2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
| Events at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m walk | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 800 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 11 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Abubaker Kaki Sudan |
| Silver | Geoffrey Kibet Kenya |
| Bronze | André Olivier South Africa |
Results
Final
11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan | 1:45.60 | |
 | Geoffrey Kibet | Kenya | 1:46.23 | |
 | André Olivier | South Africa | 1:47.57 | |
| 4 | Adam Kszczot |  Poland | 1:47.91 | |
| 5 | Diomar de Souza |  Brazil | 1:49.80 | |
| 6 | Giordano Benedetti |  Italy | 1:50.65 | |
| 7 | Amine El-Manaoui |  Morocco | 1:51.43 | |
| 8 | James Kaan |  Australia | 1:52.41 |
Semifinals
9 July
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amine El-Manaoui | Morocco | 1:48.90 | Q |
| 2 | Geoffrey Kibet | Kenya | 1:49.04 | Q |
| 3 | James Kaan | Australia | 1:49.25 | q |
| 4 | Sebastian Keiner |  Germany | 1:49.99 | |
| 5 | Shiferaw Wole |  Ethiopia | 1:50.11 | |
| 6 | Rick Ward |  United Kingdom | 1:51.97 | |
| 7 | Jan Van Den Broeck | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 1:53.11 | |
| 8 | Oriol Bonet |  Spain | 1:53.98 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan | 1:46.71 | Q |
| 2 | Adam Kszczot | Poland | 1:47.16 | Q |
| 3 | Diomar de Souza | Brazil | 1:49.01 | q |
| 4 | Henok Tesfaye | Ethiopia | 1:49.35 | |
| 4 | Robin Rohlén |  Sweden | 1:49.35 | |
| 6 | Elijah Greer |  United States | 1:50.47 | |
| 7 | Felix Konchellah | Kenya | 1:51.56 | |
| 8 | Kevin López | Spain | 1:53.57 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giordano Benedetti | Italy | 1:48.38 | Q |
| 2 | André Olivier | South Africa | 1:48.62 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov |  Russia | 1:49.39 | |
| 4 | Ali Al-Deraan |  Saudi Arabia | 1:49.45 | |
| 5 | Martin Hrstka |  Czech Republic | 1:50.07 | |
| 6 | Ewen Sabatier |  France | 1:50.34 | |
| 7 | Tayron Reyes |  Dominican Republic | 1:50.61 | |
| 8 | Olivier Collin |  Canada | 1:51.60 |
Heats
8 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan | 1:50.92 | Q |
| 2 | Shiferaw Wole | Ethiopia | 1:50.96 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Hrstka | Czech Republic | 1:51.57 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Saykouk | Morocco | 1:51.82 | |
| 5 | Johan Svensson | Sweden | 1:52.64 | |
| 6 | Bilal Gagui |  Algeria | 1:53.00 | |
| 7 | Alessandro Schiavone |  Switzerland | 1:53.06 | |
| 8 | Julio Alfonso Pérez |  Peru | 1:54.58 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Konchellah | Kenya | 1:51.72 | Q |
| 2 | Rick Ward | United Kingdom | 1:51.73 | Q |
| 3 | Henok Tesfaye | Ethiopia | 1:51.92 | Q |
| 4 | Jost Kozan |  Slovenia | 1:52.31 | |
| 5 | Benjamin Herriau | France | 1:52.37 | |
| 6 | Raaghid Fredericks | South Africa | 1:52.60 | |
| 7 | Cihat Ulus |  Turkey | 1:52.72 | |
| 8 | Donte Holmes | United States | 1:52.88 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Kszczot | Poland | 1:51.80 | Q |
| 2 | Robin Rohlén | Sweden | 1:52.04 | Q |
| 3 | Sebastian Keiner | Germany | 1:52.22 | Q |
| 4 | Artyom Kazban |  Ukraine | 1:53.18 | |
| 5 | Jerome Kahia | Belgium | 1:53.30 | |
| 6 | Chris Smith | United Kingdom | 1:53.36 | |
| 7 | Rafith Rodríguez |  Colombia | 1:53.72 | |
| 8 | Garvyn Nero |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2:06.82 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giordano Benedetti | Italy | 1:49.71 | Q |
| 2 | Jan Van Den Broeck | Belgium | 1:49.72 | Q |
| 3 | Diomar de Souza | Brazil | 1:49.77 | Q |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kibet | Kenya | 1:49.81 | q |
| 5 | Oriol Bonet | Spain | 1:51.71 | q |
| 6 | Dániel Kállay |  Hungary | 1:53.02 | |
| 7 | Kim Jae-Yeol |  South Korea | 1:53.52 | |
| 8 | Tilek Bekenbaev |  Kyrgyzstan | 1:59.87 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amine El-Manaoui | Morocco | 1:50.96 | Q |
| 2 | Kevin López | Spain | 1:51.08 | Q |
| 3 | Ewen Sabatier | France | 1:51.44 | Q |
| 4 | André Olivier | South Africa | 1:51.45 | q |
| 5 | Ali Al-Deraan | Saudi Arabia | 1:51.55 | q |
| 6 | Ronny Heck | Germany | 1:51.78 | |
| 7 | Fábio Gonçalves |  Portugal | 1:52.61 | |
| 8 | Emrah Çoban | Turkey | 1:54.35 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | Russia | 1:50.16 | Q |
| 2 | Tayron Reyes | Dominican Republic | 1:50.18 | Q |
| 3 | James Kaan | Australia | 1:50.28 | Q |
| 4 | Olivier Collin | Canada | 1:50.42 | q |
| 5 | Elijah Greer | United States | 1:50.73 | q |
| 6 | Wojciech Jarosz | Poland | 1:52.30 | |
| 7 | Farhan Ahmed |  Pakistan | 1:56.48 | |
| 8 | Salifou Oumarou |  Niger | 1:56.77 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Australia (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Brazil (1)
- Canada (1)
- Colombia (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Morocco (2)
- Niger (1)
- Pakistan (1)
- Peru (1)
- Poland (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Russia (1)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Slovenia (1)
- South Africa (2)
- South Korea (1)
- Spain (2)
- Sudan (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Turkey (2)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
References
- ↑ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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