- Medalists
- Results Final Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Semifinal 3 Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6
- Participation
- References
{{1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics}}The men's 800 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 July.[1][2] MedalistsGold | | {{flagcountry>KEN}} Silver | | {{flagcountry>UK}} Bronze | | {{flagcountry>ZIM}}
ResultsFinal29 July Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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{{Gold1}} | Jonah Birir | {{flagcountry|KEN}} | 1:50.03 | {{Silver2}} | Kevin McKay | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 1:50.79 | {{Bronze3}} | Melford Homela | {{flagcountry|ZIM}} | 1:51.34 | 4 | Predrag Melnjak | {{flagcountry|YUG}} | 1:52.07 | 5 | Giuseppe D'Urso | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 1:53.34 | 6 | Mariusz Hawrylak | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 1:55.14 | 7 | Joachim Dehmel | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 1:55.68 | 8 | Oleg Yefimov | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 1:55.74 |
Semifinals28 July Semifinal 1Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Giuseppe D'Urso | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 1:52.16 | Q | 2 | Joachim Dehmel | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 1:52.23 | Q | 3 | Pavel Hujer | {{flagcountry|TCH}} | 1:52.27 | 4 | Neil Chomos | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 1:53.38 | 5 | Isaac Viciosa | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 1:53.43 | 6 | Stéphane Bonnaud | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 1:54.86 | 7 | Simon Still | {{flagcountry|AUS}} | 1:55.90 | 8 | Mohamed Shawki Abdullah | {{flagcountry|QAT}} | 1:56.26 |
Semifinal 2Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jonah Birir | {{flagcountry|KEN}} | 1:51.32 | Q | 2 | Melford Homela | {{flagcountry|ZIM}} | 1:51.48 | Q | 3 | Paul Burgess | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 1:51.60 | 4 | Luis Javier González | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 1:51.98 | 5 | Philippe Appoline | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 1:52.00 | 6 | Mikhail Tsyoma | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 1:52.20 | 7 | D'Juan Strozier | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 1:53.13 | 8 | Andrea Benvenuti | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 1:57.48 |
Semifinal 3Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kevin McKay | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 1:49.22 | Q | 2 | Predrag Melnjak | {{flagcountry|YUG}} | 1:49.40 | Q | 3 | Mariusz Hawrylak | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 1:49.60 | q | 4 | Oleg Yefimov | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 1:49.86 | q | 5 | Luis Cadogan | {{flagcountry|CUB}} | 1:49.99 | 6 | Sergey Mitov | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | 1:50.55 | 7 | Colin Mathieson | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 1:50.87 | 8 | Benito Mpwewe | {{flagcountry|TAN}} | 18:30.30 |
Heats27 July Heat 1Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Giuseppe D'Urso | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 1:51.12 | Q | 2 | Luis Cadogan | {{flagcountry|CUB}} | 1:51.32 | Q | 3 | Luis Javier González | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 1:51.77 | Q | 4 | Philippe Appoline | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 1:52.18 | q | 5 | Paulo Estiveira | {{flagcountry|POR}} | 1:53.81 | 6 | Felizardo Sardenia | {{flagcountry|PHI|1986}} | 1:54.13 | 7 | Yoshikazu Tachi | {{flagcountry|JPN}} | 1:55.04 |
Heat 2Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Joachim Dehmel | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 1:50.21 | Q | 2 | Paul Burgess | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 1:50.37 | Q | 3 | Stéphane Bonnaud | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 1:51.83 | Q | 4 | Momodou Bello N'Jie | {{flagcountry|GAM}} | 1:58.07 | 5 | Peter Merchant | {{flagcountry|ATG}} | 2:07.76 | 6}} | Fransua Woldemarian | {{flagcountry|ETH|1987}} | DQ |
Heat 3Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kevin McKay | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 1:49.86 | Q | 2 | Melford Homela | {{flagcountry|ZIM}} | 1:49.93 | Q | 3 | Mohamed Shawki Abdullah | {{flagcountry|QAT}} | 1:50.02 | Q | 4 | Oleg Yefimov | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 1:50.33 | q | 5 | Odd Magne Øgried | {{flagcountry|NOR}} | 1:54.64 | 6}} | Lyle Tenfingers | {{flagcountry|ASA}} | DQ | 7}} | Oliver Münzer | {{flagcountry|AUT}} | DNF |
Heat 4Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jonah Birir | {{flagcountry|KEN}} | 1:50.56 | Q | 2 | Mikhail Tsyoma | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 1:51.13 | Q | 3 | Andrea Benvenuti | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 1:51.60 | Q | 4 | Simon Still | {{flagcountry|AUS}} | 1:51.86 | q | 5 | Bernard Henry | {{flagcountry|LCA|1979}} | 1:56.47 | 6}} | Lawrence Lenin | {{flagcountry|USA}} | DQ |
Heat 5Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mariusz Hawrylak | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 1:50.41 | Q | 2 | Isaac Viciosa | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 1:50.76 | Q | 3 | Benito Mpwewe | {{flagcountry|TAN}} | 1:51.15 | Q | 4 | Sergey Mitov | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | 1:51.83 | q | 5 | Neil Chomos | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 1:52.39 | q | 6}} | Wilson Kipketer | {{flagcountry|KEN}} | DQ |
Heat 6Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pavel Hujer | {{flagcountry|TCH}} | 1:52.48 | Q | 2 | Predrag Melnjak | {{flagcountry|YUG}} | 1:52.88 | Q | 3 | D'Juan Strozier | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 1:52.95 | Q | 4 | Colin Mathieson | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 1:52.99 | q | 5 | Kenneth Nielsen | {{flagcountry|NOR}} | 1:53.46 | 6 | Greg Whitfield | {{flagcountry|AUS}} | 1:54.03 | 7 | Chern Srichudanu | {{flagcountry|THA}} | 1:54.57 |
ParticipationAccording to an unofficial count, 39 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event. {{columns-list|colwidth=22em|- {{flagcountry|ASA}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|ATG}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|AUS}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|AUT}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|CAN}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|CUB}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|TCH}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|ETH|1987}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|FRA}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|GAM}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|ITA}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|JPN}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|KEN}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|NOR}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|PHI|1986}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|POL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|POR}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|QAT}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|LCA|1979}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|URS}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|ESP}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|TAN}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|THA}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|UK}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|USA}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|FRG}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|YUG}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|ZIM}} (1)
}}References1. ^{{ Citation || last = Peters || first = Lionel || last2 = Magnusson || first2 = Tomas || title = WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31 || url = http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1988.html || archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090758/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1988.html || archivedate = 7 Apr 2014 || deadurl = yes || publisher = WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") || accessdate = 13 June 2015}} 2. ^{{ Citation || title = IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES || url = http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/1b820a45-e3d7-40f4-9d5d-7a3abea7f433.pdf || publisher = IAAF || page = || accessdate = 13 June 2015}}
{{WJC800metres}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Mens 800 metres}} 2 : 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics|800 metres at the World Junior Championships in Athletics |