2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | Nick Symmonds | United States | 1:49.30 |
| 4 | 4 | Lukas Rifeser | Italy | 1:49.51 |
| 4 | 1 | Moise Joseph | Haiti | 1:49.70 SB |
| 4 | 3 | Aldwyn Sappleton | Jamaica | 1:51.24 |
| 4 | 6 | Richard Kiplagat | Kenya | DSQ |
| 4 | 2 | Lamine Bangoura | Guinea | DNF |
| 5 | 4 | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands | 1:49.32 |
| 5 | 5 | Khadevis Robinson | United States | 1:49.33 |
| 5 | 3 | Amine Laalou | Morocco | 1:49.41 |
| 5 | 6 | Yuriy Koldin | Russia | 1:49.60 |
| 5 | 2 | Deon Bascom | Guyana | 1:55.88 |
| 5 | 1 | Florian Hilti | Liechtenstein | 1:59.91 SB |
| 6 | 1 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis | Sudan | 1:47.80 |
| 6 | 6 | Eugenio Barrios | Spain | 1:48.70 |
| 6 | 3 | Richard Hill | United Kingdom | 1:49.06 |
| 6 | 4 | Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei | Iran | 1:49.14 |
| 6 | 2 | Dávid Takács | Hungary | 1:49.79 SB |