Qualifying

From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.

The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.

Heats

All times shown are in minutes:seconds.

Q denotes automatic qualification.

q denotes fastest losers.

DNS denotes did not start.

DNF denotes did not finish.

NR denotes national record.

PB denotes personal best.

SB denotes seasons best.

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	3	Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time...		1:44.69	Q
2	4	Wilfred Bungei Wilfred Bungei Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...		1:44.84	Q
3	4	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...		1:45.17	Q, PB
4	4	Samwel Mwera Samwel Mwera Samwel Mwera is a Tanzanian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres. He was born in Musoma.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:45.28 min *1500 metres - 3:35.42 min...		1:45.30	q, NR
5	4	Nicolas Aissat		1:45.31	q
5	3	Jonathan Johnson		1:45.31	Q
7	3	Jean Patrick Nduwimana		1:45.38	q
8	2	Joseph Mutua Joseph Mutua Joseph Mutua is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time is 1:43.33 minutes, achieved in August 2002 in Zürich. He holds the African indoor record in 800 m with 1:44.71 minutes, achieved in January 2004 in Stuttgart.He twice competed at the Summer Olympics...		1:45.65	Q
9	2	Ricky Soos		1:45.70	Q, PB
10	1	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi is a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for his native country...		1:45.72	Q
10	4	Bram Som Bram Som Bram Som is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season, but returned in 2006 to win the national Dutch championship for the fifth time since 2000...		1:45.72	q
12	1	Rene Herms René Herms René Herms was a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Herms was born in Dohna, Germany. He won the silver medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2000 World Junior Championships, became European junior champion in 2001 and finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships...		1:45.83	Q
13	6	Amine Laalou Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou is a male middle distance runner from Morocco, who specializes in middle-distance running. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 World...		1:45.88	Q
14	3	Osmar dos Santos Osmar dos Santos Osmar Barbosa dos Santos is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 800 metres. He started competing internationally around year 2000, and won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships....		1:45.90	q
13	6	Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....		1:45.92	Q, SB
15	2	Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the 800 metres.He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems...		1:45.94	q
17	6	Khadevis Robinson Khadevis Robinson Khadevis Robinson is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1:43.68 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Rieti. A four-time US champion both outdoors and indoors, he has competed at six consecutive editions of the World Championships in...		1:46.14
18	5	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...		1:46.20	Q
19	1	Jae Hoon Lee		1:46.24	PB
19	3	Jason Stewart Jason Stewart (athlete) Jason Stewart is a New Zealand middle distance runner.Junior years:Stewart is the national junior record holder for New Zealand running a time of 1min48.73 seconds in Papakura, Auckland on the 26th of January 2000...		1:46.24	PB
21	5	Berhanu Alemu		1:46.26	Q
22	5	Miguel Quesada Miguel Quesada Miguel Quesada Velasco is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres....		1:46.32
23	1	Arthemon Hatungimana Arthémon Hatungimana Arthémon Hatungimana is a middle distance runner from Burundi. In 1995, he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics.-Personal bests:*400 metres - 46.78 *800 metres - 1:43.38...		1:46.35
24	1	Michael Rotich Michael Rotich Michael Rotich is a runner from Kenya.Rotich won bronze at the 2003 Military World Games Catania, Italy He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, taking part in the 800 metres race, finishing 5th in his heat and did not advance to the semifinals. His personal best is 1:44.09...		1:46.42
25	2	Achraf Tadili Achraf Tadili Achraf Tadili is a Canadian athlete competing over 800 metres. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco.-Achievements:-External links:**...		1:46.63
26	5	Joeri Jansen		1:46.66
26	7	Dmitrijs Milkevics Dmitrijs Milkevics Dmitrijs Miļkevičs is a Latvian athlete competing in 400 m and 800 m.-Biography:Miļkevičs ran a career-best 46.44 in the 400 meters at the 2003 European U-23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He has won one NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer...		1:46.66	Q
26	7	Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Ballesteros is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 45.98 s *800 metres - 1:43.83 min...		1:46.66	Q
29	3	Joao Pires		1:46.71	SB
30	9	Gary Reed Gary Reed (athlete) Gary Reed is a Canadian retired middle distance runner. He currently holds the Canadian record in the 800 metre run with a time of 1:43.68. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 1.47.10...		1:46.74	Q
