2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15, 16 and 18 August.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold David Rudisha
  Kenya
Silver Jackson Kivuva
  Kenya
Bronze Abraham Chepkirwok
  Uganda

Results edit

Final edit

18 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  David Rudisha   Kenya 1:47.40
  Jackson Kivuva   Kenya 1:47.64
  Abraham Chepkirwok   Uganda 1:47.79
4 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland 1:48.25
5 Rabii Doukkana   Morocco 1:48.39
6 Abubaker Kaki   Sudan 1:48.46
7 Belal Mansour Ali   Bahrain 1:49.09
8 Andy González   Cuba 1:53.61

Semifinals edit

16 August

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jackson Kivuva   Kenya 1:48.56 Q
2 Andy González   Cuba 1:48.85 Q
3 Robin Schembera   Germany 1:49.41
4 James Brewer   United Kingdom 1:49.53
5 Jimmy Adar   Uganda 1:49.69
6 Jeff Lastennet   France 1:50.30
7 Jamaal James   Trinidad and Tobago 1:50.42
8 Tor Pöllänen   Sweden 1:51.78

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Abraham Chepkirwok   Uganda 1:47.72 Q
2 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland 1:47.90 Q
3 Lachlan Renshaw   Australia 1:48.26
4 Masato Yokota   Japan 1:48.98
5 Wilyam Rabih   Sudan 1:49.31
6 Dirk Gouws   South Africa 1:49.97
7 Mekonnen Gebremedhine   Ethiopia 1:50.47
8 Aleš Veselý   Czech Republic 1:51.16

Semifinal 3 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Rudisha   Kenya 1:47.24 Q
2 Belal Mansour Ali   Bahrain 1:47.54 Q
3 Abubaker Kaki   Sudan 1:47.63 q
4 Rabii Doukana   Morocco 1:47.99 q
5 Nadjim Manseur   Algeria 1:48.06
6 Dmitrijs Jurkevičs   Latvia 1:49.56
7 Florian Carvalho   France 1:49.98
8 Mark Mitchell   United Kingdom 1:53.51

Heats edit

15 August

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Rudisha   Kenya 1:49.12 Q
2 Mark Mitchell   United Kingdom 1:50.08 Q
3 Robin Schembera   Germany 1:50.42 Q
4 Shaka Ntsimako   Botswana 1:51.07
5 Jordan Chipangama   Zambia 1:51.27
6 Ali Al-Deraan   Saudi Arabia 1:51.69
7 Lahbib Izzabaha   Morocco 1:52.56
8 Geoffrey Harris   Canada 1:52.58

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Belal Mansour Ali   Bahrain 1:49.24 Q
2 Jackson Kivuva   Kenya 1:50.08 Q
3 Tor Pöllänen   Sweden 1:50.67 Q
4 Sebastian Keiner   Germany 1:50.71
5 Darren Mazzei   Canada 1:51.88
6 Jan Masenamela   South Africa 1:54.09
7 Firdavs Azizov   Tajikistan 1:56.74

Heat 3 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jimmy Adar   Uganda 1:49.22 Q
2 Andy González   Cuba 1:49.63 Q
3 James Brewer   United Kingdom 1:49.90 Q
4 Aleš Veselý   Czech Republic 1:50.46 q
5 Vid Trsan   Slovenia 1:50.81
6 Nick Toohey   Australia 1:51.30
7 Glauco Martino   San Marino 1:58.85

Heat 4 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nadjim Manseur   Algeria 1:50.24 Q
2 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland 1:50.24 Q
3 Rabii Doukana   Morocco 1:50.40 Q
4 Masato Yokota   Japan 1:50.56 q
5 Karjuan Williams   United States 1:51.58
6 David McCarthy   Ireland 1:52.41
7 Boldbaatar Shijirbagana   Mongolia 2:00.28
8 Radheshyam Kawang     Nepal 2:04.24

Heat 5 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Abraham Chepkirwok   Uganda 1:45.97 Q
2 Lachlan Renshaw   Australia 1:47.00 Q
3 Wilyam Rabih   Sudan 1:47.94 Q
4 Jeff Lastennet   France 1:48.13 q
5 Dirk Gouws   South Africa 1:48.48 q
6 Javier Gálvez   Spain 1:51.59
7 Brandon Jones   United States 1:55.46

Heat 6 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Abubaker Kaki   Sudan 1:48.07 Q
2 Dmitrijs Jurkevičs   Latvia 1:48.89 Q
3 Florian Carvalho   France 1:49.25 Q
4 Mekonnen Gebremedhine   Ethiopia 1:49.73 q
5 Jamaal James   Trinidad and Tobago 1:50.02 q
6 Sajeesh Joseph   India 1:51.48
7 Álvaro Campo   Spain 1:55.28

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2006 Beijing CHN Aug 15-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 12 March 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015