1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 September.

Medalists

Gold	Benson Koech
Silver	Lee Jin-Il
Bronze	Brendan Hanigan

Results

Final

19 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		1:44.77
	align=left		align=left		1:46.34
	align=left		align=left		1:47.26
4	align=left		align=left		1:47.28
5	align=left		align=left		1:47.51
6	align=left		align=left		1:48.71
7	align=left		align=left		1:49.62
	align=left		align=left		DQ

Semifinals

17 September

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:48.91	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:49.93	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:50.37
4	align=left		align=left		1:50.75
5	align=left		align=left		1:52.25
6	align=left		align=left		1:52.50
7	align=left		align=left		1:56.78
8	align=left		align=left		2:01.75

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:47.57	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:47.96	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:48.56	q
4	align=left		align=left		1:49.83	q
5	align=left		align=left		1:50.02
6	align=left		align=left		1:50.29
7	align=left		align=left		1:50.40
8	align=left		align=left		1:50.64

Semifinal 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:51.04	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:51.12	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:51.23
4	align=left		align=left		1:52.16
5	align=left		align=left		1:52.18
6	align=left		align=left		1:52.69
7	align=left		align=left		1:55.36
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Heats

16 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:48.46	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:50.86	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:51.52	Q
4	align=left		align=left		1:52.43	Q
5	align=left		align=left		1:54.10
6	align=left		align=left		1:54.78

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:50.91	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:51.66	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:51.77	Q
4	align=left		align=left		1:52.13	Q
5	align=left		align=left		1:52.56
6	align=left		align=left		1:52.80
7	align=left		align=left		1:53.41

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:50.60	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:50.96	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:51.50	Q
4	align=left		align=left		1:51.50	Q
5	align=left		align=left		1:51.79	q
6	align=left		align=left		1:52.94
7	align=left		align=left		2:02.32

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:51.88	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:52.19	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:52.31	Q
4	align=left		align=left		1:52.40	Q
5	align=left		align=left		1:52.41
6	align=left		align=left		1:52.85
7	align=left		align=left		1:54.47

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:51.09	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:51.15	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:51.16	Q
4	align=left		align=left		1:51.60	Q
5	align=left		align=left		1:51.93	q
6	align=left		align=left		1:51.99	q
7	align=left		align=left		1:52.04	q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.