The men's 800 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 3–4 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  David Rudisha (KEN)
|
1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | August 9, 2012 |
| Pan American Games record |  Marco Arop (CAN)
|
1:44.25 | Lima, Peru | August 10, 2019 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2023 | 19:45 | Semifinal |
| November 4, 2023 | 19:10 | Final |
Results
Semifinal
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[2]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Navasky Anderson |  Jamaica
|
1:47.51 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ryan Sánchez |  Puerto Rico
|
1:47.59 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Abraham Alvarado |  United States
|
1:47.72 | |
| 4 | 5 | Stephen Evans |  Canada
|
1:48.98 | |
| 5 | 7 | Marco Vilca |  Peru
|
1:49.55 | |
| 6 | 4 | Luis Peralta |  Dominican Republic
|
1:55.74 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jesús López |  Mexico
|
1:48.65 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | José Maita |  Venezuela
|
1:49.12 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Leandro Alves |  Brazil
|
1:49.47 | |
| 4 | 3 | Zakary Mama-Yari | Canada
|
1:49.71 | |
| 5 | 8 | Rafael Muñoz |  Chile
|
1:49.96 | |
| 6 | 7 | Dennick Luke |  Dominica
|
1:50.17 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Chamar Chambers |  Panama
|
1:46.99 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | Ryan López | Venezuela
|
1:47.22 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 6 | John Rivera Jr | Puerto Rico
|
1:47.42 | q |
| 4 | 5 | Ferdy Agramonte | Dominican Republic
|
1:47.55 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Eduardo Ribeiro | Brazil
|
1:48.37 | |
| 6 | 4 | Derek Holdsworth | United States
|
1:48.41 |
Final
The results were as follows[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | José Maita | Venezuela |
1:45.69 | PB |
 |
6 | Jesús López | Mexico |
1:46.04 | |
 |
4 | Navasky Anderson | Jamaica |
1:46.40 | |
| 4 | 7 | John Rivera Jr | Puerto Rico |
1:46.73 | |
| 5 | 5 | Ryan Sánchez | Puerto Rico |
1:47.07 | |
| 6 | 8 | Chamar Chambers | Panama |
1:47.84 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ryan López | Venezuela |
1:48.06 | |
| – | 1 | Ferdy Agramonte | Dominican Republic |
DNF |
References
- ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Men's 800m - Semifinals" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Men's 800m - Semi-Final 1/3 results" (PDF). Panam 23. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's 800m - Semi-Final 2/3 results" (PDF). Panam 23. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's 800m - Semi-Final 3/3 results" (PDF). Panam 23. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's 800m - Final" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2023.