800 metres

Athletics
800 metres

800 metres final in Daegu 2011.
Men's records
World Kenya David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
Olympic Kenya David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
Women's records
World Czechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 (1983)
Olympic Soviet Union Nadezhda Olizarenko 1:53.43 (1980)

The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of the track (400 metre track) and has been an Olympic event since the first games in 1896. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200-metre track, therefore requiring four laps.

The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half a mile (880 yards), a traditional English racing distance. Imperial racing distances were common in the United States. American high schools (in the name of the NFHS) were the last to convert to metric distances in 1980, following the NCAA's conversion in 1976. Countries associated to the English system converted to metric distances after the 1966 Commonwealth Games. 800 m is 4.67 m less than half a mile.

The event combines aerobic endurance with anaerobic conditioning and sprint speed. Both the aerobic and anaerobic systems are being taxed to a high extent, thus the 800 metre athlete is required to combine training between both systems.

Runners in this event are often fast enough to compete in the 400 metres and/or the 4 × 400 metres relay[1] but only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvílová have won major international titles at 400 m and 800 m. If they are so inclined, 400 m runners are usually encouraged to run the 200 metres while 800 m runners are encouraged to run the 1500 metres.

Training plan

800 meter runners go through a different training plan. As they are planning for the year, they go through different phases. Scott Abbott a track coach of Sacramento State university stated, athlete of the 800 meter trains during the summer by doing base training, cross Country by doing Aerobic development, and winter by doing recovery and transition track workout. Speed work for an 800 athlete could be 100-400m pace run and sprint work. Endurance could simply be 5k/3k pace and high-end Aerobic as Abbott concluded.[2]

Race tactics

The 800 m event is also known for its tactical racing techniques. Because the 800 m event is the shortest event that has all the runners converge on lane one, positioning on the cut-in is critical to the outcome of the race. It is commonly believed that getting the first or second position early in the race is advantageous as these positions are not usually caught up in the pack. Olympic champions Dave Wottle, Yuriy Borzakovskiy and others have defied that logic by running a more evenly paced race, lagging behind the pack and kicking past the slowing early leaders. Often the winner of 800 m races at high levels are not determined by the strongest runner but instead by the athlete with the best positioning near the end of the race. This can lead to the most exciting aspect of the 800 m which is its high probability of an upset.

Two common tactics for the 800 meters are running a negative split or a positive split between laps. The positive split is widely considered to be the more effective strategy, but on occasion experienced runners have been known to use a negative split to their advantage. A positive split is achieved by running the first lap faster than the second lap, and a negative split is achieved by the opposite, running the second lap faster than the first. The current world record holder, David Rudisha, runs using a positive split strategy. In his 2012 Olympic race, he ran his first lap in 49.28 seconds and his second lap in 51.63 seconds. Theoretically, an even split is the most effective strategy, but it is nearly impossible to achieve due to the race's length.

Continental records

Area Men Women
Time (s) Athlete Nation Time (s) 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)
1:42.60 Johnny Gray  United States 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba
Oceania (records) 1.44.3+ Peter Snell  New Zealand 1:58.25 Toni Hodgkinson  New Zealand
South America (records) 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 1:56.58 Letitia Vriesde  Suriname

