1997_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_–_Men's_800_metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–9.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Wilson Kipketer Denmark |
Mahjoub Haida Morocco |
Rich Kenah United States |
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1:43.96 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 1 | Marko Koers |  Netherlands | 1:48.04 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | James Nolan |  Ireland | 1:48.21 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:48.42 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Andy Hart |  Great Britain | 1:48.45 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Pavel Soukup |  Czech Republic | 1:48.54 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Robert Chirchir |  Kenya | 1:48.54 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Einars Tupuritis |  Latvia | 1:48.56 | q |
| 9 | 4 | Nico Motchebon |  Germany | 1:48.69 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Mahjoub Haida | Morocco | 1:48.77 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Oliver Münzer |  Austria | 1:48.85 | q |
| 12 | 5 | Kennedy Osei |  Ghana | 1:49.00 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Mark Eplinius | Germany | 1:49.08 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Andrea Longo |  Italy | 1:49.30 | q |
| 15 | 5 | Mario Vernon-Watson |  Jamaica | 1:49.56 | q |
| 16 | 4 | Jean-Marc Destine |  Haiti | 1:49.64 | q |
| 17 | 1 | David Matthews | Ireland | 1:49.65 | |
| 18 | 2 | Flávio Godoy |  Brazil | 1:49.93 | |
| 19 | 4 | Roman Oravec | Czech Republic | 1:51.33 | |
| 20 | 3 | Savieri Ngidhi |  Zimbabwe | 1:52.73 | Q |
| 21 | 3 | Benyounés Lahlou | Morocco | 1:52.79 | Q |
| 22 | 3 | Boris Kaveshnikov |  Kyrgyzstan | 1:52.96 | |
| 23 | 3 | Joseph Rakotoarimanana |  Madagascar | 1:53.28 | |
| 24 | 1 | Puntsag-Osor Purevsuren |  Mongolia | 1:55.76 | |
| 25 | 4 | Reuben Silwimba |  Zambia | 1:56.20 | |
| 26 | 3 | Mark Everett | United States | 1:57.16 | |
| 2 | Mahmoud Al-Kheirat |  Syria | DNS | ||
| 2 | Mahdi Moullai |  Iran | DNS |
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Semifinals
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mahjoub Haida | Morocco | 1:47.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Einars Tupuritis | Latvia | 1:47.47 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Marko Koers | Netherlands | 1:47.75 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:48.20 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mario Vernon-Watson | Jamaica | 1:48.32 | |
| 6 | 1 | Kennedy Osei | Ghana | 1:48.40 | |
| 7 | 1 | Oliver Münzer | Austria | 1:48.47 | |
| 8 | 3 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1:48.49 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Savieri Ngidhi | Zimbabwe | 1:48.70 | |
| 10 | 2 | Pavel Soukup | Czech Republic | 1:48.73 | |
| 11 | 2 | James Nolan | Ireland | 1:48.75 | |
| 12 | 2 | Benyounés Lahlou | Morocco | 1:49.18 | |
| 13 | 2 | Andy Hart | Great Britain | 1:49.20 | |
| 14 | 3 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:49.21 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Robert Chirchir | Kenya | 1:49.52 | |
| 16 | 3 | Mark Eplinius | Germany | 1:49.54 | |
| 17 | 3 | Andrea Longo | Italy | 1:50.45 | |
| 18 | 3 | Jean-Marc Destine | Haiti | 1:51.59 |
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Final
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1:42.67 | WR |
 | Mahjoub Haida | Morocco | 1:45.76 | NR |
 | Rich Kenah | United States | 1:46.16 | PB |
| 4 | Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:46.19 | SB |
| 5 | Marko Koers | Netherlands | 1:46.43 | PB |
| 6 | Einars Tupuritis | Latvia | 1:46.47 |
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- Semifinals results (archived)
- Final results (archived)