The men's 800 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 and 4 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Paul Ereng Kenya
|
José Luíz Barbosa Brazil
|
Tonino Viali Italy
|
Results edit
Heats edit
The winner of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Paul Ereng | Kenya |
1:47.99 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Rob Druppers |  Netherlands |
1:48.29 | q |
| 3 | 4 | Tonino Viali | Italy |
1:48.45 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Andrey Sudnik |  Soviet Union |
1:48.54 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Ray Brown |  United States |
1:48.62 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Pablo Squella |  Chile |
1:48.77 | q |
| 7 | 4 | William Wuyke |  Venezuela |
1:48.97 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Stanley Redwine | United States |
1:49.04 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Ikem Billy |  Great Britain |
1:49.49 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | José Luíz Barbosa | Brazil |
1:49.55 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Joachim Heydgen |  West Germany |
1:49.70 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Steve Heard | Great Britain |
1:49.71 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Feranswa Woldemariam |  Ethiopia |
1:49.74 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | Markus Trinkler |  Switzerland |
1:49.79 | |
| 15 | 3 | Simon Hoogewerf |  Canada |
1:49.98 | |
| 16 | 1 | Tomás de Teresa |  Spain |
1:50.19 | |
| 17 | 2 | Claude Diomar |  France |
1:50.20 | |
| 18 | 4 | Hamid Sajjadi |  Iran |
1:51.21 | AR |
| 19 | 2 | Belkanem Lardou |  Morocco |
1:51.49 | |
| 20 | 3 | Luis Migueles |  Argentina |
1:51.58 | |
| 21 | 2 | Boby Gaseisiwe |  Botswana |
1:53.72 | NR |
| 1 | Getahun Ayana | Ethiopia |
DNF |
Semifinals edit
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | José Luíz Barbosa | Brazil |
1:46.79 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Ereng | Kenya |
1:47.11 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Ray Brown | United States |
1:47.24 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Andrey Sudnik | Soviet Union |
1:49.01 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tonino Viali | Italy |
1:49.06 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Ikem Billy | Great Britain |
1:49.28 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Stanley Redwine | United States |
1:49.57 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Rob Druppers | Netherlands |
1:49.70 | |
| 9 | 1 | Joachim Heydgen | West Germany |
1:49.71 | |
| 10 | 2 | Steve Heard | Great Britain |
1:50.75 | |
| 11 | 2 | William Wuyke | Venezuela |
1:53.52 | |
| 1 | Pablo Squella | Chile |
DNF |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Paul Ereng | Kenya |
1:44.84 | WR, CR |
 |
José Luíz Barbosa | Brazil |
1:45.55 | AR |
 |
Tonino Viali | Italy |
1:46.95 | PB |
| 4 | Stanley Redwine | United States |
1:47.54 | PB |
| 5 | Ray Brown | United States |
1:47.93 | |
| 6 | Ikem Billy | Great Britain |
1:48.97 |