title: Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres competition at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 27 and 28 August 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Monday, 27 August 2018 | 20:05 | Round 1 |
  | Tuesday, 28 August 2018 | 19:40 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | David Rudisha (KEN) | 1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Yusuf Saad Kamel (BRN) | 1:42.79 | Monaco | 29 July 2008 |
  | Games Record | Sajjad Moradi (IRI) | 1:45.45 | Guangzhou, China | 25 November 2010 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DNF — Did not finish
  
  ### Round 1
  
  * Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jinson Johnson (IND) | 1:47.39 | Q |
  | 2 | Jamal Hairane (QAT) | 1:47.45 | Q |
  | 3 | Indunil Herath (SRI) | 1:47.54 | q |
  | 4 | Sho Kawamoto (JPN) | 1:48.07 | q |
  | 5 | Li Junlin (CHN) | 1:48.74 | |
  | 6 | Dương Văn Thái (VIE) | 1:49.79 | |
  | 7 | Marco Vilog (PHI) | 1:50.75 | |
  | 8 | Odilshoh Ismatov (TJK) | 1:51.80 | |
  | 9 | Asyeikhany Akhyt (MGL) | 1:53.89 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Abraham Rotich (BRN) | 1:48.24 | Q |
  | 2 | Amir Moradi (IRI) | 1:48.31 | Q |
  | 3 | Takumi Murashima (JPN) | 1:48.86 | |
  | 4 | Musulman Dzholomanov (KGZ) | 1:50.28 | |
  | 5 | Saud Al-Zaabi (UAE) | 1:50.94 | |
  | 6 | Wempy Pelamonia (INA) | 1:54.53 | |
  | 7 | Gal-Erdenegiin Odkhüü (MGL) | 1:55.07 | |
  | 8 | Oh Jae-won (KOR) | 1:59.58 | |
  | 9 | Manuel Belo (TLS) | 2:02.40 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla (QAT) | 1:48.25 | Q |
  | 2 | Manjit Singh (IND) | 1:48.64 | Q |
  | 3 | Ihab Jabbar (IRQ) | 1:48.87 | |
  | 4 | Som Bahadur Kumal (NEP) | 1:50.25 | |
  | 5 | Khurshidjon Akhmadaliev (UZB) | 1:51.49 | |
  | 6 | Mayouf Hassan (UAE) | 1:52.02 | |
  | 7 | Budiman Holle (INA) | 1:52.38 | |
  | 8 | Yothin Yaprajan (THA) | 1:53.71 | |
  | — | Sadik Mikhou (BRN) | DNF | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Manjit Singh (IND) | 1:46.15 |
  | | Jinson Johnson (IND) | 1:46.35 |
  | | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla (QAT) | 1:46.38 |
  | 4 | Amir Moradi (IRI) | 1:46.55 |
  | 5 | Abraham Rotich (BRN) | 1:47.05 |
  | 6 | Jamal Hairane (QAT) | 1:49.05 |
  | 7 | Sho Kawamoto (JPN) | 1:50.87 |
  | 8 | Indunil Herath (SRI) | 1:51.36 |
  