The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 22 and 23 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Andy González of Cuba.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  David Rudisha (KEN)
|
1:41.01 | Rieti, Italy | August 29, 2010 |
| Pan American Games record |  Yeimer López (CUB)
|
1:44.58 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 28, 2007 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (1.50.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2015 | 11:35 | Semifinals |
| July 23, 2015 | 18:40 | Final |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Clayton Murphy |  United States |
1:48.88 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Martin | United States |
1:48.99 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Rafith Rodríguez |  Colombia |
1:49.06 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ricardo Cunningham |  Jamaica |
1:49.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jowayne Hibbert | Jamaica |
1:49.22 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Aaron Evans |  Bermuda |
1:49.30 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Cleiton Abrao |  Brazil |
1:49.32 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Andrés Arroyo |  Puerto Rico |
1:49.36 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Brandon McBride |  Canada |
1:49.65 | |
| 10 | 2 | James Eichberger |  Mexico |
1:49.68 | |
| 11 | 1 | Lutimar Paes | Brazil |
1:49.76 | |
| 12 | 2 | Lucirio Antonio Garrido |  Venezuela |
1:49.84 | |
| 13 | 1 | Andy Gonzalez |  Cuba |
1:51.14 | |
| 14 | 2 | Shaquille Dill | Bermuda |
1:52.25 | |
| 15 | 1 | Anthony Romaniw | Canada |
1:56.55 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Clayton Murphy | United States |
1:47.19 | |
 |
Rafith Rodríguez | Colombia |
1:47.23 | |
 |
Ryan Martin | United States |
1:47.73 | |
| 4 | Ricardo Cunningham | Jamaica |
1:48.65 | |
| 5 | Cleiton Abrao | Brazil |
1:48.82 | |
| 6 | Aaron Evans | Bermuda |
1:49.07 | |
| 7 | Andrés Arroyo | Puerto Rico |
1:49.08 | |
| 8 | Jowayne Hibbert | Jamaica |
1:49.24 |
References
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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