The men's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Paul Ereng![]() |
Tomás de Teresa![]() |
Simon Hoogewerf![]() |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals
[edit]First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | William Tanui | ![]() |
1:47.74 | Q |
2 | 2 | Joachim Dehmel | ![]() |
1:48.17 | Q |
3 | 2 | Stanley Redwine | ![]() |
1:48.34 | Q |
4 | 2 | Miroslav Chochkov | ![]() |
1:48.40 | |
5 | 2 | Martin Steele | ![]() |
1:48.77 | |
6 | 1 | Tomás de Teresa | ![]() |
1:49.80 | Q |
7 | 1 | Paul Ereng | ![]() |
1:49.96 | Q |
8 | 1 | Simon Hoogewerf | ![]() |
1:50.04 | Q |
9 | 1 | Andrey Sudnik | ![]() |
1:50.08 | |
10 | 1 | Ahmed Belkessam | ![]() |
1:50.18 | |
11 | 2 | Pablo Squella | ![]() |
1:50.60 | |
12 | 1 | Peter Svaricek | ![]() |
1:53.12 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Paul Ereng | ![]() |
1:47.08 | |
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Tomás de Teresa | ![]() |
1:47.82 | |
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Simon Hoogewerf | ![]() |
1:47.88 | NR |
4 | Stanley Redwine | ![]() |
1:47.98 | |
5 | Joachim Dehmel | ![]() |
1:50.58 | |
William Tanui | ![]() |
DQ |
Note: William Tanui had originally won in 1:46.94, but was later disqualified for breaking from his lane too early.