2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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]

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
    Ethiopia
    Poland
    Great Britain

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
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 201413:30Heats
9 March 201417:20Final
Fifth-place finisher, Thijmen Kupers
Andre 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]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Adam Kszczot Poland1:45.76Q
231Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:45.88q
325André Olivier South Africa1:46.18Q
421Marcin Lewandowski Poland1:46.26q
523Thijmen Kupers Netherlands1:46.55q, PB
613Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:46.73Q
712Stepan Poistogov Russia1:47.11
826Nick Symmonds United States1:47.29SB
911Kevin López Spain1:47.34
1035Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai Kenya1:47.41
1116[3]Mukhtar Mohammed Great Britain1:47.59SB
1232Mark English Ireland1:47.60
1317[3]Erik Sowinski United States1:48.04
1433Kristinn Thór Kristinsson Iceland1:51.20PB
1536Brice Etès Monaco1:51.24NR
1622Farkhod Kuralov Tajikistan1:52.36NR
1715Tenirberdi Suiunbaev Kyrgyzstan2:00.51PB
14Saddam Hussain PakistanDQR163.3(b)[4]
24Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla QatarDQR163.3(a)[5]

Final

[6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:46.40
Adam Kszczot Poland1:46.76
Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:47.10
4André Olivier South Africa1:47.31
5Thijmen Kupers Netherlands1:47.74
Marcin Lewandowski PolandDQR163.3(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. 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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