| Date | 23 September 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Format | Top 2 in each heat and next 8 fastest advanced to the semi-finals. | |
| Time | 10:45 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andrea Longo |  ITA | 1:46.32 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Vebjørn Rodal |  NOR | 1:46.76 | ||
| 3 | 8 | James McIlroy |  GBR | 1:47.44 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Roman Oravec |  CZE | 1:47.66 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Vane Stojanov |  MKD | 1:47.71 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Rich Kenah |  USA | 1:47.85 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Kim Sun-Hyeong |  KOR | 1:48.49 | ||
| 6 | Mohamed Al-Kafraini |  JOR | – | 2 |
| Time | 10:52 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nils Schumann |  GER | 1:47.76 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni |  ALG | 1:47.95 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Arthémon Hatungimana |  BDI | 1:48.14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Zach Whitmarsh |  CAN | 1:48.42 | ||
| 5 | 4 | David Matthews |  IRL | 1:48.77 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Andy Hart | GBR | 1:48.78 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Isireli Naikelekelevesi |  FIJ | 1:49.61 |
| Time | 10:59 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Hezekiél Sepeng |  RSA | 1:47.46 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Adem Hecini | ALG | 1:47.62 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Joseph Mutua |  KEN | 1:47.86 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Dmitry Bogdanov |  RUS | 1:48.14 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Roberto Parra |  ESP | 1:48.19 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Bobby True |  LBR | 1:48.79 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Mohamed Habib Bel Hadj |  TUN | 1:49.14 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Jorge Duvane |  MOZ | 1:52.97 |
| Time | 11:06 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Wilson Kipketer |  DEN | 1:45.57 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Glody Dube |  BOT | 1:46.17 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Johan Botha | RSA | 1:46.91 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Crispen Mutakanyi |  ZIM | 1:47.66 | ||
| 5 | 8 | José Manuel Cerezo | ESP | 1:48.11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Artyom Mastrov | RUS | 1:49.89 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Ian Roberts |  GUY | 1:52.32 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Marvin Watts |  JAM | 1:59.97 |
| Time | 11:13 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Paval Pelepiahin |  BLR | 1:46.67 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana | BDI | 1:46.78 | ||
| 3 | 5 | El-Mahjoub Haïda |  MAR | 1:47.14 | ||
| 4 | 8 | William Yiampoy | KEN | 1:47.35 | ||
| 5 | 6 | João Pires |  POR | 1:47.61 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Abdou Ibrahim Youssef |  QAT | 1:53.23 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Naseer Ismail |  MDV | 1:56.67 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Faiq Bağırov |  AZE | 1:57.39 |
| Time | 11:20 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Yury Borzakovsky | RUS | 1:45.39 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Japheth Kimutai | KEN | 1:45.60 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Grant Cremer |  AUS | 1:45.86 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Balázs Korányi |  HUN | 1:46.21 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Bryan Woodward | USA | 1:47.64 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Mehdi Jelodarzadeh |  IRI | 1:47.91 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Mohamed Saleh Hadj Haidara |  BRN | 1:56.64 | ||
| 3062 | Mohamed Babiker Yagoub |  SUD | – |
| Time | 11:27 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Khalid Tighazouine | MAR | 1:46.33 | ||
| 2 | 8 | André Bucher |  SUI | 1:46.51 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Viktors Lācis |  LAT | 1:46.94 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Osmar dos Santos |  BRA | 1:47.05 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Milton Browne |  BAR | 1:47.63 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Nathan Kahan |  BEL | 1:47.69 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Panagiotis Stroumpakos |  GRE | 1:47.96 |
| Time | 11:34 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Werner Botha | RSA | 1:47.83 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Mouhssin Chehibi | MAR | 1:48.51 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Bram Som |  NED | 1:48.58 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Kris McCarthy | AUS | 1:48.92 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Mark Everett | USA | 1:49.77 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Paskar Owor |  UGA | 1:49.99 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Vitalie Cerches |  MDA | 1:52.15 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Puntsag-Ochiryn Pürevsüren |  MGL | 1:56.29 |
