22 years old Donavan Brazier crosses the finish line of the men's 800 metres final
in a new Championship record of 1:42.34. It was also a new United Stated and NACAC*
record for the distance.
Johnny Gray's 1:42.60 from 1985 was the previous U.S.A. record time.
* North, Central American and Caribbean.
2019 World Athletics Championship. Dohar, Qater.
Final men's 800 metres.
| 1. |
Donavan Brazier
|
United States
|
1:42.34
|
CR & AR
|
|
| 2. |
Amel Tuka |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1:43.47 |
SB
|
|
| 3. |
Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich
|
Kenya |
1:43.82
|
|
|
| 4. |
Bryce Hoppel |
United States |
1:44.25 |
PB |
|
| 5. |
Wesley Vázquez |
Puerto Rico |
1:44.48 |
|
|
| 6. |
Adrián Ben |
Spain |
1:45.58 |
|
|
| 7. |
Marco Arop |
Canada |
1:45.78 |
|
|
| 8. |
Clayton Murphy |
United States |
1:47.84 |
|
|
Donavan Brazier is pictured below in his heat of the men's 800 metres, which he won
in a time of 1:46.04
And below in his semi-final, along side Canada's Marco Arop (7th. in the final). Donavan
won his semi in 1:44.87.
