| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301 | Philip Rotich |  KEN | 1:50.61 | 1:50.61 | 
| 2 | 476 | Lucas Seleka |  RSA | 1:54.53 | 1:54.53 | 
| 3 | 325 | Mohammad Al-Azemi |  KUW | 1:54.70 | 1:54.70 | 
| 4 | 474 | William Mandla Nkosi |  RSA | 1:47.67 | 1:47.67 | 
| 5 | 304 | Nicholas Wachira |  KEN | 1:53.40 | 1:53.40 | 
| 6 | 148 | Berhanu Alemu |  ETH | 1:50.06 | 1:50.06 | 
| 7 | 456 | Catalin Netcu |  ROU | 1:54.19 | 1:54.19 | 
| 8 | 78 | Erik Sproll |  CAN | 1:54.18 | 1:54.18 |