Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 800 metres

Athletics – Boys' 800 metres
at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueNanjing Olympic Sports Centre
DateAugust 22–25
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Myles Marshall  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Geofrey Balimumiti  Uganda
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bacha Mulata  Ethiopia
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Athletics at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Track events
100 mboysgirls
200 mboysgirls
400 mboysgirls
800 mboysgirls
1500 mboysgirls
3000 mboysgirls
100 m hurdlesgirls
110 m hurdlesboys
400 m hurdlesboysgirls
2000 m
steeplechase		boysgirls
8×100 m relaymixed
Road events
5 km walkgirls
10 km walkboys
Field events
Long jumpboysgirls
Triple jumpboysgirls
High jumpboysgirls
Pole vaultboysgirls
Shot putboysgirls
Discus throwboysgirls
Javelin throwboysgirls
Hammer throwboysgirls

The boys’ 800 m competition at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 22–25 August 2014 in Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.

Schedule

Date Time Round
22 August 2014 21:00 Heats
25 August 2014 19:55 Final

Results

Heats

Eight fastest athletes advanced to Final A, the others advanced to Final B, or C according to their times.

Rank Heat Lane Athlete Result Notes Q
1 1 4  Myles Marshall (USA) 1:50.22 FA
2 1 2  Mohamed El Amrani (MAR) 1:50.26 PB FA
3 3 7  Geofrey Balimumiti (UGA) 1:50.43 PB FA
4 3 5  Ryan Patterson (AUS) 1:50.68 PB FA
5 1 6  Idriss Moussa Youssouf (QAT) 1:50.77 PB FA
6 1 3  Tom Elmer (SUI) 1:51.12 FA
7 2 8  Bacha Morka (ETH) 1:51.18 FA
8 1 5  Godfrey Chama (ZAM) 1:51.29 PB FA
9 2 2  Madalin Gheban (ROU) 1:51.45 FB
10 2 7  Benediktas Mickus (LTU) 1:51.54 PB FB
11 3 4  Abdi Aden Abdi (DJI) 1:51.62 PB FB
12 2 6  Sabry Salem Mohamed Asar (EGY) 1:52.35 FB
13 3 2  Anthony Kiptoo (KEN) 1:52.55 FB
14 3 8  Gorata Gabanketse (BOT) 1:54.66 FB
15 2 4  Adam Abdelgader (SUD) 1:56.44 FB
16 2 5  Izidor Ralaimihaja (MAD) 2:00.93 FC
17 1 7  Tahar Lazaar (ALG) 2:00.99 FC
18 3 3  Raoul Yeguelet (CAF) 2:02.45 FC
19 2 3  Domingos Dos Santos (TLS) 2:03.88 PB FC
1 8  Ahmed Hussein Hassan (SOM) DSQ FC
3 6  Mazunzo Kasiteni (MAW) DSQ FC

Finals

Final A

Rank Final Placing Lane Athlete Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 7  Myles Marshall (USA) 1:49.14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 4  Geofrey Balimumiti (UGA) 1:49.37 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 2  Bacha Morka (ETH) 1:49.73
4 4 6  Mohamed El Amrani (MAR) 1:49.99 PB
5 5 5  Ryan Patterson (AUS) 1:50.58 PB
6 6 8  Tom Elmer (SUI) 1:52.35
7 7 3  Godfrey Chama (ZAM) 1:52.49
9  Idriss Moussa Youssouf (QAT) DSQ

Final B

Rank Final Placing Lane Athlete Result Notes
1 8 6  Benediktas Mickus (LTU) 1:52.40
2 9 5  Madalin Gheban (ROU) 1:52.56
3 10 4  Abdi Aden Abdi (DJI) 1:53.24
4 11 3  Sabry Salem Mohamed Asar (EGY) 1:54.18
5 12 2  Adam Abdelgader (SUD) 1:56.26
6 13 8  Gorata Gabanketse (BOT) 1:58.30
7  Anthony Kiptoo (KEN) DSQ

Final C

Rank Final Placing Lane Athlete Result Notes
1 14 4  Tahar Lazaar (ALG) 1:59.45
2 15 3  Izidor Ralaimihaja (MAD) 2:00.35
3 16 7  Mazunzo Kasiteni (MAW) 2:00.70 PB
4 17 6  Domingos Dos Santos (TLS) 2:02.58 PB
5 18 5  Raoul Yeguelet (CAF) 2:04.07
2  Ahmed Hussein Hassan (SOM) DNS