title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Salem Amer Al-Badri Qatar |
  | Bronze | David Fiegen Luxembourg |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  19 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya | 1:46.59 |
  | | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar | 1:46.63 |
  | | David Fiegen | Luxembourg | 1:46.66 |
  | 4 | Adam Abdou | Qatar | 1:46.86 |
  | 5 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1:47.20 |
  | 6 | José Manuel Cortés | Spain | 1:47.44 |
  | 7 | Mohamed Battani | Morocco | 1:48.18 |
  | 8 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain | 1:56.73 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  17 July
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya | 1:49.55 | Q |
  | 2 | Adam Abdou | Qatar | 1:49.61 | Q |
  | 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain | 1:49.72 | Q |
  | 4 | Yuriy Koldin | Russia | 1:49.99 | |
  | 5 | Ricky Soos | United Kingdom | 1:50.17 | |
  | 6 | Richard Smith | United States | 1:50.29 | |
  | 7 | Prince Mumba | Zambia | 1:50.96 | |
  | 8 | Andrew Ellerton | Canada | 1:52.08 | |
  | 9 | Roman Fosti | Estonia | 1:53.36 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1:46.36 | Q |
  | 2 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg | 1:46.40 | Q |
  | 3 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar | 1:46.82 | Q |
  | 4 | José Manuel Cortés | Spain | 1:46.92 | q |
  | 5 | Mohamed Battani | Morocco | 1:48.46 | q |
  | 6 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya | 1:49.83 | |
  | 7 | Antoine Martiak | France | 1:52.37 | |
  | 8 | Frank Francois | United States | 1:53.67 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  16 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Adam Abdou | Qatar | 1:48.93 | Q |
  | 2 | Antoine Martiak | France | 1:49.03 | Q |
  | 3 | Manuel Olmedo | Spain | 1:49.21 | q |
  | 4 | Tom Osborne | New Zealand | 1:52.16 | |
  | 5 | Mahmoud Abuattaya | Palestine | 1:56.61 | |
  | 6 | Park Ji-Yun | South Korea | 1:58.21 | |
  | 7 | Daryl Vassallo | Gibraltar | 2:01.16 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya | 1:48.26 | Q |
  | 2 | Ricky Soos | United Kingdom | 1:48.82 | Q |
  | 3 | Andrew Ellerton | Canada | 1:49.45 | q |
  | 4 | Roman Fosti | Estonia | 1:50.23 | q |
  | 5 | Arno Hoevink | Netherlands | 1:52.15 | |
  | 6 | Werner Botha | Australia | 1:52.84 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Fiegen | Luxembourg | 1:49.86 | Q |
  | 2 | Frank Francois | United States | 1:50.10 | Q |
  | 3 | Yuriy Koldin | Russia | 1:50.15 | q |
  | 4 | Ibrahim Siddiq | Sudan | 1:50.79 | |
  | 5 | Sylvester Chishiba | Zambia | 1:51.00 | |
  | 6 | James Aaron | Australia | 1:51.06 | |
  | 7 | Domen Znidaric | Slovenia | 1:56.74 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Salem Amer Al-Badri | Qatar | 1:49.63 | Q |
  | 2 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1:50.13 | Q |
  | 3 | Onalenna Oabona | Botswana | 1:50.48 | |
  | 4 | Walid Meliani | Algeria | 1:50.62 | |
  | 5 | Jermaine Myers | Jamaica | 1:50.93 | |
  | 6 | Bonolo Maboa | South Africa | 1:51.25 | |
  | 7 | Prince Mumba | Zambia | 1:51.86 | q |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | José Manuel Cortés | Spain | 1:49.28 | Q |
  | 2 | Mohamed Battani | Morocco | 1:49.45 | Q |
  | 3 | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir | Kenya | 1:49.62 | q |
  | 4 | Richard Smith | United States | 1:50.17 | q |
  | 5 | Erik Sproll | Canada | 1:50.57 | |
  | 6 | Thiago Chyaromont | Brazil | 1:53.65 | |
  | 7 | Tai Payne | Guyana | 2:09.88 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Botswana (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Canada (2)
  * Estonia (1)
  * France (1)
  * Gibraltar (1)
  * Guyana (1)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Luxembourg (1)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Palestine (1)
  * Qatar (2)
  * Russia (1)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Spain (2)
  * Sudan (2)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (2)
  * Zambia (2)
  