800 metres

Athletics
800 metres
Athletics; 800 metres
	Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.
World records
Men	David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
Women	Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 (1983)
Olympic records
Men	David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
Women	Nadezhda Olizarenko 1:53.43 (1980)
World Championship records
Men	Donavan Brazier 1:42.34 (2019)
Women	Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:54.68 (1983)

The 800 metres, or meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. 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.

Race tactics[edit]

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 the first bend), 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 Olympics. 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^{[citation needed]}, but it is difficult to pace correctly.

Continental records[edit]

Updated 25 September 2021.^[2]^[3]

Area	Men			Women
Area	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 (outdoor)[edit]

Correct as of August 2021.^[4]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	1:40.91	David Rudisha	Kenya	09 AUG 2012	London	^[5]
	2	1:41.01	Rudisha #2		29 AUG 2010	Rieti
	3	1:41.09	Rudisha #3		22 AUG 2010	Berlin
2	4	1:41.11	Wilson Kipketer	Denmark	24 AUG 1997	Cologne
	5	1:41.24	Kipketer #2		13 AUG 1997	Zürich
	6	1:41.33	Rudisha #4		10 SEP 2011	Rieti
	7	1:41.51	Rudisha #5		10 JUL 2010	Heusden-Zolder
	8	1:41.54	Rudisha #6		06 JUL 2012	London
3	9	1:41.73	Sebastian Coe	Great Britain	10 JUN 1981	Florence
	9	1:41.73	Kipketer #3		07 JUL 1997	Stockholm
3	9	1:41.73	Nijel Amos	Botswana	09 AUG 2012	London
	12	1:41.74	Rudisha #7		09 JUN 2012	New York City
5	13	1:41.77	Joaquim Cruz	Brazil	26 AUG 1984	Cologne
	14	1:41.83	Kipketer #4		01 SEP 1996	Rieti
	15	1:41.89	Amos #2		12 JUL 2019	Monaco
	16	1:42.01	Rudisha #8		06 SEP 2009	Rieti
	17	1:42.04	Rudisha #9		04 JUN 2010	Oslo
6	18	1:42.05	Emmanuel Korir	Kenya	22 JUL 2018	London	^[6]
	19	1:42.12	Rudisha #10		23 JUN 2012	Nairobi
	20	1:42.14	Amos #3		20 JUL 2018	Monaco
	21	1:42.15	Rudisha #11		15 AUG 2016	Rio de Janeiro
	22	1:42.17	Kipketer #5		16 SEP 1996	Tokyo
	23	1:42.20	Kipketer #6		22 AUG 1997	Brussels
7	24	1:42.23	Abubaker Kaki	Sudan	04 JUN 2010	Oslo	^[7]
	25	1:42.27	Kipketer #7		08 SEP 2002	Rieti
8		1:42.28	Sammy Koskei	Kenya	26 AUG 1984	Cologne
9		1:42.34	Wilfred Bungei	Kenya	08 SEP 2002	Rieti
9		1:42.34	Donavan Brazier	United States	01 OCT 2019	Doha	^[8]
11		1:42.37	Mohammed Aman	Ethiopia	06 SEP 2013	Brussels	^[9]
12		1:42.47	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Russia	24 AUG 2001	Brussels
13		1:42.51	Amel Tuka	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17 JULY 2015	Monaco	^[10]
14		1:42.53	Timothy Kitum	Kenya	09 AUG 2012	London
14		1:42.53	Pierre-Ambroise Bosse	France	18 JUL 2014	Monaco
16		1:42.54	Ferguson Rotich	Kenya	12 JUL 2019	Monaco	^[11]
17		1:42.55	André Bucher	Switzerland	17 AUG 2001	Zürich
18		1:42.58	Vebjørn Rodal	Norway	31 JUL 1996	Atlanta
19		1:42.60	Johnny Gray	United States	28 AUG 1985	Koblenz
20		1:42.61	Taoufik Makhloufi	Algeria	15 AUG 2016	Rio de Janeiro	^[12]
21		1:42.62	Patrick Ndururi	Kenya	13 AUG 1997	Zürich
22		1:42.67	Alfred Kirwa Yego	Kenya	06 SEP 2009	Rieti
23		1:42.69	Hezekiél Sepeng	South Africa	03 SEP 1999	Brussels
23		1:42.69	Japheth Kimutai	Kenya	03 SEP 1999	Brussels
25		1:42.79	Frederick Onyancha	Kenya	31 JUL 1996	Atlanta
25		1:42.79	Yusuf Saad Kamel	Bahrain	29 JUL 2008	Monaco

