2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya |
| Silver | Salem Amer Al-Badri Qatar |
| Bronze | David Fiegen Luxembourg |
Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya | 1:46.59 | |
 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar | 1:46.63 | |
 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg | 1:46.66 | |
| 4 | Adam Abdou | Qatar | 1:46.86 | |
| 5 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail |  Sudan | 1:47.20 | |
| 6 | José Manuel Cortés |  Spain | 1:47.44 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Battani |  Morocco | 1:48.18 | |
| 8 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain | 1:56.73 |
Semifinals
17 July
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya | 1:49.55 | Q |
| 2 | Adam Abdou | Qatar | 1:49.61 | Q |
| 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain | 1:49.72 | Q |
| 4 | Yuriy Koldin |  Russia | 1:49.99 | |
| 5 | Ricky Soos |  United Kingdom | 1:50.17 | |
| 6 | Richard Smith |  United States | 1:50.29 | |
| 7 | Prince Mumba |  Zambia | 1:50.96 | |
| 8 | Andrew Ellerton | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:52.08 | |
| 9 | Roman Fosti |  Estonia | 1:53.36 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1:46.36 | Q |
| 2 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg | 1:46.40 | Q |
| 3 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar | 1:46.82 | Q |
| 4 | José Manuel Cortés | Spain | 1:46.92 | q |
| 5 | Mohamed Battani | Morocco | 1:48.46 | q |
| 6 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya | 1:49.83 | |
| 7 | Antoine Martiak |  France | 1:52.37 | |
| 8 | Frank Francois | United States | 1:53.67 |
Heats
16 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Abdou | Qatar | 1:48.93 | Q |
| 2 | Antoine Martiak | France | 1:49.03 | Q |
| 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain | 1:49.21 | q |
| 4 | Tom Osborne |  New Zealand | 1:52.16 | |
| 5 | Mahmoud Abuattaya |  Palestine | 1:56.61 | |
| 6 | Park Ji-Yun |  South Korea | 1:58.21 | |
| 7 | Daryl Vassallo |  Gibraltar | 2:01.16 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya | 1:48.26 | Q |
| 2 | Ricky Soos | United Kingdom | 1:48.82 | Q |
| 3 | Andrew Ellerton | Canada | 1:49.45 | q |
| 4 | Roman Fosti | Estonia | 1:50.23 | q |
| 5 | Arno Hoevink |  Netherlands | 1:52.15 | |
| 6 | Werner Botha | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 1:52.84 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg | 1:49.86 | Q |
| 2 | Frank Francois | United States | 1:50.10 | Q |
| 3 | Yuriy Koldin | Russia | 1:50.15 | q |
| 4 | Ibrahim Siddiq | Sudan | 1:50.79 | |
| 5 | Sylvester Chishiba | Zambia | 1:51.00 | |
| 6 | James Aaron | Australia | 1:51.06 | |
| 7 | Domen Znidaric |  Slovenia | 1:56.74 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar | 1:49.63 | Q |
| 2 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1:50.13 | Q |
| 3 | Onalenna Oabona |  Botswana | 1:50.48 | |
| 4 | Walid Meliani |  Algeria | 1:50.62 | |
| 5 | Jermaine Myers |  Jamaica | 1:50.93 | |
| 6 | Bonolo Maboa |  South Africa | 1:51.25 | |
| 7 | Prince Mumba | Zambia | 1:51.86 | q |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Manuel Cortés | Spain | 1:49.28 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Battani | Morocco | 1:49.45 | Q |
| 3 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya | 1:49.62 | q |
| 4 | Richard Smith | United States | 1:50.17 | q |
| 5 | Erik Sproll | Canada | 1:50.57 | |
| 6 | Thiago Chyaromont |  Brazil | 1:53.65 | |
| 7 | Tai Payne |  Guyana | 2:09.88 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Australia (2)
- Botswana (1)
- Brazil (1)
- Canada (2)
- Estonia (1)
- France (1)
- Gibraltar (1)
- Guyana (1)
- Jamaica (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Morocco (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Qatar (2)
- Russia (1)
- Slovenia (1)
- South Africa (1)
- South Korea (1)
- Spain (2)
- Sudan (2)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
- Zambia (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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