2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 16, 18 and 20 September 2025.[1]
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates16 September (heats)
18 September (semi-finals)
20 September (final)
18 September (semi-finals)
20 September (final)
Competitors66 from 35 nations
| Men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 16 September (heats) 18 September (semi-finals) 20 September (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 66 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:41.86 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Summary
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  David Rudisha (KEN) |
1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
| Championship record |  Donavan Brazier (USA) |
1:42.34 | Doha, Qatar | 1 October 2019 |
| World Leading | Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) |
1:41.44 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 11 July 2025 |
| African Record | David Rudisha (KEN) |
1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
| Asian Record |  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) |
1:42.79 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 29 July 2008 |
| European Record |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) |
1:41.11 | Cologne, Germany | 24 August 1997 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Marco Arop (CAN) |
1:41.20 | Paris, France | 10 August 2024 |
| Oceanian record |  Peter Bol (AUS) |
1:42.55 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 11 July 2025 |
| South American Record |  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) |
1:41.77 | Cologne, West Germany | 26 August 1984 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:44.50.[3]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September | 19:35 | Heats |
| 18 September | 21:45 | Semi-finals |
| 20 September | 22:22 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 16 September. The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the three fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Barroso |  Spain |
1:44.96 | Q |
| 2 | Djamel Sedjati |  Algeria |
1:45.01 | Q |
| 3 | Kethobogile Haingura |  Botswana |
1:45.02 | Q |
| 4 | Ibrahim Abass M Chuot |  Qatar |
1:45.16 | |
| 5 | Handal Roban |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1:45.32 | |
| 6 | Ngeno Kipngetich | Kenya |
1:45.37 | |
| 7 | Jared Micallef |  Malta |
1:46.62 | |
| 8 | Giovanni Lazzaro |  Italy |
1:47.00 | |
| 9 | Justin O'Toole | Canada |
1:48.88 | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Attaoui | Spain |
1:45.23 | Q |
| 2 | Kelvin Loti | Kenya |
1:45.35 | Q |
| 3 | Marco Arop | Canada |
1:45.39 | Q |
| 4 | Samuel Chapple |  Netherlands |
1:45.45 | |
| 5 | Tiarnan Crorken |  Great Britain & N.I. |
1:45.63 | |
| 6 | Tom Dradriga |  Uganda |
1:46.18 | |
| 7 | Pieter Sisk |  Belgium |
1:46.37 | |
| 8 | Abdelati El Guesse |  Morocco |
1:46.80 | |
| 9 | Musa Suliman |  Athlete Refugee Team |
1:48.28 | SB |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maciej Wyderka |  Poland |
1:46.30 | Q |
| 2 | Ben Pattison | Great Britain & N.I. |
1:46.51 | Q |
| 3 | Gabriel Tual |  France |
1:46.54 | Q |
| 4 | Mariano García | Spain |
1:47.09 | |
| 5 | Moad Zahafi | Morocco |
1:47.14 | |
| 6 | Ebrahim Alzofairi |  Kuwait |
1:47.26 | |
| 7 | Cooper Lutkenhaus | United States |
1:47.68 | |
| 8 | Matthew Erickson | Canada |
1:48.49 | |
| 9 | Hein Aung |  Myanmar |
1:52.70 | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 4
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cian McPhillips |  Ireland |
1:44.91 | Q |
| 2 | Bryce Hoppel | United States |
1:45.09 | Q |
| 3 | Tyrice Taylor |  Jamaica |
