2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

After the semi-finals, it was no surprise when front runner Wesley Vázquez went to the front of the final. Donavan Brazier and Marco Arop took the front of the line to follow his fast pace, going 23.51 for the first 200 metres. Down the first home stretch the rest of the field back off the fast pace, but Brazier stuck right behind Vázquez through a 48.96 first lap. The real surprise was noted kicker Amel Tuka was at the front of the chase pack, separating through the penultimate turn in chase of the leaders. When they hit the backstretch, Brazier went around Vázquez, who was showing the signs of the strain. By 600 metres in 1:15.16, Brazier had two metres on Vázquez, who had two metres on Tuka. Through the final turn, Brazier held the same gap on Tuka, but Vázquez faded. Ferguson Rotich was the next contender, three metres back, the rest of the chasers another six metres behind him. Down the stretch, Brazier was straining, pumping his arms, but Tuka's famed kick was not making up any ground. 40 metres out, Rotich passed Vázquez, but from far off the pace, Bryce Hoppel was gaining fast. Brazier crossed the line and raised his arms in celebration. Tuka held off Rotich who beat the fast moving Hoppel.

Brazier's winning time of 1:42.34 was the championship record, North American Continental record and moved him to =#9 on the all-time list.

Before the competition records were as follows:{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/men| title=100 Metres Men − Records| website = IAAF| access-date=21 September 2019}}

The following records were set at the competition:

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:45.80.{{cite news|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competition/standards/2019|title=Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019|publisher=iaaf.org|date=2 August 2019}}

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:{{cite web|title=800 Metres Men − Timetable|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-6033/timetable/bydiscipline/men/800-metres|website=IAAF|access-date=21 September 2019}}

The first 3 in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-800-M-h----.RS4.pdf|title=Heats results}}

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.{{Cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-800-M-sf----.RS4.pdf|title=Semi-finals results}}

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| 2 || 1 ||align=left| Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|KEN|}} || 1:44.20 || Q

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| 3 || 1 ||align=left| Clayton Murphy ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|USA|}} || 1:44.48 || q

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| 4 || 2 ||align=left| Donavan Brazier ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|USA|}} || 1:44.87 || Q

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| 5 || 1 ||align=left| Adrián Ben ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|ESP}} || 1:44.97 || q, {{Abbr|PB}}

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| 6 || 2 ||align=left| Marco Arop ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|CAN|}} || 1:45.07 || Q

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| 7 || 1 ||align=left| Elliot Giles ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|GBR|}} || 1:45.15 ||

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| 8 || 2 ||align=left| Emmanuel Korir ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|KEN|}} || 1:45.19 ||

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| 9 || 1 ||align=left| Adam Kszczot ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|POL|}} || 1:45.22 ||

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| 10 || 2 ||align=left| Brannon Kidder ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|USA|}} || 1:45.62 ||

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| 11 || 3 ||align=left| Amel Tuka ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|BIH|}} || 1:45.63 || Q

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| 12 || 2 ||align=left| Mostafa Smaili ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|MAR|}} || 1:45.78 ||

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| 13 || 1 ||align=left| Abdessalem Ayouni ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|TUN|}} || 1:45.80 ||

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| 14 || 3 ||align=left| Bryce Hoppel ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|USA|}} || 1:45.95 || Q

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| 15 || 2 ||align=left| Tshepo Tshite ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|RSA|}} || 1:46.08 ||

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| 16 || 3 ||align=left| Álvaro de Arriba ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|ESP|}} || 1:46.09 ||

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| 17 || 2 ||align=left| Yassine Hethat ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|ALG|}} || 1:46.15 ||

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| 18 || 3 ||align=left| Brandon McBride ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|CAN|}} || 1:46.21 ||

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| 19 || 3 ||align=left| Kyle Langford ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|GBR|}} || 1:46.41 ||

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| 20 || 3 ||align=left| Ngeno Kipngetich ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|KEN|}} || 1:46.61 ||

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| 21 || 1 ||align=left| Abubaker Haydar Abdalla ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|QAT|}} || 1:46.87 ||

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| 22 || 3 ||align=left| Pierre-Ambroise Bosse ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|FRA|}} || 1:47.60 ||

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| 23 || 2 ||align=left| Jamie Webb ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|GBR|}} || 1:48.44 ||

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| {{hs|24}} || 3 ||align=left| Oussama Nabil ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|MAR|}} || {{AthAbbr|DQ}} || {{Abbr|163.2(b)|Jostling / Obstruction}}

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The final was started on 1 October at 22:14.{{Cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-800-M-f----.RS6.pdf|title=Final results}}

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| {{silver2}} || 5 ||align=left| Amel Tuka ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|BIH|}} || 1:43.47 || {{AthAbbr|SB}}

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| {{bronze3}} || 7 ||align=left| Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|KEN|}} || 1:43.82 ||

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| 4 || 2 ||align=left| Bryce Hoppel ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|USA|}} || 1:44.25 || {{AthAbbr|PB}}

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| 5 || 6 ||align=left| Wesley Vázquez ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|PUR|}} || 1:44.48 ||

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| 6 || 3 ||align=left| Adrián Ben ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|ESP|}} || 1:45.58 ||

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| 7 || 8 ||align=left| Marco Arop ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|CAN|}} || 1:45.78 ||

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| 8 || 9 ||align=left| Clayton Murphy ||align=left| {{flaglinkteam|USA|}} || 1:47.84 ||

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