2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres


The Men's 800 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Nord Lille Métropole on 6, 7 and 8 July.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World Youth Best1:44.34Conegliano, Italy17 June 2005
Championship Record1:48.42Marrakesh, Morocco15 July 2005
World Youth Leading1:45.74Montreuil-sous-Bois, France7 June 2011

During the competition, Leonard Kirwa Kosencha lowered Belal Mansoor Ali's world youth best to 1:44.08, thereby establishing a new championship record, too.

Heats

Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat plus the 3 fastest times qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Heat 7

Semifinals

Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat plus the 2 fastest times qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Leonard Kirwa Kosencha1:44.08WY
6Mohammed Aman1:44.68PB
8Timothy Kitum1:44.98PB
44Hamza Driouch1:46.39PB
53Nigel Amos1:47.28PB
62Esrael Awoke1:48.94PB
77Wesley Vazquez1:51.25
81Abdelkerim Mohammed Hussein1:51.85