The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 27 and 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion was Yeimer López of Cuba.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record1:41.01Rieti, ItalyAugust 29, 2010Pan American Games record1:44.58Rio de Janeiro, BrazilJuly 28, 2007
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (1:49.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).
Schedule Date Time RoundOctober 27, 2011 16:45 SemifinalsOctober 28, 2011 16:10 Final
Results All times shown are in seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal bestDQDisqualified
Semifinals Held on October 27. The first three in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the finals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes1 1 Andy González 1:48.21 Q2 1 Mark Wieczorek 1:48.31 Q3 1 Lutimar Paes 1:48.37 Q4 1 Rafith Rodríguez 1:48.41 q5 1 Moise Joseph 1:49.12 q 6 1 Nico Herrera 1:49.29 7 2 Tyler Mulder 1:49.65 Q8 2 Kleberson Davide 1:49.65 Q9 2 Raidel Acea 1:50.04 Q10 2 Jamaal James 1:50.14 11 1 Jose Esparza 1:50.65 12 2 Jenner Pelico 1:51.12 13 2 Juan Vega 1:52.60 14 2 Edgard Cortez 1:59.02 15 1 Jon Rankin 2:21.36 ADV 2 Eduar Villanueva DNS Jon Rankin was advanced to the final due to interference.
Final Held on October 28.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Andy González 1:45.58 SB Kleberson Davide 1:45.75 Raidel Acea 1:46.23 4 Tyler Mulder 1:46.46 5 Mark Wieczorek 1:47.75 6 Lutimar Paes 1:47.76 7 Jon Rankin 1:52.72 8 Moise Joseph 1:54.88 9 Rafith Rodríguez 1:58.27
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