2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Masters Men's 800 metres

The masters men's 800 metres was an exhibition event for men in the M60 division at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships held on 19 March 2016.[1]

Masters Men's 800 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
David Roy Wilcock and Joe Gough (about to fall) at the finish
photo courtesy Ken Stone / masterstrack.com
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 19 (final)
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Winning time2:15.90
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Ireland
bronze medal    Ukraine
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Joe Gough held the lead and the inside lane going into the last lap, only David Roy Wilcock followed as they separated from the pack. Coming off the final turn, Wilcock went wide into lane 2 and outsprinted Gough. As he saw Wilcock passing him, Gough gave it all he had and dove for the finish line, dramatically falling to the track in second place. Oleksandr Lysenko was able to gain a slight edge on the final lap to get bronze out of a tight finish for third.

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Roy Wilcox   Great Britain 2:15.90
2 Joe Gough   Ireland 2:16.01
3 Oleksandr Lysenko   Ukraine 2:17.38
4 Pierre Faucheur   France 2:18.23
5 Marcellus Jacobus Scholten   Netherlands 2:18.53
6 Fiorio Cloki   Uruguay 2:18.66

References

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  1. ^ "800m Masters Result - IAAF World Indoor Championships - iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org.