2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held on August 11, 12 and 14 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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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...
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held on August 11, 12 and 14 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
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Medalists
| Gold |  Rashid RamziRashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco... Bahrain Bahrain ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is... (BHR) |
| Silver |  Yuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS) |
| Bronze |  William YiampoyWilliam Yiampoy William Oloonkishu Yiampoy is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best is 1:42.91 minutes, achieved in September 2002 in Rieti.... 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) |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
- Rashid RamziRashid RamziRashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
1:46.17 Q - James McIlroy 1:46.44 Q
Mbulaeni MulaudziMbulaeni MulaudziMbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi is a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for his native country...
1:46.85 Q
René HermsRené HermsRené Herms was a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Herms was born in Dohna, Germany. He won the silver medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2000 World Junior Championships, became European junior champion in 2001 and finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships...
1:47.07 q
Berhanu Alemu 1:47.37 q (SB)
Osmar Barbosa dos Santos 1:47.74
Jae-hoon Lee 1:47.90 (SB)
Tom Omey 1:49.62 Ismail Ahmed IsmailIsmail Ahmed IsmailIsmail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...
DNS
Heat 2
Mehdi BaalaMehdi BaalaMehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...
1:46.57 Q- Wilfred BungeiWilfred BungeiWilfred Kipkemboi Bungei is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
1:46.71 Q 
Khadevis RobinsonKhadevis RobinsonKhadevis Robinson is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1:43.68 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Rieti. A four-time US champion both outdoors and indoors, he has competed at six consecutive editions of the World Championships in...
1:46.74 Q- Dmitriy Bogdanov 1:46.88 q
Paweł Czapiewski 1:46.93 q
Mohammad Al-AzemiMohammad Al-AzemiMohammad Mutlak Khalif Al-Azemi is a Kuwaiti middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. His 800 m personal bests of 1:44.13 minutes outdoors and 1:48.93 minutes indoors are the Kuwaiti records for the event...
1:47.05 q (SB)
Moise JosephMoise JosephMoise Joseph is a Haitian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens placing sixth in his heat and getting eliminated.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors...
1:48.29
Yeimer LópezYeimer LópezYeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female...
1:52.24 Geramias da Silva DSQ
Heat 3
- Yuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...
1:50.14 Q - William YiampoyWilliam YiampoyWilliam Oloonkishu Yiampoy is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best is 1:42.91 minutes, achieved in September 2002 in Rieti....
1:50.14 Q 
Djabir Saïd-GuerniDjabir Saïd-GuerniDjabir Saïd-Guerni is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the 800 metres.He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems...
1:50.16 Q
Jason StewartJason Stewart (athlete)Jason Stewart is a New Zealand middle distance runner.Junior years:Stewart is the national junior record holder for New Zealand running a time of 1min48.73 seconds in Papakura, Auckland on the 26th of January 2000...
1:50.35
Dmitrijs MilkevicsDmitrijs MilkevicsDmitrijs Miļkevičs is a Latvian athlete competing in 400 m and 800 m.-Biography:Miļkevičs ran a career-best 46.44 in the 400 meters at the 2003 European U-23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He has won one NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer...
1:50.44- Fabiano PeçanhaFabiano PeçanhaFabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
1:50.89 
Paskar Owor 1:51.72 (SB)
Rodrigo Trinidad 1:55.43 Samwel MweraSamwel MweraSamwel Mwera is a Tanzanian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres. He was born in Musoma.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:45.28 min *1500 metres - 3:35.42 min...
DSQ
Heat 4
- Yusuf Saad Kamel 1:47.65 Q
- David KrummenackerDavid Krummenacker' is a professional track athlete.- Background :Krummenacker graduated from Las Cruces High School in New Mexico in 1993 where he won several state track titles and also played on the basketball team....
1:47.82 Q 
Mouhssin ChehibiMouhssin ChehibiMouhssin Chehibi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time over the distance is 1:44.16 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens.-Achievements:-External links:...
1:48.17 Q- Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:48.72
Arnoud OkkenArnoud OkkenArnoud Okken is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 800 metres.His first international victory came at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Commenting on the win, Okken stated that "my plan was to take the lead and keep away from any trouble...
1:48.95
Fadrique Iglesias 1:49.57
Onalenna Baloyi 1:50.18 Manuel OlmedoManuel OlmedoManuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the...
DNF
Heat 5
Antonio Manuel ReinaAntonio Manuel ReinaAntonio Manuel Reina Ballesteros is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 45.98 s *800 metres - 1:43.83 min...
1:47.14 Q
Gary ReedGary Reed (athlete)Gary Reed is a Canadian retired middle distance runner. He currently holds the Canadian record in the 800 metre run with a time of 1:43.68. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 1.47.10...
1:47.23 Q- Amine LaalouAmine LaâlouAmine Laâlou is a male middle distance runner from Morocco, who specializes in middle-distance running. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 World...
1:47.62 Q 
André BucherAndré BucherAndré Bucher is a retired Swiss 800 metres runner. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton in his event. Bucher also won the indoor bronze that same year....
