2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates16 September (heats)
18 September (semi-finals)
20 September (final)
Competitors66 from 35 nations
Winning time1:41.86 CR
Medalists
gold medal Emmanuel Wanyonyi   Kenya
silver medal Djamel Sedjati   Algeria
bronze medal Marco Arop   Canada
Events at the
2025 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m steeplechasemenwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
35 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
World Team event
World Team

The men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 16, 18 and 20 September 2025.[1]

Summary

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012
Championship record  Donavan Brazier (USA) 1:42.34 Doha, Qatar 1 October 2019
World Leading  Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) 1:41.44 Fontvieille, Monaco 11 July 2025
African Record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012
Asian Record  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:42.79 Fontvieille, Monaco 29 July 2008
European Record  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Marco Arop (CAN) 1:41.20 Paris, France 10 August 2024
Oceanian record  Peter Bol (AUS) 1:42.55 Fontvieille, Monaco 11 July 2025
South American Record  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:41.77 Cologne, West Germany 26 August 1984

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:44.50.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
16 September 19:35 Heats
18 September 21:45 Semi-finals
20 September 22:22 Final

Results

Heats

The heats took place on 16 September. The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the three fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 David Barroso  Spain 1:44.96 Q
2 Djamel Sedjati  Algeria 1:45.01 Q
3 Kethobogile Haingura  Botswana 1:45.02 Q
4 Ibrahim Abass M Chuot  Qatar 1:45.16
5 Handal Roban  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:45.32
6 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya 1:45.37
7 Jared Micallef  Malta 1:46.62
8 Giovanni Lazzaro  Italy 1:47.00
9 Justin O'Toole  Canada 1:48.88
[4]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mohamed Attaoui  Spain 1:45.23 Q
2 Kelvin Loti  Kenya 1:45.35 Q
3 Marco Arop  Canada 1:45.39 Q
4 Samuel Chapple  Netherlands 1:45.45
5 Tiarnan Crorken  Great Britain & N.I. 1:45.63
6 Tom Dradriga  Uganda 1:46.18
7 Pieter Sisk  Belgium 1:46.37
8 Abdelati El Guesse  Morocco 1:46.80
9 Musa Suliman  Athlete Refugee Team 1:48.28 SB
[4]

Heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Maciej Wyderka  Poland 1:46.30 Q
2 Ben Pattison  Great Britain & N.I. 1:46.51 Q
3 Gabriel Tual  France 1:46.54 Q
4 Mariano García  Spain 1:47.09
5 Moad Zahafi  Morocco 1:47.14
6 Ebrahim Alzofairi  Kuwait 1:47.26
7 Cooper Lutkenhaus  United States 1:47.68
8 Matthew Erickson  Canada 1:48.49
9 Hein Aung  Myanmar 1:52.70
[4]

Heat 4

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Cian McPhillips  Ireland 1:44.91 Q
2 Bryce Hoppel  United States 1:45.09 Q
3 Tyrice Taylor  Jamaica 1:45.13 Q
4 Peter Bol  Australia 1:45.15
5 Ivan Pelizza  Switzerland 1:45.65
6 Catalin Tecuceanu  Italy 1:46.22
7 Alexander Stepanov  Germany 1:46.32
8 Andreas Kramer  Sweden 1:46.84
9 Stephen Rahuasi  Solomon Islands 1:55.21
[4]

Heat 5

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Emmanuel Wanyonyi  Kenya 1:45.05 Q
2 Francesco Pernici  Italy 1:45.11 Q
3 Mark English  Ireland 1:45.13 Q
4 Peyton Craig  Australia 1:45.44
5 Mohamed Ali Gouaned  Algeria 1:45.49
6 Tobias Grønstad  Norway 1:45.93
7 Ko Ochiai  Japan 1:46.78
8 Abdullahi Hassan  Canada 1:47.50
9 Ryan Clarke  Netherlands 1:49.08
[4]

Heat 6

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Max Burgin  Great Britain & N.I. 1:44.73 Q
2 Tshepiso Masalela  Botswana 1:44.74 Q
3 Navasky Anderson  Jamaica 1:44.87 Q
4 Yanis Meziane  France 1:45.02 q
5 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:45.05 q
6 Luke Boyes  Australia 1:45.54
7 Patryk Sieradzki  Poland 1:45.99
8 Yohannes Tefera  Ethiopia 1:50.93
9 Mohammed Dwedar  Palestine 1:53.63
[4]

Heat 7

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Donavan Brazier  United States 1:44.66 Q
2 Slimane Moula  Algeria 1:44.77 Q
3 Marino Bloudek  Croatia 1:44.78 Q
4 Nicholas Kebenei  Kenya 1:44.91 q
5 Filip Ostrowski  Poland 1:45.47
6 Jakub Dudycha  Czech Republic 1:45.76
7 Abderrahman El Assal  Morocco 1:46.12
8 Alex Amankwah  Ghana 1:47.12
9 Eduardo Moreira  Brazil 1:50.40
[4]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 18 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Marco Arop  Canada 1:45.09 Q
2 Djamel Sedjati  Algeria 1:45.09 Q
3 Mark English  Ireland 1:45.47
4 Maciej Wyderka  Poland 1:45.55
5 Ben Pattison  Great Britain & N.I. 1:45.84
6 Kethobogile Haingura  Botswana 1:46.05
7 Tyrice Taylor  Jamaica 1:46.56
8 Nicholas Kebenei  Kenya 1:49.54
[5]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Cian McPhillips  Ireland 1:43.18 Q, NR
2 Max Burgin  Great Britain & N.I. 1:43.37 Q
3 Donavan Brazier  United States 1:43.82
4 Francesco Pernici  Italy 1:43.84 PB
5 Gabriel Tual  France 1:44.09
6 David Barroso  Spain 1:44.27
7 Kelvin Loti  Kenya 1:44.82
8 Slimane Moula  Algeria 1:46.82
[5]

Heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mohamed Attaoui  Spain 1:43.18 Q
2 Emmanuel Wanyonyi  Kenya 1:43.47 Q
3 Navasky Anderson  Jamaica 1:43.72 q, NR
4 Tshepiso Masalela  Botswana 1:43.80 q
5 Bryce Hoppel  United States 1:43.92
6 Yanis Meziane  France 1:44.12
7 Marino Bloudek  Croatia 1:44.33
8 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:44.56
[5]

Final

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emmanuel Wanyonyi  Kenya 1:41.86 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Djamel Sedjati  Algeria 1:41.90 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marco Arop  Canada 1:41.95 SB
4 Cian McPhillips  Ireland 1:42.15 NR
5 Mohamed Attaoui  Spain 1:42.21 SB
6 Max Burgin  Great Britain & N.I. 1:42.29 PB
7 Navasky Anderson  Jamaica 1:42.76 NR
8 Tshepiso Masalela  Botswana 1:42.77
[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Men 800 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "800 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Men's 800 metres - Heats results" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Men's 800 metres - Semi-finals results" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Men's 800 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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