31	8	Andrea Longo Andrea Longo Andrea Longo is an Italian middle distance runner.He achieved his personal best just before Sydney Olympics, running 1'43"74 in Rieti in September 2000, reaching the second place in the all-time ranking in Italy, behind former world record holder Marcello Fiasconaro.He was disqualifed from the 800...		1:46.75	Q
31	9	Mouhssin Chehibi Mouhssin Chehibi Mouhssin Chehibi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time over the distance is 1:44.16 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens.-Achievements:-External links:...		1:46.77	Q
33	8	Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sello Sepeng , is a South African middle distance runner who came second in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 , the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999...		1:46.82	Q
34	7	Florent Lacasse Florent Lacasse Florent Lacasse is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished sixth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. He also competed in the 2004 Olympics....		1:46.91
35	9	Yusuf Saad Kamel		1:46.94
36	2	David Fiegen David Fiegen David Fiegen is a Luxembourgian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the first ever medal in the history of the championships for an athlete from Luxembourg...		1:46.97
37	6	Dmitriy Bogdanov		1:47.03
38	8	Andre Bucher André Bucher André Bucher is a retired Swiss 800 metres runner. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton in his event. Bucher also won the indoor bronze that same year....		1:47.34
39	4	Mihail Kolganov Mihail Kolganov Mihail Kolganov is a Kazakhstani middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.In the 800 metres he won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Championships and finished seventh at the 2002 World Cup. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, but did not progress past the first heat...		1:47.36
40	2	Mindaugas Norbutas		1:47.38	SB
41	6	Nabil Madi Nabil Madi Nabil Madi is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished fourth at the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final....		1:47.52
42	9	Derrick Peterson		1:47.60
43	4	Mohammad K Al Azemi		1:47.67
44	2	Panayiotis Stroubakos		1:47.69
45	8	Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the...		1:47.71
46	6	Selahattin Cobanoglu		1:47.83
47	5	Paskar Owor		1:47.87
48	7	Majed Saeed Sultan Majed Saeed Sultan Majed Saeed Sultan is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya. He specializes at the 800 metres, a distance where he became 2004 junior world champion and competed in the Olympic Games in Athens.In September 2005 he became Asian champion.-External links:...		1:47.92
49	8	Michal Sneberger		1:47.89
50	7	Abdoulaye Wagne Abdoulaye Wagne Abdoulaye Wagne is a Senegalese Olympic athlete competing in the 800 meters with a personal best of 1'45"08....		1:47.95
51	8	Sherridan Kirk Sherridan Kirk Sherridan Kirk is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. He attended the Kansas City Kansas Community College and Auburn University in the United States.-Achievements:...		1:48.12
52	5	Moise Joseph Moise Joseph Moise Joseph is a Haitian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens placing sixth in his heat and getting eliminated.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors...		1:48.15
53	9	Glody Dube Glody Dube Glody Dube is a Botswana middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:44.59 min - national record is 1:44.47 min....		1:48.25
54	4	Erkinjon Isakov		1:48.28
55	9	Prince Mumba		1:48.36
56	7	Mohammed Al Salhi Mohammed Al Salhi Mohammed Obeid Al-Salhi He won the gold medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships. He then competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final....		1:48.42	SB
56	9	Byron Piedra Byron Piedra Byron Efrén Piedra Ávilés is an Ecuadorian middle distance and long-distance runner.He won the 2007 edition of the Guayaquil Marathon...		1:48.42
58	8	Vanco Stojanov		1:49.02	SB
59	5	Isireli Naikelekelevesi		1:49.08
60	7	Ramil Aritkulov Ramil Aritkulov Ramil Kamilevich Aritkulov is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He participated at the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 World Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships...		1:49.25
61	6	Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Lordegan.He has a personal best of 1:44.74 in the 800 metres which is also the Iranian national record.- External links :...		1:49.49
62	3	Jasmin Salihovic		1:49.59
63	1	Nazar Begliyev		1:49.64	PB
64	2	le van Duong		1:49.81	NR
65	5	Kondwani Chiwina Kondwani Chiwina Kondwani Chiwina is a Malawian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.Chiwina competed for Malawi at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Commonwealth Games, without ever qualifying for the final...		1:49.87	PB
66	1	Alibay Shukurov		1:51.11
67	7	Ali M Al Balooshi		1:51.76
68	1	Fadrique Iglesias		1:51.87
69	8	Abdalsalam Aldabaji		1:53.86
70	3	Jan Sekpona		1:54.25
71	6	Andy Grant		1:57.08
72	9	Cornelis Sibe		2:00.06

