Day 7 of the Paris 2003 World Track Championships, saw the running of semi-finals in the 800m Men and 1500m Women.
The big shock here was Andre Bucher not making the final. The Swiss athlete had hoped to make the final after returning to competition this season after a lengthy period of problems. | results |
In the Women’s 1500m Süreyya Ayhan displayed tactics and composure that will surely have given her competitors hope for the final. Very strange tactics to try at such an important time | results |
Men’s 800m Semi-finals – Friday, August 29, 2003
Semi-final 1
Pos Bib Athlete Nat Time
1 3 1162 Borzakovskiy Yuriy RUS 1:45.31 Q
2 6 342 Kipketer Wilson DEN 1:45.50 Q
3 5 811 Koech Justus KEN 1:46.04 q
4 2 168 dos Santos Osmar Barbosa BRA 1:46.07 q
5 4 918 Tighazouine Khalid MAR 1:46.83
6 1 846 Al-Salhi Mohammed KSA 1:47.25
7 7 1105 Pires João POR 1:49.19
8 Robinson Khadevis USA 1:50.60
8 822 Wachira Nicholas KEN DNF
Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Time
400m 1 168 dos Santos Osmar Barbosa BRA 50.81
Semi-final 1 Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Wilson Kipketer after qualifying for the final |
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Semi-final 2
Pos Bib Athlete Nat Time 1 5 1146 Mulaudzi Mbulaeni RSA 1:46.31 Q
2 6 18 Saïd-Guerni Djabir ALG 1:46.36 Q
3 4 422 Alemu Berhanu ETH 1:46.40
4 7 996 Som Bram NED 1:46.63
5 2 1265 Bucher André SUI 1:46.67
6 3 482 Lacasse Florent FRA 1:46.89
7 8 59 McCarthy Kris AUS 1:47.64
8 1 657 Mohajershojaei Ehsan IRI 1:47.71 Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Time 400m 1 1265 Bucher André SUI 53.12 Men’s 800m Heats – Thursday, August 28, 2003
Men’s 800m Semi-finals – Friday, August 29, 2003