The first round had split a full roster of runners into nine heats with the first two gaining a direct qualification and then the next six fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals.
The final was tactical, like the previous several Olympics with most athletes running faster to qualify than they ran in the final. Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Mouhssin Chehibi lagged significantly off the pace. World championDjabir Saïd-Guerni and 2004 world leader Wilfred Bungei battled for the lead, chased closely by Bungei's second cousin, world record holder Wilson Kipketer, Borzakovskiy and Chehibi joined the back of the pack. It seemed like Borzakovskiy was reluctant to catch the leaders, then realized the pace was not too fast, with 50 metres before the end of the first lap, he noticeably accelerated from dead last to join the fight. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, who had lucked into the slowest qualifying time in the semi-final round, ran comfortably in a box inside of Kipketer through 500 meters. A lead group broke away on the backstretch. Guerni fell back as the cousins battled for the lead through the final turn, with Mulaudzi a step back and Borzakovskiy the final athlete in the breakaway. Coming off the turn, Kipketer pounced and took off for the finish in lane two. But the always fast closing Borzakovskiy came along the outside from 5 meters back to catch Kipketer 30 meters out. Not giving up the fight, Mulaudzi pulled even with Kipketer. Borzakovskiy held his hands up with a meter victory, while Mulaudzi out leaned Kipketer for silver.[3][4]
Backgroundedit
This was the 25th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. All of the finalists from 2000 returned except for the champion: silver medalist Wilson Kipketer of Denmark, bronze medalist Djabir Saïd-Guerni of Algeria, fourth-place finisher (and 1996 silver medalist) Hezekiél Sepeng of South Africa, fifth-place finisher André Bucher of Switzerland, sixth-place finisher Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia, seventh-place finisher Glody Dube of Botswana, and Andrea Longo of Italy, who had been disqualified in the final due to obstruction. The three latest world champions were Saïd-Guerni (2003), Bucher (2001), and Kipketer (1999, 1997, and 1995); Kipketer still held the world record. Borzakovskiy (2003 world runner-up) and Wilfred Bungei of Kenya (who held the #1 ranking) were also serious contenders for gold.[2]
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Palestine, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam appeared in the event for the first time. Great Britain made its 24th appearance, most among all nations, having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
Qualificationedit
The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 800 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 1:46.00 or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 1:47.00 or faster could be entered. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
Competition formatedit
The men's 800 metres had a much larger field (79 entered and 72 started, compared with 61 starters in 2000) but again used a three-round format, the most common format since 1912 though there had been variations. The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for the first two rounds. There were nine first-round heats, each with 8 athletes; the top two runners in each heat as well as the next six fastest overall advanced to the semifinals. There were three semifinals with 8 athletes each (except that one had an extra runner due to an advancement by obstruction rule in the first round); the top two runners in each semifinal and the next two fastest overall advanced to the eight-man final.[2][5]
Recordsedit
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
