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

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Gold William Chirchir
  Kenya
Silver Wilfred Bungei
  Kenya
Bronze Paskar Owor
  Uganda

Results

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Final

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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

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29 July

Semifinal 1

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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

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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   Belgium 1:53.46
7 Mohamed Al-Bayed   Palestine 1:54.51
Glauco Santos   Brazil DNS

Heats

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28 July

Heat 1

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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   Rwanda 2:01.29

Heat 2

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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

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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   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

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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

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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   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

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015