Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
The final of the Men's 800 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. The Morrocan-born Canadian Achraf Tadili ran a very quick finish to win in a record time of 1:45.05, faster than the previous Pan Am Record (1:45.38) set by USA’s Johnny Gray four years earlier in Winnipeg. Brazil’s Osmar dos Santos (1:45.64) could not respond to his rival’s late surge and finished second, ahead of his compatriot Fabiano Peçanha (1:46.39).
Medalists
Records
Results
Rank |
Athlete |
Heats |
Final |
Time |
Rank |
Time |
1 |
Achraf Tadili (CAN) |
1:49.70 |
6 |
1:45.05 |
2 |
Osmar dos Santos (BRA) |
1:49.63 |
5 |
1:45.64 |
3 |
Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) |
1:49.34 |
3 |
1:46.39 |
4 |
Jesse Strutzel (USA) |
1:49.58 |
4 |
1:46.45 |
5 |
Sherridan Kirk (TRI) |
1:49.78 |
7 |
1:47.50 |
6 |
Ricardo Etheridge (PUR) |
1:48.90 |
2 |
1:48.53 |
7 |
Marvin Watts (JAM) |
1:50.18 |
8 |
1:48.98 |
8 |
Floyd Thompson (USA) |
1:48.86 |
1 |
1:50.04 |
|
9 |
Jermaine Myers (JAM) |
1:50.57 |
9 |
10 |
Cristian Matute (ECU) |
1:50.88 |
10 |
11 |
Jean Destine (HAI) |
1:51.20 |
11 |
See also
References