Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
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The final of the Men's 800 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. The Moroccan-born Canadian Achraf Tadili ran a very quick finish to win in a record time of 1:45.05, faster than the previous Pan Am Record (1:45.38) set by USA’s Johnny Gray four years earlier in Winnipeg. Brazil’s Osmar dos Santos (1:45.64) could not respond to his rival’s late surge and finished second, ahead of his compatriot Fabiano Peçanha (1:46.39).
Medalists
Gold | Achraf Tadili Canada |
Silver | Osmar dos Santos Brazil |
Bronze | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil |
Records
World Record | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:41.11 | August 24, 1997 | Cologne, Germany |
Pan Am Record | Johnny Gray (USA) | 1:45.38 | July 25, 1999 | Winnipeg, Canada |
Results
Rank | Athlete | Heats | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | ||
1 | Achraf Tadili (CAN) | 1:49.70 | 6 | 1:45.05 |
2 | Osmar dos Santos (BRA) | 1:49.63 | 5 | 1:45.64 |
3 | Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) | 1:49.34 | 3 | 1:46.39 |
4 | Jess Strutzel (USA) | 1:49.58 | 4 | 1:46.45 |
5 | Sherridan Kirk (TRI) | 1:49.78 | 7 | 1:47.50 |
6 | Ricardo Etheridge (PUR) | 1:48.90 | 2 | 1:48.53 |
7 | Marvin Watts (JAM) | 1:50.18 | 8 | 1:48.98 |
8 | Floyd Thompson (USA) | 1:48.86 | 1 | 1:50.04 |
9 | Jermaine Myers (JAM) | 1:50.57 | 9 | |
10 | Cristian Matute (ECU) | 1:50.88 | 10 | |
11 | Jean Destine (HAI) | 1:51.20 | 11 |
See also
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres