2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
Dates March 18 (heats)
March 19 (final)
Competitors 15 from 12 nations
Winning time 1:45.83
Medalists
gold medal     United States
silver medal     Burundi
bronze medal     United States
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Events at the
2016 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

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Track events
60 m   men   women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men
Exhibition events
Masters 800 m men women

The men's 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 19, 2016.[1][2]

In the final, Boris Berian went out fast 23.92 for the first lap and 49.73, on the indoor level that is equivalent with taking the race into the Gray zone. The rest of the field chose not to go with him, giving up seven meters by the half way point, expecting to pick up the pieces when Berian slowed. At the end of the third lap, he had maintained the gap but looked tired. Through the next 100 metres Antoine Gakeme and Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla closed down the gap to three metres. Balla stumbled and lost ground. Through the final turn Gakeme couldn't gain any further and on the final straightaway Berian pulled away for a clear 5 metre victory. As Balla regained his form, Erik Sowinski pulled onto his shoulder and executed a perfect pass to take the bronze.

Results

Heats

Qualification: The winner of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla  Qatar 1:47.61 Q
2 3 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:48.02 q
3 2 Antoine Gakeme  Burundi 1:48.09 Q SB
4 3 Erik Sowinski  United States 1:48.11 q
5 2 Boris Berian  United States 1:48.55 q
6 2 Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai  Kenya 1:48.70
7 2 Andreas Kramer  Sweden 1:49.46
8 2 Daniel Andújar  Spain 1:49.49
9 3 Theofanis Michaelas  Cyprus 1:51.36
10 1 Mostafa Smaili  Morocco 1:52.16 Q
11 3 Brice Etes  Monaco 1:52.23 SB
12 1 Edward Kibet Kemboi  Kenya 1:52.39
13 1 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain 1:52.60
14 1 Pol Moya  Andorra 1:54.19
15 1 Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh  Afghanistan 1:57.36 NR

Final

The race was started on March 19 at 18:35.[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Boris Berian  United States 1:45.83 SB
2nd Antoine Gakeme  Burundi 1:46.65 SB
3rd Erik Sowinski  United States 1:47.22
4 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:47.97
5 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla  Qatar 1:48.31
6 Mostafa Smaili  Morocco 1:52.32

References

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  2. Start list
  3. Heats results
  4. Final results