Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 6–9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 44 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:40.91 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Men's 800 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–9 August.[1]
Reigning world champion David Rudisha won the race in 1:40.91, becoming the first person to break 1:41 and improving on his own world record (the first world record in an Olympic men's 800m final since 1976). The reigning world junior champion Nigel Amos finished second in 1:41.73, establishing a new world junior record and Botswana national record. In an exceptionally fast final, all runners except Abubaker Kaki (who ran a seasonal best) set personal bests, including three national records (Kenya, Botswana, and Ethiopia). The finishing times were the fastest recorded for each placing and it constituted the first time that eight athletes ran under 1:44 in the same race. All the athletes in the race produced times that would have won the final in Beijing.[2] The eighth-place finisher, Andrew Osagie, produced a time that would have won the gold medal at all but three of the previous Olympic 800m finals.
Rudisha led from the start of the race, easing from lane 4 to the break with a determined Kaki in tow. By the halfway mark in 49.28 Mohammed Aman lined up off Kaki's shoulder. During the next 200 meters, Rudisha put a gap on the field and Kaki began falling back. The scramble was on to see who had anything left or, like Kaki, who would pay the price. As Rudisha showed the strain of his effort, Nigel Amos and Timothy Kitum started to make up a little of the ground Rudisha had built up. Running at the back of the field, Duane Solomon and Nick Symmonds made a late run, finishing just a step out of the medals.
Amos' silver medal was the first Olympic medal ever for Botswana.[3]
Competition format
The competition had seven heats in the first round, three semi-finals and a final.[4] The top three in the first round heats progressed, as did the three fastest non-qualifiers. The top two finishers in the semi-final race reached the finals and the two fastest runners outside these runners made up the eight finalists.[5]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  David Rudisha (KEN)
|
1:41.01 | Rieti, Italy | 29 August 2010 |
| Olympic record |  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)
|
1:42.58 | Atlanta, United States | 31 July 1996 |
| 2012 World leading | David Rudisha (KEN)
|
1:41.54 | Paris, France | 6 July 2012 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August | Final | David Rudisha |  Kenya |
1:40.91 | WR |
The following national records were set during the competition.
| Kenya national record | David Rudisha (KEN)
|
1:40.91 s |
| Botswana national record |  Nijel Amos (BOT)
|
1:41.73 s |
| Ethiopia national record |  Mohammed Aman (ETH)
|
1:43.20 s |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 6 August 2012 | 10:50 | Round 1 |
| Tuesday, 7 August 2012 | 19:55 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 9 August 2012 | 20:00 | Finals |
Results
Round 1
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nijel Amos |  Botswana |
1:45.90 | Q |
| 2 | Fabiano Pecanha |  Brazil |
1:46.29 | Q |
| 3 | Luis Alberto Marco |  Spain |
1:46.86 | Q |
| 4 | Khadevis Robinson |  United States |
1:47.17 | |
| 5 | Marcin Lewandowski |  Poland |
1:47.64 | q[7] |
| 6 | Ivan Tukhtachev |  Russia |
1:49.77 | |
| 7 | Derek Mandell |  Guam |
1:58.94 | |
| — | Mohammad Al-Azemi |  Kuwait |
— | DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
1:45.90 | Q |
| 2 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla |  Qatar |
1:46.37 | Q |
| 3 | Andrew Osagie |  Great Britain |
1:46.42 | Q |
| 4 | Wesley Vazquez |  Puerto Rico |
1:46.45 | |
| 5 | Jeffrey Riseley |  Australia |
1:46.99 | |
| 6 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail |  Sudan |
1:48.79 | |
| 7 | Anis Ananenka |  Belarus |
1:49.61 | |
| 8 | Samorn Kieng |  Cambodia |
1:55.26 | SB |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan |
1:45.51 | Q |
| 2 | Timothy Kitum | Kenya |
1:45.72 | Q |
| 3 | Abdulaziz Mohammed |  Saudi Arabia |
1:46.09 | Q |
| 4 | Andy González |  Cuba |
1:46.24 | q |
| 5 | Gareth Warburton | Great Britain |
1:46.97 | |
| 6 | Tamás Kazi |  Hungary |
1:47.10 | SB |
| 7 | Sören Ludolph |  Germany |
1:48.57 | |
| 8 | Arnold Sorina |  Vanuatu |
