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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–9 August.[1] Fifty-five athletes from 43 nations competed.[2] The event was won in a world record time of 1:40.91 by David Rudisha of Kenya, the second consecutive and fourth overall title for Kenya in the event. Rudisha would later become the fourth man to successfully defend his Olympic 800 metres title, and the 11th to win two medals of any kind in the event. Nijel Amos' silver medal was the first Olympic medal ever for Botswana.[3] Timothy Kitum of Kenya won the bronze medal.

Men's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date6–9 August
Competitors55 from 43 nations
Winning time1:40.91 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Rudisha
 Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nijel Amos
 Botswana
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Timothy Kitum
 Kenya
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Summary

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Reigning world champion David Rudisha won the race in 1:40.91, becoming the first person to break 1:41 and improving on his own world record (the first world record in an Olympic men's 800m final since 1976). The reigning world junior champion, Nijel Amos, finished second in 1:41.73, establishing a new world junior record and Botswana national record. In an exceptionally fast final, all runners except Abubaker Kaki (who ran a seasonal best) set personal bests, including three national records (Kenya, Botswana, and Ethiopia). The finishing times were the fastest recorded for each placing and it constituted the first time that eight athletes ran under 1:44 in the same race. All the athletes in the race produced times that would have won the final in Beijing.[4] The eighth-place finisher, Andrew Osagie, produced a time that would have won the gold medal at all but three of the previous Olympic 800m finals.

Rudisha led from the start of the race, easing from lane 4 to the break with a determined Kaki in tow. By the halfway mark in 49.28 Mohammed Aman lined up off Kaki's shoulder. During the next 200 meters, Rudisha put a gap on the field and Kaki began falling back. The scramble was on to see who had anything left or, like Kaki, who would pay the price. As Rudisha showed the strain of his effort, Nijel Amos and Timothy Kitum started to make up a little of the ground Rudisha had built up. Running at the back of the field, Duane Solomon and Nick Symmonds made a late run, finishing just a step out of the medals.

Background

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This was the 27th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from 2008 was silver-medalist Ismail Ahmed Ismail, who had also taken second in the 2011 world championship. 2004 gold medalist, 2008 semifinalist, and 2011 world-championship third-place runner Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia competed as well. The clear favorite was David Rudisha of Kenya, the 2011 world champion, world record holder, and #1 ranked runner in 2009, 2010, and 2011.[2]

Cambodia, Iraq, and Mali appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain made its 26th appearance, most among all nations, having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 100 metres event if all athletes met the A standard, or 1 athlete if they met the B standard. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the qualifying period that had the approval of the IAAF. Indoor and outdoor meets were eligible. The A standard for the 2012 men's 800 metres was 1:45.60; the B standard was 1:46.30. The qualifying period for was from 1 May 2011 to 8 July 2012. NOCs could also have an athlete enter the 800 metres through a universality place. NOCs could enter one male athlete in an athletics event, regardless of time, if they had no male athletes meeting the qualifying A or B standards in any men's athletic event.[5][6][7]

Competition format

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The competition had seven heats in the first round, three semifinals, and a final.[8] The top three in each of the first round heats progressed, as did the three next fastest runners. The top two finishers in each semifinal race reached the finals along with the two fastest runners outside these runners, to make up the eight finalists.[9]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records, and world leading run for the season, were as follows.

World record  David Rudisha (KEN)1:41.01 Rieti, Italy29 August 2010
Olympic record  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)1:42.58 Atlanta, United States31 July 1996
2012 World leading  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:41.54 Paris, France 6 July 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventAthleteNationTimeRecord
9 AugustFinalDavid Rudisha Kenya1:40.91WR

The following national records were set during the competition.

Kenya national record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91
Botswana national record  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73
Ethiopia national record  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:43.20

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 6 August 201210:50Round 1
Tuesday, 7 August 201219:55Semifinals
Thursday, 9 August 201220:00Final

Results

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Official Video of Round 1

Round 1

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Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes[10]
1Nijel Amos Botswana1:45.90Q
2Fabiano Pecanha Brazil1:46.29Q
3Luis Alberto Marco Spain1:46.86Q
4Khadevis Robinson United States1:47.17
5Marcin Lewandowski Poland1:47.64q[11]
6Ivan Tukhtachev Russia1:49.77
7Derek Mandell Guam1:58.94
—Mohammad Al-Azemi KuwaitDSQR163.2

Heat 2

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Heat 3

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes[10]
1Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:45.51Q
2Timothy Kitum Kenya1:45.72Q
3Abdulaziz Mohammed Saudi Arabia1:46.09Q
4Andy González Cuba1:46.24q
5Gareth Warburton Great Britain1:46.97
6Tamás Kazi Hungary1:47.10SB
7Sören Ludolph Germany1:48.57
8Arnold Sorina Vanuatu1:54.29

Heat 4

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes[10]
1Nick Symmonds United States1:45.91Q
2Geoffrey Harris Canada1:45.97Q
3Adam Kszczot Poland1:45.99Q
4Pierre-Ambroise Bosse France1:46.03q
5Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia1:46.29q
6Andreas Bube Denmark1:46.40
7Manuel Antonio Angola1:52.54
—Brice Etes MonacoDSQ

Heat 5

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes[10]
1Hamada Mohamed Egypt1:48.05Q
2Sajad Moradi Iran1:48.23Q
3Kevin Lopez Spain1:48.27Q
4Masato Yokota Japan1:48.48
5Michael Rimmer Great Britain1:49.05
6Moussa Camara Mali1:51.36
7Edgar Cortez Nicaragua1:58.99
—Taoufik Makhloufi AlgeriaDNF

Heat 6

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Heat 7

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Semifinals

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Official Video of Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Semifinal 1

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes[10]
1Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:44.51Q
2Nijel Amos Botswana1:44.54Q
3Adam Kszczot Poland1:45.34
4Anthony Chemut Kenya1:45.63
5Robert Lathouwers Netherlands1:45.85
6Luis Alberto Marco Spain1:46.19
7Fabiano Pecanha Brazil1:46.29
—Sajad Moradi IranDSQR163.3

Semifinal 2

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Semifinal 3

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Final

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)David Rudisha Kenya1:40.91WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Nijel Amos Botswana1:41.73WJR, NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Timothy Kitum Kenya1:42.53PB
4Duane Solomon United States1:42.82PB
5Nick Symmonds United States1:42.95PB
6Mohammed Aman Ethiopia1:43.20NR
7Abubaker Kaki Sudan1:43.32SB
8Andrew Osagie Great Britain1:43.77PB
Splits
IntermediateAthleteNationMark
400mDavid Rudisha Kenya49.28
600mDavid Rudisha Kenya1:14.30

References

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  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Retrieved 2012-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 "800 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Olympics 2012: Nation Power Rankings, Day 13 Edition".
  4. ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2012-08-09). Stunning! Rudisha 1:40.91 World Record in London! - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-10.
  5. ↑ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Athletics". Telegraph. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Amended Qualifying Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Men's 800m". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "800m competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "800 Metres - M. Heats". london2012.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ Advanced by judges decision after being pushed by Al-Azemi.
  12. ↑ IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING ANIS ANANENKA, International Olympic Committee, 27 March 2019.
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