title: 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
text: # 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20, 21 and 22 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Paul Byrne Australia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Japheth Kimutai Kenya |
  | Bronze | Alain Miranda Cuba |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  22 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Paul Byrne | Australia | 1:47.42 |
  | | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 1:48.22 |
  | | Alain Miranda | Cuba | 1:48.24 |
  | 4 | Julius Achon | Uganda | 1:48.85 |
  | 5 | Peter Biwott | Kenya | 1:49.09 |
  | 6 | Bekele Banbere | Ethiopia | 1:49.63 |
  | 7 | David Krummenacker | United States | 1:49.80 |
  | 8 | Abdul Rahman Abdullah | Qatar | 1:55.67 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  21 July
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Julius Achon | Uganda | 1:51.20 | Q |
  | 2 | Bekele Banbere | Ethiopia | 1:51.27 | Q |
  | 3 | Peter Biwott | Kenya | 1:51.38 | Q |
  | 4 | Paul Byrne | Australia | 1:51.52 | Q |
  | 5 | Andrea Longo | Italy | 1:52.00 | |
  | 6 | Pieter van Tonder | South Africa | 1:52.81 | |
  | | Eddie King | United Kingdom | DNF | |
  | | Mark Griffin | United Kingdom | DNS | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 1:48.07 | Q |
  | 2 | Alain Miranda | Cuba | 1:48.21 | Q |
  | 3 | Abdul Rahman Abdullah | Qatar | 1:49.97 | Q |
  | 4 | David Krummenacker | United States | 1:50.71 | Q |
  | 5 | Jean-Gilles Talin | France | 1:51.82 | |
  | 6 | Thomas Bobbert | Germany | 1:52.41 | |
  | 7 | Mengesha Feyesa | Ethiopia | 1:52.65 | |
  | | Roberto Parra | Spain | DNF | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  20 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Roberto Parra | Spain | 1:50.24 | Q |
  | 2 | Peter Biwott | Kenya | 1:50.25 | Q |
  | 3 | James Klein | United States | 1:51.46 | |
  | 4 | António Horbach | Brazil | 1:51.65 | |
  | 5 | Nuno Lopes | Portugal | 1:52.32 | |
  | 6 | Purevsuren Puntsag-Osor | Mongolia | 1:54.44 | |
  | | Emanuel Andrade | Cape Verde | DNF | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alain Miranda | Cuba | 1:52.35 | Q |
  | 2 | Andrea Longo | Italy | 1:52.66 | Q |
  | 3 | Javier Moro | Spain | 1:52.85 | |
  | 4 | Heath Fitzpatrick | Australia | 1:53.12 | |
  | 5 | Vane Stojanov | North Macedonia | 1:53.38 | |
  | 6 | Alexis Sharangabo | Burundi | 1:56.06 | |
  | 7 | Ali Moubarak | United Arab Emirates | 2:01.60 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Paul Byrne | Australia | 1:51.38 | Q |
  | 2 | Eddie King | United Kingdom | 1:51.48 | Q |
  | 3 | Nick Burrow | New Zealand | 1:52.58 | |
  | 4 | Stephan Kreykamp | Netherlands | 1:52.61 | |
  | 5 | Clyde Colenso | South Africa | 1:53.63 | |
  | 6 | Andrej Šljivic | FR Yugoslavia | 1:53.94 | |
  | 7 | Liam Byrne | Gibraltar | 1:56.02 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mark Griffin | United Kingdom | 1:49.27 | Q |
  | 2 | Pieter van Tonder | South Africa | 1:50.06 | Q |
  | 3 | Jean-Gilles Talin | France | 1:50.24 | q |
  | 4 | Felix Leiter | Germany | 1:50.95 | |
  | 5 | Ludo Verhaeghe | Belgium | 1:51.83 | |
  | 6 | Gilbert Mvuyikuri | Burundi | 1:52.01 | |
  | 7 | Frank Paaga | American Samoa | 2:26.71 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Julius Achon | Uganda | 1:49.54 | Q |
  | 2 | Abdul Rahman Abdullah | Qatar | 1:49.58 | Q |
  | 3 | Mengesha Feyesa | Ethiopia | 1:49.84 | q |
  | 4 | Thomas Bobbert | Germany | 1:49.92 | q |
  | 5 | David Krummenacker | United States | 1:50.23 | q |
  | 6 | Martin Jareš | Czech Republic | 1:51.39 | |
  | 7 | Anthony Quan | Guam | 1:56.59 | |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 1:49.38 | Q |
  | 2 | Bekele Banbere | Ethiopia | 1:49.61 | Q |
  | 3 | Tomohiro Kitamura | Japan | 1:51.92 | |
  | 4 | Salih Çakir | Turkey | 1:52.09 | |
  | 5 | Márcio da Silva | Brazil | 1:53.33 | |
  | 6 | Tenzin Yunda Yunda | Zambia | 1:56.72 | |
  | 7 | Casimiro Nse | Equatorial Guinea | 1:58.25 | |
  | 8 | Chukh Ould Kouwemil | Mauritania | 2:03.78 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 43 athletes from 33 countries participated in the event.
  
  * American Samoa (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Burundi (2)
  * Cape Verde (1)
  * Cuba (1)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * Equatorial Guinea (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Gibraltar (1)
  * Guam (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Japan (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * North Macedonia (1)
  * Mauritania (1)
  * Mongolia (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Qatar (1)
  * South Africa (2)
  * Spain (2)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Uganda (1)
  * United Arab Emirates (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  * FR Yugoslavia (1)
  * Zambia (1)
  