Women (outdoor)[edit]

Correct as of August 2021.^[13]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	1:53.28	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	26 JUL 1983	Munich
2	2	1:53.43	Nadezhda Olizarenko	Soviet Union	27 JUL 1980	Moscow
3	3	1:54.01	Pamela Jelimo	Kenya	29 AUG 2008	Zürich
4	4	1:54.25	Caster Semenya	South Africa	30 JUN 2018	Paris	^[14]
5	5	1:54.44	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Cuba	09 SEP 1989	Barcelona
	6	1:54.60	Semenya #2		20 JUL 2018	Monaco
	7	1:54.68	Kratochvílová #2		09 AUG 1983	Helsinki
	8	1:54.77	Semenya #3		09 SEP 2018	Ostrava
6	9	1:54.81	Olga Mineyeva	Soviet Union	27 JUL 1980	Moscow
	10	1:54.82	Quirot #2		24 AUG 1997	Cologne
	11	1:54.85	Olizarenko #2		12 JUN 1980	Moscow
	12	1:54.87	Jelimo #2		18 AUG 2008	Beijing
7	13	1:54.91	Tatyana Kazankina	Soviet Union	26 JUL 1976	Montreal
	14	1:54.97	Jelimo #3		18 JUL 2008	Saint-Denis
	15	1:54.98	Semenya #4		03 MAY 2019	Doha
	16	1:54.99	Jelimo #4		01 JUN 2008	Berlin
	17	1:55.04	Kratochvílová #3		23 AUG 1983	Oslo
8	17	1:55.04	Athing Mu	United States	21 AUG 2021	Eugene	^[15]
9	19	1:55.05	Doina Melinte	Romania	01 AUG 1982	Bucharest
	20	1:55.16	Jelimo #5		05 SEP 2008	Brussels
	20	1:55.16	Semenya #5		13 AUG 2017	London
10	22	1:55.19	Maria Mutola	Mozambique	17 AUG 1994	Zürich
10	22	1:55.19	Jolanda Čeplak	Slovenia	20 JUL 2002	Heusden-Zolder
	24	1:55.21	Mu #2		03 AUG 2021	Tokyo
12	25	1:55.26	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	31 AUG 1987	Rome
13		1:55.32	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	31 AUG 1987	Rome
14		1:55.42	Nikolina Shtereva	Bulgaria	26 JUL 1976	Rome
15		1:55.46	Tatyana Providokhina	Soviet Union	27 JUL 1980	Moscow
16		1:55.47	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	21 JUL 2017	Monaco	^[16]
17		1:55.54	Ellen van Langen	Netherlands	03 AUG 1992	Barcelona
17		1:55.54	Dong Liu	China	09 AUG 1993	Beijing
19		1:55.56	Lyubov Gurina	Soviet Union	31 AUG 1987	Rome
20		1:55.60	Elfi Zinn	East Germany	26 JUL 1976	Montreal
21		1:55.61	Ajeé Wilson	United States	21 JUL 2017	Monaco	^[16]
22		1:55.68	Ella Kovacs	Romania	02 JUN 1985	Bucharest
23		1:55.69	Irina Podyalovskaya	Soviet Union	22 JUN 1984	Kyiv
24		1:55.74	Anita Weiss	East Germany	26 JUL 1976	Montreal
25		1:55.87	Svetlana Masterkova	Russia	18 JUN 1999	Moscow

Annulled marks[edit]

Yelena Soboleva (Russia) ran 1:54.85 in Kazan on 18 July 2007, but her performance was annulled due to doping offences.
Mariya Savinova (Russia) ran 1:55.87 in Tula on 5 July 2008, but her performance was annulled due to doping offences.

