2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
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These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total of 58 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 31 August 2003, at 17:30.
Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | {{flagicon|ALG}} Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria (ALG) |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | {{flagicon|RUS}} Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia (RUS) |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | {{flagicon|RSA}} Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa (RSA) |
Final
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|FINAL !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|{{flagathlete|Djabir Saïd-Guerni|ALG}} |align="center"|1:44.81 |
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|{{flagathlete|Yuriy Borzakovskiy|RUS}} |align="center"|1:44.84 |
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|{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}} |align="center"|1:44.90 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}} |align="center"|1:45.23 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Andrea Longo|ITA}} |align="center"|1:45.43 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Justus Koech|KEN}} |align="center"|1:45.63 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Hezekiél Sepeng|RSA}} |align="center"|1:45.74 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Osmar dos Santos|BRA}} |align="center"|1:46.28 |
Semi-final
- Held on Friday 29 August 2003
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Yuriy Borzakovskiy|RUS}} |align="center"|1:45.31 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}} |align="center"|1:45.50 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Justus Koech|KEN}} |align="center"|1:46.04 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Osmar dos Santos|BRA}} |align="center"|1:46.07 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Khalid Tighazouine|MAR}} |align="center"|1:46.83 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Mohammed Al-Salhi|KSA}} |align="center"|1:47.25 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|João Pires|POR}} |align="center"|1:49.19 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Khadevis Robinson|USA}} |align="center"|1:50.60 |
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|{{flagathlete|Nicholas Wachira|KEN}} |align="center"|DNF |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}} |align="center"|1:46.31 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Djabir Saïd-Guerni|ALG}} |align="center"|1:46.36 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Berhanu Alemu|ETH|1996}} |align="center"|1:46.40 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Bram Som|NED}} |align="center"|1:46.63 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|André Bucher|SUI}} |align="center"|1:46.67 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Florent Lacasse|FRA}} |align="center"|1:46.89 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Kris McCarthy|AUS}} |align="center"|1:47.64 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei|IRI}} |align="center"|1:47.71 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 3 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Andrea Longo|ITA}} |align="center"|1:46.26 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Hezekiél Sepeng|RSA}} |align="center"|1:46.43 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Antonio Manuel Reina|ESP}} |align="center"|1:46.72 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Joeri Jansen|BEL}} |align="center"|1:46.78 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|René Herms|GER}} |align="center"|1:46.88 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|David Krummenacker|USA}} |align="center"|1:47.25 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Japheth Kimutai|KEN}} |align="center"|1:47.53 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Glody Dube|BOT}} |align="center"|1:48.69 |
Heats
Held on Thursday 28 August 2003
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Florent Lacasse|FRA}} |align="center"|1:47.21 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Justus Koech|KEN}} |align="center"|1:47.39 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Ricky Soos|GBR}} |align="center"|1:47.80 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Dmitriy Bogdanov|RUS}} |align="center"|1:48.36 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Jean-Patrick Nduwimana|BDI}} |align="center"|1:48.40 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Mindaugas Norbutas|LTU|1988}} |align="center"|1:48.44 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Badwan Jaddoueh|SYR}} |align="center"|1:48.89 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Berhanu Alemu|ETH|1996}} |align="center"|1:45.63 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|René Herms|GER}} |align="center"|1:45.71 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Osmar dos Santos|BRA}} |align="center"|1:45.72 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|David Krummenacker|USA}} |align="center"|1:45.84 |
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|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Nicholas Wachira|KEN}} |align="center"|1:45.86 |
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|align="center"|6. |{{flagathlete|João Pires|POR}} |align="center"|1:46.66 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Jimmy Anak Ahar|BRU}} |align="center"|1:57.86 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Dominic Carroll|GIB}} |align="center"|2:00.53 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 3 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}} |align="center"|1:47.62 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei|IRI}} |align="center"|1:47.80 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Khadevis Robinson|USA}} |align="center"|1:47.85 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Achraf Tadili|CAN}} |align="center"|1:47.88 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Arnoud Okken|NED}} |align="center"|1:48.15 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Tom Omey|BEL}} |align="center"|1:48.93 |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagathlete|Mouhssin Chehibi|MAR}} |align="center"|DQ |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 4 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Japheth Kimutai|KEN}} |align="center"|1:47.54 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Kris McCarthy|AUS}} |align="center"|1:47.61 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Abdoulaye Wagne|SEN}} |align="center"|1:47.64 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Manuel Olmedo|ESP}} |align="center"|1:47.98 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Jasmin Salihović|BIH}} |align="center"|1:48.10 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Graham Davidson|RSA}} |align="center"|1:48.16 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Otukile Lekote|BOT}} |align="center"|1:48.33 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 5 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Khalid Tighazouine|MAR}} |align="center"|1:46.01 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Bram Som|NED}} |align="center"|1:46.11 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Antonio Manuel Reina|ESP}} |align="center"|1:46.45 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Glody Dube|BOT}} |align="center"|1:46.68 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Arthémon Hatungimana|BDI}} |align="center"|1:47.74 |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagathlete|Samuel Burley|USA}} |align="center"|DQ |
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|{{flagathlete|Fred Thegu|SOL}} |align="center"|DQ |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 6 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|André Bucher|SUI}} |align="center"|1:48.61 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}} |align="center"|1:48.68 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Gary Reed|CAN}} |align="center"|1:48.69 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Adam Abdu Adam Ali|QAT}} |align="center"|1:48.87 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kirwa|FIN}} |align="center"|1:49.74 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Abdal Salam Aldabaji|PLE}} |align="center"|1:51.68 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Mohamed Amir|MDV}} |align="center"|2:06.25 |
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|{{flagathlete|Ivan Heshko|UKR}} |align="center"|DNS |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 7 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Andrea Longo|ITA}} |align="center"|1:46.26 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Yuriy Borzakovskiy|RUS}} |align="center"|1:46.44 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Joeri Jansen|BEL}} |align="center"|1:46.68 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Amine Laalou|MAR}} |align="center"|1:46.75 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Rashid Mohamed|BHR}} |align="center"|1:47.43 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Jimmy Lomba|FRA}} |align="center"|1:48.15 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|David Fiegen|LUX}} |align="center"|1:48.80 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 8 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Djabir Saïd-Guerni|ALG}} |align="center"|1:46.06 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Hezekiél Sepeng|RSA}} |align="center"|1:46.09 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Mohammed Al-Salhi|KSA}} |align="center"|1:46.48 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Ismail Ahmed Ismail|SUD}} |align="center"|1:47.21 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Rizak Dirshe|SWE}} |align="center"|1:49.23 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Mahamadou Ibrahim|NIG}} |align="center"|1:55.21 |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagathlete|Nicolas Aïssat|FRA}} |align="center"|DNF |
See also
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080908084546/http://www.iaaf.org/WCH03/results/byEvent.html]
{{800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics}}
{{Footer World Champions 800 m Men}}
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