1:45.13 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Bol |  Australia |
1:45.15 | |
| 5 | Ivan Pelizza |  Switzerland |
1:45.65 | |
| 6 | Catalin Tecuceanu | Italy |
1:46.22 | |
| 7 | Alexander Stepanov |  Germany |
1:46.32 | |
| 8 | Andreas Kramer |  Sweden |
1:46.84 | |
| 9 | Stephen Rahuasi |  Solomon Islands |
1:55.21 | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 5
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | Kenya |
1:45.05 | Q |
| 2 | Francesco Pernici | Italy |
1:45.11 | Q |
| 3 | Mark English | Ireland |
1:45.13 | Q |
| 4 | Peyton Craig | Australia |
1:45.44 | |
| 5 | Mohamed Ali Gouaned | Algeria |
1:45.49 | |
| 6 | Tobias Grønstad |  Norway |
1:45.93 | |
| 7 | Ko Ochiai |  Japan |
1:46.78 | |
| 8 | Abdullahi Hassan | Canada |
1:47.50 | |
| 9 | Ryan Clarke | Netherlands |
1:49.08 | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 6
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Burgin | Great Britain & N.I. |
1:44.73 | Q |
| 2 | Tshepiso Masalela | Botswana |
1:44.74 | Q |
| 3 | Navasky Anderson | Jamaica |
1:44.87 | Q |
| 4 | Yanis Meziane | France |
1:45.02 | q |
| 5 | Eliott Crestan | Belgium |
1:45.05 | q |
| 6 | Luke Boyes | Australia |
1:45.54 | |
| 7 | Patryk Sieradzki | Poland |
1:45.99 | |
| 8 | Yohannes Tefera |  Ethiopia |
1:50.93 | |
| 9 | Mohammed Dwedar |  Palestine |
1:53.63 | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 7
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donavan Brazier | United States |
1:44.66 | Q |
| 2 | Slimane Moula | Algeria |
1:44.77 | Q |
| 3 | Marino Bloudek |  Croatia |
1:44.78 | Q |
| 4 | Nicholas Kebenei | Kenya |
1:44.91 | q |
| 5 | Filip Ostrowski | Poland |
1:45.47 | |
| 6 | Jakub Dudycha |  Czech Republic |
1:45.76 | |
| 7 | Abderrahman El Assal | Morocco |
1:46.12 | |
| 8 | Alex Amankwah |  Ghana |
1:47.12 | |
| 9 | Eduardo Moreira | Brazil |
1:50.40 | |
| [4] | ||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place on 18 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Arop | Canada |
1:45.09 | Q |
| 2 | Djamel Sedjati | Algeria |
1:45.09 | Q |
| 3 | Mark English | Ireland |
1:45.47 | |
| 4 | Maciej Wyderka | Poland |
1:45.55 | |
| 5 | Ben Pattison | Great Britain & N.I. |
1:45.84 | |
| 6 | Kethobogile Haingura | Botswana |
1:46.05 | |
| 7 | Tyrice Taylor | Jamaica |
1:46.56 | |
| 8 | Nicholas Kebenei | Kenya |
1:49.54 | |
| [5] | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cian McPhillips | Ireland |
1:43.18 | Q, NR |
| 2 | Max Burgin | Great Britain & N.I. |
1:43.37 | Q |
| 3 | Donavan Brazier | United States |
1:43.82 | |
| 4 | Francesco Pernici | Italy |
1:43.84 | PB |
| 5 | Gabriel Tual | France |
1:44.09 | |
| 6 | David Barroso | Spain |
1:44.27 | |
| 7 | Kelvin Loti | Kenya |
1:44.82 | |
| 8 | Slimane Moula | Algeria |
1:46.82 | |
| [5] | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Attaoui | Spain |
1:43.18 | Q |
| 2 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | Kenya |
1:43.47 | Q |
| 3 | Navasky Anderson | Jamaica |
1:43.72 | q, NR |
| 4 | Tshepiso Masalela | Botswana |
1:43.80 | q |
| 5 | Bryce Hoppel | United States |
1:43.92 | |
| 6 | Yanis Meziane | France |
1:44.12 | |
| 7 | Marino Bloudek | Croatia |
1:44.33 | |
| 8 | Eliott Crestan | Belgium |
1:44.56 | |
| [5] | ||||
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Emmanuel Wanyonyi | Kenya |
1:41.86 | CR |
 |
Djamel Sedjati | Algeria |
1:41.90 | SB |
 |
Marco Arop | Canada |
1:41.95 | SB |
| 4 | Cian McPhillips | Ireland |
1:42.15 | NR |
| 5 | Mohamed Attaoui | Spain |
1:42.21 | SB |
| 6 | Max Burgin | Great Britain & N.I. |
1:42.29 | PB |
| 7 | Navasky Anderson | Jamaica |
1:42.76 | NR |
| 8 | Tshepiso Masalela | Botswana |
1:42.77 | |
| [6] | ||||