Men (indoor)[edit]

Correct as of February 2023.^[17]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:42.67	Wilson Kipketer	Denmark	9 March 1997	Paris
2	1:43.63	Elliot Giles	Great Britain	17 February 2021	Toruń
3	1:43.98	Michael Saruni	Kenya	9 February 2019	New York City
4	1:44.15	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Russia	27 January 2001	Karlsruhe
5	1:44.21	Emmanuel Korir	Kenya	3 February 2018	New York City
5	1:44.21	Donavan Brazier	United States	31 January 2021	New York City
7	1:44.37	Bryce Hoppel	United States	31 January 2021	Fayetteville
8	1:44.52	Mohammed Aman	Ethiopia	15 February 2014	Birmingham
9	1:44.54	Jamie Webb	Great Britain	17 February 2021	Toruń
10	1:44.57	Adam Kszczot	Poland	14 February 2012	Liévin
11	1:44.71	Joseph Mutua	Kenya	31 January 2004	Stuttgart
12	1:44.75	Ismail Ahmed Ismail	Sudan	26 February 2009	Prague
13	1:44.78	Pawel Czapiewski	Poland	3 March 2002	Vienna
14	1:44.81	Abubaker Kaki	Sudan	9 March 2008	Valencia
15	1:44.82	Mehdi Baala	France	18 February 2003	Stockholm
16	1:44.84	Paul Ereng	Kenya	4 March 1989	Budapest
17	1:44.88	Nico Motchebon	Germany	5 February 1995	Stuttgart
18	1:44.91	Sebastian Coe	Great Britain	12 March 1983	Cosford
18	1:44.91	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	South Africa	9 March 2008	Valencia
20	1:44.93	Andre Bucher	Switzerland	3 March 2002	Vienna
21	1:44.97	Wilfred Bungei	Kenya	2 February 2003	Stuttgart
22	1:44.98	Noah Kibet	Kenya	11 February 2023	New York City	^[18]
23	1:44.99	Andre Olivier	South Africa	15 February 2014	Birmingham
24	1:45.00	Johnny Gray	United States	8 March 1992	Sindelfingen
25	1:45.04	Tibo De Smet	Belgium	22 January 2023	Kirchberg	^[19]

Notes[edit]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:44.82:

Wilson Kipketer also ran 1:43.96 (1997) and 1:44.68 (2003).
Donavan Brazier also ran 1:44.22 (2020) and 1:44.41 (2019).
Yuriy Borzakovskiy also ran 1:44.34 (2003), 1:44.35 (2000), 1:44.49 (2001), and 1:44.58 (2004).

Women (indoor)[edit]

Correct as of February 2023.^[20]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:55.82	Jolanda Ceplak	Slovenia	3 March 2002	Vienna
2	1:55.85	Stephanie Graf	Austria	3 March 2002	Vienna
3	1:56.40	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	13 February 1988	Vienna
4	1:56.90	Ludmila Formanova	Czech Republic	7 March 1999	Maebashi
5	1:57.06	Maria Mutola	Mozambique	21 February 1999	Liévin
6	1:57.18	Keely Hodgkinson	Great Britain	25 February 2023	Birmingham	^[21]
7	1:57.23	Inna Yevseyeva	Ukraine	1 February 1992	Moscow
8	1:57.47	Natalya Tsyganova	Russia	7 March 1999	Maebashi
9	1:57.51	Olga Kotlyarova	Russia	18 February 2006	Moscow
10	1:57.52	Gudaf Tsegay	Ethiopia	14 February 2021	Val-de-Reuil
11	1:57.53	Larisa Chzhao	Russia	23 January 2005	Moscow
12	1:57.67	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	13 February 1988	Vienna
13	1:57.91	Jemma Reekie	Great Britain	1 February 2020	Glasgow
14	1:58.10	Mariya Savinova	Russia	8 March 2009	Torino
15	1:58.14	Yuliya Stepanova	Russia	17 February 2011	Moscow
16	1:58.19	Habitam Alemu	Ethiopia	17 February 2021	Toruń
17	1:58.29	Ajeé Wilson	United States	8 February 2020	New York
18	1:58.31	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	4 March 2018	Birmingham
19	1:58.34	Svetlana Cherkasova	Russia	4 February 2006	Moscow
20	1:58.37	Helena Fuchsova	Czech Republic	25 February 2001	Liévin
21	1:58.40	Athing Mu	United States	27 February 2021	Fayetteville
22	1:58.43	Jennifer Meadows	Great Britain	14 March 2010	Doha
23	1:58.44	Laura Muir	Great Britain	1 February 2020	Glasgow
24	1:58.46	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	17 February 2022	Liévin	^[22]
25	1:58.48	Irina Vashentseva	Russia	23 January 2005	Moscow
25	1:58.48	Noelie Yarigo	Benin	8 February 2023	Toruń	^[23]