1:47.97
Maurizio Bobbato 1:48.36
Juha Kukkamo 1:48.69
Sherridan KirkSherridan KirkSherridan Kirk is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. He attended the Kansas City Kansas Community College and Auburn University in the United States.-Achievements:...
1:48.77
Prince Mumba 1:49.10
Heat 6
- Belal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in...
1:47.16 Q 
Sajad Moradi 1:47.18 Q
Mohammed Al-Salhi 1:47.27 Q- Eugenio Barrios 1:47.53 q
- Achraf TadiliAchraf TadiliAchraf Tadili is a Canadian athlete competing over 800 metres. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco.-Achievements:-External links:**...
1:48.42 
Rizak DirsheRizak DirsheRizak Dirshe is a Swedish middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres. He represented the sports clubs Skellefteå AIK, Hälle IF and Malmö AI....
1:48.43- Kevin Hicks 1:50.00 Majed Saeed SultanMajed Saeed SultanMajed Saeed Sultan is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya. He specializes at the 800 metres, a distance where he became 2004 junior world champion and competed in the Olympic Games in Athens.In September 2005 he became Asian champion.-External links:...
DSQ
Heat 1
- Yuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...
1:44.26 Q - Rashid RamziRashid RamziRashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
1:44.30 Q (PB) - William YiampoyWilliam YiampoyWilliam Oloonkishu Yiampoy is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best is 1:42.91 minutes, achieved in September 2002 in Rieti....
1:44.51 q (SB) - Djabir Saïd-GuerniDjabir Saïd-GuerniDjabir Saïd-Guerni is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the 800 metres.He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems...
1:44.80 q (SB) - Amine LaalouAmine LaâlouAmine Laâlou is a male middle distance runner from Morocco, who specializes in middle-distance running. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 World...
1:45.05 - Mohammad Al-AzemiMohammad Al-AzemiMohammad Mutlak Khalif Al-Azemi is a Kuwaiti middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. His 800 m personal bests of 1:44.13 minutes outdoors and 1:48.93 minutes indoors are the Kuwaiti records for the event...
1:48.02 - Eugenio Barrios 1:48.76
- Khadevis RobinsonKhadevis RobinsonKhadevis Robinson is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1:43.68 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Rieti. A four-time US champion both outdoors and indoors, he has competed at six consecutive editions of the World Championships in...
1:49.13
Heat 2
- Belal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in...
1:45.45 Q - Mehdi BaalaMehdi BaalaMehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...
1:45.40 Q - Mbulaeni MulaudziMbulaeni MulaudziMbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi is a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for his native country...
1:45.73 - Paweł Czapiewski 1:46.33
- Dmitriy Bogdanov 1:46.83
- Antonio Manuel ReinaAntonio Manuel ReinaAntonio Manuel Reina Ballesteros is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 45.98 s *800 metres - 1:43.83 min...
1:46.89 - Berhanu Alemu 1:47.66
- Mohammed Al-Salhi 1:47.97
Heat 3
- Gary ReedGary Reed (athlete)Gary Reed is a Canadian retired middle distance runner. He currently holds the Canadian record in the 800 metre run with a time of 1:43.68. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 1.47.10...
1:44.33 Q (NR) - Wilfred BungeiWilfred BungeiWilfred Kipkemboi Bungei is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
1:44.41 Q - Yusuf Saad Kamel 1:44.90
- René HermsRené HermsRené Herms was a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Herms was born in Dohna, Germany. He won the silver medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2000 World Junior Championships, became European junior champion in 2001 and finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships...
1:45.21 - Mouhssin ChehibiMouhssin ChehibiMouhssin Chehibi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time over the distance is 1:44.16 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens.-Achievements:-External links:...
1:45.82 - Sajad Moradi 1:45.88 (NRIranian records in athleticsThe following are the national records in athletics in Iran maintained by Amateur Athletic Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-References:General * * * Specific-External links:...
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James McIlroy 1:45.91 (SB)- David KrummenackerDavid Krummenacker' is a professional track athlete.- Background :Krummenacker graduated from Las Cruces High School in New Mexico in 1993 where he won several state track titles and also played on the basketball team....
1:46.76
Final
August 14, 2005- Rashid RamziRashid RamziRashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
1:44.24 (PB) - Yuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...
1:44.51 - William YiampoyWilliam YiampoyWilliam Oloonkishu Yiampoy is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best is 1:42.91 minutes, achieved in September 2002 in Rieti....
1:44.55 - Wilfred BungeiWilfred BungeiWilfred Kipkemboi Bungei is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
1:44.98 - Djabir Saïd-GuerniDjabir Saïd-GuerniDjabir Saïd-Guerni is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the 800 metres.He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems...
1:45.31 - Mehdi BaalaMehdi BaalaMehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...
1:45.32 - Belal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in...
1:45.55 - Gary ReedGary Reed (athlete)Gary Reed is a Canadian retired middle distance runner. He currently holds the Canadian record in the 800 metre run with a time of 1:43.68. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 1.47.10...
1:46.20
External links
- Official results - IAAF.org