The men's 800 metres is scheduled to be held over two rounds at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 and 13 September 2026. It will be the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012 World lead 1:41.76 Zurich, Switzerland 27 August 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012 Asian record 1:42.79 Fontvieille, Monaco 29 July 2008 European record 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 1:41.20 Paris, France 10 August 2024 Oceanian record 1:42.55 Fontvieille, Monaco 11 July 2025 South American record 1:41.77 Cologne, West Germany 26 August 1984
Qualification For the 800 metres, sixteen athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 12 September at 18:26 (UTC+2). First 4 of each heat () qualified to the final.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Brandon Miller 1:43.86 2 Yanis Meziane 1:44.07 3 Eliott Crestan 1:44.09 4 Emmanuel Wanyonyi 1:44.43 5 Navasky Anderson 1:44.83 6 Mohamed Attaoui 1:45.12 7 Handal Roban 1:45.12 8 Marino Bloudek 1:45.90
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Mark English 1:43.74 2 Francesco Pernici 1:43.80 3 Marco Arop 1:44.21 4 Djamel Sedjati 1:44.23 5 Gabriel Tual 1:44.42 6 Donavan Brazier 1:44.47 7 Max Burgin 1:44.56 8 Ben Pattison 1:47.58
Final The final was held on 13 September at 19:41 (UTC+2).
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Djamel Sedjati 1:41.91 2 Marco Arop 1:42.28 3 Emmanuel Wanyonyi 1:42.44 4 Brandon Miller 1:42.54 5 Francesco Pernici 1:42.67 6 Mark English 1:42.78 7 Yanis Meziane 1:42.78 8 Eliott Crestan 1:43.14
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