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*WORLD RECORD*
(as of ‘8 APRIL 2024’)
*’1 MINUTE’ / ‘40.91 seconds’*
*KENYAN RUNNER*
*AGE 23*
*9 AUGUST 2012*
*2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS*
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*the ‘800 meters’ is a common ‘track running event’*
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It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event.
The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the first modern games in 1896.
During the winter track season the event is usually run by completing four laps of an indoor 200-metre track.
The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half mile (880 yards), a traditional English racing distance. 800m is 4.67m less than a half mile.
The event combines aerobic endurance with anaerobic conditioning and sprint speed, so the 800m athlete has to combine training for both.
Runners in this event are occasionally fast enough to also compete in the 400 metres but more commonly have enough endurance to ‘double up’ in the 1500m.
Only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvílová have won major international titles at 400m and 800m
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Race tactics
The 800m is also known for its tactical racing.
Because it is the shortest middle-distance event that has all the runners converge into one lane (after 100m), positioning on the cut-in and the position of the pack is critical to the outcome of the race. Gaining a front position early in the race is often advantageous as there are occasionally trips when running in a pack. Olympic champions Dave Wottle, Kelly Holmes and others have defied that logic by running a more evenly paced race, lagging behind the pack and accelerating past the slowing early leaders. Often the winner of elite 800m races is not the fastest runner, but the athlete best positioned near the end of the race: an athlete directly behind another runner, has to switch to an outer lane to overtake, so has to run further—and might be blocked by a third runner alongside.[1]
800 metre participants usually run a positive split, where the first lap is faster, but a negative split is occasionally run as a tactic. The current world record (by David Rudisha) was run with a positive split in the 2012 Olympic. Rudisha ran the first lap in 49.28 seconds and the second in 51.63 seconds. Theoretically, an even split is the most efficient running mode, but it is difficult to pace correctly.
Continental records[edit]
Updated 25 September 2021.[2][3]
Area Men Women
Time Athlete Nation Time Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 1:40.91 WR David Rudisha Kenya 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo Kenya
Asia (records) 1:42.79 Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain 1:55.54 Dong Liu China
Europe (records) 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer Denmark 1:53.28 WR Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records) 1:42.34 Donavan Brazier United States 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba
Oceania (records) 1:44.11 Peter Bol Australia 1:58.09 Catriona Bisset Australia
South America (records) 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz Brazil 1:56.58 Letitia Vriesde Suriname
All-time top 25[edit]
Men[edit]
Correct as of August 2021.[4]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 1:40.91 David Rudisha Kenya 9 August 2012 London [5]
2 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer Denmark 24 August 1997 Cologne
3 1:41.73 Sebastian Coe Great Britain 10 June 1981 Florence
Nijel Amos Botswana 9 August 2012 London [5]
5 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz Brazil 26 August 1984 Cologne
6 1:42.05 Emmanuel Korir Kenya 22 July 2018 London [6]
7 1:42.23 Abubaker Kaki Khamis Sudan 4 June 2010 Oslo [7]
8 1:42.28 Sammy Koskei Kenya 26 August 1984 Cologne
9 1:42.34 Wilfred Bungei Kenya 8 September 2002 Rieti
Donavan Brazier United States 1 October 2019 Doha [8]
11 1:42.37 Mohammed Aman Ethiopia 6 September 2013 Brussels [9]
12 1:42.47 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia 24 August 2001 Brussels
13 1:42.51 Amel Tuka Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 July 2015 Monaco [10]
14 1:42.53 Timothy Kitum Kenya 9 August 2012 London
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse France 18 July 2014 Monaco
16 1:42.54 Ferguson Rotich Kenya 12 July 2019 Monaco [11]
17 1:42.55 André Bucher Switzerland 17 August 2001 Zürich
18 1:42.58 Vebjørn Rodal Norway 31 July 1996 Atlanta
19 1:42.60 Johnny Gray United States 28 August 1985 Koblenz
20 1:42.61 Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria 15 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [12]
21 1:42.62 Patrick Ndururi Kenya 17 August 2001 Zürich
22 1:42.67 Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya 6 September 2009 Rieti
23 1:42.69 Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa 3 September 1999 Brussels
Japheth Kimutai Kenya 3 September 1999 Brussels
25 1:42.79 Frederick Onyancha Kenya 31 July 1996 Atlanta
Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain 29 July 2008 Monaco
Notes[edit]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:42.66:
David Rudisha also ran 1:41.01 (2010), 1:41.09 (2010), 1:41.33 (2011), 1:41.51 (2010), 1:41.54 (2012), 1:41.74 (2012), 1:42.01 (2009), 1:42.04 (2010), 1:42.12A (2012) and 1:42.15 (2016).
Wilson Kipketer also ran 1:41.24 (1997), 1:41.73 (1997), 1:41.83 (1996), 1:42.17 (1996), 1:42.20 (1997), 1:42.27 (1999) and 1:42.32 (2002).
Nijel Amos also ran 1:41.89 (2019) 1:42.14 (2018), 1:42.45 (2014) and 1:42.66 (2015).