Notes[edit]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:58.19:

Stephanie Graf also ran 1:56.85 (2002), 1:57.53 (2001), 1:57.61 (2002), 1:57.68 (2001), and 1:57.80 (2000).
Maria Mutola also ran 1:57.06 (1999), 1:57.13 (1996), 1:57.17 (1999), 1:57.48 (2002, 2004), 1:57.55 (1993), 1:57.62 (1995), 1:57.72 (2004), 1:57.90 (1998), 1:58.02 (1997, 2001), 1:58.05 (2001), and 1:58.16 (1999).
Jolanda Ceplak also ran 1:57.18 (2002) and 1:57.79 (2002).
Keely Hodgkinson also ran 1:57.20 (2022), 1:57.71 (2023), 1:57.87 (2023).

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]

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1896 Athens details	Edwin Flack Australia	Nándor Dáni Hungary	Dimitrios Golemis Greece
1900 Paris details	Alfred Tysoe Great Britain	John Cregan United States	David Hall United States
1904 St. Louis details	Jim Lightbody United States	Howard Valentine United States	Emil Breitkreutz United States
1908 London details	Mel Sheppard United States	Emilio Lunghi Italy	Hanns Braun Germany
1912 Stockholm details	Ted Meredith United States	Mel Sheppard United States	Ira Davenport United States
1920 Antwerp details	Albert Hill Great Britain	Earl Eby United States	Bevil Rudd South Africa
1924 Paris details	Douglas Lowe Great Britain	Paul Martin Switzerland	Schuyler Enck United States
1928 Amsterdam details	Douglas Lowe Great Britain	Erik Byléhn Sweden	Hermann Engelhard Germany
1932 Los Angeles details	Tommy Hampson Great Britain	Alex Wilson Canada	Phil Edwards Canada
1936 Berlin details	John Woodruff United States	Mario Lanzi Italy	Phil Edwards Canada
1948 London details	Mal Whitfield United States	Arthur Wint Jamaica	Marcel Hansenne France
1952 Helsinki details	Mal Whitfield United States	Arthur Wint Jamaica	Heinz Ulzheimer Germany
1956 Melbourne details	Tom Courtney United States	Derek Johnson Great Britain	Audun Boysen Norway
1960 Rome details	Peter Snell New Zealand	Roger Moens Belgium	George Kerr British West Indies
1964 Tokyo details	Peter Snell New Zealand	Bill Crothers Canada	Wilson Kiprugut Kenya
1968 Mexico City details	Ralph Doubell Australia	Wilson Kiprugut Kenya	Tom Farrell United States
1972 Munich details	Dave Wottle United States	Yevhen Arzhanov Soviet Union	Mike Boit Kenya
1976 Montreal details	Alberto Juantorena Cuba	Ivo Van Damme Belgium	Rick Wohlhuter United States
1980 Moscow details	Steve Ovett Great Britain	Sebastian Coe Great Britain	Nikolay Kirov Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles details	Joaquim Cruz Brazil	Sebastian Coe Great Britain	Earl Jones United States
1988 Seoul details	Paul Ereng Kenya	Joaquim Cruz Brazil	Saïd Aouita Morocco
1992 Barcelona details	William Tanui Kenya	Nixon Kiprotich Kenya	Johnny Gray United States
1996 Atlanta details	Vebjørn Rodal Norway	Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa	Frederick Onyancha Kenya
2000 Sydney details	Nils Schumann Germany	Wilson Kipketer Denmark	Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria
2004 Athens details	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa	Wilson Kipketer Denmark
2008 Beijing details	Wilfred Bungei Kenya	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan	Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya
2012 London details	David Rudisha Kenya	Nijel Amos Botswana	Timothy Kitum Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	David Rudisha Kenya	Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria	Clayton Murphy United States
2020 Tokyo details	Emmanuel Korir Kenya	Ferguson Rotich Kenya	Patryk Dobek Poland
2024 Paris details

Women[edit]

