2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 11 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Abubaker Kaki Sudan
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| Silver | Geoffrey Kibet Kenya
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| Bronze | André Olivier South Africa
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Abubaker Kaki | Sudan |
1:45.60 | |
 |
Geoffrey Kibet | Kenya |
1:46.23 | |
 |
André Olivier | South Africa |
1:47.57 | |
| 4 | Adam Kszczot |  Poland |
1:47.91 | |
| 5 | Diomar de Souza |  Brazil |
1:49.80 | |
| 6 | Giordano Benedetti |  Italy |
1:50.65 | |
| 7 | Amine El-Manaoui |  Morocco |
1:51.43 | |
| 8 | James Kaan |  Australia |
1:52.41 |
Semifinals[edit]
9 July
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amine El-Manaoui | Morocco |
1:48.90 | Q |
| 2 | Geoffrey Kibet | Kenya |
1:49.04 | Q |
| 3 | James Kaan | Australia |
1:49.25 | q |
| 4 | Sebastian Keiner |  Germany |
1:49.99 | |
| 5 | Shiferaw Wole |  Ethiopia |
1:50.11 | |
| 6 | Rick Ward |  United Kingdom |
1:51.97 | |
| 7 | Jan Van Den Broeck |  Belgium |
1:53.11 | |
| 8 | Oriol Bonet |  Spain |
1:53.98 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan |
1:46.71 | Q |
| 2 | Adam Kszczot | Poland |
1:47.16 | Q |
| 3 | Diomar de Souza | Brazil |
1:49.01 | q |
| 4 | Henok Tesfaye | Ethiopia |
1:49.35 | |
| 4 | Robin Rohlén |  Sweden |
1:49.35 | |
| 6 | Elijah Greer |  United States |
1:50.47 | |
| 7 | Felix Konchellah | Kenya |
1:51.56 | |
| 8 | Kevin López | Spain |
1:53.57 |
Semifinal 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giordano Benedetti | Italy |
1:48.38 | Q |
| 2 | André Olivier | South Africa |
1:48.62 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov |  Russia |
1:49.39 | |
| 4 | Ali Al-Deraan |  Saudi Arabia |
1:49.45 | |
| 5 | Martin Hrstka |  Czech Republic |
1:50.07 | |
| 6 | Ewen Sabatier |  France |
1:50.34 | |
| 7 | Tayron Reyes |  Dominican Republic |
1:50.61 | |
| 8 | Olivier Collin |  Canada |
1:51.60 |
Heats[edit]
8 July
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan |
1:50.92 | Q |
| 2 | Shiferaw Wole | Ethiopia |
1:50.96 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Hrstka | Czech Republic |
1:51.57 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Saykouk | Morocco |
1:51.82 | |
| 5 | Johan Svensson | Sweden |
1:52.64 | |
| 6 | Bilal Gagui |  Algeria |
1:53.00 | |
| 7 | Alessandro Schiavone |  Switzerland |
1:53.06 | |
| 8 | Julio Alfonso Pérez |  Peru |
1:54.58 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Konchellah | Kenya |
1:51.72 | Q |
| 2 | Rick Ward | United Kingdom |
1:51.73 | Q |
| 3 | Henok Tesfaye | Ethiopia |
1:51.92 | Q |
| 4 | Jost Kozan |  Slovenia |
1:52.31 | |
| 5 | Benjamin Herriau | France |
1:52.37 | |
| 6 | Raaghid Fredericks | South Africa |
1:52.60 | |
| 7 | Cihat Ulus |  Turkey |
1:52.72 | |
| 8 | Donte Holmes | United States |
1:52.88 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Kszczot | Poland |
1:51.80 | Q |
| 2 | Robin Rohlén | Sweden |
1:52.04 | Q |
| 3 | Sebastian Keiner | Germany |
1:52.22 | Q |
| 4 | Artyom Kazban |  Ukraine |
1:53.18 | |
| 5 | Jerome Kahia | Belgium |
1:53.30 | |
| 6 | Chris Smith | United Kingdom |
1:53.36 | |
| 7 | Rafith Rodríguez |  Colombia |
1:53.72 | |
| 8 | Garvyn Nero |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2:06.82 |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giordano Benedetti | Italy |
1:49.71 | Q |
| 2 | Jan Van Den Broeck | Belgium |
1:49.72 | Q |
| 3 | Diomar de Souza | Brazil |
1:49.77 | Q |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kibet | Kenya |
1:49.81 | q |
| 5 | Oriol Bonet | Spain |
1:51.71 | q |
| 6 | Dániel Kállay |  Hungary |
1:53.02 | |
| 7 | Kim Jae-Yeol |  South Korea |
1:53.52 | |
| 8 | Tilek Bekenbaev |  Kyrgyzstan |
1:59.87 |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amine El-Manaoui | Morocco |
1:50.96 | Q |
| 2 | Kevin López | Spain |
1:51.08 | Q |
| 3 | Ewen Sabatier | France |
1:51.44 | Q |
| 4 | André Olivier | South Africa |
1:51.45 | q |
| 5 | Ali Al-Deraan | Saudi Arabia |
1:51.55 | q |
| 6 | Ronny Heck | Germany |
1:51.78 | |
| 7 | Fábio Gonçalves |  Portugal |
1:52.61 | |
| 8 | Emrah Çoban | Turkey |
1:54.35 |
Heat 6[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | Russia |
1:50.16 | Q |
| 2 | Tayron Reyes | Dominican Republic |
1:50.18 | Q |
| 3 | James Kaan | Australia |
1:50.28 | Q |
| 4 | Olivier Collin | Canada |
1:50.42 | q |
| 5 | Elijah Greer | United States |
1:50.73 | q |
| 6 | Wojciech Jarosz | Poland |
1:52.30 | |
| 7 | Farhan Ahmed |  Pakistan |
1:56.48 | |
| 8 | Salifou Oumarou |  Niger |
1:56.77 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (1)
Canada (1)
Colombia (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Ethiopia (2)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Hungary (1)
Italy (1)
Kenya (2)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Morocco (2)
Niger (1)
Pakistan (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (2)
Portugal (1)
Russia (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (2)
South Korea (1)
Spain (2)
Sudan (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, 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