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2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
The final underway
VenueNanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park
LocationNanjing, China
Dates21 March (heats)
22 March (semi-finals)
23 March (final)
Winning time1:44.77
Medalists
gold medal Josh Hoey   United States
silver medal Eliott Crestan   Belgium
bronze medal Josué Canales   Spain
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The men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 21, 22 and 23 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.

The heats took place on 21 March during the morning session. The semi-finals took place on 22 March during the morning session. The final occurred on 23 March during the evening session.

Background

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The men's 800 metres was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Records before the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record[1]  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 Paris, France 9 March 1997
Championship record[2]
World leading[3]  Josh Hoey (USA) 1:43.24 New York, United States 23 February 2025

Qualification

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For the men's 800 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025.[4] Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standards of 1:45.00.[5] Athletes were also able to qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event, or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[4] There was a target number of 30 athletes.[5]

Results

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Heats

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The heats took place on 21 March, starting at 11:55 (UTC+8) in the morning.[6] First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times (q) qualified for the semi-finals.[7]

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Yanis Meziane  France 1:46.07 Q
2 Brandon Miller  United States 1:46.47 Q
3 John Rivera  Puerto Rico 1:46.84 Q
4 Ebrahim Al-Zofairi  Kuwait 1:47.20 q, SB
5 Xi Xiaoheng  China 1:47.24 q
6 Robert Heppenstall  Canada 1:48.06 q, PB
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Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Tom Dradiga  Uganda 1:49.09 Q
2 Heithem Chenitef  Algeria 1:49.16 Q
3 Josué Canales  Spain 1:49.44 Q
4 Abdelati El Guesse  Morocco 1:49.83
5 Collins Kipruto  Kenya 1:50.08
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Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:48.94 Q
2 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain 1:49.16 Q
3 Samuel Chapple  Netherlands 1:49.30 Q
4 Daniel Kotyza  Czech Republic 1:49.76 [.755]
5 Hazem Miawad [d]  Egypt 1:49.76 [.758]
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Heat 4

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Josh Hoey  United States 1:48.14 Q
2 Noah Kibet  Kenya 1:48.31 Q
3 Giovanni Lazzaro  Italy 1:48.75 Q
4 Yukichi Ishii  Japan 1:48.85
5 Ryan Clarke  Netherlands 1:52.97
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Heat 5

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Jakub Dudycha  Czech Republic 1:48.04 Q
2 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya 1:48.17 Q
3 Patryk Sieradzki  Poland 1:48.20 Q
4 Mouad Zahafi  Morocco 1:48.38
— Guilherme Orenhas [de]  Brazil DNF
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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals took place on 22 March, starting at 12:31 (UTC+8) in the morning.[6] The first 2 of each heat (Q) qualified for the final.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Josh Hoey  United States 1:45.23 Q
2 Tom Dradiga  Uganda 1:46.98 Q
3 Patryk Sieradzki  Poland 1:47.55
4 Noah Kibet  Kenya 1:48.90
5 Xi Xiaoheng  China 1:49.59
6 Yanis Meziane  France 2:23.96
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Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:48.65 Q
2 Josué Canales  Spain 1:48.70 Q
3 Ebrahim Al-Zofairi  Kuwait 1:49.37
4 John Rivera  Puerto Rico 1:49.49 [.481]
5 Jakub Dudycha  Czech Republic 1:49.49 [.483]
6 Robert Heppenstall  Canada 1:49.54
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Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Brandon Miller  United States 1:46.84 Q
2 Samuel Chapple  Netherlands 1:47.05 Q
3 Heithem Chenitef  Algeria 1:47.30 PB
4 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya 1:47.53
5 Álvaro de Arriba  Spain 1:47.58
6 Giovanni Lazzaro  Italy 1:48.06
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Final

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The final took place on 23 March, starting at 20:40 (UTC+8) in the evening.[6]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Josh Hoey  United States 1:44.77
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eliott Crestan  Belgium 1:44.81
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josué Canales  Spain 1:45.03
4 Samuel Chapple  Netherlands 1:45.55
5 Brandon Miller  United States 1:46.44
6 Tom Dradiga  Uganda 1:50.19
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References

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  1. ^ "All time Top lists - Senior - 800 Metres Short Track". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. ^ "2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships - 800 Metres Men - Final results". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 800 Metres Short Track men". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
  5. ^ a b "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Nanjing 2025 - Timetable". World Athletics. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Start List 800 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e "800 Metres Men - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "800 Metres Men - Semi-Finals results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  10. ^ "800 Metres Men - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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