800 metres
Athletics 800 metres | |
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![]() Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011. | |
World records | |
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Women | ![]() |
Short track world records | |
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Olympic records | |
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World Championship records | |
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World junior (U20) records | |
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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 British racing distance. 800 m is 4.67 m 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]Area | Men | Women | ||||
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Time | Athlete | Nation | Time | Athlete | Nation | |
Africa (records) | 1:40.91 WR | David Rudisha | ![]() |
1:54.01 | Pamela Jelimo | ![]() |
Asia (records) | 1:42.79 | Yusuf Saad Kamel | ![]() |
1:55.54 | Liu Dong | ![]() |
Europe (records) | 1:41.11 | Wilson Kipketer | ![]() |
1:53.28 WR | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
1:41.20 | Marco Arop | ![]() |
1:54.44 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | ![]() |
Oceania (records) | 1:43.99 | Joseph Deng | ![]() |
1:57.78 | Catriona Bisset | ![]() |
South America (records) | 1:41.77 | Joaquim Cruz | ![]() |
1:56.58 | Letitia Vriesde | ![]() |
All-time top 25
[edit]Men (outdoor)
[edit]Key
[edit]- (PB = Personal Best; if times tie, they are recorded as the same rank, with next rank being correct #)
Light Yellow: Athlete's PB is within the top 25 performances (a performance list includes athletes' PBs,
along with other times set by athletes that are slower than their PBs)
White: A slower time by an athlete (not a PB) that is in the top 25 performances
Green: Athlete is top 25 when considering individual PBs only and not slower performances
- Correct as of 22 August 2024.[4]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 1:40.91 | David Rudisha | ![]() |
9 August 2012 | London | [5] |
2 | 1:41.01 | Rudisha #2 | 29 August 2010 | Rieti | |||
3 | 1:41.09 | Rudisha #3 | 22 August 2010 | Berlin | |||
2 | 4 | 1:41.11 | Wilson Kipketer | ![]() |
24 August 1997 | Cologne | |
Emmanuel Wanyonyi | ![]() |
22 August 2024 | Lausanne | [6] | |||
6 | 1:41.19 | Wanyonyi #2 | 10 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [7] | ||
4 | 7 | 1:41.20 | Marco Arop | ![]() |
10 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [7] |
8 | 1:41.24 | Kipketer #2 | 13 August 1997 | Zürich | |||
9 | 1:41.33 | Rudisha #4 | 10 September 2011 | Rieti | |||
5 | 10 | 1:41.46 | Djamel Sedjati | ![]() |
12 July 2024 | Monaco | [8] |
11 | 1:41.50 | Sedjati #2 | 10 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [7] | ||
12 | 1:41.51 | Rudisha #5 | 10 July 2010 | Heusden-Zolder | |||
13 | 1:41.54 | Rudisha #6 | 6 July 2012 | Paris | |||
14 | 1:41.56 | Sedjati #3 | 7 July 2024 | Paris | [9] | ||
15 | 1:41.58 | Wanyonyi #3 | 7 July 2024 | Paris | [9] | ||
6 | 16 | 1:41.61 | Gabriel Tual | ![]() |
7 July 2024 | Paris | [9] |
7 | 17 | 1:41.67 | Bryce Hoppel | ![]() |
10 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [7] |
18 | 1:41.70 | Wanyonyi #4 | 15 June 2024 | Nairobi | [10] | ||
19 | 1:41.72 | Arop #2 | 22 August 2024 | Lausanne | [6] | ||
8 | 20 | 1:41.73 | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
10 June 1981 | Florence | |
20 | 1:41.73 | Kipketer #3 | 7 July 1997 | Stockholm | |||
8 | 20 | 1:41.73 | Nijel Amos | ![]() |
9 August 2012 | London | |
23 | 1:41.74 | Rudisha #7 | 9 June 2012 | New York City | |||
10 | 24 | 1:41.77 | Joaquim Cruz | ![]() |
26 August 1984 | Cologne | |
25 | 1:41.83 | Kipketer #4 | 1 September 1996 | Rieti | |||
11 | 1:42.04 | Mohamed Attaoui | ![]() |
12 July 2024 | Monaco | [8] | |
12 | 1:42.05 | Emmanuel Korir | ![]() |
22 July 2018 | London | [11] | |
13 | 1:42.08 | Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa | ![]() |
7 July 2024 | Paris | [9] | |
Wyclife Kinyamal | ![]() |
