The men's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

 was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20, 21 and 23 August.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni 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... '	Alfred Kirwa Yego '	Yusuf Saad Kamel  '

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record		1:41.11	Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	24 August 1997
Championship record		1:43.06	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	1 September 1987
World leading		1:43.09	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...	8 May 2009
African record		1:42.28	Cologne, Germany	26 August 1984
Asian record		1:42.79	Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...	29 July 2008
North American record		1:42.60	Koblenz Koblenz Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	28 August 1985
South American record		1:41.77	Cologne, Germany	26 August 1984
European record		1:41.11	Cologne, Germany	24 August 1997
Oceanian record		1:44.3	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	3 February 1962

Qualification standards

A time	B time
1:45.40	1:46.60

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
20 August 2009	11:45	Heats
21 August 2009	20:30	Semifinals
23 August 2009	17:25	Final

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semi-finals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Gary Reed Gary 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...		1:45.76	Q
	3	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy 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...		1:45.86	Q
	7	Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva		1:46.17	Q
	3	Jeff Lastennet Jeff Lastennet Jeff Lastennet is a French middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		1:46.30	Q, PB
	7	Bram Som Bram Som Bram Som is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season, but returned in 2006 to win the national Dutch championship for the fifth time since 2000...		1:46.33	Q
	7	Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou Amine 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...		1:46.38	Q
	1	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni 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...		1:46.40	Q
	1	Abubaker Kaki Khamis Abubaker Kaki Khamis Abubaker Kaki Khamis is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor Champion over the distance and also won gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He represented Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...		1:46.41	Q
	4	Yusuf Saad Kamel		1:46.43	Q, SB
10	4	Asbel Kiprop Asbel Kiprop Asbel Kiprop is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Kiprop was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping...		1:46.52	Q
11	3	Samson Ngoepe Samson Ngoepe Samson Ngoepe is a South African runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is currently coached by Charl Naude.He competed in the 800 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, disappointingly not reaching the final....		1:46.54	q
12	1	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		1:46.68	Q
12	7	Moise Joseph Moise Joseph Moise 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...		1:46.68	q
14	7	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...		1:46.70	q
15	4	Khadevis Robinson Khadevis Robinson Khadevis 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...		1:46.79	Q
16	7	Dmitrijs Jurkevics Dmitrijs Jurkevičs Dmitrijs Jurkevičs is a Latvian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance runner. He holds the Latvian record in 1500 metres....		1:46.90	SB
17	3	Ryan Brown		1:46.92
18	4	Lukas Rifesser		1:47.07
19	2	Nick Symmonds Nick Symmonds Nicholas "Nick" Symmonds is an American middle-distance track athlete from Boise, Idaho, specializing in the 800 meters and 1500 meters distances. He is also the part owner of a tanning salon. In college at Willamette University he won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he...		1:47.12	Q
20	2	Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali Belal 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
21	2	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail 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...		1:47.20	Q
22	4	Kléberson Davide Kléberson Davide Kléberson Davide is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 800 metres.Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Davide won his first major youth title in the 800 m at the 2002 South American Youth Championships. He reached the semi-finals of the 2004 World Junior Championships in...		1:47.51
23	1	Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Lordegan.He has a personal best of 1:44.74 in the 800 metres which is also the Iranian national record.- External links :...		1:47.68	SB
24	6	David Lekuta Rudisha		1:47.83	Q
25	7	Pablo Solares Pablo Solares Pablo Solares Legorreta is a Mexican middle distance runner. He holds the Mexican National Records for 800m, 1500m and 1 mile...		1:47.96	SB
26	2	Mattias Claesson Mattias Claesson Mattias Claesson is a Swedish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished fourth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, with teammates Joni Jaako, Johan Wissman and Andreas Mokdasi...		1:48.02
27	6	Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer 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...		1:48.04	Q
28	2	Thomas Chamney Thomas Chamney Thomas Chamney is an Irish runner who was born in Clonmel and brought up in Dublin. He specializes in the 800 metres event. Chamney runs for the Crusaders AC club whilst in Dublin and has been on an athletics scholarship at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana where he studied English...		1:48.09
29	2	Prince Mumba		1:48.13
30	3	Mike Schumacher		1:48.18	PB
31	6	Michael Rimmer Michael Rimmer Michael Alan Rimmer is an English middle-distance runner. He was born in Southport. Originally a member of Southport Waterloo AC, he defected to rivals Liverpool Pembroke Sefton, who he still now races with. He also attended Christ The King catholic high school and broke numerous records in school...		1:48.20	Q
32	6	Abdoulaye Wagne Abdoulaye Wagne Abdoulaye Wagne is a Senegalese Olympic athlete competing in the 800 meters with a personal best of 1'45"08....		1:48.22
33	4	Mahamoud Farah Mahamoud Farah Mahamoud Farah is a Djiboutian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without progressing to the second round....		1:48.23
34	5	Alfred Kirwa Yego		1:48.32	Q
35	5	Tamás Kazi		1:48.40	Q
36	5	Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.He was born in Szczecin...		1:48.41	Q
37	5	Mohammed Al-Salhi		1:48.43
37	6	Dmitrijs Miļkevičs Dmitrijs Milkevics Dmitrijs 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...		1:48.43
39	5	Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Luis Alberto Marco Contreras is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships...		1:48.47
40	1	Abraham Chepkirwok Abraham Chepkirwok Abraham Chepkirwok is an Ugandan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is the Ugandan record holder in this distance, with 1:43.72 minutes, achieved in July 2008 in Madrid. He is a World Junior Championships bronze medalist from 2006 and Olympic competitor from 2008.He was...		1:48.57
41	1	Eduard Villanueva		1:48.61
42	5	Jozef Repcìk		1:48.73
43	6	Mohammad Al-Azemi Mohammad Al-Azemi Mohammad 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...		1:51.73
44	5	Evans Pinto		1:52.23
45	2	Ilija Ranitović		1:53.17
46	3	Robin Schembera Robin Schembera Robin Schembera is a German middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.In the age classes, Schembera finished sixth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, won the 2007 European Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships...		1:54.47
47	5	Arnold Sorina		2:00.13	SB
48	2	Iulio Lafai		2:03.51	SB

