2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Masters Men's 800 metres

The masters men's 800 metres was an exhibition event for men in the M60 division at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships held on 19 March, 2016.[1]

Masters Men's 800 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
David Roy Wilcock and Joe Gough (about to fall) at the finish
photo courtesy Ken Stone / masterstrack.com
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 19 (final)
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Winning time2:15.90
Medalists
    Great Britain
    Ireland
    Ukraine

Joe Gough held the lead and the inside lane going into the last lap, only David Roy Wilcock followed as they separated from the pack. Coming off the final turn, Wilcock went wide into lane 2 and outsprinted Gough. As he saw Wilcock passing him, Gough gave it all he had and dove for the finish line, dramatically falling to the track in second place. Oleksandr Lysenko was able to gain a slight edge on the final lap to get bronze out of a tight finish for third.

Results


RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1David Roy Wilcox Great Britain2:15.90
2Joe Gough Ireland2:16.01
3Oleksandr Lysenko Ukraine2:17.38
4Pierre Faucheur France2:18.23
5Marcellus Jacobus Scholten Netherlands2:18.53
6Fiorio Cloki Uruguay2:18.66


References

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