1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | William Chirchir Kenya |
| Silver | Wilfred Bungei Kenya |
| Bronze | Paskar Owor Uganda |
Results
Final
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | William Chirchir | Kenya | 1:47.23 | |
 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya | 1:47.53 | |
 | Paskar Owor | Uganda | 1:48.20 | |
| 4 | João Pires |  Portugal | 1:48.22 | |
| 5 | Bram Som |  Netherlands | 1:48.36 | |
| 6 | Chris Moss |  United Kingdom | 1:48.77 | |
| 7 | Dmitriy Bogdanov |  Russia | 1:48.91 | |
| 8 | Dwayne Miller |  Jamaica | 1:49.25 |
Semifinals
29 July
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Moss | United Kingdom | 1:50.65 | Q |
| 2 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya | 1:50.70 | Q |
| 3 | Dwayne Miller | Jamaica | 1:50.76 | Q |
| 4 | Lucky Hadebe |  South Africa | 1:51.01 | |
| 5 | Nicolas Aïssat |  France | 1:51.11 | |
| 6 | Ramon Wächter |  Switzerland | 1:51.11 | |
| 7 | Mechal Gebreab |  Ethiopia | 1:51.19 | |
| 8 | Rachid Khouia |  Morocco | 1:51.49 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Chirchir | Kenya | 1:48.93 | Q |
| 2 | João Pires | Portugal | 1:49.05 | Q |
| 3 | Paskar Owor | Uganda | 1:49.25 | Q |
| 4 | Dmitriy Bogdanov | Russia | 1:49.31 | q |
| 5 | Bram Som | Netherlands | 1:49.80 | q |
| 6 | Joeri Jansen | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:53.46 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Al-Bayed |  Palestine | 1:54.51 | |
| Glauco Santos |  Brazil | DNS |
Heats
28 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya | 1:49.47 | Q |
| 2 | Dwayne Miller | Jamaica | 1:49.59 | Q |
| 3 | Glauco Santos | Brazil | 1:50.41 | q |
| 4 | Kiyoharo Sato |  Japan | 1:50.58 | |
| 5 | John Chávez |  Colombia | 1:51.23 | |
| 6 | Said Chabane |  Algeria | 1:56.89 | |
| 7 | Safari Rwakabera | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rwanda | 2:01.29 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Pires | Portugal | 1:50.73 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Al-Bayed | Palestine | 1:51.18 | Q |
| 3 | Sergio Gallardo |  Spain | 1:51.32 | |
| 4 | Marlon Greensword | Jamaica | 1:51.60 | |
| 5 | Youcef Djebbab | Algeria | 1:51.94 | |
| 6 | Jon Stevens |  United States | 1:52.19 | |
| 7 | Shawn Jeffers |  British Virgin Islands | 1:55.98 | |
| 8 | Casper Pule |  Solomon Islands | 2:00.43 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Moss | United Kingdom | 1:49.92 | Q |
| 2 | Mechal Gebreab | Ethiopia | 1:50.28 | Q |
| 3 | Nicolas Aïssat | France | 1:50.30 | q |
| 4 | Alberto Revilla | Spain | 1:50.75 | |
| 5 | Craig Wood | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 1:50.91 | |
| 6 | Kim Myung-Hwan |  South Korea | 1:54.38 | |
| 7 | Baiju Mirandi |  India | 1:56.41 | |
| 8 | Gerard Solomon |  Vanuatu | 1:56.79 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paskar Owor | Uganda | 1:51.99 | Q |
| 2 | Bram Som | Netherlands | 1:52.15 | Q |
| 3 | Jasmin Salihović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1:52.28 | |
| 4 | Nick Lorenz | Australia | 1:53.27 | |
| 5 | Jon Andersson |  Sweden | 1:54.80 | |
| 6 | Claudinel Vitor | Brazil | 1:56.68 | |
| 7 | Clive Baron |  Dominica | 1:57.03 | |
| 8 | Florent Battistel |  Monaco | 2:00.31 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitriy Bogdanov | Russia | 1:52.64 | Q |
| 2 | Lucky Hadebe | South Africa | 1:52.97 | Q |
| 3 | Park Ho-Min | South Korea | 1:53.14 | |
| 4 | Igor Khalavniov | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 1:53.16 | |
| 5 | Mark Hassell | United States | 1:53.16 | |
| 6 | Abdelkabir Louraïbi | Morocco | 1:53.25 | |
| 7 | Florent Lacasse | France | 1:54.42 | |
| 8 | Tobias Ganzmann |  Germany | 1:55.99 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joeri Jansen | Belgium | 1:50.84 | Q |
| 2 | Rachid Khouia | Morocco | 1:51.91 | Q |
| 3 | Dario Sbrana |  Italy | 1:52.01 | |
| 4 | Jan Drees | Germany | 1:52.20 | |
| 5 | Ivan Heshko |  Ukraine | 1:53.10 | |
| 6 | Simon Lees | United Kingdom | 1:53.79 | |
| 7 | Farid Salvaterra |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 1:58.09 | |
| 8 | Kamardin Andriantambezina |  Madagascar | 2:00.09 |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Chirchir | Kenya | 1:51.78 | Q |
| 2 | Ramon Wächter | Switzerland | 1:51.89 | Q |
| 3 | Geert Waelput | Belgium | 1:52.29 | |
| 4 | Mandla Nkosi | South Africa | 1:54.08 | |
| 5 | Francesco Roncalli | Italy | 1:55.89 | |
| 6 | Hamed Ahmed Mohamed |  Sudan | 1:56.38 | |
| 7 | Rickard Pell | Sweden | 1:58.12 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (2)
- Australia (2)
- Belarus (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
- Brazil (2)
- British Virgin Islands (1)
- Colombia (1)
- Dominica (1)
- Ethiopia (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- India (1)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (2)
- Japan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Madagascar (1)
- Monaco (1)
- Morocco (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Russia (1)
- Rwanda (1)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
- Solomon Islands (1)
- South Africa (2)
- South Korea (2)
- Spain (2)
- Sudan (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Uganda (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- Vanuatu (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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