2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres explained
| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Competition: | 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships |
| Venue: | Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA |
| Competitors: | 42 |
| Nations: | 29 |
| Win Value: | 1:46.86 |
| Gold: | General Ayansa |
| Goldnoc: | ETH |
| Silver: | Peyton Craig |
| Silvernoc: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Ko Ochiai |
| Bronzenoc: | JPN |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2026 |
The men's 800 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 27, 28 and 30 August 2024.
Records
U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[1]
| 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 | | 1:44.11 | Paris, France | 9 August 2024 | |
Results
Heats
The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Henry Jonas | | 1:49.89 | |
| 2 | John O'Reilly | | 1:49.92 | |
| 3 | Ayoub Elfakhar | | 1:50.16 | |
| 4 | Phanuel Koech | | 1:50.20 | |
| 5 | Amado Amador | | 1:50.30 | |
| 6 | Lucas Jara | | 1:51.41 | |
| 7 | Nuno Cordeiro | | 1:52.33 | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Bravo | | 1:53.34 | | |
[2] Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | General Ayansa | | 1:49.48 | |
| 2 | William Rabjohns | | 1:51.20 | |
| 3 | Davide De Rosa | | 1:51.34 | |
| 4 | Uriel Muñoz | | 1:51.35 | |
| 5 | Ibrahim Abdalla | | 1:51.67 | |
| 6 | João Brito | | 1:52.78 | |
| 7 | Hayden Todd | | 1:57.41 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Yanis Vanlanduyt | | 1:51.18 | |
| 2 | Peyton Craig | | 1:51.43 | |
| 3 | Togo Yoshizawa | | 1:51.49 | |
| 4 | Jory Teixeira | | 1:52.26 | |
| 5 | Seif Hafsi | | 1:52.68 | |
| 6 | Sahil Khan | | 2:01.32 | |
| Žan Ogrinc | | | | |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Amri | | 1:49.21 | , |
| 2 | Kelvin Koech | | 1:49.28 | |
| 3 | Daniel Watcke | | 1:49.86 | |
| 4 | Matthew Burnett | | 1:50.16 | |
| 5 | Carlos Lara | | 1:50.56 | |
| 6 | Ian Mas | | 1:56.17 | |
| Thomas Cowan | | | |
| Louis Buschbeck | | | | |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Michael Long | | 1:50.53 | |
| 2 | Ko Ochiai | | 1:50.67 | |
| 3 | Boubaker Bouhain | | 1:50.75 | |
| 4 | Karabelo Motlhabedi | | 1:50.91 | |
| 5 | Mohamed Chiha | | 1:51.38 | |
| 6 | Robin Gloor | | 1:51.80 | |
| 7 | Luca Borzi | | 1:52.11 | | |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Hatim Ait Oulghazi | | 1:49.98 | |
| 2 | Robin Lefebvre | | 1:50.04 | |
| 3 | Noam Mamu | | 1:50.20 | |
| 4 | Tom Stöber | | 1:50.32 | |
| 5 | Miguel Pantojas | | 1:50.75 | |
| 6 | James Ford | | 1:50.89 | |
| 7 | Jānis Stūrītis | | 1:51.09 | | |
Semi-finals
The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-final.[3]
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Peyton Craig | | 1:47.31 | |
| 2 | Kelvin Koech | | 1:47.53 | |
| 3 | Daniel Watcke | | 1:47.68 | |
| 4 | Yanis Vanlanduyt | | 1:47.75 | |
| 5 | Robin Lefebvre | | 1:49.03 | |
| 6 | Carlos Lara | | 1:50.32 | |
| 7 | Togo Yoshizawa | | 1:52.86 | |
| 8 | Davide De Rosa | | 1:54.42 | | |
[4] Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | General Ayansa | | 1:47.28 | |
| 2 | Hatim Ait Oulghazi | | 1:47.51 | |
| 3 | John O'Reilly | | 1:47.67 | , |
| 4 | Noam Mamu | | 1:48.46 | |
| 5 | Matthew Burnett | | 1:49.09 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Amri | | 1:49.27 | |
| 7 | Tom Stöber | | 1:53.59 | |
| 8 | William Rabjohns | | 1:56.19 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Phanuel Koech | | 1:48.24 | |
| 2 | Ko Ochiai | | 1:48.26 | |
| 3 | Henry Jonas | | 1:48.28 | |
| 4 | Michael Long | | 1:49.05 | |
| 5 | Boubaker Bouhain | | 1:49.07 | |
| 6 | Miguel Pantojas | | 1:51.08 | |
| 7 | Amado Amador | | 1:51.13 | |
| 8 | Ayoub Elfakhar | | 1:52.90 | | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| General Ayansa | | 1:46.86 | |
| Peyton Craig | | 1:46.95 | |
| Ko Ochiai | | 1:47.03 | |
| 4 | John O'Reilly | | 1:47.15 | |
| 5 | Phanuel Koech | | 1:47.46 | |
| 6 | Hatim Ait Oulghazi | | 1:47.96 | |
| 7 | Kelvin Koech | | 1:48.95 | |
| 8 | Daniel Watcke | | 1:50.55 | | |
[5] Notes and References
- Web site: 800 Metres Men - Round 1 - Start list . World Athletics . 27 August 2024 . 26 August 2024.
- Web site: 800 Metres Men - Round 1 - Results . World Athletics . 27 August 2024 . 27 August 2024.
- Web site: 800 Metres Men - Semi-Final - Start list . World Athletics . 29 August 2024 . 27 August 2024.
- Web site: 800 Metres Men - Semi-Final results . World Athletics . 29 August 2024 . 29 August 2024.
- Web site: 800 Metres Men - Final results . World Athletics . 31 August 2024 . 30 August 2024.
