1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres
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These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships
in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday September 1, 1987.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...
in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday September 1, 1987.
Medalists
| Gold |  Billy KonchellahBilly Konchellah Billy Komintai Konchellah is a former 800 m runner who won two World Championship gold medals in Rome 1987 and Tokyo 1991.-Career:... Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... (KEN) |
| Silver |  Peter ElliottPeter Elliott (athlete) Peter Elliott is a former middle-distance runner from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games, and the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1987 World... Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... (GBR) |
| Bronze |  José Luiz BarbosaJosé Luiz Barbosa José Luíz Barbosa is a former Brazilian 800m runner, who won the silver medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. A few weeks before, Barbosa had won the 800m race at the prestigious Letzigrund meeting in Zurich... Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... (BRA) |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
1:43.06 CR | |
 |
1:43.41 | |
 |
1:43.76 | |
| 4. | 1:44.59 | |
| 5. | 1:44.83 | |
| 6. | 1:44.84 | |
| 7. | 1:45.07 | |
| 8. | 1:49.21 |
Semi-Finals
- Held on Monday 1987-08-31
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 1:44.86 2. 1:45.03 3. 1:45.09 4. 1:45.19 5. 1:45.33 6. 1:45.36 7. 1:47.55 8. 1:48.24
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:46.11 | |
| 2. | 1:46.22 | |
| 3. | 1:46.23 | |
| 4. | 1:46.23 | |
| 5. | 1:46.26 | |
| 6. | 1:48.49 | |
| 7. | 1:48.85 | |
| 8. | 1:49.41 |
Quarter-Finals
- Held on Sunday 1987-08-30
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 1:45.97 2. 1:46.04 3. 1:46.12 4. 1:46.25 5. 1:46.38 6. 1:46.69 7. 1:46.88 8. 1:48.96 — DNS
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:44.74 | |
| 2. | 1:44.98 | |
| 3. | 1:45.06 | |
| 4. | 1:45.15 | |
| 5. | 1:45.19 | |
| 6. | 1:45.63 | |
| 7. | 1:45.68 | |
| 8. | 1:46.36 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:45.53 | |
| 2. | 1:45.89 | |
| 3. | 1:46.11 | |
| 4. | 1:46.48 | |
| 5. | 1:47.00 | |
| 6. | 1:49.26 | |
| — | DNF | |
| — | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:45.81 | |
| 2. | 1:46.07 | |
| 3. | 1:46.18 | |
| 4. | 1:46.25 | |
| 5. | 1:48.53 | |
| 6. | 1:49.06 | |
| 7. | 1:49.17 | |
| 8. | 1:49.50 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Saturday 1987-08-29
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 1:46.07 2. 1:46.27 3. 1:46.29 4. 1:46.31 5. 1:46.61 6. 1:50.37 7. 1:50.58 8. 1:58.58
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:46.53 | |
| 2. | 1:46.63 | |
| 3. | 1:46.91 | |
| 4. | 1:46.98 | |
| 5. | 1:47.47 | |
| 6. | 1:47.48 | |
| 7. | 1:53.41 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:47.98 | |
| 2. | 1:48.01 | |
| 3. | 1:48.07 | |
| 4. | 1:48.19 | |
| 5. | 1:48.48 | |
| 6. | 1:49.52 | |
| – | DNS | |
| – | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:47.44 | |
| 2. | 1:47.64 | |
| 3. | 1:47.71 | |
| 4. | 1:47.81 | |
| 5. | 1:48.05 | |
| 6. | 1:48.73 | |
| 7. | 1:54.32 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:47.96 | |
| 2. | 1:48.18 | |
| 3. | 1:48.63 | |
| 4. | 1:49.47 | |
| 5. | 1:50.69 | |
| 6. | 1:51.13 | |
| – | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1:47.42 | |
| 2. | 1:47.46 | |
| 3. | 1:47.56 | |
| 4. | 1:47.59 | |
| 5. | 1:47.75 | |
| 6. | 1:49.22 | |
| 7. | 1:49.22 | |
| – | DNS |
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