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Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres at the Pan American Games

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

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Gold Achraf Tadili
 Canada
Silver Osmar dos Santos
 Brazil
Bronze Fabiano Peçanha
 Brazil

Records

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

Results

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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  Jess 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

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References

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