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 Germany Cologne, Germany
Pan Am Record  Johnny Gray (USA) 1:45.38 July 25, 1999 Canada 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

References

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