# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15, 16 and 18 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | David Rudisha Kenya |
| Silver | Jackson Kivuva Kenya |
| Bronze | Abraham Chepkirwok Uganda |

## Results
### Final

18 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | David Rudisha | Kenya | 1:47.40 |
| | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya | 1:47.64 |
| | Abraham Chepkirwok | Uganda | 1:47.79 |
| 4 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland | 1:48.25 |
| 5 | Rabii Doukkana | Morocco | 1:48.39 |
| 6 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan | 1:48.46 |
| 7 | Belal Mansour Ali | Bahrain | 1:49.09 |
| 8 | Andy González | Cuba | 1:53.61 |

### Semifinals

16 August

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya | 1:48.56 | Q |
| 2 | Andy González | Cuba | 1:48.85 | Q |
| 3 | Robin Schembera | Germany | 1:49.41 | |
| 4 | James Brewer | United Kingdom | 1:49.53 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Adar | Uganda | 1:49.69 | |
| 6 | Jeff Lastennet | France | 1:50.30 | |
| 7 | Jamaal James | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:50.42 | |
| 8 | Tor Pöllänen | Sweden | 1:51.78 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Abraham Chepkirwok | Uganda | 1:47.72 | Q |
| 2 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland | 1:47.90 | Q |
| 3 | Lachlan Renshaw | Australia | 1:48.26 | |
| 4 | Masato Yokota | Japan | 1:48.98 | |
| 5 | Wilyam Rabih | Sudan | 1:49.31 | |
| 6 | Dirk Gouws | South Africa | 1:49.97 | |
| 7 | Mekonnen Gebremedhine | Ethiopia | 1:50.47 | |
| 8 | Aleš Veselý | Czech Republic | 1:51.16 | |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 1:47.24 | Q |
| 2 | Belal Mansour Ali | Bahrain | 1:47.54 | Q |
| 3 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan | 1:47.63 | q |
| 4 | Rabii Doukana | Morocco | 1:47.99 | q |
| 5 | Nadjim Manseur | Algeria | 1:48.06 | |
| 6 | Dmitrijs Jurkevičs | Latvia | 1:49.56 | |
| 7 | Florian Carvalho | France | 1:49.98 | |
| 8 | Mark Mitchell | United Kingdom | 1:53.51 | |

### Heats

15 August

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 1:49.12 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Mitchell | United Kingdom | 1:50.08 | Q |
| 3 | Robin Schembera | Germany | 1:50.42 | Q |
| 4 | Shaka Ntsimako | Botswana | 1:51.07 | |
| 5 | Jordan Chipangama | Zambia | 1:51.27 | |
| 6 | Ali Al-Deraan | Saudi Arabia | 1:51.69 | |
| 7 | Lahbib Izzabaha | Morocco | 1:52.56 | |
| 8 | Geoffrey Harris | Canada | 1:52.58 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Belal Mansour Ali | Bahrain | 1:49.24 | Q |
| 2 | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya | 1:50.08 | Q |
| 3 | Tor Pöllänen | Sweden | 1:50.67 | Q |
| 4 | Sebastian Keiner | Germany | 1:50.71 | |
| 5 | Darren Mazzei | Canada | 1:51.88 | |
| 6 | Jan Masenamela | South Africa | 1:54.09 | |
| 7 | Firdavs Azizov | Tajikistan | 1:56.74 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jimmy Adar | Uganda | 1:49.22 | Q |
| 2 | Andy González | Cuba | 1:49.63 | Q |
| 3 | James Brewer | United Kingdom | 1:49.90 | Q |
| 4 | Aleš Veselý | Czech Republic | 1:50.46 | q |
| 5 | Vid Trsan | Slovenia | 1:50.81 | |
| 6 | Nick Toohey | Australia | 1:51.30 | |
| 7 | Glauco Martino | San Marino | 1:58.85 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nadjim Manseur | Algeria | 1:50.24 | Q |
| 2 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland | 1:50.24 | Q |
| 3 | Rabii Doukana | Morocco | 1:50.40 | Q |
| 4 | Masato Yokota | Japan | 1:50.56 | q |
| 5 | Karjuan Williams | United States | 1:51.58 | |
| 6 | David McCarthy | Ireland | 1:52.41 | |
| 7 | Boldbaatar Shijirbagana | Mongolia | 2:00.28 | |
| 8 | Radheshyam Kawang | Nepal | 2:04.24 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Abraham Chepkirwok | Uganda | 1:45.97 | Q |
| 2 | Lachlan Renshaw | Australia | 1:47.00 | Q |
| 3 | Wilyam Rabih | Sudan | 1:47.94 | Q |
| 4 | Jeff Lastennet | France | 1:48.13 | q |
| 5 | Dirk Gouws | South Africa | 1:48.48 | q |
| 6 | Javier Gálvez | Spain | 1:51.59 | |
| 7 | Brandon Jones | United States | 1:55.46 | |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | Sudan | 1:48.07 | Q |
| 2 | Dmitrijs Jurkevičs | Latvia | 1:48.89 | Q |
| 3 | Florian Carvalho | France | 1:49.25 | Q |
| 4 | Mekonnen Gebremedhine | Ethiopia | 1:49.73 | q |
| 5 | Jamaal James | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:50.02 | q |
| 6 | Sajeesh Joseph | India | 1:51.48 | |
| 7 | Álvaro Campo | Spain | 1:55.28 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (2)
* Bahrain (1)
* Botswana (1)
* Canada (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* India (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Mongolia (1)
* Morocco (2)
* Nepal (1)
* Poland (1)
* San Marino (1)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* Spain (2)
* Sudan (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Uganda (2)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* Zambia (1)