Track and field at the 2011 Military World Games – Men's 800 metres

Left-right: Jackson Kivuva, Marcin Lewandowski, Geoffrey Matum

The men's 800 metres event at the 2011 Military World Games was held on 19 and 20 and 22 July at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and CISM record were as follows:

World Record	David Rudisha (KEN)	1:41.01	Rieti, Italy	29 August 2010
CISM World Record	Philip Kibitok (KEN)	1:45.63	Rome, Italy	September 1995

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
19 July 2011	16:40	Round 1
20 July 2011	17:40	Semifinals
22 July 2011	19:00	Final

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marcin Lewandowski Poland	Jackson Kivuva Kenya	Geoffrey Matum Kenya

Results

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Marcin Lewandowski	Poland	1:45.77
	3	Jackson Kivuva	Kenya	1:45.93
	2	Geoffrey Matum	Kenya	1:45.94
4	6	Lutimar Paes	Brazil	1:46.69
5	8	Yusuf Saad Kamel	Bahrain	1:46.89
6	4	Fabiano Peçanha	Brazil	1:46.94
7	7	Samir Khader	Algeria	1:48.09
8	1	Girmay Hadgu	Eritrea	1:48.13