title: 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
text: # 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 10–12 March.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Clive Terrelonge Jamaica | Benson Koech Kenya | Pavel Soukup Czech Republic |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden | 1:49.57 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Pavel Soukup | Czech Republic | 1:49.60 | Q |
  | 3 | 5 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain | 1:49.66 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Tor Øivind Ødegård | Norway | 1:49.68 | Q |
  | 5 | 5 | Clive Terrelonge | Jamaica | 1:49.73 | q |
  | 6 | 4 | David Matthews | Ireland | 1:49.90 | Q |
  | 7 | 5 | Brad Sumner | United States | 1:50.02 | q |
  | 8 | 3 | Mahjoub Haïda | Morocco | 1:50.08 | Q |
  | 9 | 4 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:50.10 | Q |
  | 10 | 4 | Arthémon Hatungimana | Burundi | 1:50.17 | |
  | 11 | 3 | Benson Koech | Kenya | 1:50.48 | Q |
  | 12 | 1 | Michael Wildner | Austria | 1:50.52 | |
  | 13 | 1 | António Abrantes | Portugal | 1:50.94 | |
  | 14 | 1 | Ion Bogde | Romania | 1:51.04 | |
  | 15 | 2 | Joseph Tengelei | Kenya | 1:51.68 | Q |
  | 16 | 2 | José Arconada | Spain | 1:51.80 | Q |
  | 16 | 3 | Tomonari Ono | Japan | 1:51.80 | |
  | 18 | 3 | Tommy Asinga | Suriname | 1:51.83 | |
  | 19 | 2 | Marco Chiavarini | Italy | 1:51.92 | |
  | 20 | 3 | Rafko Marinič | Slovenia | 1:52.57 | |
  | 21 | 5 | Kim Soon-hyung | South Korea | 1:53.01 | |
  | 22 | 2 | Mahmoud Al-Kheirat | Syria | 1:53.12 | |
  | 23 | 4 | Bekele Banbere | Ethiopia | 1:54.56 | |
  | 24 | 2 | Arisk Perdomo | Guatemala | 1:55.66 | NR |
  | 25 | 2 | Carlos Mairena | Nicaragua | 1:56.54 | NR |
  | | 3 | Kennedy Osei | Ghana | DNF | |
  | | 4 | Savieri Ngidhi | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Benson Koech | Kenya | 1:48.47 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Tor Øivind Ødegård | Norway | 1:48.80 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Clive Terrelonge | Jamaica | 1:48.82 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | David Matthews | Ireland | 1:49.26 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Pavel Soukup | Czech Republic | 1:49.41 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Joseph Tengelei | Kenya | 1:49.51 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Mahjoub Haïda | Morocco | 1:49.72 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden | 1:50.19 | |
  | 9 | 1 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:50.39 | |
  | 10 | 2 | José Arconada | Spain | 1:50.98 | |
  | 11 | 1 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain | 1:51.19 | |
  | 12 | 2 | Brad Sumner | United States | 1:51.60 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Clive Terrelonge | Jamaica | 1:47.30 |
  | | Benson Koech | Kenya | 1:47.51 |
  | | Pavel Soukup | Czech Republic | 1:47.74 |
  | 4 | Tor Øivind Ødegård | Norway | 1:48.34 |
  | 5 | Mahjoub Haïda | Morocco | 1:48.63 |
  | 6 | Joseph Tengelei | Kenya | 1:49.22 |
  