title: 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
text: # 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25, 26 and 27 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Alfred Kipketer Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde Kenya |
  | Bronze | Andreas Almgren Sweden |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World Junior Record | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:41.73 | London, Great Britain | 9 August 2012 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:43.79 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
  | World Junior Leading | Robert Biwott (KEN) | 1:44.69 | Shanghai, China | 18 May 2014 |
  | Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  27 July Start time: 16:13 Temperature: 29 °C Humidity: 35 %
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 4 | 1:43.95 | WJL |
  | | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 6 | 1:45.14 | PB |
  | | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 3 | 1:45.65 | NJR |
  | 4 | Thiago André | Brazil | 8 | 1:46.06 | PB |
  | 5 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 5 | 1:46.23 | PB |
  | 6 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 1 | 1:47.13 | PB |
  | 7 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 2 | 1:47.31 | PB |
  | 8 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 7 | 1:55.21 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 49.42 Alfred Kipketer
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  26 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 1:48.04 | Q |
  | 2 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 1:48.09 | Q |
  | 3 | Thiago André | Brazil | 1:48.16 | Q |
  | 4 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 1:48.57 | q PB |
  | 5 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 1:48.67 | Q |
  | 6 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 1:48.76 | Q |
  | 7 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 1:48.81 | q |
  | 8 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 1:48.87 | Q |
  | 9 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 1:48.94 | |
  | 10 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 1:49.40 | |
  | 11 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 1:49.79 | |
  | 12 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 1:49.97 | |
  | 13 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 1:50.06 | |
  | 14 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 1:50.19 | |
  | 15 | Axel Vives | Spain | 1:50.81 | |
  | 16 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 1:50.86 | |
  | 17 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 1:51.12 | |
  | 18 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 1:51.28 | |
  | 19 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 1:51.41 | |
  | 20 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 1:51.53 | |
  | 21 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 1:51.57 | |
  | 22 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 1:52.73 | |
  | 23 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 1:55.92 | |
  | | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | DNF | |
  
  **Details**
  
  First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Details**
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  27 July Start time: 16:21 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 27%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 3 | 1:48.67 | Q |
  | 2 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 6 | 1:48.76 | Q |
  | 3 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 5 | 1:48.81 | q |
  | 4 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 1 | 1:50.86 | |
  | 5 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:51.53 | |
  | 6 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 4 | 1:51.57 | |
  | 7 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 7 | 1:52.73 | |
  | 8 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 8 | 1:55.92 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 54.36 Alfred Kipketer
  
  **Details**
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  27 July Start time: 16:30 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 27%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 5 | 1:48.09 | Q |
  | 2 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 3 | 1:48.87 | Q |
  | 3 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 4 | 1:49.79 | |
  | 4 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 6 | 1:49.97 | |
  | 5 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 2 | 1:50.06 | |
  | 6 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 1 | 1:50.19 | |
  | 7 | Axel Vives | Spain | 7 | 1:50.81 | |
  | 8 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 8 | 1:51.12 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 53.94 Joshua Tiampati Masikonde
  
  **Details**
  
  **Semifinal 3**
  
  27 July Start time: 16:38 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 27%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 6 | 1:48.04 | Q |
  | 2 | Thiago André | Brazil | 5 | 1:48.16 | Q |
  | 3 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 2 | 1:48.57 | q PB |
  | 4 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 3 | 1:48.94 | |
  | 5 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 8 | 1:49.40 | |
  | 6 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 1 | 1:51.28 | |
  | 7 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 4 | 1:51.41 | |
  | | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | 7 | DNF | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 53.86 Tre'tez Kinnaird
  
  ### Heats
  
  25 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 1:47.84 | Q |
  | 2 | Thiago André | Brazil | 1:48.05 | Q |
  | 3 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 1:49.07 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 1:49.30 | Q |
  | 5 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 1:49.40 | q |
  | 6 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 1:49.44 | Q |
  | 7 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 1:49.48 | q PB |
  | 8 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 1:49.73 | Q |
  | 9 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 1:49.80 | Q |
  | 10 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 1:49.84 | q |
  | 11 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 1:49.89 | Q |
  | 12 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 1:49.96 | Q |
  | 13 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 1:50.04 | Q |
  | 14 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 1:50.07 | Q |
  | 15 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 1:50.10 | Q PB |
  | 16 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 1:50.15 | q |
  | 17 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 1:50.18 | q |
  | 18 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | 1:50.19 | q |
  | 19 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 1:50.27 | Q |
  | 20 | Alberto Guerrero | Spain | 1:50.53 | |
  | 21 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 1:50.69 | Q |
  | 22 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 1:50.76 | Q |
  | 23 | Axel Vives | Spain | 1:50.77 | Q |
  | 24 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Qatar | 1:50.79 | |
  | 25 | Vincent Hazeleger | Netherlands | 1:50.90 | |
  | 26 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 1:50.99 | Q |
  | 27 | Jordan Makins | Australia | 1:51.02 | |
  | 28 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 1:51.23 | Q |
  | 29 | Elijah Silva | Canada | 1:51.26 | |
  | 30 | Andrés Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 1:51.63 | |
  | 31 | Robert Heppenstall | Canada | 1:51.66 | |
  | 32 | Utku Çobanoğlu | Turkey | 1:51.73 | |
  | 33 | Jawad Douhri | Morocco | 1:51.76 | |
  | 34 | Lorenzo Pilati | Italy | 1:51.87 | |
  | 35 | Kevon Robinson | Jamaica | 1:51.89 | |
  | 36 | Abraham Tsegay Tesfamariam | Eritrea | 1:52.16 | |
  | 37 | Jonas Schöpfer | Switzerland | 1:52.26 | |
  | 38 | Marc Reuther | Germany | 1:52.33 | |
  | 39 | Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen | Denmark | 1:52.35 | |
  | 40 | Jesús Tonatiu López | Mexico | 1:52.59 | |
  | 41 | Gergő Kiss | Hungary | 1:52.73 | |
  | 42 | Robert Tully | Ireland | 1:52.86 | |
  | 43 | Myles Marshall | United States | 1:53.98 | |
  | 44 | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | 1:54.81 | PB |
  | 45 | Mohamed El Nour Mohamed | Qatar | 1:55.17 | |
  | 46 | Nicholas Landeau | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:56.40 | |
  | 47 | Pol Moya | Andorra | 1:58.44 | |
  | | Omar Rosales | Mexico | DQ | 163.3(a) |
  
