Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

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

Records World Record 1:41.11 August 24, 1997 Cologne, Germany Pan Am Record 1:45.38 July 25, 1999 Winnipeg, Canada

Results RankAthleteHeatsFinalTimeRankTime 1 1:49.70 6 1:45.05 2 1:49.63 5 1:45.64 3 1:49.34 3 1:46.39 4 1:49.58 4 1:46.45 5 1:49.78 7 1:47.50 6 1:48.90 2 1:48.53 7 1:50.18 8 1:48.98 8 1:48.86 1 1:50.04 9 1:50.57 9 10 1:50.88 10 11 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

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