1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
| Events at the 1997 World Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists
| Gold |  Wilson KipketerDenmark (DEN) |
| Silver |  Norberto TéllezCuba (CUB) |
| Bronze |  Rich KenahUnited States (USA) |
Results
Heats
First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1:46.34 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Hezekiel Sepeng |  South Africa | 1:46.42 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Norberto Téllez | Cuba | 1:46.44 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Panagiotis Stroubakos |  Greece | 1:46.49 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Andrea Longo |  Italy | 1:46.79 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Einārs Tupurītis |  Latvia | 1:46.96 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Mario Vernon-Watson |  Jamaica | 1:46.96 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Savieri Ngidhi |  Zimbabwe | 1:46.97 | q |
| 9 | 7 | Mark Everett | United States | 1:47.10 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Patrick Konchellah |  Kenya | 1:47.15 | Q |
| 10 | 7 | Benson Koech | Kenya | 1:47.15 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Marko Koers |  Netherlands | 1:47.17 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:47.25 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Tor Oivind Odegard |  Norway | 1:47.33 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | David Matthews |  Ireland | 1:47.33 | Q |
| 14 | 7 | Benyounes Lahlou |  Morocco | 1:47.33 | Q |
| 17 | 7 | Babiker Mohammed Yagoub |  Sudan | 1:47.34 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | André Bucher |  Switzerland | 1:47.44 | Q |
| 19 | 7 | Kennedy Osei |  Ghana | 1:47.45 | q |
| 20 | 2 | Ivan Komar |  Belarus | 1:47.53 | q |
| 20 | 3 | José Luíz Barbosa |  Brazil | 1:47.53 | Q |
| 22 | 4 | Marius Van Heerden | South Africa | 1:47.56 | Q |
| 23 | 5 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:47.58 | Q |
| 24 | 4 | Nathan Kahan | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 1:47.62 | Q |
| 25 | 7 | Jose Manuel Cerezo |  Spain | 1:47.68 | q |
| 26 | 5 | Arthemon Hatungimana |  Burundi | 1:47.73 | Q |
| 27 | 1 | Jean-Marc Destine |  Haiti | 1:47.76 | |
| 28 | 3 | Michael Wildner |  Austria | 1:47.77 | |
| 29 | 1 | Joseph Rakotoarimanana |  Madagascar | 1:47.86 | |
| 30 | 5 | Andrew Hart |  Great Britain | 1:47.98 | Q |
| 31 | 5 | Hendrik Mokganyetsi | South Africa | 1:48.10 | Q |
| 32 | 3 | Sergey Kozhevnikov |  Russia | 1:48.11 | |
| 33 | 5 | Pavel Soukup |  Czech Republic | 1:48.16 | |
| 34 | 7 | Tim Rogge | Belgium | 1:48.38 | |
| 35 | 4 | Viktors Lacis | Latvia | 1:48.65 | |
| 36 | 5 | Mark Tonks |  New Zealand | 1:48.85 | |
| 37 | 1 | Mark Sesay | Great Britain | 1:49.00 | |
| 38 | 6 | Patrick Ndururi | Kenya | 1:49.51 | Q |
| 39 | 6 | Lukáš Vydra | Czech Republic | 1:50.08 | Q |
| 40 | 2 | Ali Khazaal |  Lebanon | 1:50.66 | |
| 41 | 7 | Alex Morgan | Jamaica | 1:50.83 | |
| 42 | 2 | Vanco Stojanov |  Macedonia | 1:52.65 | |
| 43 | 3 | Mohamed Haidara | .svg.png){kind=small} Bahrain | 1:53.56 | |
| 44 | 5 | Adoum Terap |  Chad | 1:54.01 | |
| 45 | 6 | Adem Hecini |  Algeria | 1:55.25 | Q |
| 46 | 5 | Manlio Molinari |  San Marino | 1:55.89 | |
| 47 | 1 | Chérif Baba Aidara |  Mauritania | 1:56.85 | |
| 48 | 6 | Brandon Rock | United States | 1:58.05 | Q |
| 49 | 4 | Liam Byrne |  Gibraltar | 2:00.18 | |
| 50 | 6 | Cuthbert Modeste | .svg.png){kind=small} Saint Lucia | 2:01.24 | |
| 3 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | DNF | ||
| 4 | Mahjoub Haida | Morocco | DNF | ||
| 6 | Paul Walker | Great Britain | DNF | ||
| 4 | Julius Achon |  Uganda | DNS | ||
| 6 | Mahdi Moullai |  Iran | DNS | ||
| 6 | Graham Hood |  Canada | DNS |
Quarterfinals
First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Semifinals
First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Patrick Konchellah | Kenya | 1:45.07 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Norberto Téllez | Cuba | 1:45.37 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:45.41 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Everett | United States | 1:45.94 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Adem Hecini | Algeria | 1:46.02 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mohammed Yagoub Babiker | Sudan | 1:46.09 | |
| 7 | 2 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1:46.14 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:46.37 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Benyounes Lahlou | Morocco | 1:46.42 | |
| 10 | 2 | Patrick Ndururi | Kenya | 1:46.50 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Marko Koers | Netherlands | 1:46.62 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Kennedy Osei | Ghana | 1:46.78 | |
| 13 | 1 | Panagiotis Stroubakos | Greece | 1:46.81 | |
| 14 | 2 | André Bucher | Switzerland | 1:46.88 | |
| 15 | 2 | Hezekiel Sepeng | South Africa | 1:47.00 | |
| 16 | 2 | Tor Oivind Odegard | Norway | 1:47.83 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1:43.38 | |
 | Norberto Téllez | Cuba | 1:44.00 | SB |
 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:44.25 | PB |
| 4 | Patrick Konchellah | Kenya | 1:44.26 | |
| 5 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:44.53 | |
| 6 | Marko Koers | Netherlands | 1:44.85 | |
| 7 | Patrick Ndururi | Kenya | 1:45.24 | |
| 8 | Mark Everett | United States | 1:49.02 |
References
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