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam details	Lina Radke Germany	Kinuye Hitomi Japan	Inga Gentzel Sweden
1932–1956	not included in the Olympic program
1960 Rome details	Lyudmila Shevtsova Soviet Union	Brenda Jones Australia	Ursula Donath United Team of Germany
1964 Tokyo details	Ann Packer Great Britain	Maryvonne Dupureur France	Marise Chamberlain New Zealand
1968 Mexico City details	Madeline Manning United States	Ilona Silai Romania	Mia Gommers Netherlands
1972 Munich details	Hildegard Falck West Germany	Nijolė Sabaitė Soviet Union	Gunhild Hoffmeister East Germany
1976 Montreal details	Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union	Nikolina Shtereva Bulgaria	Elfi Zinn East Germany
1980 Moscow details	Nadiya Olizarenko Soviet Union	Olga Mineyeva Soviet Union	Tatyana Providokhina Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles details	Doina Melinte Romania	Kim Gallagher United States	Fiţa Lovin Romania
1988 Seoul details	Sigrun Wodars East Germany	Christine Wachtel East Germany	Kim Gallagher United States
1992 Barcelona details	Ellen van Langen Netherlands	Liliya Nurutdinova Unified Team	Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba
1996 Atlanta details	Svetlana Masterkova Russia	Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba	Maria Mutola Mozambique
2000 Sydney details	Maria Mutola Mozambique	Stephanie Graf Austria	Kelly Holmes Great Britain
2004 Athens details	Kelly Holmes Great Britain	Hasna Benhassi Morocco	Jolanda Čeplak Slovenia
2008 Beijing details	Pamela Jelimo Kenya	Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya	Hasna Benhassi Morocco
2012 London details	Caster Semenya South Africa^[24]	Ekaterina Poistogova Russia	Pamela Jelimo Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Caster Semenya South Africa	Francine Niyonsaba Burundi	Margaret Wambui Kenya
2020 Tokyo details	Athing Mu United States	Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain	Raevyn Rogers United States
2024 Paris details

World Championships medalists[edit]

Men[edit]

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Willi Wülbeck (FRG)	Rob Druppers (NED)	Joaquim Cruz (BRA)
1987 Rome details	Billy Konchellah (KEN)	Peter Elliott (GBR)	José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)
1991 Tokyo details	Billy Konchellah (KEN)	José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)	Mark Everett (USA)
1993 Stuttgart details	Paul Ruto (KEN)	Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA)	Billy Konchellah (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg details	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Arthémon Hatungimana (BDI)	Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)
1997 Athens details	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Norberto Téllez (CUB)	Rich Kenah (USA)
1999 Seville details	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)	Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
2001 Edmonton details	André Bucher (SUI)	Wilfred Bungei (KEN)	Paweł Czapiewski (POL)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)
2005 Helsinki details	Rashid Ramzi (BHR)	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)	William Yiampoy (KEN)
2007 Osaka details	Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN)	Gary Reed (CAN)	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
2009 Berlin details	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)	Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN)	Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)
2011 Daegu details	David Rudisha (KEN)	Abubaker Kaki (SUD)	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
2013 Moscow details	Mohammed Aman (ETH)	Nick Symmonds (USA)	Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI)
2015 Beijing details	David Rudisha (KEN)	Adam Kszczot (POL)	Amel Tuka (BIH)
2017 London details	Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (FRA)	Adam Kszczot (POL)	Kipyegon Bett (KEN)
2019 Doha details	Donavan Brazier (USA)	Amel Tuka (BIH)	Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (KEN)
2022 Eugene details	Emmanuel Korir (KEN)	Djamel Sedjati (ALG)	Marco Arop (CAN)

Women[edit]

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	Lyubov Gurina (URS)	Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS)
1987 Rome details	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	Lyubov Gurina (URS)
1991 Tokyo details	Liliya Nurutdinova (URS)	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1993 Stuttgart details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Lyubov Gurina (RUS)	Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1995 Gothenburg details	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	Kelly Holmes (GBR)
1997 Athens details	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS)	Maria Mutola (MOZ)
1999 Seville details	Ludmila Formanová (CZE)	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)
2001 Edmonton details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Stephanie Graf (AUT)	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Kelly Holmes (GBR)	Natalya Khrushcheleva (RUS)
2005 Helsinki details	Zulia Calatayud (CUB)	Hasna Benhassi (MAR)	Tatyana Andrianova (RUS)
2007 Osaka details	Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)	Hasna Benhassi (MAR)	Mayte Martínez (ESP)
2009 Berlin details	Caster Semenya (RSA)	Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)	Jenny Meadows (GBR)
2011 Daegu details	Caster Semenya (RSA)	Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)	Alysia Johnson Montaño (USA)
2013 Moscow details	Eunice Sum (KEN)	Brenda Martinez (USA)	Alysia Johnson Montaño (USA)
2015 Beijing details	Maryna Arzamasava (BLR)	Melissa Bishop (CAN)	Eunice Sum (KEN)
2017 London details	Caster Semenya (RSA)	Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)	Ajeé Wilson (USA)
2019 Doha details	Halimah Nakaayi (UGA)	Raevyn Rogers (USA)	Ajeé Wilson (USA)
2022 Eugene details	Athing Mu (USA)	Keely Hodgkinson (GBR)	Mary Moraa (KEN)

