Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
| Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m h | women | |||
| 110 m h | men | |||
| 400 m h | men | women | ||
| 3000 m s | men | |||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus | men | women | ||
| Hammer | men | women | ||
| Javelin | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The final of the Men's 800 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. The Moroccan-born Canadian Achraf Tadili ran a very quick finish to win in a record time of 1:45.05, faster than the previous Pan Am Record (1:45.38) set by USA’s Johnny Gray four years earlier in Winnipeg. Brazil’s Osmar dos Santos (1:45.64) could not respond to his rival’s late surge and finished second, ahead of his compatriot Fabiano Peçanha (1:46.39).
Medalists
| Gold | Achraf Tadili Canada |
| Silver | Osmar dos Santos Brazil |
| Bronze | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil |
Records
| World Record |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:41.11 | August 24, 1997 |  Cologne, Germany |
| Pan Am Record |  Johnny Gray (USA) | 1:45.38 | July 25, 1999 | Winnipeg, Canada |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Heats | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | ||
| 1 | Achraf Tadili (CAN) | 1:49.70 | 6 | 1:45.05 |
| 2 | Osmar dos Santos (BRA) | 1:49.63 | 5 | 1:45.64 |
| 3 | Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) | 1:49.34 | 3 | 1:46.39 |
| 4 | Jess Strutzel (USA) | 1:49.58 | 4 | 1:46.45 |
| 5 |  Sherridan Kirk (TRI) | 1:49.78 | 7 | 1:47.50 |
| 6 |  Ricardo Etheridge (PUR) | 1:48.90 | 2 | 1:48.53 |
| 7 |  Marvin Watts (JAM) | 1:50.18 | 8 | 1:48.98 |
| 8 | Floyd Thompson (USA) | 1:48.86 | 1 | 1:50.04 |
| 9 | Jermaine Myers (JAM) | 1:50.57 | 9 | |
| 10 |  Cristian Matute (ECU) | 1:50.88 | 10 | |
| 11 |  Jean Destine (HAI) | 1:51.20 | 11 | |
See also
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
References
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