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 Best | 1:44.34 | Conegliano, Italy | 17 June 2005 | |
Championship Record | 1:48.42 | Marrakesh, Morocco | 15 July 2005 | |
World Youth Leading | 1:45.74 | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 7 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
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
5 | Leonard Kirwa Kosencha | 1:44.08 | WY | ||
6 | Mohammed Aman | 1:44.68 | PB | ||
8 | Timothy Kitum | 1:44.98 | PB | ||
4 | 4 | Hamza Driouch | 1:46.39 | PB | |
5 | 3 | Nigel Amos | 1:47.28 | PB | |
6 | 2 | Esrael Awoke | 1:48.94 | PB | |
7 | 7 | Wesley Vazquez | 1:51.25 | ||
8 | 1 | Abdelkerim Mohammed Hussein | 1:51.85 |