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The men s 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 25 to 28 1 Seventy two athletes from 58 nations competed 2 The event was won by Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia the first medal for the nation in the event Wilson Kipketer of Denmark became the 10th man to win a second medal in the 800 metres Men s 800 metresat the Games of the XXVIII OlympiadVenueAthens Olympic StadiumDates25 28 AugustCompetitors72 from 58 nationsWinning time1 44 45MedalistsYuriy Borzakovskiy RussiaMbulaeni Mulaudzi South AfricaWilson Kipketer Denmark 20002008 Video on YouTube Official Video Contents 1 Summary 2 Background 3 Qualification 4 Competition format 5 Records 6 Schedule 7 Results 7 1 Round 1 7 1 1 Heat 1 7 1 2 Heat 2 7 1 3 Heat 3 7 1 4 Heat 4 7 1 5 Heat 5 7 1 6 Heat 6 7 1 7 Heat 7 7 1 8 Heat 8 7 1 9 Heat 9 7 2 Semifinals 7 2 1 Semifinal 1 7 2 2 Semifinal 2 7 2 3 Semifinal 3 7 3 Final 8 References 9 External linksSummary editThe first round had split a full roster of runners into nine heats with the first two gaining a direct qualification and then the next six fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals The final was tactical like the previous several Olympics with most athletes running faster to qualify than they ran in the final Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Mouhssin Chehibi lagged significantly off the pace World champion Djabir Said Guerni and 2004 world leader Wilfred Bungei battled for the lead chased closely by Bungei s second cousin world record holder Wilson Kipketer Borzakovskiy and Chehibi joined the back of the pack It seemed like Borzakovskiy was reluctant to catch the leaders then realized the pace was not too fast with 50 metres before the end of the first lap he noticeably accelerated from dead last to join the fight Mbulaeni Mulaudzi who had lucked into the slowest qualifying time in the semi final round ran comfortably in a box inside of Kipketer through 500 meters A lead group broke away on the backstretch Guerni fell back as the cousins battled for the lead through the final turn with Mulaudzi a step back and Borzakovskiy the final athlete in the breakaway Coming off the turn Kipketer pounced and took off for the finish in lane two But the always fast closing Borzakovskiy came along the outside from 5 meters back to catch Kipketer 30 meters out Not giving up the fight Mulaudzi pulled even with Kipketer Borzakovskiy held his hands up with a meter victory while Mulaudzi out leaned Kipketer for silver 3 4 Background editThis was the 25th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics All of the finalists from 2000 returned except for the champion silver medalist Wilson Kipketer of Denmark bronze medalist Djabir Said Guerni of Algeria fourth place finisher and 1996 silver medalist Hezekiel Sepeng of South Africa fifth place finisher Andre Bucher of Switzerland sixth place finisher Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia seventh place finisher Glody Dube of Botswana and Andrea Longo of Italy who had been disqualified in the final due to obstruction The three latest world champions were Said Guerni 2003 Bucher 2001 and Kipketer 1999 1997 and 1995 Kipketer still held the world record Borzakovskiy 2003 world runner up and Wilfred Bungei of Kenya who held the 1 ranking were also serious contenders for gold 2 Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Kazakhstan Lithuania Palestine Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Vietnam appeared in the event for the first time Great Britain made its 24th appearance most among all nations having had no competitors in the event only in the 1904 Games in St Louis Qualification editThe qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004 For the men s 800 metres each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 1 46 00 or faster during the qualification period If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard one athlete that had run the race in 1 47 00 or faster could be entered