Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres


The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 27 and 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion was Yeimer López of Cuba.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record1:41.01Rieti, ItalyAugust 29, 2010
Pan American Games record1:44.58Rio de Janeiro, BrazilJuly 28, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard in the qualifying period.

Schedule

Results

All times shown are in seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal bestDQDisqualified

Semifinals

Held on October 27. The first three in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the finals.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Andy González1:48.21Q
21Mark Wieczorek1:48.31Q
31Lutimar Paes1:48.37Q
41Rafith Rodríguez1:48.41q
51Moise Joseph1:49.12q
61Nico Herrera1:49.29
72Tyler Mulder1:49.65Q
82Kleberson Davide1:49.65Q
92Raidel Acea1:50.04Q
102Jamaal James1:50.14
111Jose Esparza1:50.65
122Jenner Pelico1:51.12
132Juan Vega1:52.60
142Edgard Cortez1:59.02
151Jon Rankin2:21.36ADV
2Eduar VillanuevaDNS

Jon Rankin was advanced to the final due to interference.

Final

Held on October 28.
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Andy González1:45.58SB
Kleberson Davide1:45.75
Raidel Acea1:46.23
4Tyler Mulder1:46.46
5Mark Wieczorek1:47.75
6Lutimar Paes1:47.76
7Jon Rankin1:52.72
8Moise Joseph1:54.88
9Rafith Rodríguez1:58.27