The men's 800 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7 and 9 March 2014. Poland's Marcin Lewandowski originally won the bronze medal, but a single step on the infield led to his disqualification and the promotion of Great Britain's Andrew Osagie to the third podium position.[1]
| Men's 800 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Ergo Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 March (heats) 9 March (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.40 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mohammed Aman Ethiopia
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Adam Kszczot Poland
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Andrew Osagie Great Britain
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
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1:42.67 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| Championship record | Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
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1:42.67 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| World Leading | Mohammed Aman (ETH)
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1:44.52 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 15 February 2014 |
| African record | Mohammed Aman (ETH)
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1:44.52 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 15 February 2014 |
| Asian record |  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)
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1:45.26 | Valencia, Spain | 9 March 2008 |
| European record | Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
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1:42.67 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
 Johnny Gray (USA)
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1:45.00 | Sindelfingen, Germany | 8 March 1992 |
| Oceanian record |  Ryan Foster (AUS)
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1:47.48 | State College, United States | 30 January 2010 |
| South American record |  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)
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1:45.43 | Piraeus, Greece | 8 March 1989 |
Qualification standards edit
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 1:47.00 | 1:44.00 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2014 | 13:30 | Heats |
| 9 March 2014 | 17:20 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: The winner of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Adam Kszczot | Poland |
1:45.76 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Andrew Osagie | Great Britain |
1:45.88 | q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | André Olivier |  South Africa |
1:46.18 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland |
1:46.26 | q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Thijmen Kupers |  Netherlands |
1:46.55 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia |
1:46.73 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Stepan Poistogov |  Russia |
1:47.11 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Nick Symmonds | United States |
1:47.29 | SB |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Kevin López |  Spain |
1:47.34 | |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai |  Kenya |
1:47.41 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6[3] | Mukhtar Mohammed | Great Britain |
1:47.59 | SB |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Mark English |  Ireland |
1:47.60 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7[3] | Erik Sowinski | United States |
1:48.04 | |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | Kristinn Thór Kristinsson |  Iceland |
1:51.20 | PB |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Brice Etès |  Monaco |
1:51.24 | NR |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Farkhod Kuralov |  Tajikistan |
1:52.36 | NR |
| 17 | 1 | 5 | Tenirberdi Suiunbaev |  Kyrgyzstan |
2:00.51 | PB |
| 1 | 4 | Saddam Hussain |  Pakistan |
DQ | R163.3(b)[4] | |
| 2 | 4 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla |  Qatar |
DQ | R163.3(a)[5] |
Final edit
Source:[6]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia |
1:46.40 | |
 |
Adam Kszczot | Poland |
1:46.76 | |
 |
Andrew Osagie | Great Britain |
1:47.10 | |
| 4 | André Olivier | South Africa |
1:47.31 | |
| 5 | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands |
1:47.74 | |
| Marcin Lewandowski | Poland |
DQ | R163.3(b)[7] |
References edit
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2014-03-09). Report: men’s 800m final – Sopot 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-09.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ a b There is an error on the pdf results. Refer to http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/photofinish/4952/M_800_h_1.jpg?v=-608598375
- ^ Infringement of the inside border
- ^ Lane infringement
- ^ Final results
- ^ Infringement of the inside border; original time: 1:47.09
