2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

Event:	Men's 800 metres
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	4 August (heats) 5 August (semifinal) 6 August (final)
Competitors:	54
Nations:	34
Win Value:	1:47.36
Gold:	Ermias Girma
Goldnoc:	ETH
Silver:	Heithem Chenitef
Silvernoc:	ALG
Bronze:	Ethan Hussey
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The men's 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 4, 5 and 6 August 2022.^[1]

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[2]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		1:41.73	London, United Kingdom	9 August 2012
Championship Record		1:43.76	Nairobi, Kenya	22 August 2021
World U20 Leading		1:44.01	Nairobi, Kenya	25 June 2022

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			1:48.39	Q
2	6			1:48.54	Q
3	3			1:48.59	Q
4	6			1:48.60	Q
5	3			1:48.78	Q
6	6			1:48.83	Q
7	3			1:48.89	Q
8	6			1:48.97	q
9	3			1:49.21	q,
10	1			1:49.30	Q
11	1			1:49.80	Q
12	3			1:49.83
13	3			1:50.22
14	7			1:50.28	Q
15	7			1:50.36	Q
16	4			1:50.47	Q
17	7			1:50.49	Q
17	7			1:50.49	Q
19	1			1:50.50
20	6			1:50.57
21	5			1:50.71	Q
22	4			1:50.87	Q
23	5			1:50.96	Q
24	5			1:50.99	Q
25	1			1:51.01
26	5			1:51.07
27	1			1:51.16
28	7			1:51.27
29	5			1:51.28
30	2			1:51.37	Q
31	2			1:51.69	Q
32	4			1:51.69	Q
33	2			1:51.82	Q
34	2			1:52.06
35	1			1:52.34
36	5			1:52.44
37	7			1:52.54
38	2			1:52.62
39	6			1:52.63
40	4			1:52.66
41	3			1:52.78
42	2			1:52.98
43	4			1:53.21
44	6			1:53.32
45	4			1:53.44
46	5			1:53.91
47	2			1:54.41
48	3			1:54.71
49	7			1:56.15
50	4			1:56.41
51	5			2:01.26
52	4			2:03.37
53	6			2:49.40
	7

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[4]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3			1:46.37	Q
2	3			1:46.80	Q,
3	3			1:46.95	q,
4	1			1:47.96	Q
5	3			1:48.00	q
6	1			1:48.18	Q
7	3			1:48.42
8	1			1:48.45
9	2			1:48.55	Q,
10	2			1:48.76	Q
11	1			1:48.82
12	3			1:48.87
13	2			1:48.96
14	2			1:49.04
15	1			1:49.10
16	1			1:49.36
17	1			1:49.47
18	2			1:49.74
19	3			1:50.10
20	2			1:50.17
21	3			1:50.26
22	2			1:50.43
23	2			1:51.72
24	1			1:54.93

Final

The final was held on 6 August at 16:16.^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	4			1:47.36
	1			1:47.61
	8			1:47.65
4	3			1:47.84
5	6			1:48.33
6	2			1:48.35
7	6			1:48.50
8	7			1:49.27

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 25 September 2022.
2. Web site: 800 Metres Men − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 25 September 2022.
3. Web site: 800 Metres Men − Round 1 − Summary. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 25 September 2022.
4. Web site: 800 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Summary. World Athletics. 5 August 2022. 25 September 2022.
5. Web site: 800 Metres Men − Final − Results. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 25 September 2022.