7 July 2024 | Paris | [9] | |||
15 | 1:42.23 | Abubaker Kaki | ![]() |
4 June 2010 | Oslo | [12] | |
16 | 1:42.27 | Ben Pattison | ![]() |
12 July 2024 | Monaco | [8] | |
17 | 1:42.28 | Sammy Koskei | ![]() |
26 August 1984 | Cologne | ||
18 | 1:42.34 | Wilfred Bungei | ![]() |
8 September 2002 | Rieti | ||
Donavan Brazier | ![]() |
1 October 2019 | Doha | [13] | |||
20 | 1:42.37 | Mohammed Aman | ![]() |
6 September 2013 | Brussels | [14] | |
21 | 1:42.43 | Eliott Crestan | ![]() |
7 July 2024 | Paris | [9] | |
22 | 1:42.47 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | ![]() |
24 August 2001 | Brussels | ||
23 | 1:42.51 | Amel Tuka | ![]() |
17 July 2015 | Monaco | [15] | |
24 | 1:42.53 | Timothy Kitum | ![]() |
9 August 2012 | London | ||
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | ![]() |
18 July 2014 | Monaco |
Women (outdoor)
[edit]Key
[edit]- (PB = Personal Best; if times tie, they are recorded as the same rank, with next rank being correct #)
Light Yellow: Athlete's PB is within the top 25 performances (a performance list includes athletes' PBs,
along with other times set by athletes that are slower than their PBs)
White: A slower time by an athlete (not a PB) that is in the top 25 performances
Green: Athlete is top 25 when considering individual PBs only and not slower performances
- Updated July 2024.[16]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
26 July 1983 | Munich | |
2 | 2 | 1:53.43 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | ![]() |
27 July 1980 | Moscow | |
3 | 3 | 1:54.01 | Pamela Jelimo | ![]() |
29 August 2008 | Zürich | |
4 | 4 | 1:54.25 | Caster Semenya | ![]() |
30 June 2018 | Paris | [17] |
5 | 5 | 1:54.44 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | ![]() |
9 September 1989 | Barcelona | |
6 | 1:54.60 | Semenya #2 | 20 July 2018 | Monaco | |||
6 | 7 | 1:54.61 | Keely Hodgkinson | ![]() |
20 July 2024 | London | [18] |
8 | 1:54.68 | Kratochvílová #2 | 9 August 1983 | Helsinki | |||
9 | 1:54.77 | Semenya #3 | 9 September 2018 | Ostrava | |||
7 | 10 | 1:54.81 | Olga Mineyeva | ![]() |
27 July 1980 | Moscow | |
11 | 1:54.82 | Quirot #2 | 24 August 1997 | Cologne | |||
12 | 1:54.85 | Olizarenko #2 | 12 June 1980 | Moscow | |||
13 | 1:54.87 | Jelimo #2 | 18 August 2008 | Beijing | |||
8 | 14 | 1:54.94 | Tatyana Kazankina | ![]() |
26 July 1976 | Montreal | |
15 | 1:54.97 | Jelimo #3 | 18 July 2008 | Paris | |||
9 | 15 | 1:54.97 | Athing Mu | ![]() |
17 September 2023 | Eugene | [19] |
17 | 1:54.98 | Semenya #4 | 3 May 2019 | Doha | |||
18 | 1:54.99 | Jelimo #4 | 1 June 2008 | Berlin | |||
19 | 1:55.04 | Kratochvílová #3 | 23 August 1983 | Oslo | |||
20 | 1:55.04 | Mu #2 | 21 August 2021 | Eugene | [20] | ||
10 | 21 | 1:55.05 | Doina Melinte | ![]() |
1 August 1982 | Bucharest | |
22 | 1:55.16 | Jelimo #5 | 5 September 2008 | Brussels | |||
Semenya #5 | 13 August 2017 | London | |||||
11 | 24 | 1:55.19 | Maria Mutola | ![]() |
17 August 1994 | Zürich | |
Jolanda Čeplak | ![]() |
20 July 2002 | Heusden-Zolder | ||||
24 | 1:55.19 | Hodgkinson #2 | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [19] | ||
13 | 1:55.26 | Sigrun Wodars | ![]() |
31 August 1987 | Rome | ||
14 | 1:55.32 | Christine Wachtel | ![]() |
31 August 1987 | Rome | ||
15 | 1:55.42 | Nikolina Shtereva | ![]() |
26 July 1976 | Montreal | ||
16 | 1:55.46 | Tatyana Providokhina | ![]() |
27 July 1980 | Moscow | ||
17 | 1:55.47 | Francine Niyonsaba | ![]() |
21 July 2017 | Monaco | [21] | |
18 | 1:55.54 | Ellen van Langen | ![]() |
3 August 1992 | Barcelona | ||
Liu Dong | ![]() |
9 September 1993 | Beijing | ||||
20 | 1:55.56 | Lyubov Gurina | ![]() |
31 August 1987 | Rome | ||
21 | 1:55.60 | Elfi Zinn | ![]() |
26 July 1976 | Montreal | ||
22 | 1:55.61 | Ajeé Wilson | ![]() |
21 July 2017 | Monaco | [21] | |
Jemma Reekie | ![]() |
20 July 2024 | London | [22] | |||
24 | 1:55.68 | Ella Kovacs | ![]() |
2 June 1985 | Bucharest | ||
25 | 1:55.69 | Irina Podyalovskaya | ![]() |
22 June 1984 | Kyiv |
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.
