These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 59 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 29 August 1999 at 20:30h.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Wilson KipketerDenmark (DEN) |
| Silver |  Hezekiél SepengSouth Africa (RSA) |
| Bronze |  Djabir Saïd-GuerniAlgeria (ALG) |
Heats edit
- Held on Thursday 26 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
|
1:47.29 |
| 2. |  Savieri Ngidhi (ZIM)
|
1:47.58 |
| 3. |  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)
|
1:48.05 |
| 4. |  Assane Diallo (SEN)
|
1:48.06 |
| 5. |  Khadevis Robinson (USA)
|
1:48.31 |
| 6. |  José Manuel Cerezo (ESP)
|
1:50.08 |
 Milton Browne (BAR)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  André Bucher (SUI)
|
1:46.81 |
| 2. |  Wojciech Kałdowski (POL)
|
1:46.88 |
| 3. |  Arthémon Hatungimana (BDI)
|
1:47.08 |
| 4. |  Mark Sesay (GBR)
|
1:47.48 |
| 5. |  Mouhssin Chehibi (MAR)
|
1:47.65 |
| 6. |  Frederick Onyancha (KEN)
|
1:47.76 |
| 7. |  Naseer Ismail (MDV)
|
1:56.67 |
 Karma Dorji (BHU)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Andrea Longo (ITA)
|
1:45.01 |
| 2. |  Grant Cremer (AUS)
|
1:45.21 |
| 3. | Adem Hecini (ALG)
|
1:46.13 |
| 4. |  James Nolan (IRL)
|
1:46.38 |
| 5. |  Kim Soon-Hyung (KOR)
|
1:46.78 |
| 6. |  Guillaume Douceret (FRA)
|
1:47.69 |
| 7. |  Mohamed Abd El Rahman (SUD)
|
1:53.67 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rich Kenah (USA)
|
1:47.95 |
| 2. | Kennedy Kimwetich (KEN)
|
1:48.45 |
| 3. |  Khaled Azerkan (SWE)
|
1:48.46 |
| 4. | Crispen Mutakanyi (ZIM)
|
1:48.73 |
| 5. |  Aleksander Trutko (BLR)
|
1:48.99 |
| 6. | Curtis Robb (GBR)
|
1:49.13 |
| 7. |  Batmunkh Banzragch (MGL)
|
2:02.42 |
| Lucky Hadebe (RSA)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
|
1:45.65 |
| 2. | Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)
|
1:46.01 |
| 3. |  Nico Motchebon (GER)
|
1:46.18 |
| 4. | Rachid Khouia (MAR)
|
1:46.96 |
| 5. |  Ian Roberts (GUY)
|
1:47.53 |
| 6. |  Urmet Uusorg (EST)
|
1:48.85 |
| 7. |  Mohammed Al Fayet (PLE)
|
1:52.53 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johan Botha (RSA)
|
1:46.59 |
| 2. | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana (BDI)
|
1:46.73 |
| 3. | Nils Schumann (GER)
|
1:46.79 |
| 4. |  João Pires (POR)
|
1:47.08 |
| 5. | Jason Lobo (GBR)
|
1:47.53 |
| 6. |  Balázs Korányi (HUN)
|
1:47.60 |
| 7. |  Carlos Calvo (LUX)
|
1:48.48 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Japheth Kimutai (KEN)
|
1:45.66 |
| 2. |  Roman Oravec (CZE)
|
1:45.80 |
| 3. | Bryan Woodward (USA)
|
1:45.98 |
| 4. |  Glody Dube (BOT)
|
1:46.67 |
| 5. |  Zach Whitmarsh (CAN)
|
1:47.01 |
| 6. | Tor Øivind Ødegård (NOR)
|
1:47.07 |
| 7. |  Víctor Martínez (AND)
|
1:48.73 |
| RANK | HEAT 8 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Wilson Kirwa (FIN)
|
1:46.20 |
| 2. | Roberto Parra (ESP)
|
1:46.22 |
| 3. |  Norberto Téllez (CUB)
|
1:46.24 |
| 4. | Mahjoub Haïda (MAR)
|
1:46.86 |
| 5. |  Panagiotis Stroubakos (GRE)
|
1:48.56 |
| 6. | David Matthews (IRL)
|
1:49.52 |
| 7. |  Ketson Kabiriel (MNP)
|
2:07.73 |
 Abdul Rahman Hasan Abdulla (QAT)
|
DNS |
Semi-final edit
- Held on Friday 27 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)
|
1:45.20 |
| 2. | Andrea Longo (ITA)
|
1:45.63 |
| 3. | Rich Kenah (USA)
|
1:45.99 |
| 4. | Roberto Parra (ESP)
|
1:46.07 |
| 5. | Wojciech Kałdowski (POL)
|
1:46.49 |
| 6. | Adem Hecini (ALG)
|
1:46.61 |
| 7. | James Nolan (IRL)
|
1:47.07 |
| 8. | Kim Soon-Hyung (KOR)
|
1:47.15 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
|
1:44.87 |
| 2. | Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
|
1:45.17 |
| 3. | Norberto Téllez (CUB)
|
1:45.22 |
| 4. | Kennedy Kimwetich (KEN)
|
1:45.67 |
| 5. | Roman Oravec (CZE)
|
1:45.78 |
| 6. | Savieri Ngidhi (ZIM)
|
1:46.56 |
| 7. | Wilson Kirwa (FIN)
|
1:46.65 |
| 8. | Nico Motchebon (GER)
|
1:47.17 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Japheth Kimutai (KEN)
|
1:47.74 |
| 2. | Nils Schumann (GER)
|
1:47.90 |
| 3. | André Bucher (SUI)
|
1:48.07 |
| 4. | Grant Cremer (AUS)
|
1:48.22 |
| 5. | Glody Dube (BOT)
|
1:48.67 |
| 6. | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana (BDI)
|
1:48.91 |
| 7. | Johan Botha (RSA)
|
1:49.71 |
| 8. | Bryan Woodward (USA)
|
1:55.52 |
Final edit
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
|
1:43.30 |
|
Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)
|
1:43.32 |
|
Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
|
1:44.18 |
| 4. | Norberto Téllez (CUB)
|
1:45.03 |
| 5. | Japheth Kimutai (KEN)
|
1:45.18 |
| 6. | Andrea Longo (ITA)
|
1:45.33 |
| 7. | Kennedy Kimwetich (KEN)
|
1:46.27 |
| 8. | Nils Schumann (GER)
|
1:46.79 |