1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
Final
### Final

23 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Joseph Mutua](/wiki/Joseph_Mutua "Joseph Mutua") |  | **1:48\.21** |  |
|  | [Tom Lerwill](/wiki/Tom_Lerwill "Tom Lerwill") |  | **1:48\.40** |  |
|  | [Grant Cremer](/wiki/Grant_Cremer "Grant Cremer") |  | **1:48\.46** |  |
| 4 | [Japheth Kimutai](/wiki/Japheth_Kimutai "Japheth Kimutai") |  | **1:48\.97** |  |
| 5 | [Nils Schumann](/wiki/Nils_Schumann "Nils Schumann") |  | **1:49\.44** |  |
| 6 | [Viktors Lācis](/wiki/Viktors_L%C4%81cis "Viktors Lācis") |  | **1:50\.11** |  |
| 7 | [Zach Whitmarsh](/wiki/Zach_Whitmarsh "Zach Whitmarsh") |  | **1:50\.26** |  |
| 8 | [James Nolan](/wiki/James_Nolan_%28athlete%29 "James Nolan (athlete)") |  | **1:51\.88** |  |


What was the total number of athletes who completed the top ten places?