  **Details**
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  27 July Start time: 12:48 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luke Mathews | Australia | 1 | 1:50.76 | Q |
  | 2 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden | 7 | 1:50.99 | Q |
  | 3 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia | 8 | 1:51.23 | Q |
  | 4 | Andrés Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:51.63 | |
  | 5 | Marc Reuther | Germany | 4 | 1:52.33 | |
  | 6 | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | 5 | 1:54.81 | PB |
  | 7 | Mohamed El Nour Mohamed | Qatar | 2 | 1:55.17 | |
  | | Omar Rosales | Mexico | 6 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
  
  Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 57.26 Kalle Berglund
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  27 July Start time: 12:55 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 2 | 1:50.27 | Q |
  | 2 | Karl Griffin | Ireland | 8 | 1:50.69 | Q |
  | 3 | Axel Vives | Spain | 4 | 1:50.77 | Q |
  | 4 | Jordan Makins | Australia | 1 | 1:51.02 | |
  | 5 | Robert Heppenstall | Canada | 6 | 1:51.66 | |
  | 6 | Jonas Schöpfer | Switzerland | 5 | 1:52.26 | |
  | 7 | Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen | Denmark | 7 | 1:52.35 | |
  | 8 | Myles Marshall | United States | 3 | 1:53.98 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 55.17 Andreas Almgren
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  27 July Start time: 13:01 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alfred Kipketer | Kenya | 4 | 1:49.80 | Q |
  | 2 | Tony van Diepen | Netherlands | 5 | 1:50.04 | Q |
  | 3 | Tre'tez Kinnaird | United States | 8 | 1:50.07 | Q |
  | 4 | Nasredine Khatir | France | 2 | 1:50.18 | q |
  | 5 | Elijah Silva | Canada | 3 | 1:51.26 | |
  | 6 | Utku Çobanoğlu | Turkey | 6 | 1:51.73 | |
  | 7 | Abraham Tsegay Tesfamariam | Eritrea | 1 | 1:52.16 | |
  | 8 | Gergő Kiss | Hungary | 7 | 1:52.73 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 54.79 Alfred Kipketer
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  27 July Start time: 13:07 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia | 4 | 1:49.44 | Q |
  | 2 | Kyle Langford | United Kingdom | 3 | 1:49.73 | Q |
  | 3 | Enrico Riccobon | Italy | 7 | 1:49.96 | Q |
  | 4 | Konstantin Tolokonnikov | Russia | 8 | 1:50.19 | q |
  | 5 | Vincent Hazeleger | Netherlands | 2 | 1:50.90 | |
  | 6 | Kevon Robinson | Jamaica | 6 | 1:51.89 | |
  | 7 | Jesús Tonatiu López | Mexico | 5 | 1:52.59 | |
  | 8 | Nicholas Landeau | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:56.40 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 54.31 Jena Umar
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  27 July Start time: 13:13 Temperature: 24 °C Humidity: 41%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Joshua Tiampati Masikonde | Kenya | 3 | 1:47.84 | Q |
  | 2 | Thiago André | Brazil | 5 | 1:48.05 | Q |
  | 3 | Dominik Stadlmann | Austria | 1 | 1:49.07 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Aurèle Vandeputte | Belgium | 4 | 1:49.40 | q |
  | 5 | Yan Sloma | Belarus | 6 | 1:49.48 | q PB |
  | 6 | Lucijan Zalokar | Slovenia | 2 | 1:49.84 | q |
  | 7 | Lorenzo Pilati | Italy | 7 | 1:51.87 | |
  | 8 | Pol Moya | Andorra | 8 | 1:58.44 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 53.24 Joshua Tiampati Masikonde
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  27 July Start time: 13:18 Temperature: 24 °C Humidity: 41%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nikolaus Franzmair | Austria | 3 | 1:49.30 | Q |
  | 2 | Theo Blundell | United Kingdom | 6 | 1:49.89 | Q |
  | 3 | Andrés González | Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:50.10 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 4 | 1:50.15 | q |
  | 5 | Alberto Guerrero | Spain | 2 | 1:50.53 | |
  | 6 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Qatar | 7 | 1:50.79 | |
  | 7 | Jawad Douhri | Morocco | 8 | 1:51.76 | |
  | 8 | Robert Tully | Ireland | 5 | 1:52.86 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 52.07 Robert Tully
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 33 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Andorra (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Austria (2)
  * Belarus (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Canada (2)
  * DR Congo (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Eritrea (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Ireland (2)
  * Italy (2)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Mexico (2)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Puerto Rico (2)
  * Qatar (2)
  * Russia (1)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * Spain (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  