World Indoor Championships medalists[edit]

Men[edit]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris^[A]	Colomán Trabado (ESP)	Benjamín González (ESP)	Ikem Billy (GBR)
1987 Indianapolis details	José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)	Vladimir Graudyn (URS)	Faouzi Lahbi (MAR)
1989 Budapest details	Paul Ereng (KEN)	José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)	Tonino Viali (ITA)
1991 Seville details	Paul Ereng (KEN)	Tomás de Teresa (ESP)	Simon Hoogewerf (CAN)
1993 Toronto details	Tom McKean (GBR)	Charles Nkazamyampi (BDI)	Nico Motchebon (GER)
1995 Barcelona details	Clive Terrelonge (JAM)	Benson Koech (KEN)	Pavel Soukup (CZE)
1997 Paris details	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Mahjoub Haïda (MAR)	Rich Kenah (USA)
1999 Maebashi details	Johan Botha (RSA)	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Nico Motchebon (GER)
2001 Lisbon details	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)	Johan Botha (RSA)	André Bucher (SUI)
2003 Birmingham details	David Krummenacker (USA)	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Wilfred Bungei (KEN)
2004 Budapest details	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)	Rashid Ramzi (BHR)	Osmar dos Santos (BRA)
2006 Moscow details	Wilfred Bungei (KEN)	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
2008 Valencia details	Abubaker Kaki (SUD)	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)	Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)
2010 Doha details	Abubaker Kaki (SUD)	Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (KEN)	Adam Kszczot (POL)
2012 Istanbul details	Mohammed Aman (ETH)	Jakub Holuša (CZE)	Andrew Osagie (GBR)
2014 Sopot details	Mohammed Aman (ETH)	Adam Kszczot (POL)	Andrew Osagie (GBR)
2016 Portland details	Boris Berian (USA)	Antoine Gakeme (BDI)	Erik Sowinski (USA)
2018 Birmingham details	Adam Kszczot (POL)	Drew Windle (USA)	Saúl Ordóñez (ESP)
2022 Belgrade details	Mariano García (ESP)	Noah Kibet (KEN)	Bryce Hoppel (USA)

Women[edit]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris^[A]	Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)	Jane Finch (GBR)	Mariana Simeanu (ROU)
1987 Indianapolis details	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	Gabriela Sedláková (TCH)	Lyubov Kiryukhina (URS)
1989 Budapest details	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	Tatyana Grebenchuk (URS)	Ellen Kiessling (GDR)
1991 Seville details	Christine Wachtel (GER)	Violeta Beclea (ROU)	Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1993 Toronto details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)	Joetta Clark (USA)
1995 Barcelona details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS)	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
1997 Paris details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Natalya Dukhnova (BLR)	Joetta Clark (USA)
1999 Maebashi details	Ludmila Formanová (CZE)	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Natalya Tsyganova (RUS)
2001 Lisbon details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Stephanie Graf (AUT)	Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová (CZE)
2003 Birmingham details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Stephanie Graf (AUT)	Mayte Martínez (ESP)
2004 Budapest details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)	Joanne Fenn (GBR)
2006 Moscow details	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Kenia Sinclair (JAM)	Hasna Benhassi (MAR)
2008 Valencia details	Tamsyn Lewis (AUS)	Tetiana Petlyuk (UKR)	Maria Mutola (MOZ)
2010 Doha details	Mariya Savinova (RUS)	Jenny Meadows (GBR)	Alysia Johnson (USA)
2012 Istanbul details	Pamela Jelimo (KEN)	Nataliia Lupu (UKR)	Erica Moore (USA)
2014 Sopot details	Chanelle Price (USA)	Angelika Cichocka (POL)	Maryna Arzamasava (BLR)
2016 Portland details	Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)	Ajeé Wilson (USA)	Margaret Wambui (KEN)
2018 Birmingham details	Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)	Ajeé Wilson (USA)	Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (GBR)
2022 Belgrade details	Ajeé Wilson (USA)	Freweyni Hailu (ETH)	Halimah Nakaayi (UGA)

