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Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 27 - October 28
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   Brazil
Bronze medal   Cuba
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The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 27 and 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Yeimer López of Cuba.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.01 Rieti, Italy August 29, 2010
Pan American Games record  Yeimer López (CUB) 1:44.58 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 28, 2007

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (1:49.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
October 27, 2011 16:45 Semifinals
October 28, 2011 16:10 Final

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Semifinals

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Held on October 27. The first three in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the finals.[3][4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Andy González  Cuba 1:48.21 Q
2 1 Mark Wieczorek  United States 1:48.31 Q
3 1 Lutimar Paes  Brazil 1:48.37 Q
4 1 Rafith Rodríguez  Colombia 1:48.41 q
5 1 Moise Joseph  Haiti 1:49.12 q
6 1 Nico Herrera  Venezuela 1:49.29
7 2 Tyler Mulder  United States 1:49.65 Q
8 2 Kleberson Davide  Brazil 1:49.65 Q
9 2 Raidel Acea  Cuba 1:50.04 Q
10 2 Jamaal James  Trinidad and Tobago 1:50.14
11 1 Jose Esparza  Mexico 1:50.65
12 2 Jenner Pelico  Guatemala 1:51.12
13 2 Juan Vega  Argentina 1:52.60
14 2 Edgard Cortez  Nicaragua 1:59.02
15 1 Jon Rankin  Cayman Islands 2:21.36 ADV
2 Eduar Villanueva  Venezuela DNS

Jon Rankin was advanced to the final due to interference.

Final

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Held on October 28.

Rank Name Nationality Time[5] Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andy González  Cuba 1:45.58 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kleberson Davide  Brazil 1:45.75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Raidel Acea  Cuba 1:46.23
4 Tyler Mulder  United States 1:46.46
5 Mark Wieczorek  United States 1:47.75
6 Lutimar Paes  Brazil 1:47.76
7 Jon Rankin  Cayman Islands 1:52.72
8 Moise Joseph  Haiti 1:54.88
9 Rafith Rodríguez  Colombia 1:58.27

References

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  1. ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Men's 800m Semifinal 1/2". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Men's 800m Semifinal 2/2". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Men's 800m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.