2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 2 and 3 August in Asaba, Nigeria.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Nijel Amos	Emmanuel Korir	Mostafa Smaili

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			1:46.55	Q
2	2			1:46.92	Q
3	3			1:46.99	Q
4	3			1:47.28	q
5	2			1:47.41	Q
6	3			1:47.66	q
7	2			1:47.79
8	3			1:47.83
9	3			1:48.17
10	1			1:48.19	Q
11	1			1:48.42	Q
12	1			1:48.46
13	1			1:48.48
14	2			1:48.59
15	1			1:48.60
16	1			1:48.71
17	3			1:48.78
18	1			1:49.40
19	3			1:49.66
20	3			1:49.91
21	3			1:49.97
22	2			1:50.30
23	1			1:50.80
24	2			1:50.91
25	1			1:51.36
26	2			1:51.56
27	3			1:52.18
28	2			1:52.73
29	2			1:52.83
30	2			1:53.01
31	1		ART^[2]	1:53.20
32	3		ART^[3]	1:55.20
33	1			1:55.65
34	2		ART^[4]	1:58.69	^[5]
	2

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:45.20
			1:45.65
			1:45.90
4			1:45.91
5			1:46.33
6			1:46.88
7			1:48.31
8			1:51.46

Notes and References

1. http://www.africathle.com/2018/08/01/african-championships-asaba-nigeria-1-5082018/ Results
2. [Athlete Refugee Team]
3. [Athlete Refugee Team]
4. [Athlete Refugee Team]
5. Or 58.92