2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15, 16 and 18 August.

Medalists

Gold	David Rudisha Kenya
Silver	Jackson Kivuva Kenya
Bronze	Abraham Chepkirwok Uganda

Results

Final

18 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	David Rudisha	Kenya	1:47.40
	Jackson Kivuva	Kenya	1:47.64
	Abraham Chepkirwok	Uganda	1:47.79
4	Marcin Lewandowski	Poland	1:48.25
5	Rabii Doukkana	Morocco	1:48.39
6	Abubaker Kaki	Sudan	1:48.46
7	Belal Mansour Ali	Bahrain	1:49.09
8	Andy González	Cuba	1:53.61

Semifinals

16 August

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jackson Kivuva	Kenya	1:48.56	Q
2	Andy González	Cuba	1:48.85	Q
3	Robin Schembera	Germany	1:49.41
4	James Brewer	United Kingdom	1:49.53
5	Jimmy Adar	Uganda	1:49.69
6	Jeff Lastennet	France	1:50.30
7	Jamaal James	Trinidad and Tobago	1:50.42
8	Tor Pöllänen	Sweden	1:51.78

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Abraham Chepkirwok	Uganda	1:47.72	Q
2	Marcin Lewandowski	Poland	1:47.90	Q
3	Lachlan Renshaw	Australia	1:48.26
4	Masato Yokota	Japan	1:48.98
5	Wilyam Rabih	Sudan	1:49.31
6	Dirk Gouws	South Africa	1:49.97
7	Mekonnen Gebremedhine	Ethiopia	1:50.47
8	Aleš Veselý	Czech Republic	1:51.16

Semifinal 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	David Rudisha	Kenya	1:47.24	Q
2	Belal Mansour Ali	Bahrain	1:47.54	Q
3	Abubaker Kaki	Sudan	1:47.63	q
4	Rabii Doukana	Morocco	1:47.99	q
5	Nadjim Manseur	Algeria	1:48.06
6	Dmitrijs Jurkevičs	Latvia	1:49.56
7	Florian Carvalho	France	1:49.98
8	Mark Mitchell	United Kingdom	1:53.51

Heats

15 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	David Rudisha	Kenya	1:49.12	Q
2	Mark Mitchell	United Kingdom	1:50.08	Q
3	Robin Schembera	Germany	1:50.42	Q
4	Shaka Ntsimako	Botswana	1:51.07
5	Jordan Chipangama	Zambia	1:51.27
6	Ali Al-Deraan	Saudi Arabia	1:51.69
7	Lahbib Izzabaha	Morocco	1:52.56
8	Geoffrey Harris	Canada	1:52.58

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Belal Mansour Ali	Bahrain	1:49.24	Q
2	Jackson Kivuva	Kenya	1:50.08	Q
3	Tor Pöllänen	Sweden	1:50.67	Q
4	Sebastian Keiner	Germany	1:50.71
5	Darren Mazzei	Canada	1:51.88
6	Jan Masenamela	South Africa	1:54.09
7	Firdavs Azizov	Tajikistan	1:56.74

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jimmy Adar	Uganda	1:49.22	Q
2	Andy González	Cuba	1:49.63	Q
3	James Brewer	United Kingdom	1:49.90	Q
4	Aleš Veselý	Czech Republic	1:50.46	q
5	Vid Trsan	Slovenia	1:50.81
6	Nick Toohey	Australia	1:51.30
7	Glauco Martino	San Marino	1:58.85

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Nadjim Manseur	Algeria	1:50.24	Q
2	Marcin Lewandowski	Poland	1:50.24	Q
3	Rabii Doukana	Morocco	1:50.40	Q
4	Masato Yokota	Japan	1:50.56	q
5	Karjuan Williams	United States	1:51.58
6	David McCarthy	Ireland	1:52.41
7	Boldbaatar Shijirbagana	Mongolia	2:00.28
8	Radheshyam Kawang	Nepal	2:04.24

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Abraham Chepkirwok	Uganda	1:45.97	Q
2	Lachlan Renshaw	Australia	1:47.00	Q
3	Wilyam Rabih	Sudan	1:47.94	Q
4	Jeff Lastennet	France	1:48.13	q
5	Dirk Gouws	South Africa	1:48.48	q
6	Javier Gálvez	Spain	1:51.59
7	Brandon Jones	United States	1:55.46

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Abubaker Kaki	Sudan	1:48.07	Q
2	Dmitrijs Jurkevičs	Latvia	1:48.89	Q
3	Florian Carvalho	France	1:49.25	Q
4	Mekonnen Gebremedhine	Ethiopia	1:49.73	q
5	Jamaal James	Trinidad and Tobago	1:50.02	q
6	Sajeesh Joseph	India	1:51.48
7	Álvaro Campo	Spain	1:55.28

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.

• Algeria (1)
• Australia (2)
• Bahrain (1)
• Botswana (1)
• Canada (2)
• Cuba (1)
• Czech Republic (1)
• Ethiopia (1)
• France (2)
• Germany (2)
• India (1)
• Ireland (1)
• Japan (1)
• Kenya (2)
• Latvia (1)
• Mongolia (1)
• Morocco (2)
• Nepal (1)
• Poland (1)
• San Marino (1)
• Saudi Arabia (1)
• Slovenia (1)
• South Africa (2)
• Spain (2)
• Sudan (2)
• Sweden (1)
• Tajikistan (1)
• Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Uganda (2)
• United Kingdom (2)
• United States (2)
• Zambia (1)