1:54.29 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Symmonds | United States |
1:45.91 | Q |
| 2 | Geoffrey Harris |  Canada |
1:45.97 | Q |
| 3 | Adam Kszczot | Poland |
1:45.99 | Q |
| 4 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse |  France |
1:46.03 | q |
| 5 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia |
1:46.29 | q |
| 6 | Andreas Bube |  Denmark |
1:46.40 | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio |  Angola |
1:52.54 | |
| — | Brice Etes |  Monaco |
— | DQ |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamada Mohamed |  Egypt |
1:48.05 | Q |
| 2 | Sajad Moradi |  Iran |
1:48.23 | Q |
| 3 | Kevin Lopez | Spain |
1:48.27 | Q |
| 4 | Masato Yokota |  Japan |
1:48.48 | |
| 5 | Michael Rimmer | Great Britain |
1:49.05 | |
| 6 | Moussa Camara |  Mali |
1:51.36 | |
| 7 | Edgar Cortez |  Nicaragua |
1:58.99 | |
| — | Taoufik Makhloufi |  Algeria |
— | DNF |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Aman |  Ethiopia |
1:47.34 | Q |
| 2 | Anthony Chemut | Kenya |
1:47.42 | Q |
| 3 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:47.44 | Q |
| 4 | Rafith Rodriguez |  Colombia |
1:47.70 | |
| 5 | Adnan Taess Akkar |  Iraq |
1:47.83 | |
| 6 | Amine El Manaoui |  Morocco |
1:48.48 | |
| 7 | Prince Mumba |  Zambia |
1:49.07 | |
| 8 | Erzhan Askarov |  Kyrgyzstan |
1:59.56 |
Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duane Solomon | United States |
1:46.05 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Lathouwers |  Netherlands |
1:46.06 | Q |
| 3 | André Olivier |  South Africa |
1:46.42 | Q |
| 4 | Jakub Holuša |  Czech Republic |
1:46.87 | |
| 5 | Julius Mutekanga |  Uganda |
1:48.41 | |
| 6 | Moise Joseph |  Haiti |
1:48.46 | |
| 7 | Benjamín Enzema |  Equatorial Guinea |
1:57.47 | |
| — | Kleberson Davide | Brazil |
— | DNS |
Semifinals
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan |
1:44.51 | Q |
| 2 | Nijel Amos | Botswana |
1:44.54 | Q |
| 3 | Adam Kszczot | Poland |
1:45.34 | |
| 4 | Anthony Chemut | Kenya |
1:45.63 | |
| 5 | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands |
1:45.85 | |
| 6 | Luis Alberto Marco | Spain |
1:46.19 | |
| 7 | Fabiano Pecanha | Brazil |
1:46.29 | |
| — | Sajad Moradi | Iran |
— | DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
1:44.35 | Q |
| 2 | Andrew Osagie | Great Britain |
1:44.74 | Q |
| 3 | Nick Symmonds | United States |
1:44.87 | q |
| 4 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland |
1:45.08 | |
| 5 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia |
1:45.09 | SB |
| 6 | Kevin Lopez | Spain |
1:46.66 | |
| 7 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Qatar |
1:47.52 | |
| 8 | Hamada Mohamed | Egypt |
1:48.18 | |
| 9 | Andy Gonzalez | Cuba |
1:53.46 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia |
1:44.34 | Q |
| 2 | Timothy Kitum | Kenya |
1:44.63 | Q |
| 3 | Duane Solomon | United States |
1:44.93 | q |
| 4 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France |
1:45.10 | |
| 5 | André Olivier | South Africa |
1:45.44 | |
| 6 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
1:45.84 | |
| 7 | Geoffrey Harris | Canada |
1:46.14 | |
| 8 | Abdulaziz Mohammed | Saudi Arabia |
1:48.98 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
David Rudisha | Kenya |
1:40.91 | WR |
 |
Nijel Amos | Botswana |
1:41.73 | WJR, NR |
 |
Timothy Kitum | Kenya |
1:42.53 | PB |
| 4 | Duane Solomon | United States |
1:42.82 | PB |
| 5 | Nick Symmonds | United States |
1:42.95 | PB |
| 6 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia |
1:43.20 | NR |
| 7 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan |
1:43.32 | SB |
| 8 | Andrew Osagie | Great Britain |
1:43.77 | PB |
Splits
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400m | David Rudisha | Kenya |
49.28 |
| 600m | David Rudisha | Kenya |
1:14.30 |
References
- ^ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2012-08-09). Stunning! Rudisha 1:40.91 World Record in London! - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-10.
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1291815-olympics-2012-nation-power-rankings-day-13-edition
- ^ "Men's 800m". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "800m competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "800 Metres - M. Heats". london2012.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Advanced by judges decision after being pushed by Al-Azemi.