1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres
800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, and seven qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995.

Medalists

Gold	Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time... Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... (DEN)
Silver	Arthémon Hatungimana Arthémon Hatungimana Arthémon Hatungimana is a middle distance runner from Burundi. In 1995, he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics.-Personal bests:400 metres - 46.78 800 metres - 1:43.38... Burundi Burundi Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura... (BDI)
Bronze	Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete, his career high point coming when he won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Biography:... Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... (NOR)

Qualifying heats

Held on Saturday 1995-08-05

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 1:46.32
2. 1:46.34
3. 1:46.44
4. 1:46.45
5. 1:46.73
6. 1:47.70
7. 1:58.06

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:46.32
2.		1:46.34
3.		1:46.44
4.		1:46.45
5.		1:46.73
6.		1:47.70
7.		1:58.06

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:48.45
2.		1:48.48
3.		1:49.07
4.		1:49.40
5.		1:50.25
6.		1:51.60
7.		1:57.48

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		1:47.35
2.		1:47.74
3.		1:48.00
4.		1:48.76
5.		1:49.74
6.		1:50.61
—		DQ

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		1:46.33
2.		1:46.41
3.		1:46.72
4.		1:47.43
5.		1:48.43
6.		1:51.36
7.		2:00.25

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		1:48.06
2.		1:48.25
3.		1:48.30
4.		1:48.32
5.		1:48.77
6.		1:51.00
—		DQ

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		1:46.83
2.		1:46.88
3.		1:47.10
4.		1:47.36
5.		1:49.76
6.		1:58.20
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		1:46.14
2.		1:46.18
3.		1:46.44
4.		1:46.52
5.		1:48.10
6.		1:48.31
7.		1:48.76

Semi-Finals

Held on Sunday 1995-08-06

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 1:48.39
2. 1:49.43
3. 1:49.45
4. 1:49.47
5. 1:49.58
6. 1:49.63
7. 1:49.87
8. 1:50.12

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:48.39
2.		1:49.43
3.		1:49.45
4.		1:49.47
5.		1:49.58
6.		1:49.63
7.		1:49.87
8.		1:50.12

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:47.69
2.		1:47.96
3.		1:48.02
4.		1:48.04
5.		1:48.05
6.		1:48.21
7.		1:48.71
8.		1:53.67

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		1:45.08
		1:45.64
		1:45.68
4.		1:45.97
5.		1:46.42
6.		1:46.44
7.		1:47.78
8.		1:53.12

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