^{^A} Known as the World Indoor Games

Season's bests[edit]

Men[edit]

Year	Time	Athlete	Place
1970	1:44.8	Ken Swenson (USA)	Stuttgart
1971	1:44.7	Dicky Broberg (RSA)	Stellenbosch
1972	1:44.3	Dave Wottle (USA)	Eugene
1973	1:43.7	Marcello Fiasconaro (ITA)	Milan
1974	1:43.5	Rick Wohlhuter (USA)	Eugene
1975	1:43.79	Mike Boit (KEN)	Zürich
1976	1:43.50	Alberto Juantorena (CUB)	Montreal
1977	1:43.44	Alberto Juantorena (CUB)	Sofia
1978	1:43.84	Olaf Beyer (GDR)	Prague
1979	1:42.33	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	Oslo
1980	1:44.53	Don Paige (USA)	Eugene
1981	1:41.73	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	Florence
1982	1:44.45	Steve Cram (GBR)	London
1983	1:43.61	Steve Cram (GBR)	Oslo
1984	1:41.77	Joaquim Cruz (BRA)	Cologne
1985	1:42.49	Joaquim Cruz (BRA)	Koblenz
1986	1:43.19	Steve Cram (GBR)	Rieti
1987	1:43.06	Billy Konchellah (KEN)	Rome
1988	1:42.65	Johnny Gray (USA)	Zürich
1989	1:43.16	Paul Ereng (KEN)	Zürich
1990	1:42.97	Peter Elliott (GBR)	Seville
1991	1:43.08	José Luiz Barbosa (BRA)	Rieti
1992	1:42.80	Johnny Gray (USA)	New Orleans
1993	1:43.54	Nixon Kiprotich (KEN)	Rieti
1994	1:43.17	Benson Koech (KEN)	Rieti
1995	1:42.87	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Monaco
1996	1:41.83	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Rieti
1997	1:41.11	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Cologne
1998	1:42.75	Japheth Kimutai (KEN)	Stuttgart
1999	1:42.27	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Brussels
2000	1:43.12	André Bucher (SUI)	Lausanne
2001	1:42.47	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)	Brussels
2002	1:42.32	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	Rieti
2003	1:42.52	Wilfred Bungei (KEN)	Brussels
2004	1:43.08	Wilfred Bungei (KEN)	Zürich
2005	1:43.70	Wilfred Bungei (KEN)	Rieti
2006	1:43.09	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)	Rieti
2007	1:43.74	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)	Monaco
2008	1:42.69	Abubaker Kaki (SUD)	Oslo
2009	1:42.01	David Rudisha (KEN)	Rieti
2010	1:41.01	David Rudisha (KEN)	Rieti
2011	1:41.33	David Rudisha (KEN)	Rieti
2012	1:40.91	David Rudisha (KEN)	London
2013	1:42.37	Mohamed Aman (ETH)	Brussels
2014	1:42.45	Nijel Amos (BOT)	Monaco
2015	1:42.51	Amel Tuka (BIH)	Monaco
2016	1:42.15	David Rudisha (KEN)	Rio de Janeiro
2017	1:43.10	Emmanuel Korir (KEN)	Monaco
2018	1:42.05	Emmanuel Korir (KEN)	London
2019	1:41.89	Nijel Amos (BOT)	Monaco
2020	1:43.15	Donavan Brazier (USA)	Monaco
2021	1:42.91	Nijel Amos (BOT)	Monaco
2022	1:43.26	Emmanuel Korir (KEN)	Zürich

Women[edit]