The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress Competition format editThe men s 800 metres had a much larger field 79 entered and 72 started compared with 61 starters in 2000 but again used a three round format the most common format since 1912 though there had been variations The fastest loser system introduced in 1964 was used for the first two rounds There were nine first round heats each with 8 athletes the top two runners in each heat as well as the next six fastest overall advanced to the semifinals There were three semifinals with 8 athletes each except that one had an extra runner due to an advancement by obstruction rule in the first round the top two runners in each semifinal and the next two fastest overall advanced to the eight man final 2 5 Records editPrior to the competition the existing World and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Wilson Kipketer DEN 1 41 11 Cologne Germany 24 August 1997Olympic record nbsp Vebjorn Rodal NOR 1 42 58 Atlanta United States 29 July 1996No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition The following national records were established during the competition Nation Athlete Round Time nbsp Vietnam Le Văn Dương Heat 2 1 49 81 nbsp Tanzania Samwel Mwera Heat 4 1 45 30Schedule editAll times are Eastern European Summer Time UTC 3 Date Time RoundWednesday 25 August 2004 20 40 Round 1Thursday 26 August 2004 21 25 SemifinalsSaturday 28 August 2004 20 50 FinalResults editRound 1 edit Qualification rule The first two finishers in each heat Q plus the next six fastest overall runners q advanced to the semifinals 6 Heat 1 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 1 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi nbsp South Africa 1 45 72 Q2 5 Rene Herms nbsp Germany 1 45 83 Q3 2 Lee Jae hun nbsp South Korea 1 46 24 PB4 6 Arthemon Hatungimana nbsp Burundi 1 46 355 8 Michael Rotich nbsp Kenya 1 46 426 7 Nazar Begliyev nbsp Turkmenistan 1 49 64 PB7 3 Alibay Shukurov nbsp Azerbaijan 1 51 118 4 Fadrique Iglesias nbsp Bolivia 1 51 87Heat 2 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 4 Joseph Mutua nbsp Kenya 1 45 65 Q2 3 Ricky Soos nbsp Great Britain 1 45 70 Q PB3 8 Djabir Said Guerni nbsp Algeria 1 45 94 q4 5 Achraf Tadili nbsp Canada 1 46 635 7 David Fiegen nbsp Luxembourg 1 46 976 2 Mindaugas Norbutas nbsp Lithuania 1 47 38 SB7 1 Panayiotis Stroubakos nbsp Greece 1 47 698 6 Le Văn Dương nbsp Vietnam 1 49 81 NRHeat 3 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 4 Wilson Kipketer nbsp Denmark 1 44 69 Q2 8 Jonathan Johnson nbsp United States 1 45 31 Q3 6 Jean Patrick Nduwimana nbsp Burundi 1 45 38 q4 2 Osmar dos Santos nbsp Brazil 1 45 90 q5 3 Jason Stewart nbsp New Zealand 1 46 24 PB6 5 Joao Pires nbsp Portugal 1 46 71 SB7 7 Jasmin Salihovic nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 49 598 1 Jan Sekpona nbsp Togo 1 54 25Heat 4 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 6 Wilfred Bungei nbsp Kenya 1 44 84 Q2 2 Ismail Ahmed Ismail nbsp Sudan 1 45 17 Q PB3 3 Samwel Mwera nbsp Tanzania 1 45 30 q NR4 5 Nicolas Aissat nbsp France 1 45 31 q5 4 Bram Som nbsp Netherlands 1 45 72 q6 7 Mihail Kolganov nbsp Kazakhstan 1 47 367 1 Mohammad Al Azemi nbsp Kuwait 1 47 678 8 Erkinjon Isakov nbsp Uzbekistan 1 48 28Heat 5 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 5 Yuriy Borzakovskiy nbsp Russia 1 46 20 Q2 3 Berhanu Alemu nbsp Ethiopia 1 46 26 Q3 6 Miguel Quesada nbsp Spain 1 46 324 8 Joeri Jansen nbsp Belgium 1 46 665 2 Paskar Owor nbsp Uganda 1 47 876 1 Moise Joseph nbsp Haiti 1 48 157 4 Isireli Naikelekelevesi nbsp Fiji 1 49 088 7 Kondwani Chiwina nbsp Malawi 1 49 87 PBHeat 6 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 2 Amine Laalou nbsp Morocco 1 45 88 Q2 8 Ivan Heshko nbsp Ukraine 1 45 92 Q SB3 5 Khadevis Robinson nbsp United States 1 46 144 6 Dmitriy Bogdanov nbsp Russia 1 47 035 3 Nabil Madi nbsp Algeria 1 47 526 4 Selahattin Cobanoglu nbsp Turkey 1 47 837 1 Sajjad Moradi nbsp Iran 1 49 498 7 