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Manuel Olmedo

Manuel 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...

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Key: NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Yusuf Saad Kamel		1:45.01	Q, SB
	2	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy 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...		1:45.16	Q
	2	Alfred Kirwa Yego		1:45.22	q, SB
	2	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni 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...		1:45.26	q
	3	Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou Amine 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...		1:45.27	Q
	3	Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer 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...		1:45.33	Q
	3	David Lekuta Rudisha		1:45.40
	3	Gary Reed Gary 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...		1:45.60
	3	Moise Joseph Moise Joseph Moise 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...		1:45.87	SB
10	2	Khadevis Robinson Khadevis Robinson Khadevis 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...		1:45.91
11	3	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		1:45.94
12	1	Nick Symmonds Nick Symmonds Nicholas "Nick" Symmonds is an American middle-distance track athlete from Boise, Idaho, specializing in the 800 meters and 1500 meters distances. He is also the part owner of a tanning salon. In college at Willamette University he won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he...		1:45.96	Q
13	1	Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva		1:46.32	Q
14	2	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...		1:46.33
15	1	Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali Belal 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...		1:46.57
16	3	Michael Rimmer Michael Rimmer Michael Alan Rimmer is an English middle-distance runner. He was born in Southport. Originally a member of Southport Waterloo AC, he defected to rivals Liverpool Pembroke Sefton, who he still now races with. He also attended Christ The King catholic high school and broke numerous records in school...		1:46.77
17	1	Tamás Kazi		1:47.01
18	3	Samson Ngoepe Samson Ngoepe Samson Ngoepe is a South African runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is currently coached by Charl Naude.He competed in the 800 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, disappointingly not reaching the final....		1:49.03
19	2	Asbel Kiprop Asbel Kiprop Asbel Kiprop is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Kiprop was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping...		1:52.05
20	1	Jeff Lastennet Jeff Lastennet Jeff Lastennet is a French middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		1:57.43
21	1	Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.He was born in Szczecin...		2:01.62	X

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Abubaker Kaki Khamis

Abubaker Kaki Khamis is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor Champion over the distance and also won gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He represented Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...

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Bram Som

Bram Som is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season, but returned in 2006 to win the national Dutch championship for the fifth time since 2000...

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Ismail Ahmed Ismail

Ismail 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...

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X: In the first semifinals heat, Marcin Lewandowski fell over Bram Som who had tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, both Lewandowski and Som were allowed to compete in the final.

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni 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...		1:45.29
	Alfred Kirwa Yego		1:45.35
	Yusuf Saad Kamel		1:45.35
	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy 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...		1:45.57
	Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou Amine 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...		1:45.66
	Nick Symmonds Nick Symmonds Nicholas "Nick" Symmonds is an American middle-distance track athlete from Boise, Idaho, specializing in the 800 meters and 1500 meters distances. He is also the part owner of a tanning salon. In college at Willamette University he won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he...		1:45.71
	Bram Som Bram Som Bram Som is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season, but returned in 2006 to win the national Dutch championship for the fifth time since 2000...		1:45.86
	Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Lewandowski is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.He was born in Szczecin...		1:46.17
	Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva		1:46.39
10	Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer 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...		1:47.80