Year	Time	Athlete	Place
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976	1:54.94	Tatyana Kazankina (URS)	Montreal
1977	1:57.39	Ileana Silai (ROU)	Bucharest
1978	1:55.80	Tatyana Providokhina (URS)	Prague
1979	1:56.2	Totka Petrova (BUL)	Paris
1980	1:53.43	Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)	Moscow
1981	1:56.98	Lyudmila Veselkova (URS)	Leningrad
1982	1:55.05	Doina Melinte (ROU)	Bucharest
1983	1:53.28	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	Munich
1984	1:55.69	Irina Podyalovskaya (URS)	Kyiv
1985	1:55.68	Ella Kovacs (ROU)	Bucharest
1986	1:56.2	Doina Melinte (ROU)	Bucharest
1987	1:55.26	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	Rome
1988	1:56.00	Inna Yevseyeva (URS)	Kyiv
1988	1:56.00	Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)	Kharkiv
1989	1:54.44	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Barcelona
1990	1:55.87	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	Split
1991	1:57.23	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)	Kyiv
1992	1:55.54	Ellen van Langen (NED)	Barcelona
1993	1:55.43	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Stuttgart
1994	1:55.19	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Zürich
1995	1:55.72	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Monaco
1996	1:56.04	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)	Monaco
1997	1:54.82	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Cologne
1998	1:56.11	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Zürich
1999	1:55.87	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)	Moscow
2000	1:56.15	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Sydney
2001	1:56.85	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Zürich
2002	1:55.19	Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)	Heusden-Zolder
2003	1:55.55	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	Madrid
2004	1:56.23	Tatyana Andrianova (RUS)	Tula
2005	1:56.07	Tatyana Andrianova (RUS)	Tula
2006	1:56.66	Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)	Lausanne
2007	1:56.04	Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)	Osaka
2008	1:54.01	Pamela Jelimo (KEN)	Zürich
2009	1:55.45	Caster Semenya (RSA)	Berlin
2010	1:57.34	Alysia Johnson (USA)	Monaco
2011	1:55.87	Mariya Savinova (RUS)	Daegu
2012	1:56.19	Mariya Savinova (RUS)	London
2013	1:56.72	Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)	Eugene
2014	1:57.67	Ajeé Wilson (USA)	Monaco
2015	1:56.99	Eunice Sum (KEN)	Saint-Denis
2016	1:55.28	Caster Semenya (RSA)	Rio de Janeiro
2017	1:55.16	Caster Semenya (RSA)	London
2018	1:54.25	Caster Semenya (RSA)	Paris
2019	1:54.98	Caster Semenya (RSA)	Doha
2020	1:57.68	Faith Kipyegon (KEN)	Doha
2021	1:55.04	Athing Mu (USA)	Eugene
2022	1:56.30	Athing Mu (USA)	Eugene

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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "800m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ "All-time men's best 800m indoors".
^ Timothy Olobulu (12 February 2023). "Kenya's Kibet Sets World Leading Time As Coleman Wins 60m Crown At Millrose Games". capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Strong start to World Indoor Tour, Russell and Alfred make early season statements". World Athletics. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ "All-time women's best 800m indoors".
^ "Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham | REPORT | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2022). "Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ Jess Whittington (8 February 2023). "Tsegay triumphs with No.2 all-time indoor mile in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ 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

[1] Versaw, Rob. "A Fan's Guide to the 800m". Arizona Milesplit. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[2] "Men's outdoor 800 Metres | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[3] "Women's outdoor 800 Metres | Records". worldathletcs.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[4] "All-time men's best 800m". alltime-athletics.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[London-5] "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

[6] "800m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[7] "800m Results". diamondleague-oslo.com. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[8] "800m Results" (PDF). IAAF. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

[9] "800m Result" (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "800m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

[11] Mike Rowbottom (12 July 2019). "Hassan breaks world mile record in Monaco with 4:12.33 – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[12] "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.

[13] "All-time women's best 800m". alltime-athletics.com. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[14] "800m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[15] "Prefontaine Classic 2021 Complete Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[800m_Results-16] "800m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[17] "All-time men's best 800m indoors".

[18] Timothy Olobulu (12 February 2023). "Kenya's Kibet Sets World Leading Time As Coleman Wins 60m Crown At Millrose Games". capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[19] "Strong start to World Indoor Tour, Russell and Alfred make early season statements". World Athletics. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[20] "All-time women's best 800m indoors".

[21] "Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham | REPORT | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[22] Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2022). "Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[23] Jess Whittington (8 February 2023). "Tsegay triumphs with No.2 all-time indoor mile in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[24] 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

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