Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 22 – July 23
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time1:47.19
Medalists
Gold medal Clayton Murphy  United States
Silver medal Rafith Rodríguez  Colombia
Bronze medal Ryan Martin  United States
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The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 22 and 23 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Andy González of Cuba.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.01 Rieti, Italy August 29, 2010
Pan American Games record  Yeimer López (CUB) 1:44.58 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 28, 2007

Qualification

Main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (1.50.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
July 22, 2015 11:35 Semifinals
July 23, 2015 18:40 Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Semifinals

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Clayton Murphy  United States 1:48.88 Q
2 2 Ryan Martin  United States 1:48.99 Q
3 1 Rafith Rodríguez  Colombia 1:49.06 Q
4 1 Ricardo Cunningham  Jamaica 1:49.22 Q
4 2 Jowayne Hibbert  Jamaica 1:49.22 Q
6 1 Aaron Evans  Bermuda 1:49.30 q
7 2 Cleiton Abrao  Brazil 1:49.32 Q
8 2 Andrés Arroyo  Puerto Rico 1:49.36 q
9 2 Brandon McBride  Canada 1:49.65
10 2 James Eichberger  Mexico 1:49.68
11 1 Lutimar Paes  Brazil 1:49.76
12 2 Lucirio Antonio Garrido  Venezuela 1:49.84
13 1 Andy Gonzalez  Cuba 1:51.14
14 2 Shaquille Dill  Bermuda 1:52.25
15 1 Anthony Romaniw  Canada 1:56.55

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Clayton Murphy  United States 1:47.19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rafith Rodríguez  Colombia 1:47.23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ryan Martin  United States 1:47.73
4 Ricardo Cunningham  Jamaica 1:48.65
5 Cleiton Abrao  Brazil 1:48.82
6 Aaron Evans  Bermuda 1:49.07
7 Andrés Arroyo  Puerto Rico 1:49.08
8 Jowayne Hibbert  Jamaica 1:49.24

References

  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.