Semi-finals

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	2	Wilfred Bungei Wilfred Bungei Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...		1:44.28	Q
2	2	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...		1:44.29	Q
3	2	Mouhssin Chehibi Mouhssin Chehibi Mouhssin Chehibi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time over the distance is 1:44.16 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens.-Achievements:-External links:...		1:44.62	q, PB
4	3	Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time...		1:44.63	Q
5	2	Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sello Sepeng , is a South African middle distance runner who came second in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 , the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999...		1:44.75	q
6	3	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...		1:45.45	Q
7	2	Bram Som Bram Som Bram Som is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season, but returned in 2006 to win the national Dutch championship for the fifth time since 2000...		1:45.52
8	3	Joseph Mutua Joseph Mutua Joseph Mutua is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time is 1:43.33 minutes, achieved in August 2002 in Zürich. He holds the African indoor record in 800 m with 1:44.71 minutes, achieved in January 2004 in Stuttgart.He twice competed at the Summer Olympics...		1:45.54
9	1	Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the 800 metres.He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems...		1:45.76	Q
10	3	Andrea Longo Andrea Longo Andrea Longo is an Italian middle distance runner.He achieved his personal best just before Sydney Olympics, running 1'43"74 in Rieti in September 2000, reaching the second place in the all-time ranking in Italy, behind former world record holder Marcello Fiasconaro.He was disqualifed from the 800...		1:45.97
11	1	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi is a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for his native country...		1:46.09	Q
12	3	Jean Patrick Nduwimana		1:46.15
13	1	Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Ballesteros is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 45.98 s *800 metres - 1:43.83 min...		1:46.17
14	2	Dmitrijs Milkevics Dmitrijs Milkevics Dmitrijs Miļkevičs is a Latvian athlete competing in 400 m and 800 m.-Biography:Miļkevičs ran a career-best 46.44 in the 400 meters at the 2003 European U-23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He has won one NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer...		1:46.62
15	1	Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....		1:46.66
16	3	Ricky Soos		1:46.74
17	1	Nicolas Aissat		1:47.14
18	2	Gary Reed Gary Reed (athlete) Gary Reed is a Canadian retired middle distance runner. He currently holds the Canadian record in the 800 metre run with a time of 1:43.68. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 1.47.10...		1:47.38
19	1	Berhanu Alemu		1:47.40
20	1	Amine Laalou Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou is a male middle distance runner from Morocco, who specializes in middle-distance running. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 World...		1:47.53
21	1	Rene Herms René Herms René Herms was a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Herms was born in Dohna, Germany. He won the silver medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2000 World Junior Championships, became European junior champion in 2001 and finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships...		1:47.68
22	3	Osmar dos Santos Osmar dos Santos Osmar Barbosa dos Santos is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 800 metres. He started competing internationally around year 2000, and won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships....		1:48.23
23	3	Jonathan Johnson		1:50.10

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Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...		1:44.45
	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi is a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for his native country...		1:44.61	SB
	Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time...		1:44.65
4	Mouhssin Chehibi Mouhssin Chehibi Mouhssin Chehibi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time over the distance is 1:44.16 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens.-Achievements:-External links:...		1:45.16
5	Wilfred Bungei Wilfred Bungei Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...		1:45.31
6	Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sello Sepeng , is a South African middle distance runner who came second in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 , the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999...		1:45.53
7	Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the 800 metres.He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems...		1:45.61
8	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...		1:52.49