The men's 800 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–7.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeJohan BothaWilson KipketerNico Motchebon

Results

Heats First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Wilson Kipketer 1:48.00 Q 2 5 Johan Botha 1:48.07 Q 3 5 Balázs Korányi 1:48.10 Q 4 5 Kennedy Kimwetich 1:48.13 q 5 2 Jean-Patrick Nduwimana 1:48.31 Q 6 5 Lukáš Vydra 1:48.32 q, SB 7 2 Nico Motchebon 1:48.33 Q 8 1 Arthémon Hatungimana 1:48.34 Q 9 1 James Nolan 1:48.46 q 10 2 David Kiptoo 1:48.61 q 11 1 Khadevis Robinson 1:48.68 q, PB 12 5 Andrea Giocondi 1:49.03 q 13 2 Savieri Ngidhi 1:49.08 q 14 1 Glody Dube 1:49.11 q 15 4 Andrea Longo 1:49.29 Q 16 4 Tarik Bourrouag 1:49.38 Q 17 4 Andrew Hart 1:49.64 18 4 David Matthews 1:49.81 19 4 Jean-Marc Destine 1:50.37 20 2 Manabu Isshi 1:50.94 21 3 Wojciech Kałdowski 1:52.26 Q 22 3 Norberto Téllez 1:52.38 Q 23 3 André Bucher 1:52.43 24 3 Shaun Farrell 1:52.48 25 3 Ian Roberts 1:53.09 26 2 Naseer Ismail 1:58.17

Semifinals First 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Johan Botha 1:46.65 Q 2 2 Wilson Kipketer 1:46.76 Q 3 2 Jean-Patrick Nduwimana 1:46.80 PB 4 1 Nico Motchebon 1:47.05 Q 5 2 Andrea Giocondi 1:47.45 SB 6 1 James Nolan 1:47.54 Q 7 1 Wojciech Kałdowski 1:47.58 8 1 Arthémon Hatungimana 1:48.17 9 2 David Kiptoo 1:48.35 10 1 Andrea Longo 1:48.61 11 3 Balázs Korányi 1:48.74 Q 12 3 Savieri Ngidhi 1:48.85 Q 13 3 Tarik Bourrouag 1:48.88 14 2 Lukáš Vydra 1:49.18 15 3 Khadevis Robinson 1:49.38 16 3 Glody Dube 1:49.57 17 3 Kennedy Kimwetich 1:50.18 1 Norberto Téllez

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Johan Botha 1:45.47 Wilson Kipketer 1:45.49 Nico Motchebon 1:45.74 4 Balázs Korányi 1:46.47 NR 5 James Nolan 1:47.77 6 Savieri Ngidhi 1:47.79

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