2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25, 26 and 27 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Alfred Kipketer Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde Kenya |
| Bronze | Andreas Almgren Sweden |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :

| World Junior Record | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:41.73 | London, Great Britain | 9 August 2012 |
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| Championship Record | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:43.79 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
| World Junior Leading | Robert Biwott (KEN) | 1:44.69 | Shanghai, China | 18 May 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results

### Final

27 July Start time: 16:13 Temperature: 29 °C Humidity: 35 %

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 4 | 1:43.95 | WJL |
| | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 6 | 1:45.14 | PB |
| | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 3 | 1:45.65 | NJR |
| 4 | Thiago André | Brazil | 8 | 1:46.06 | PB |
| 5 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 5 | 1:46.23 | PB |
| 6 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 1 | 1:47.13 | PB |
| 7 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 2 | 1:47.31 | PB |
| 8 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 7 | 1:55.21 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 49.42 Alfred Kipketer

### Semifinals

26 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

**Summary**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 1:48.04 | Q |
| 2 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 1:48.09 | Q |
| 3 | Thiago André | Brazil | 1:48.16 | Q |
| 4 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 1:48.57 | q PB |
| 5 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 1:48.67 | Q |
| 6 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 1:48.76 | Q |
| 7 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 1:48.81 | q |
| 8 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 1:48.87 | Q |
| 9 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 1:48.94 | |
| 10 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 1:49.40 | |
| 11 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 1:49.79 | |
| 12 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 1:49.97 | |
| 13 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 1:50.06 | |
| 14 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 1:50.19 | |
| 15 | Axel Vives | Spain | 1:50.81 | |
| 16 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 1:50.86 | |
| 17 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 1:51.12 | |
| 18 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 1:51.28 | |
| 19 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 1:51.41 | |
| 20 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 1:51.53 | |
| 21 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 1:51.57 | |
| 22 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 1:52.73 | |
| 23 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 1:55.92 | |
| | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | DNF | |

**Details**

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

**Details**

**Semifinal 1**

27 July Start time: 16:21 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 27%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 3 | 1:48.67 | Q |
| 2 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 6 | 1:48.76 | Q |
| 3 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 5 | 1:48.81 | q |
| 4 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 1 | 1:50.86 | |
| 5 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:51.53 | |
| 6 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 4 | 1:51.57 | |
| 7 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 7 | 1:52.73 | |
| 8 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 8 | 1:55.92 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 54.36 Alfred Kipketer

**Details**

**Semifinal 2**

27 July Start time: 16:30 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 27%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 5 | 1:48.09 | Q |
| 2 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 3 | 1:48.87 | Q |
| 3 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 4 | 1:49.79 | |
| 4 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 6 | 1:49.97 | |
| 5 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 2 | 1:50.06 | |
| 6 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 1 | 1:50.19 | |
| 7 | Axel Vives | Spain | 7 | 1:50.81 | |
| 8 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 8 | 1:51.12 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 53.94 Joshua Tiampati Masikonde

**Details**

**Semifinal 3**

27 July Start time: 16:38 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 27%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 6 | 1:48.04 | Q |
| 2 | Thiago André | Brazil | 5 | 1:48.16 | Q |
| 3 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 2 | 1:48.57 | q PB |
| 4 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 3 | 1:48.94 | |
| 5 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 8 | 1:49.40 | |
| 6 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 1 | 1:51.28 | |
| 7 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 4 | 1:51.41 | |
| | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | 7 | DNF | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 53.86 Tre'tez Kinnaird

### Heats

25 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

**Summary**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 1:47.84 | Q |
| 2 | Thiago André | Brazil | 1:48.05 | Q |
| 3 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 1:49.07 | Q PB |
| 4 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 1:49.30 | Q |
| 5 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 1:49.40 | q |
| 6 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 1:49.44 | Q |
| 7 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 1:49.48 | q PB |
| 8 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 1:49.73 | Q |
| 9 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 1:49.80 | Q |
| 10 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 1:49.84 | q |
| 11 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 1:49.89 | Q |
| 12 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 1:49.96 | Q |
| 13 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 1:50.04 | Q |
| 14 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 1:50.07 | Q |
| 15 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 1:50.10 | Q PB |
| 16 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 1:50.15 | q |
| 17 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 1:50.18 | q |
| 18 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | 1:50.19 | q |
| 19 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 1:50.27 | Q |
| 20 | Alberto Guerrero | Spain | 1:50.53 | |
| 21 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 1:50.69 | Q |
| 22 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 1:50.76 | Q |
| 23 | Axel Vives | Spain | 1:50.77 | Q |
| 24 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Qatar | 1:50.79 | |
| 25 | Vincent Hazeleger | Netherlands | 1:50.90 | |
| 26 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 1:50.99 | Q |
| 27 | Jordan Makins | Australia | 1:51.02 | |
| 28 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 1:51.23 | Q |
| 29 | Elijah Silva | Canada | 1:51.26 | |
| 30 | Andrés Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 1:51.63 | |
| 31 | Robert Heppenstall | Canada | 1:51.66 | |
| 32 | Utku Çobanoğlu | Turkey | 1:51.73 | |
| 33 | Jawad Douhri | Morocco | 1:51.76 | |
| 34 | Lorenzo Pilati | Italy | 1:51.87 | |
| 35 | Kevon Robinson | Jamaica | 1:51.89 | |
| 36 | Abraham Tsegay Tesfamariam | Eritrea | 1:52.16 | |
| 37 | Jonas Schöpfer | Switzerland | 1:52.26 | |
| 38 | Marc Reuther | Germany | 1:52.33 | |
| 39 | Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen | Denmark | 1:52.35 | |
| 40 | Jesús Tonatiu López | Mexico | 1:52.59 | |
| 41 | Gergő Kiss | Hungary | 1:52.73 | |
| 42 | Robert Tully | Ireland | 1:52.86 | |
| 43 | Myles Marshall | United States | 1:53.98 | |
| 44 | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | 1:54.81 | PB |
| 45 | Mohamed El Nour Mohamed | Qatar | 1:55.17 | |
| 46 | Nicholas Landeau | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:56.40 | |
| 47 | Pol Moya | Andorra | 1:58.44 | |
| | Omar Rosales | Mexico | DQ | 163.3(a) |

