1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
# 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, and seven qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995.

The final pared down to 8runners who believed in their kick. Vebjørn Rodal became the leader with Wilson Kipketer at the end of the field. Rodal led through an easy pace 52.53 through the first lap. With 200 to go, Nico Motchebon moved to the front, covered by Kipketer, but Rodal didn't relinquish the lead. Kipketer timed his big burst for 70 metres before the finish, Rodal had no answer but held off Motchebon, the rest of the field fading away. Coming from behind Motchebon, Arthémon Hatungimana was able to gradually gain on Rodall, passing him just a step before the finish.

## Medalists

| Gold | Wilson Kipketer Denmark (DEN) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Arthémon Hatungimana Burundi (BDI) |
| Bronze | Vebjørn Rodal Norway (NOR) |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Saturday 1995-08-05

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | José Parrilla | United States (USA) | 1:46.32 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Curtis Robb | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 1:46.34 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Andrea Giocondi | Italy (ITA) | 1:46.44 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Einars Tupuritis | Latvia (LAT) | 1:46.45 |
| 5 | 1 | Marko Koers | Netherlands (NED) | 1:46.73 |
| 6 | 1 | Jose Arconada | Spain (ESP) | 1:47.70 |
| 7 | 1 | Kayless Tavakalo | Vanuatu (VAN) | 1:58.06 |
| 1 | 2 | Philip Kibitok | Kenya (KEN) | 1:48.45 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway (NOR) | 1:48.48 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tomás de Teresa | Spain (ESP) | 1:49.07 |
| 4 | 2 | Jurgens Kotze | South Africa (RSA) | 1:49.40 |
| 5 | 2 | Brendan Hanigan | Australia (AUS) | 1:50.25 |
| 6 | 2 | Tommy Asinga | Suriname (SUR) | 1:51.60 |
| 7 | 2 | Michael Wildner | Austria (AUT) | 1:57.48 |
| 1 | 3 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark (DEN) | 1:47.35 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Arthémon Hatungimana | Burundi (BDI) | 1:47.74 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain (ESP) | 1:48.00 |
| 4 | 3 | David Strang | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 1:48.76 |
| 5 | 3 | Babacar Niang | Senegal (SEN) | 1:49.74 |
| 6 | 3 | William Serem | Kenya (KEN) | 1:50.61 |
| — | 3 | Bekele Banbere | Ethiopia (ETH) | DQ |
| 1 | 4 | Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa (RSA) | 1:46.33 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Atle Douglas | Norway (NOR) | 1:46.41 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Benyounés Lahlou | Morocco (MAR) | 1:46.72 |
| 4 | 4 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy (ITA) | 1:47.43 |
| 5 | 4 | Tomonari Ono | Japan (JPN) | 1:48.43 |
| 6 | 4 | Ivan Komar | Belarus (BLR) | 1:51.36 |
| 7 | 4 | Vanxay Sinebandith | Laos (LAO) | 2:00.25 |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Everett | United States (USA) | 1:48.06 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Davide Cadoni | Italy (ITA) | 1:48.25 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Andrey Loginov | Russia (RUS) | 1:48.30 |
| 4 | 5 | Pavel Soukup | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1:48.32 |
| 5 | 5 | Savieri Ngidhi | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1:48.77 |
| 6 | 5 | Jimmy Jean-Joseph | France (FRA) | 1:51.00 |
| — | 5 | Dhani Chaudhari | Nepal (NEP) | DQ |
| 1 | 6 | Brandon Rock | United States (USA) | 1:46.83 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Mahjoub Haïda | Morocco (MAR) | 1:46.88 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | José Luíz Barbosa | Brazil (BRA) | 1:47.10 |
| 4 | 6 | Frédéric Cornette | France (FRA) | 1:47.36 |
| 5 | 6 | Charles Nkazamyampi | Burundi (BDI) | 1:49.76 |
| 6 | 6 | Anwar Omar Mohammed | Yemen (YEM) | 1:58.20 |
| — | 6 | Julius Achon | Uganda (UGA) | DNS |
| 1 | 7 | Nico Motchebon | Germany (GER) | 1:46.14 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Joseph Tengelei | Kenya (KEN) | 1:46.18 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Bruno Konczylo | France (FRA) | 1:46.44 | q |
| 4 | 7 | David Matthews | Ireland (IRL) | 1:46.52 |
| 5 | 7 | Antonio Abrantes | Portugal (POR) | 1:48.10 |
| 6 | 7 | Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden (SWE) | 1:48.31 |
| 7 | 7 | Mahmoud Al-Kheirat | Syria (SYR) | 1:48.76 |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Sunday 1995-08-06

| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:48.39 |
| 2. | José Parrilla (USA) | 1:49.43 |
| 3. | Andrea Giocondi (ITA) | 1:49.45 |
| 4. | Mark Everett (USA) | 1:49.47 |
| 5. | Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA) | 1:49.58 |
| 6. | Atle Douglas (NOR) | 1:49.63 |
| 7. | Philip Kibitok (KEN) | 1:49.87 |
| 8. | Curtis Robb (GBR) | 1:50.12 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) | 1:47.69 |
| 2. | Nico Motchebon (GER) | 1:47.96 |
| 3. | Arthémon Hatungimana (BDI) | 1:48.02 |
| 4. | Brandon Rock (USA) | 1:48.04 |
| 5. | Bruno Konczylo (FRA) | 1:48.05 |
| 6. | Mahjoub Haïda (MAR) | 1:48.21 |
| 7. | Joseph Tengelei (KEN) | 1:48.71 |
| 8. | Davide Cadoni (ITA) | 1:53.67 |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:45.08 |
| | Arthémon Hatungimana (BDI) | 1:45.64 |
| | Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) | 1:45.68 |
| 4. | Nico Motchebon (GER) | 1:45.97 |
| 5. | Brandon Rock (USA) | 1:46.42 |
| 6. | José Parrilla (USA) | 1:46.44 |
| 7. | Andrea Giocondi (ITA) | 1:47.78 |
| 8. | Mark Everett (USA) | 1:53.12 |
