Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins the men's Olympic 800 metres final
by just one hundredth of a second ahead of 2023 World 800m
champion Marco Arop.
Wanyonyi won both his heat and his semi-final.
2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Men's 800 metres final.
1. Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya) 1:41.19 PB
2. Marco Arop (Canada) 1:41.20 AR
3. Djamel Sedjati (Algeria) 1:41.50
4. Bryce Hoppel (United States) 1:41.67 NR
5. Mohamed Attaoui (Spain) 1:42.08
6. Gabriel Tual (France) 1:42.14
7. Tshepiso Masalela (Botswana) 1:42.82 PB
8. Max Burgin (Great Britain) 1:43.84
Emmanuel Wanyonyi taking the lead in the final at 500m.
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Emmanuel Wanyonyi striding out in is heat of the men's 800 metres in Paris 1:44.64
and then two days later winning his semi in 1:43.32.
On 22nd August 2024, Wanyonyi lowered his 800 meter personal best by 0.08 seconds to 1:41.11 at
the Lausanne Diamond League. This time tied Wilson Kipketer's 1997 personal best, making Wanyonyi and
Kipketer tied for second place in the all-time 800 meter list, behind only David Rudisha.