1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Desta Asgedom Ethiopia |
| Silver | Jonah Birir Kenya |
| Bronze | Norberto Téllez Cuba |
Results
Final
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Desta Asgedom | Ethiopia | 1:46.35 | |
 | Jonah Birir | Kenya | 1:46.61 | |
 | Norberto Téllez | Cuba | 1:47.33 | |
| 4 | Wilson Kipketer | Kenya | 1:48.13 | |
| 5 | Andrew Lill |  United Kingdom | 1:48.54 | |
| 6 | Václav Hrích |  Czechoslovakia | 1:49.36 | |
| 7 | Dian Petkov |  Bulgaria | 1:49.69 | |
| 8 | Mark Holcombe |  Australia | 1:49.88 |
Semifinals
9 August
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonah Birir | Kenya | 1:49.07 | Q |
| 2 | Dian Petkov | Bulgaria | 1:49.31 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksey Oleynikov |  Soviet Union | 1:49.48 | |
| 4 | Alemayehu Roba | Ethiopia | 1:49.54 | |
| 5 | Pavel Soukup | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.60 | |
| 6 | Scott Peters |  United States | 1:49.78 | |
| 7 | Michael Williams |  Jamaica | 1:51.55 | |
| 8 | Eddy Kiemel |  Netherlands | 1:58.89 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desta Asgedom | Ethiopia | 1:47.90 | Q |
| 2 | Wilson Kipketer | Kenya | 1:48.21 | Q |
| 3 | Václav Hrích | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.43 | q |
| 4 | Mark Sesay | United Kingdom | 1:49.56 | |
| 5 | Vincent Hoek | Netherlands | 1:50.66 | |
| 6 | Zhou Chaohui |  China | 1:51.33 | |
| 7 | Michael Belbeck |  Canada | 2:05.50 | |
| Pantelis Kolokas |  Greece | DNS |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norberto Téllez | Cuba | 1:47.96 | Q |
| 2 | Andrew Lill | United Kingdom | 1:48.36 | Q |
| 3 | Mark Holcombe | Australia | 1:48.68 | q |
| 4 | David Decarpentry |  France | 1:49.84 | |
| 5 | Vebjørn Rodal |  Norway | 1:49.94 | |
| 6 | Bruno Mikale |  Mauritius | 1:52.60 | |
| 7 | Ingo Janich |  East Germany | 1:58.50 | |
| Niall Bruton |  Ireland | DNS |
Heats
8 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemayehu Roba | Ethiopia | 1:48.51 | Q |
| 2 | Wilson Kipketer | Kenya | 1:48.66 | Q |
| 3 | Václav Hrích | Czechoslovakia | 1:48.88 | Q |
| 4 | Michael Williams | Jamaica | 1:49.43 | q |
| 5 | Michael Belbeck | Canada | 1:49.51 | q |
| 6 | Vincent Hoek | Netherlands | 1:50.02 | q |
| 7 | Jan Dalsgaard |  Denmark | 1:50.81 | |
| 8 | Tomi Kankare |  Finland | 1:54.45 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desta Asgedom | Ethiopia | 1:49.07 | Q |
| 2 | Dian Petkov | Bulgaria | 1:49.42 | Q |
| 3 | Norberto Téllez | Cuba | 1:49.52 | Q |
| 4 | Pantelis Kolokas | Greece | 1:49.52 | q |
| 5 | Jorge Alanis |  Spain | 1:51.79 | |
| 6 | Zvonko Bjelkanović |  Yugoslavia | 1:52.17 | |
| 7 | Henrique Meira |  Portugal | 1:52.43 | |
| 8 | Amir Mhando |  Tanzania | 1:58.47 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingo Janich | East Germany | 1:49.15 | Q |
| 2 | Scott Peters | United States | 1:49.27 | Q |
| 3 | Zhou Chaohui | China | 1:49.55 | Q |
| 4 | Niall Bruton | Ireland | 1:49.64 | q |
| 5 | Bruno Mikale | Mauritius | 1:49.73 | q |
| 6 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada | 1:51.57 | |
| 7 | Belkacem Aït Kaci |  Algeria | 1:53.85 | |
| Riyadh Hugairy |  North Yemen | DNF |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonah Birir | Kenya | 1:50.36 | Q |
| 2 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:50.58 | Q |
| 3 | Eddy Kiemel | Netherlands | 1:50.58 | Q |
| 4 | Dariusz Trudnowski |  Poland | 1:50.60 | |
| 5 | Draško Odrljin | Yugoslavia | 1:50.75 | |
| 6 | Yuriy Tatarchuk | Soviet Union | 1:50.98 | |
| 7 | Carsten Otte |  West Germany | 1:52.15 | |
| 8 | Lewis Lacey | United States | 1:52.98 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Oleynikov | Soviet Union | 1:51.00 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Holcombe | Australia | 1:51.16 | Q |
| 3 | Andrew Lill | United Kingdom | 1:51.25 | Q |
| 4 | Edgardo Graglia |  Argentina | 1:51.36 | |
| 5 | Marco Garzia |  Italy | 1:51.90 | |
| 6 | Daniel Bălașa |  Romania | 1:52.37 | |
| 7 | Niclas Norling |  Sweden | 2:00.79 | |
| Omar Best |  Venezuela | DQ |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Soukup | Czechoslovakia | 1:50.70 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Sesay | United Kingdom | 1:51.02 | Q |
| 3 | David Decarpentry | France | 1:51.32 | Q |
| 4 | Constantin Repca | Romania | 1:51.59 | |
| 5 | Kealin Hannigan | Australia | 1:53.17 | |
| 6 | Felipe Murga | Spain | 2:00.16 | |
| 7 | Nesamani Subramaniam |  Singapore | 2:00.27 | |
| Steven Roberts |  Barbados | DQ | IAAF rule 141.2 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 36 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Argentina (1)
Australia (2)
Barbados (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
China (1)
Cuba (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Greece (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Kenya (2)
Mauritius (1)
Netherlands (2)
North Yemen (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (2)
Singapore (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (2)
Sweden (1)
Tanzania (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Venezuela (1)
West Germany (1)
Yugoslavia (2)