Sebastian Coe also ran 1:42.33 (1979)
Women[edit]
Correct as of August 2021.[13]
Rank Time Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia 26 July 1983 Munich
2 1:53.43 Nadezhda Olizarenko Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
3 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo Kenya 29 August 2008 Zürich
4 1:54.25 Caster Semenya South Africa 30 June 2018 Paris [14]
5 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba 9 September 1989 Barcelona
6 1:54.81 Olga Mineyeva Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
7 1:54.94 Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union 26 July 1976 Montreal
8 1:55.04 Athing Mu United States 21 August 2021 Eugene [15]
9 1:55.05 Doina Melinte Romania 1 August 1982 Bucharest
10 1:55.19 Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique 17 August 1994 Zürich
Jolanda Čeplak Slovenia 20 July 2002 Heusden-Zolder
12 1:55.26 Sigrun Wodars East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
13 1:55.32 Christine Wachtel East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
14 1:55.42 Nikolina Shtereva Bulgaria 26 July 1976 Rome
15 1:55.46 Tatyana Providokhina Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
16 1:55.47 Francine Niyonsaba Burundi 21 July 2017 Monaco [16]
17 1:55.54 Ellen van Langen Netherlands 3 August 1992 Barcelona
Dong Liu China 9 August 1993 Beijing
19 1:55.56 Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union 31 August 1987 Rome
20 1:55.60 Elfi Zinn East Germany 26 July 1976 Montreal
21 1:55.61 Ajeé Wilson United States 21 July 2017 Monaco [16]
22 1:55.68 Ella Kovacs Romania 2 June 1985 Bucharest
23 1:55.69 Irina Podyalovskaya Soviet Union 22 June 1984 Kyiv
24 1:55.74 Anita Weiss East Germany 26 July 1976 Montreal
25 1:55.87 Svetlana Masterkova Russia 18 June 1999 Moscow
Notes[edit]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:55.28:
Caster Semenya also ran 1:54.60 (2018), 1:54.77 (2018), 1:54.98 (2019), 1:55.16 (2017), 1:55.27 (2017 & 2018) and 1:55.28 (2016).
Jarmila Kratochvílová also ran 1:54.68 (1983) and 1:55.04 (1983).
Ana Fidelia Quirot also ran 1:54.82 (1997).
Nadezhda Olizarenko also ran 1:54.85 (1980).
Pamela Jelimo also ran 1:54.87 (2008), 1:54.97 (2008), 1:54.99 (2008) and 1:55.16 (2008).
Olga Mineyeva also ran hand-timed 1:55.1 (1980).
Athing Mu also ran 1:55.21 (2021)
Non-legal marks[edit]
Yelena Soboleva of Russia’s time of 1:54.85 set in Kazan on 18 July 2007 was annulled due to doping offense.
Mariya Savinova of Russia’s time of 1:55.87 set in Tula on 5 July 2008 was annulled due to doping offence.
Juniors[edit]
World junior records (19 and under) are held by Nijel Amos (1:41.73, London, 9 August 2012) and Pamela Jelimo (1:54.01, Zürich, 29 August 2008). Both marks coincidentally rank them as the third fastest ever.
Olympic medalists[edit]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
World Championships medalists[edit]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
World Indoor Championships medalists[edit]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
A Known as the World Indoor Games
Season’s bests[edit]
References[edit]
^ Versaw, Rob. “A Fan’s Guide to the 800m”. Arizona Milesplit. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ “Men’s outdoor 800 Metres | Records”. worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ “Women’s outdoor 800 Metres | Records”. worldathletcs.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ “All-time men’s best 800m”. alltime-athletics.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b “800 Metres Results”. IAAF. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
^ “800m Results” (PDF). sportresult.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ “800m Results”. diamondleague-oslo.com. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ “800m Results” (PDF). IAAF. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ “800m Result” (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
^ “800m Results” (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
^ Mike Rowbottom (12 July 2019). “Hassan breaks world mile record in Monaco with 4:12.33 – IAAF Diamond League”. IAAF. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ “Men’s 800m Results” (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ “All-time women’s best 800m”. alltime-athletics.com. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ “800m Results” (PDF). sportresult.com. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ “Prefontaine Classic 2021 Complete Results” (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ Jump up to: a b “800m Results” (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ On 10 February 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a four-year ban that effectively stripped of the gold medal of Mariya Savinova of Russia, based upon her biological passport. Caster Semenya of South Africa was advanced to gold, Ekaterina Poistogova of Russia to silver, and Pamela Jelimo of Kenya to bronze. Poistogova herself was later found guilty of doping, but her Olympic results were unaffected, and the IOC decided to upgrade her medal. 1
External links[edit]
IAAF list of 800-metres records in XML
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/800_metres
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Contributors to Wikimedia projects10-13 minutes 4/9/2004
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800 m final Daegu 2011.jpg
Men’s 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.
World records
Men Kenya David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
Women Czechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 (1983)
Olympic records
Men Kenya David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
Women Soviet Union Nadezhda Olizarenko 1:53.43 (1980)
World Championship records
Men United States Donavan Brazier 1:42.34 (2019)
Women Czechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 (1983)
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800 METERS
“half-mile”
two laps around a standard track…
this was my specialty event in middle school track…i could run it in ~2.5 minutes…enough for a “top 5” status all-time status among male valley view runners…but jeff bassman ran a better time than me that year…
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