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1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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1999 IAAF World
Indoor Championships
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Paul Ereng
 Kenya
Tomás de Teresa
 Spain
Simon Hoogewerf
 Canada

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 William Tanui  Kenya 1:47.55 Q
2 4 Simon Hoogewerf  Canada 1:48.21 Q, NR
3 5 Joachim Dehmel  Germany 1:48.23 Q
4 5 Martin Steele  Great Britain 1:48.28 Q
5 5 Stanley Redwine  United States 1:48.61 q
6 1 Miroslav Chochkov  Bulgaria 1:48.74 Q
7 5 Peter Svaricek  Austria 1:48.80 q
8 5 Luis Migueles  Argentina 1:49.00 NR
9 4 Pablo Squella  Chile 1:49.07 Q
10 1 Ikem Billy  Great Britain 1:49.09
11 1 Markus Trinkler  Switzerland 1:49.13
12 4 Valeriy Starodubtsev  Soviet Union 1:49.35
13 4 Ray Brown  United States 1:49.52
14 2 Ahmed Belkessam  Algeria 1:50.41 Q
15 3 Paul Ereng  Kenya 1:50.48 Q
16 2 Andrey Sudnik  Soviet Union 1:50.51 Q
17 3 Tomás de Teresa  Spain 1:50.56 Q
18 2 Ton Baltus  Netherlands 1:50.78
19 2 Charles Nkazamyampi  Burundi 1:50.80
20 3 Jussi Udelhoven  Germany 1:50.83
21 2 Róbert Banai  Hungary 1:51.10
22 1 Luis Javier González  Spain 1:51.47
23 3 Mbiganyi Thee  Botswana 1:51.89 NR
24 3 Nadar Khan  Pakistan 1:52.08 NR
25 4 Morris Okinda  Tanzania 1:55.42 NR
26 1 Jean-Bosco Mondzomba  Republic of the Congo 1:56.23 NR

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 William Tanui  Kenya 1:47.74 Q
2 2 Joachim Dehmel  Germany 1:48.17 Q
3 2 Stanley Redwine  United States 1:48.34 Q
4 2 Miroslav Chochkov  Bulgaria 1:48.40
5 2 Martin Steele  Great Britain 1:48.77
6 1 Tomás de Teresa  Spain 1:49.80 Q
7 1 Paul Ereng  Kenya 1:49.96 Q
8 1 Simon Hoogewerf  Canada 1:50.04 Q
9 1 Andrey Sudnik  Soviet Union 1:50.08
10 1 Ahmed Belkessam  Algeria 1:50.18
11 2 Pablo Squella  Chile 1:50.60
12 1 Peter Svaricek  Austria 1:53.12

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Ereng  Kenya 1:47.08
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomás de Teresa  Spain 1:47.82
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Hoogewerf  Canada 1:47.88 NR
4 Stanley Redwine  United States 1:47.98
5 Joachim Dehmel  Germany 1:50.58
William Tanui  Kenya DQ

Note: William Tanui had originally won in 1:46.94, but was later disqualified for breaking from his lane too early.

References

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