**Details**

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

**Details**

**Heat 1**

27 July Start time: 12:48 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 1 | 1:50.76 | Q |
| 2 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 7 | 1:50.99 | Q |
| 3 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 8 | 1:51.23 | Q |
| 4 | Andrés Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:51.63 | |
| 5 | Marc Reuther | Germany | 4 | 1:52.33 | |
| 6 | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | 5 | 1:54.81 | PB |
| 7 | Mohamed El Nour Mohamed | Qatar | 2 | 1:55.17 | |
| | Omar Rosales | Mexico | 6 | DQ | 163.3(a) |

Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

Intermediate times: 400m: 57.26 Kalle Berglund

**Details**

**Heat 2**

27 July Start time: 12:55 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 2 | 1:50.27 | Q |
| 2 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 8 | 1:50.69 | Q |
| 3 | Axel Vives | Spain | 4 | 1:50.77 | Q |
| 4 | Jordan Makins | Australia | 1 | 1:51.02 | |
| 5 | Robert Heppenstall | Canada | 6 | 1:51.66 | |
| 6 | Jonas Schöpfer | Switzerland | 5 | 1:52.26 | |
| 7 | Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen | Denmark | 7 | 1:52.35 | |
| 8 | Myles Marshall | United States | 3 | 1:53.98 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 55.17 Andreas Almgren

**Details**

**Heat 3**

27 July Start time: 13:01 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 4 | 1:49.80 | Q |
| 2 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 5 | 1:50.04 | Q |
| 3 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 8 | 1:50.07 | Q |
| 4 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 2 | 1:50.18 | q |
| 5 | Elijah Silva | Canada | 3 | 1:51.26 | |
| 6 | Utku Çobanoğlu | Turkey | 6 | 1:51.73 | |
| 7 | Abraham Tsegay Tesfamariam | Eritrea | 1 | 1:52.16 | |
| 8 | Gergő Kiss | Hungary | 7 | 1:52.73 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 54.79 Alfred Kipketer

**Details**

**Heat 4**

27 July Start time: 13:07 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 4 | 1:49.44 | Q |
| 2 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 3 | 1:49.73 | Q |
| 3 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 7 | 1:49.96 | Q |
| 4 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | 8 | 1:50.19 | q |
| 5 | Vincent Hazeleger | Netherlands | 2 | 1:50.90 | |
| 6 | Kevon Robinson | Jamaica | 6 | 1:51.89 | |
| 7 | Jesús Tonatiu López | Mexico | 5 | 1:52.59 | |
| 8 | Nicholas Landeau | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:56.40 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 54.31 Jena Umar

**Details**

**Heat 5**

27 July Start time: 13:13 Temperature: 24 °C Humidity: 41%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 3 | 1:47.84 | Q |
| 2 | Thiago André | Brazil | 5 | 1:48.05 | Q |
| 3 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 1 | 1:49.07 | Q PB |
| 4 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 4 | 1:49.40 | q |
| 5 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 6 | 1:49.48 | q PB |
| 6 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 2 | 1:49.84 | q |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pilati | Italy | 7 | 1:51.87 | |
| 8 | Pol Moya | Andorra | 8 | 1:58.44 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 53.24 Joshua Tiampati Masikonde

**Details**

**Heat 6**

27 July Start time: 13:18 Temperature: 24 °C Humidity: 41%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 3 | 1:49.30 | Q |
| 2 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 6 | 1:49.89 | Q |
| 3 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:50.10 | Q PB |
| 4 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 4 | 1:50.15 | q |
| 5 | Alberto Guerrero | Spain | 2 | 1:50.53 | |
| 6 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Qatar | 7 | 1:50.79 | |
| 7 | Jawad Douhri | Morocco | 8 | 1:51.76 | |
| 8 | Robert Tully | Ireland | 5 | 1:52.86 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 52.07 Robert Tully

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 33 countries participated in the event.

* Algeria (1)
* Andorra (1)
* Australia (2)
* Austria (2)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (2)
* DR Congo (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Ireland (2)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Mexico (2)
* Morocco (1)
* Netherlands (2)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* Qatar (2)
* Russia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* Spain (2)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
