Lalang is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres.-Career:At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Lalang barely missed running in the finals of the 800 m....	1:46.39
	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...	1:46.69
4	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...	1:46.90
5	Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša is a Czech middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	1:47.28
6	Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Contreras is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships...	1:48.99

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