1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Paul Ereng Kenya | Tomás de Teresa Spain | Simon Hoogewerf Canada |
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | William Tanui | Kenya | 1:47.55 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 1:48.21 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Joachim Dehmel |  Germany | 1:48.23 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Martin Steele |  Great Britain | 1:48.28 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Stanley Redwine |  United States | 1:48.61 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Miroslav Chochkov |  Bulgaria | 1:48.74 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Peter Svaricek |  Austria | 1:48.80 | q |
| 8 | 5 | Luis Migueles |  Argentina | 1:49.00 | NR |
| 9 | 4 | Pablo Squella |  Chile | 1:49.07 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Ikem Billy | Great Britain | 1:49.09 | |
| 11 | 1 | Markus Trinkler |  Switzerland | 1:49.13 | |
| 12 | 4 | Valeriy Starodubtsev |  Soviet Union | 1:49.35 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ray Brown | United States | 1:49.52 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ahmed Belkessam |  Algeria | 1:50.41 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Paul Ereng | Kenya | 1:50.48 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Andrey Sudnik | Soviet Union | 1:50.51 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Tomás de Teresa | Spain | 1:50.56 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Ton Baltus |  Netherlands | 1:50.78 | |
| 19 | 2 | Charles Nkazamyampi |  Burundi | 1:50.80 | |
| 20 | 3 | Jussi Udelhoven | Germany | 1:50.83 | |
| 21 | 2 | Róbert Banai |  Hungary | 1:51.10 | |
| 22 | 1 | Luis Javier González | Spain | 1:51.47 | |
| 23 | 3 | Mbiganyi Thee |  Botswana | 1:51.89 | NR |
| 24 | 3 | Nadar Khan |  Pakistan | 1:52.08 | NR |
| 25 | 4 | Morris Okinda |  Tanzania | 1:55.42 | NR |
| 26 | 1 | Jean-Bosco Mondzomba |  Republic of the Congo | 1:56.23 | NR |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | William Tanui | Kenya | 1:47.74 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Joachim Dehmel | Germany | 1:48.17 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Stanley Redwine | United States | 1:48.34 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Miroslav Chochkov | Bulgaria | 1:48.40 | |
| 5 | 2 | Martin Steele | Great Britain | 1:48.77 | |
| 6 | 1 | Tomás de Teresa | Spain | 1:49.80 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Paul Ereng | Kenya | 1:49.96 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 1:50.04 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Andrey Sudnik | Soviet Union | 1:50.08 | |
| 10 | 1 | Ahmed Belkessam | Algeria | 1:50.18 | |
| 11 | 2 | Pablo Squella | Chile | 1:50.60 | |
| 12 | 1 | Peter Svaricek | Austria | 1:53.12 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul Ereng | Kenya | 1:47.08 | |
 | Tomás de Teresa | Spain | 1:47.82 | |
 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 1:47.88 | NR |
| 4 | Stanley Redwine | United States | 1:47.98 | |
| 5 | Joachim Dehmel | Germany | 1:50.58 | |
| William Tanui | Kenya | DQ |
Note: William Tanui had originally won in 1:46.94, but was later disqualified for breaking from his lane too early.
