1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20, 21 and 22 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Paul Byrne
  Australia
Silver Japheth Kimutai
  Kenya
Bronze Alain Miranda
  Cuba

Results

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Final

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22 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Paul Byrne   Australia 1:47.42
  Japheth Kimutai   Kenya 1:48.22
  Alain Miranda   Cuba 1:48.24
4 Julius Achon   Uganda 1:48.85
5 Peter Biwott   Kenya 1:49.09
6 Bekele Banbere   Ethiopia 1:49.63
7 David Krummenacker   United States 1:49.80
8 Abdul Rahman Abdullah   Qatar 1:55.67

Semifinals

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21 July

Semifinal 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Julius Achon   Uganda 1:51.20 Q
2 Bekele Banbere   Ethiopia 1:51.27 Q
3 Peter Biwott   Kenya 1:51.38 Q
4 Paul Byrne   Australia 1:51.52 Q
5 Andrea Longo   Italy 1:52.00
6 Pieter van Tonder   South Africa 1:52.81
Eddie King   United Kingdom DNF
Mark Griffin   United Kingdom DNS

Semifinal 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Japheth Kimutai   Kenya 1:48.07 Q
2 Alain Miranda   Cuba 1:48.21 Q
3 Abdul Rahman Abdullah   Qatar 1:49.97 Q
4 David Krummenacker   United States 1:50.71 Q
5 Jean-Gilles Talin   France 1:51.82
6 Thomas Bobbert   Germany 1:52.41
7 Mengesha Feyesa   Ethiopia 1:52.65
Roberto Parra   Spain DNF

Heats

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20 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Roberto Parra   Spain 1:50.24 Q
2 Peter Biwott   Kenya 1:50.25 Q
3 James Klein   United States 1:51.46
4 António Horbach   Brazil 1:51.65
5 Nuno Lopes   Portugal 1:52.32
6 Purevsuren Puntsag-Osor   Mongolia 1:54.44
Emanuel Andrade   Cape Verde DNF

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Alain Miranda   Cuba 1:52.35 Q
2 Andrea Longo   Italy 1:52.66 Q
3 Javier Moro   Spain 1:52.85
4 Heath Fitzpatrick   Australia 1:53.12
5 Vane Stojanov   North Macedonia 1:53.38
6 Alexis Sharangabo   Burundi 1:56.06
7 Ali Moubarak   United Arab Emirates 2:01.60

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Paul Byrne   Australia 1:51.38 Q
2 Eddie King   United Kingdom 1:51.48 Q
3 Nick Burrow   New Zealand 1:52.58
4 Stephan Kreykamp   Netherlands 1:52.61
5 Clyde Colenso   South Africa 1:53.63
6 Andrej Šljivic   Yugoslavia 1:53.94
7 Liam Byrne   Gibraltar 1:56.02

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mark Griffin   United Kingdom 1:49.27 Q
2 Pieter van Tonder   South Africa 1:50.06 Q
3 Jean-Gilles Talin   France 1:50.24 q
4 Felix Leiter   Germany 1:50.95
5 Ludo Verhaeghe   Belgium 1:51.83
6 Gilbert Mvuyikuri   Burundi 1:52.01
7 Frank Paaga   American Samoa 2:26.71

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Julius Achon   Uganda 1:49.54 Q
2 Abdul Rahman Abdullah   Qatar 1:49.58 Q
3 Mengesha Feyesa   Ethiopia 1:49.84 q
4 Thomas Bobbert   Germany 1:49.92 q
5 David Krummenacker   United States 1:50.23 q
6 Martin Jareš   Czech Republic 1:51.39
7 Anthony Quan   Guam 1:56.59

Heat 6

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Japheth Kimutai   Kenya 1:49.38 Q
2 Bekele Banbere   Ethiopia 1:49.61 Q
3 Tomohiro Kitamura   Japan 1:51.92
4 Salih Çakir   Turkey 1:52.09
5 Márcio da Silva   Brazil 1:53.33
6 Tenzin Yunda Yunda   Zambia 1:56.72
7 Casimiro Nse   Equatorial Guinea 1:58.25
8 Chukh Ould Kouwemil   Mauritania 2:03.78

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 43 athletes from 33 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1994 Lisbon POR Jul 20-24, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 August 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015