1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | William Chirchir Kenya
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| Silver | Wilfred Bungei Kenya
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| Bronze | Paskar Owor Uganda
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Results
[edit]Final
[edit]31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
William Chirchir | Kenya |
1:47.23 | |
 |
Wilfred Bungei | Kenya |
1:47.53 | |
 |
Paskar Owor | Uganda |
1:48.20 | |
| 4 | João Pires |  Portugal |
1:48.22 | |
| 5 | Bram Som |  Netherlands |
1:48.36 | |
| 6 | Chris Moss |  United Kingdom |
1:48.77 | |
| 7 | Dmitriy Bogdanov |  Russia |
1:48.91 | |
| 8 | Dwayne Miller |  Jamaica |
1:49.25 |
Semifinals
[edit]29 July
Semifinal 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Moss | United Kingdom |
1:50.65 | Q |
| 2 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya |
1:50.70 | Q |
| 3 | Dwayne Miller | Jamaica |
1:50.76 | Q |
| 4 | Lucky Hadebe |  South Africa |
1:51.01 | |
| 5 | Nicolas Aïssat |  France |
1:51.11 | |
| 6 | Ramon Wächter |  Switzerland |
1:51.11 | |
| 7 | Mechal Gebreab |  Ethiopia |
1:51.19 | |
| 8 | Rachid Khouia |  Morocco |
1:51.49 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Chirchir | Kenya |
1:48.93 | Q |
| 2 | João Pires | Portugal |
1:49.05 | Q |
| 3 | Paskar Owor | Uganda |
1:49.25 | Q |
| 4 | Dmitriy Bogdanov | Russia |
1:49.31 | q |
| 5 | Bram Som | Netherlands |
1:49.80 | q |
| 6 | Joeri Jansen |  Belgium |
1:53.46 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Al-Bayed |  Palestine |
1:54.51 | |
| Glauco Santos |  Brazil |
DNS |
Heats
[edit]28 July
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya |
1:49.47 | Q |
| 2 | Dwayne Miller | Jamaica |
1:49.59 | Q |
| 3 | Glauco Santos | Brazil |
1:50.41 | q |
| 4 | Kiyoharo Sato |  Japan |
1:50.58 | |
| 5 | John Chávez |  Colombia |
1:51.23 | |
| 6 | Said Chabane |  Algeria |
1:56.89 | |
| 7 | Safari Rwakabera |  Rwanda |
2:01.29 |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Pires | Portugal |
1:50.73 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Al-Bayed | Palestine |
1:51.18 | Q |
| 3 | Sergio Gallardo |  Spain |
1:51.32 | |
| 4 | Marlon Greensword | Jamaica |
1:51.60 | |
| 5 | Youcef Djebbab | Algeria |
1:51.94 | |
| 6 | Jon Stevens |  United States |
1:52.19 | |
| 7 | Shawn Jeffers |  British Virgin Islands |
1:55.98 | |
| 8 | Casper Pule |  Solomon Islands |
2:00.43 |
Heat 3
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Moss | United Kingdom |
1:49.92 | Q |
| 2 | Mechal Gebreab | Ethiopia |
1:50.28 | Q |
| 3 | Nicolas Aïssat | France |
1:50.30 | q |
| 4 | Alberto Revilla | Spain |
1:50.75 | |
| 5 | Craig Wood |  Australia |
1:50.91 | |
| 6 | Kim Myung-Hwan |  South Korea |
1:54.38 | |
| 7 | Baiju Mirandi |  India |
1:56.41 | |
| 8 | Gerard Solomon |  Vanuatu |
1:56.79 |
Heat 4
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paskar Owor | Uganda |
1:51.99 | Q |
| 2 | Bram Som | Netherlands |
1:52.15 | Q |
| 3 | Jasmin Salihović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1:52.28 | |
| 4 | Nick Lorenz | Australia |
1:53.27 | |
| 5 | Jon Andersson |  Sweden |
1:54.80 | |
| 6 | Claudinel Vitor | Brazil |
1:56.68 | |
| 7 | Clive Baron |  Dominica |
1:57.03 | |
| 8 | Florent Battistel |  Monaco |
2:00.31 |
Heat 5
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitriy Bogdanov | Russia |
1:52.64 | Q |
| 2 | Lucky Hadebe | South Africa |
1:52.97 | Q |
| 3 | Park Ho-Min | South Korea |
1:53.14 | |
| 4 | Igor Khalavniov |  Belarus |
1:53.16 | |
| 5 | Mark Hassell | United States |
1:53.16 | |
| 6 | Abdelkabir Louraïbi | Morocco |
1:53.25 | |
| 7 | Florent Lacasse | France |
1:54.42 | |
| 8 | Tobias Ganzmann |  Germany |
1:55.99 |
Heat 6
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joeri Jansen | Belgium |
1:50.84 | Q |
| 2 | Rachid Khouia | Morocco |
1:51.91 | Q |
| 3 | Dario Sbrana |  Italy |
1:52.01 | |
| 4 | Jan Drees | Germany |
1:52.20 | |
| 5 | Ivan Heshko |  Ukraine |
1:53.10 | |
| 6 | Simon Lees | United Kingdom |
1:53.79 | |
| 7 | Farid Salvaterra |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
1:58.09 | |
| 8 | Kamardin Andriantambezina |  Madagascar |
2:00.09 |
Heat 7
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Chirchir | Kenya |
1:51.78 | Q |
| 2 | Ramon Wächter | Switzerland |
1:51.89 | Q |
| 3 | Geert Waelput | Belgium |
1:52.29 | |
| 4 | Mandla Nkosi | South Africa |
1:54.08 | |
| 5 | Francesco Roncalli | Italy |
1:55.89 | |
| 6 | Hamed Ahmed Mohamed |  Sudan |
1:56.38 | |
| 7 | Rickard Pell | Sweden |
1:58.12 |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (2)
Australia (2)
Belarus (1)
Belgium (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (2)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Colombia (1)
Dominica (1)
Ethiopia (1)
France (2)
Germany (2)
India (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Madagascar (1)
Monaco (1)
Morocco (2)
Netherlands (1)
Palestine (1)
Portugal (1)
Russia (1)
Rwanda (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Africa (2)
South Korea (2)
Spain (2)
Sudan (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Vanuatu (1)
References
[edit]- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015