Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
Introduction 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
Records  World Record    '''1:41.11'''  August 24, 1997   Cologne, Germany  Pan Am Record    '''1:45.38'''  July 25, 1999   Winnipeg, Canada
Results RankAthleteHeatsFinalTimeRankTime 1    1:49.70  6 1:45.05 2    1:49.63 5 1:45.64      3    1:49.34 3 1:46.39      4    1:49.58 4 1:46.45      5    1:49.78  7 1:47.50      6    1:48.90  2 1:48.53      7    1:50.18 8 1:48.98      8    1:48.86 1 1:50.04      9    1:50.57  9     10    1:50.88  10   11    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 * Results* usatf