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 Moroccan-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

GoldAchraf Tadili
 Canada
SilverOsmar dos Santos
 Brazil
BronzeFabiano Peçanha
 Brazil

Records

World Record Wilson Kipketer (DEN)1:41.11August 24, 1997 Cologne, Germany
Pan Am Record Johnny Gray (USA)1:45.38July 25, 1999 Winnipeg, Canada

Results

Rank Athlete Heats Final
Time Rank Time
1 Achraf Tadili (CAN)1:49.7061:45.05
2 Osmar dos Santos (BRA)1:49.6351:45.64
3 Fabiano Peçanha (BRA)1:49.3431:46.39
4 Jess Strutzel (USA)1:49.5841:46.45
5 Sherridan Kirk (TRI)1:49.7871:47.50
6 Ricardo Etheridge (PUR)1:48.9021:48.53
7 Marvin Watts (JAM)1:50.1881:48.98
8 Floyd Thompson (USA)1:48.8611:50.04
9 Jermaine Myers (JAM)1:50.579
10 Cristian Matute (ECU)1:50.8810
11 Jean Destine (HAI)1:51.2011

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