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1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Men's 800 metres

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1985 IAAF World
Indoor Games
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games was held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy on 18 and 19 January.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Colomán Trabado
 Spain
Benjamín González
 Spain
Ikem Billy
 Great Britain

Results

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Petru Drăgoescu  Romania 1:49.20 Q
2 1 Benjamín González  Spain 1:49.40 Q
3 1 Ikem Billy  Great Britain 1:49.66 q
4 2 Colomán Trabado  Spain 1:50.33 Q
5 1 André Lavie  France 1:50.54 q
6 2 Tonino Viali  Italy 1:50.82 Q
7 2 Didier Marquant  France 1:50.98
8 2 Roland Weedon  Great Britain 1:51.17
9 1 Jack McIntosh  United States 1:52.85
10 2 Luis Migueles  Argentina 1:53.89
11 1 Assar Hassan Allah  Sudan 1:56.27 NR
12 1 Yeung Sai Mo  Hong Kong 1:56.47 NR
13 2 Khaled Khalifa  Kuwait 1:57.30
1 Edwin Koech  Kenya DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Colomán Trabado  Spain 1:47.42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benjamín González  Spain 1:47.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ikem Billy  Great Britain 1:48.28
4 Petru Drăgoescu  Romania 1:48.34
5 André Lavie  France 1:50.29
6 Tonino Viali  Italy 1:50.85

References

  1. Heats results (archived)
  2. Final results (archived)
800 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships
Men's
Women's
World Indoor Champions in men's 800 metres
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