The men's 800 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 July.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya
|
| Silver | Salem Amer Al-Badri Qatar
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| Bronze | David Fiegen Luxembourg
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Results edit
Final edit
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
1:46.59 | |
 |
Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:46.63 | |
 |
David Fiegen | Luxembourg |
1:46.66 | |
| 4 | Adam Abdou | Qatar |
1:46.86 | |
| 5 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail |  Sudan |
1:47.20 | |
| 6 | José Manuel Cortés |  Spain |
1:47.44 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Battani |  Morocco |
1:48.18 | |
| 8 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain |
1:56.73 |
Semifinals edit
17 July
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
1:49.55 | Q |
| 2 | Adam Abdou | Qatar |
1:49.61 | Q |
| 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain |
1:49.72 | Q |
| 4 | Yuriy Koldin |  Russia |
1:49.99 | |
| 5 | Ricky Soos |  United Kingdom |
1:50.17 | |
| 6 | Richard Smith |  United States |
1:50.29 | |
| 7 | Prince Mumba |  Zambia |
1:50.96 | |
| 8 | Andrew Ellerton |  Canada |
1:52.08 | |
| 9 | Roman Fosti |  Estonia |
1:53.36 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
1:46.36 | Q |
| 2 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg |
1:46.40 | Q |
| 3 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:46.82 | Q |
| 4 | José Manuel Cortés | Spain |
1:46.92 | q |
| 5 | Mohamed Battani | Morocco |
1:48.46 | q |
| 6 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya |
1:49.83 | |
| 7 | Antoine Martiak |  France |
1:52.37 | |
| 8 | Frank Francois | United States |
1:53.67 |
Heats edit
16 July
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Abdou | Qatar |
1:48.93 | Q |
| 2 | Antoine Martiak | France |
1:49.03 | Q |
| 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain |
1:49.21 | q |
| 4 | Tom Osborne |  New Zealand |
1:52.16 | |
| 5 | Mahmoud Abuattaya |  Palestine |
1:56.61 | |
| 6 | Park Ji-Yun |  South Korea |
1:58.21 | |
| 7 | Daryl Vassallo |  Gibraltar |
2:01.16 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
1:48.26 | Q |
| 2 | Ricky Soos | United Kingdom |
1:48.82 | Q |
| 3 | Andrew Ellerton | Canada |
1:49.45 | q |
| 4 | Roman Fosti | Estonia |
1:50.23 | q |
| 5 | Arno Hoevink |  Netherlands |
1:52.15 | |
| 6 | Werner Botha |  Australia |
1:52.84 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg |
1:49.86 | Q |
| 2 | Frank Francois | United States |
1:50.10 | Q |
| 3 | Yuriy Koldin | Russia |
1:50.15 | q |
| 4 | Ibrahim Siddiq | Sudan |
1:50.79 | |
| 5 | Sylvester Chishiba | Zambia |
1:51.00 | |
| 6 | James Aaron | Australia |
1:51.06 | |
| 7 | Domen Znidaric |  Slovenia |
1:56.74 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar |
1:49.63 | Q |
| 2 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
1:50.13 | Q |
| 3 | Onalenna Oabona |  Botswana |
1:50.48 | |
| 4 | Walid Meliani |  Algeria |
1:50.62 | |
| 5 | Jermaine Myers |  Jamaica |
1:50.93 | |
| 6 | Bonolo Maboa |  South Africa |
1:51.25 | |
| 7 | Prince Mumba | Zambia |
1:51.86 | q |
Heat 5 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Manuel Cortés | Spain |
1:49.28 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Battani | Morocco |
1:49.45 | Q |
| 3 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya |
1:49.62 | q |
| 4 | Richard Smith | United States |
1:50.17 | q |
| 5 | Erik Sproll | Canada |
1:50.57 | |
| 6 | Thiago Chyaromont |  Brazil |
1:53.65 | |
| 7 | Tai Payne |  Guyana |
2:09.88 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Botswana (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (2)
Estonia (1)
France (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Guyana (1)
Jamaica (1)
Kenya (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Palestine (1)
Qatar (2)
Russia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (1)
Spain (2)
Sudan (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
Zambia (2)
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015