Andy Grant nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 57 08Heat 7 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 2 Dmitrijs Milkevics nbsp Latvia 1 46 66 Q2 6 Antonio Manuel Reina nbsp Spain 1 46 66 Q3 4 Florent Lacasse nbsp France 1 46 914 8 Majed Saeed Sultan nbsp Qatar 1 47 925 1 Abdoulaye Wagne nbsp Senegal 1 47 956 7 Mohammed Al Salhi nbsp Saudi Arabia 1 48 42 SB7 3 Ramil Aritkulov nbsp Russia 1 49 258 5 Ali Mohamed Al Balooshi nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 51 76Heat 8 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 6 Andrea Longo nbsp Italy 1 46 75 Q2 8 Hezekiel Sepeng nbsp South Africa 1 46 82 Q3 7 Andre Bucher nbsp Switzerland 1 47 344 3 Manuel Olmedo nbsp Spain 1 47 715 5 Michal Sneberger nbsp Czech Republic 1 47 896 1 Sherridan Kirk nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 1 48 127 4 Vanco Stojanov nbsp Macedonia 1 49 02 SB8 2 Abdal Salam Al Dabaji nbsp Palestine 1 53 86Heat 9 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 3 Gary Reed nbsp Canada 1 46 74 Q2 8 Mouhssin Chehibi nbsp Morocco 1 46 77 Q3 2 Yusuf Saad Kamel nbsp Bahrain 1 46 944 5 Derrick Peterson nbsp United States 1 47 605 4 Glody Dube nbsp Botswana 1 48 256 1 Prince Mumba nbsp Zambia 1 48 367 6 Byron Piedra nbsp Ecuador 1 48 428 7 Cornelis Sibe nbsp Suriname 2 00 06Semifinals edit Qualification rule The top two finishers in each heat Q plus the next two fastest overall runners q advanced to the final 7 Semifinal 1 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 3 Djabir Said Guerni nbsp Algeria 1 45 76 Q2 8 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi nbsp South Africa 1 46 09 Q3 6 Antonio Manuel Reina nbsp Spain 1 46 174 7 Ivan Heshko nbsp Ukraine 1 46 665 2 Nicolas Aissat nbsp France 1 47 146 1 Berhanu Alemu nbsp Ethiopia 1 47 407 5 Amine Laalou nbsp Morocco 1 47 538 4 Rene Herms nbsp Germany 1 47 68Semifinal 2 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 6 Wilfred Bungei nbsp Kenya 1 44 28 Q2 3 Yuriy Borzakovskiy nbsp Russia 1 44 29 Q3 7 Mouhssin Chehibi nbsp Morocco 1 44 62 q PB4 4 Hezekiel Sepeng nbsp South Africa 1 44 75 q5 1 Bram Som nbsp Netherlands 1 45 526 2 Dmitrijs Milkevics nbsp Latvia 1 46 627 5 Gary Reed nbsp Canada 1 47 38 8 Samwel Mwera nbsp Tanzania DSQSemifinal 3 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 4 Wilson Kipketer nbsp Denmark 1 44 63 Q2 1 Ismail Ahmed Ismail nbsp Sudan 1 45 45 Q3 5 Joseph Mutua nbsp Kenya 1 45 544 3 Andrea Longo nbsp Italy 1 45 975 2 Jean Patrick Nduwimana nbsp Burundi 1 46 156 8 Ricky Soos nbsp Great Britain 1 46 747 7 Osmar dos Santos nbsp Brazil 1 48 238 6 Jonathan Johnson nbsp United States 1 50 10Final edit 8 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes nbsp 4 Yuriy Borzakovskiy nbsp Russia 1 44 45 nbsp 2 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi nbsp South Africa 1 44 61 SB nbsp 6 Wilson Kipketer nbsp Denmark 1 44 654 8 Mouhssin Chehibi nbsp Morocco 1 45 165 5 Wilfred Bungei nbsp Kenya 1 45 316 3 Hezekiel Sepeng nbsp South Africa 1 45 537 1 Djabir Said Guerni nbsp Algeria 1 45 618 7 Ismail Ahmed Ismail nbsp Sudan 1 52 49References edit Athletics at the 2004 Athens Games Men s 800 metres sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 23 October 2017 a b c 800 metres Men Olympedia Retrieved 10 August 2020 Borzakovskiy snatches 800m victory CNN 28 August 2004 Retrieved 13 October 2015 Barclay Bill 28 August 2004 Yuriy Borzakovskiy wins men s 800m Rediff com Retrieved 13 October 2015 Official Report Results Book for Athletics IAAF Athens 2004 Men s 800m Heats Athens 2004 IAAF Retrieved 13 October 2015 IAAF Athens 2004 Men s 800m Semifinals Athens 2004 IAAF Retrieved 12 October 2015 IAAF Athens 2004 Men s 800m Final Athens 2004 IAAF Retrieved 12 October 2015 External links editIAAF Athens 2004 Olympic Coverage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men 27s 800 metres amp oldid 1153161986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