Men (indoor)
[edit]- Updated 23 February 2024.[23]
Notes
[edit]Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:44.88 (top 25 performances)
- 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]- Updated March 2024.[26]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1:55.82 | Jolanda Čeplak | ![]() |
3 March 2002 | Vienna | |
2 | 1:55.85 | Stephanie Graf | ![]() |
3 March 2002 | Vienna | |
3 | 1:56.40 | Christine Wachtel | ![]() |
13 February 1988 | Vienna | |
4 | 1:56.90 | Ludmila Formanová | ![]() |
7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
5 | 1:57.06 | Maria Mutola | ![]() |
21 February 1999 | Liévin | |
6 | 1:57.18 | Keely Hodgkinson | ![]() |
25 February 2023 | Birmingham | [27] |
7 | 1:57.23 | Inna Yevseyeva | ![]() |
1 February 1992 | Moscow | |
8 | 1:57.47 | Natalya Tsyganova | ![]() |
7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
9 | 1:57.51 | Olga Kotlyarova | ![]() |
18 February 2006 | Moscow | |
10 | 1:57.52 | Gudaf Tsegay | ![]() |
14 February 2021 | Val-de-Reuil | |
11 | 1:57.53 | Larisa Chzhao | ![]() |
23 January 2005 | Moscow | |
12 | 1:57.67 | Sigrun Wodars | ![]() |
13 February 1988 | Vienna | |
13 | 1:57.86 | Habitam Alemu | ![]() |
6 February 2024 | Toruń | [28] |
14 | 1:57.91 | Jemma Reekie | ![]() |
1 February 2020 | Glasgow | |
15 | 1:58.10 | Mariya Savinova | ![]() |
8 March 2009 | Turin | |
16 | 1:58.14 | Yuliya Stepanova | ![]() |
17 February 2011 | Moscow | |
17 | 1:58.29 | Ajeé Wilson | ![]() |
8 February 2020 | New York City | |
18 | 1:58.31 | Francine Niyonsaba | ![]() |
4 March 2018 | Birmingham | |
19 | 1:58.34 | Svetlana Cherkasova | ![]() |
4 February 2006 | Moscow | |
20 | 1:58.35 | Tsige Duguma | ![]() |
2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [29] |
21 | 1:58.37 | Helena Fuchsova | ![]() |
25 February 2001 | Liévin | |
22 | 1:58.40 | Athing Mu | ![]() |
27 February 2021 | Fayetteville | |
23 | 1:58.43 | Jennifer Meadows | ![]() |
14 March 2010 | Doha | |
24 | 1:58.44 | Laura Muir | ![]() |
1 February 2020 | Glasgow | |
25 | 1:58.46 | Natoya Goule | ![]() |
17 February 2022 | Liévin | [30] |
Notes
[edit]Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:57.68 (top 25 performances)
- Stephanie Graf also ran 1:56.85 (2002), 1:57.53 (2001), 1:57.61 (2002) and 1:57.68 (2001).
- Maria Mutola also ran 1:57.13 (1996), 1:57.17 (1999), 1:57.48 (2002, 2004), 1:57.55 (1993) and 1:57.62 (1995).
- Jolanda Čeplak also ran 1:57.18 (2002).
- Keely Hodgkinson also ran 1:57.20 (2022).
- Christine Wachtel also ran 1:57.64 (1988).
U20 records and U18 world bests
[edit]Age group | Men | Women | ||||
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Time | Athlete | Nation | Time | Athlete | Nation | |
U20 (records) | 1:41.73 | Nijel Amos | ![]() |
1:54.01 | Pamela Jelimo | ![]() |
U18 (world bests) | 1:43.37 | Mohammed Aman | ![]() |
1:57.18 | Wang Yuan | ![]() |
Olympic medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]World Championships medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]Medalists by country
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
14 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
[edit]Medalists by country
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
15 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
World Indoor Championships medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]- A Known as the World Indoor Games
Season's bests
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