1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | David Sharpe United Kingdom |
| Silver | Manuel Balmaceda Chile |
| Bronze | Andriy Sudnik Soviet Union |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
18 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Sharpe | United Kingdom | 1:48.32 | |
 | Manuel Balmaceda | Chile | 1:48.91 | |
 | Andriy Sudnik | Soviet Union | 1:48.93 | |
| 4 | Predrag Melnjak |  Yugoslavia | 1:49.54 | |
| 5 | Paul Williams | United Kingdom | 1:49.78 | |
| 6 | Sergey Timofeyev | Soviet Union | 1:49.92 | |
| 7 | Geoffrey Seurey |  Kenya | 1:50.28 | |
| 8 | George Kersh |  United States | 1:50.41 |
Semifinals[edit]
17 July
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Sudnik | Soviet Union | 1:50.31 | Q |
| 2 | David Sharpe | United Kingdom | 1:50.38 | Q |
| 3 | John Ndhlovu |  Zimbabwe | 1:50.60 | |
| 4 | Richard Brant |  Canada | 1:50.67 | |
| 5 | Keiichiro Nakamura |  Japan | 1:50.81 | |
| 6 | Anders Persson |  Sweden | 1:51.67 | |
| 7 | Tadelle Abebe |  Ethiopia | 1:52.38 | |
| 8 | Bouazza Noualla |  Algeria | 1:52.42 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Melnjak | Yugoslavia | 1:48.25 | Q |
| 2 | Geoffrey Seurey | Kenya | 1:48.71 | Q |
| 3 | Sergey Timofeyev | Soviet Union | 1:48.95 | q |
| 4 | George Kersh | United States | 1:49.02 | q |
| 5 | Alexander Adam |  West Germany | 1:49.88 | |
| 6 | Samir Benfarès |  France | 1:50.76 | |
| 7 | Momouni Apiou |  Côte d'Ivoire | 1:53.59 | |
| 8 | Cameron Orr |  Australia | 1:56.04 |
Semifinal 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Balmaceda | Chile | 1:49.75 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Williams | United Kingdom | 1:50.03 | Q |
| 3 | Anthony Christie |  Jamaica | 1:50.05 | |
| 4 | Marek Szymkowicz |  Poland | 1:50.27 | |
| 5 | David Moore | United States | 1:50.66 | |
| 6 | Miroslav Chochkov |  Bulgaria | 1:50.87 | |
| 7 | Bernd Müller | West Germany | 1:51.94 | |
| 8 | Joseph Meli Kiprobon | Kenya | 1:52.02 |
Heats[edit]
16 July
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Moore | United States | 1:49.82 | Q |
| 2 | Cameron Orr | Australia | 1:50.81 | Q |
| 3 | Anders Persson | Sweden | 1:51.04 | Q |
| 4 | Momouni Apiou | Côte d'Ivoire | 1:51.27 | q |
| 5 | Philippos Tandis |  Greece | 1:52.39 | |
| 6 | Omar Ibrahim |  Egypt | 1:53.07 | |
| 7 | Eduardo Cabrera |  Mexico | 1:55.05 | |
| 8 | Momodou Bello N'Jie |  Gambia | 1:55.24 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Sudnik | Soviet Union | 1:50.54 | Q |
| 2 | Keiichiro Nakamura | Japan | 1:50.57 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Williams | United Kingdom | 1:50.83 | Q |
| 4 | Alexander Adam | West Germany | 1:51.46 | q |
| 5 | Riccardo Cardone |  Italy | 1:51.57 | |
| 6 | Honest Umbe |  Tanzania | 1:51.60 | |
| 7 | Guillermo Ghersi |  Peru | 1:56.32 | |
| 8 | Mahamat Nour Amdaye |  Chad | 1:56.90 | |
| 9 | Sergio Iván Gómez |  Guatemala | 1:59.01 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Sharpe | United Kingdom | 1:51.49 | Q |
| 2 | Manuel Balmaceda | Chile | 1:51.51 | Q |
| 3 | Richard Brant | Canada | 1:51.56 | Q |
| 4 | Ado Maude |  Nigeria | 1:51.69 | |
| 5 | Peter Hepworth | Australia | 1:52.75 | |
| 6 | Hossain Milzer |  Bangladesh | 1:54.81 | |
| 7 | Lucien Simon |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1:54.92 | |
| 8 | Alan Bunce |  New Zealand | 1:54.92 |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Ndhlovu | Zimbabwe | 1:49.53 | Q |
| 2 | Predrag Melnjak | Yugoslavia | 1:49.86 | Q |
| 3 | Marek Szymkowicz | Poland | 1:50.09 | Q |
| 4 | Joseph Meli Kiprobon | Kenya | 1:50.58 | q |
| 5 | Santiago Gutiérrez |  Spain | 1:53.37 | |
| 6 | Ricardo Morrison |  Panama | 1:53.99 | |
| 7 | Moses Phiri |  Zambia | 1:54.49 | |
| 8 | Mansour Al-Balushi |  Oman | 1:56.17 |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Kersh | United States | 1:51.66 | Q |
| 2 | Sergey Timofeyev | Soviet Union | 1:51.72 | Q |
| 3 | Bernd Müller | West Germany | 1:51.82 | Q |
| 4 | António de Oliveira |  Brazil | 1:51.96 | |
| 5 | Brahim El-Ghazali |  Morocco | 1:52.56 | |
| 6 | Mitoshi Wada | Japan | 1:53.61 | |
| 7 | Patrick Haas |  Austria | 1:54.66 | |
| 8 | Ingemar Sluis |  Netherlands Antilles | 1:57.26 | |
| 9 | Bernard Henry |  Saint Lucia | 2:00.22 |
Heat 6[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffrey Seurey | Kenya | 1:50.13 | Q |
| 2 | Samir Benfarès | France | 1:50.79 | Q |
| 3 | Bouazza Noualla | Algeria | 1:51.13 | Q |
| 4 | Howard Jackson | Canada | 1:51.51 | |
| 5 | Joseph Sean |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1:52.78 | |
| 6 | Saravanan Arjunan |  Singapore | 1:59.05 |
Heat 7[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Christie | Jamaica | 1:51.22 | Q |
| 2 | Miroslav Chochkov | Bulgaria | 1:51.61 | Q |
| 3 | Tadelle Abebe | Ethiopia | 1:52.26 | Q |
| 4 | Fabio Di Vito | Italy | 1:52.85 | |
| 5 | Steinn Jóhannsson |  Iceland | 1:56.72 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 53 athletes from 44 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Bangladesh (1)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
Chad (1)
Chile (1)
Côte d'Ivoire (1)
Egypt (1)
Ethiopia (1)
France (1)
Gambia (1)
Greece (1)
Guatemala (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (1)
Oman (1)
Panama (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Saint Lucia (1)
Singapore (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Tanzania (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015