2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 30, 31 August and 2 September.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Alfred Kirwa Yego |
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Yuriy Borzakovskiy |
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record |  |
1:41.11 | Cologne, Germany | 24 August 1997 |
| Championship record | |
1:43.06 | Rome, Italy | 1 September 1987 |
| World leading |  |
1:43.74 | Monaco | 25 July 2007 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2007 | 19:40 | Heats |
| August 31, 2007 | 20:05 | Semifinals |
| September 2, 2007 | 19:55 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 6 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.
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Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alfred Kirwa Yego | | 1:44.54 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | | 1:44.71 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Abraham Chepkirwok |  | 1:44.84 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Gary Reed | | 1:44.92 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Amine Laâlou |  | 1:45.11 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | | 1:45.12 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Wilfred Bungei | | 1:45.20 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Mohammed Al-Salhi |  | 1:45.23 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Yusuf Saad Kamel |  | 1:45.31 | |
| 10 | 2 | Dmitriy Bogdanov | | 1:45.36 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Khadevis Robinson |  | 1:45.45 | |
| 12 | 2 | Nabil Madi |  | 1:45.59 | |
| 13 | 2 | Manuel Olmedo |  | 1:45.61 | |
| 14 | 1 | Fabiano Peçanha |  | 1:45.95 | |
| 15 | 1 | Dmitrijs Miļkevičs |  | 1:46.27 | |
| 16 | 2 | Nick Symmonds | | 1:46.41 | |
| 17 | 3 | Kléberson Davide | | 1:46.45 | |
| 18 | 1 | Abdoulaye Wagne |  | 1:46.49 | |
| 19 | 2 | Justus Koech | | 1:46.86 | |
| 20 | 3 | Michael Rimmer |  | 1:47.39 | |
| 21 | 2 | Rashid Ramzi | | 1:47.76 | |
| 22 | 3 | Yassine Bensghir | | 1:48.04 | |
| 23 | 3 | Mohammad Al-Azemi |  | 1:50.28 | |
| 24 | 1 | Mouhssin Chehibi | | 1:51.31 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alfred Kirwa Yego | | 1:47.09 | |
 | Gary Reed | | 1:47.10 | |
 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | | 1:47.39 | |
| 4 | Abraham Chepkirwok | | 1:47.41 | |
| 5 | Wilfred Bungei | | 1:47.42 | |
| 6 | Amine Laâlou | | 1:47.45 | |
| 7 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | | 1:47.52 | |
| 8 | Mohammed Al-Salhi | | 1:47.58 |
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