All-time top 25 fastest

Men

As of August 2016

Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Location Ref
1 1:40.91 David Rudisha  Kenya 9 August 2012 London [3]
2 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 24 August 1997 Cologne
3 1:41.73 Sebastian Coe  United Kingdom 10 June 1981 Florence
1:41.73 Nijel Amos  Botswana 9 August 2012 London [3]
5 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 26 August 1984 Cologne
6 1:42.23 Abubaker Kaki Khamis  Sudan 4 June 2010 Oslo [4]
7 1:42.28 Sammy Koskei  Kenya 26 August 1984 Cologne
8 1:42.34 Wilfred Bungei  Kenya 8 September 2002 Rieti
9 1:42.37 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 6 September 2013 Brussels [5]
10 1:42.47 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 24 August 2001 Brussels
11 1:42.51 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 July 2015 Fontvieille [6]
12 1:42.53 Timothy Kitum  Kenya 9 August 2012 London
13 1:42.53 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 18 July 2014 Fontvieille
14 1:42.55 André Bucher   Switzerland 17 August 2001 Zürich
15 1:42.58 Vebjørn Rodal  Norway 31 July 1996 Atlanta
16 1:42.60 Johnny Gray  United States 28 August 1985 Koblenz
17 1:42.61 Taoufik Makhloufi  Algeria 15 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [7]
18 1:42.62 Patrick Ndururi  Kenya 17 August 2001 Zurich
19 1:42.67 Alfred Kirwa Yego  Kenya 6 September 2009 Rieti
20 1:42.69 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 3 September 2009 Brussels
21 1:42.69 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 3 September 2009 Brussels
22 1:42.79 Frederick Onyancha  Kenya 31 July 1996 Atlanta
23 1:42.79 Yusuf Saad Kamel  Bahrain 29 July 2008 Fontvieille
24 1:42.81 Jean-Patrick Nduwimana  Burundi 17 August 2001 Zürich
25 1:42.82 Duane Solomon  United States 9 August 2012 London

Women

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 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba 9 September 1989 Barcelona
5 1:54.81 Olga Mineyeva  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
6 1:54.94 Tatyana Kazankina  Soviet Union 26 July 1976 Montreal
7 1:55.05 Doina Melinte  Romania 1 August 1982 Bucharest
8 1:55.19 Maria de Lurdes Mutola  Mozambique 17 August 1994 Zürich
Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 20 July 2002 Heusden-Zolder
10 1:55.26 Sigrun Wodars  East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
11 1:55.27 Caster Semenya  South Africa 21 July 2017 Monaco [9]
12 1:55.32 Christine Wachtel  East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
13 1:55.42 Nikolina Shtereva  Bulgaria 26 July 1976 Rome
14 1:55.46 Tatyana Providokhina  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
15 1:55.47 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 21 July 2017 Monaco [10]
16 1:55.54 Ellen Van Langen  Netherlands 3 August 1992 Barcelona
Dong Liu  China 9 August 1993 Beijing
18 1:55.56 Lyubov Gurina  Soviet Union 31 August 1987 Rome
19 1:55.60 Elfi Zinn  East Germany 26 July 1976 Montreal
20 1:55.61 Ajee' Wilson  United States 21 July 2017 Monaco [11]
21 1:55.68 Ella Kovacs  Romania 2 June 1985 Bucharest
22 1:55.69 Irina Podyalovskaya  Soviet Union 22 June 1984 Kiev
23 1:55.74 Anita Weiss  East Germany 26 July 1976 Montreal
24 1:55.87 Svetlana Masterkova  Russia 18 June 1999 Moscow
25 1:55.96 Lyudmila Veselkova  Soviet Union 8 September 1982 Athens
Yekaterina Podkopayeva  Soviet Union 27 July 1983 Leningrad

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:55.28:

Juniors

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

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1896 Athens
 Edwin Flack (AUS)  Nándor Dáni (HUN)  Dimitrios Golemis (GRE)
1900 Paris
 Alfred Tysoe (GBR)  John Cregan (USA)  David Hall (USA)
1904 St. Louis
 James Lightbody (USA)  Howard Valentine (USA)  Emil Breitkreutz (USA)
1908 London
 Mel Sheppard (USA)  Emilio Lunghi (ITA)  Hanns Braun (GER)
1912 Stockholm
 Ted Meredith (USA)  Mel Sheppard (USA)  Ira Davenport (USA)
1920 Antwerp
 Albert Hill (GBR)  Earl Eby (USA)  Bevil Rudd (RSA)
1924 Paris
 Douglas Lowe (GBR)  Paul Martin (SUI)  Schuyler Enck (USA)
1928 Amsterdam
 Douglas Lowe (GBR)  Erik Byléhn (SWE)  Hermann Engelhard (GER)
1932 Los Angeles
 Tommy Hampson (GBR)  Alex Wilson (CAN)  Phil Edwards (CAN)
1936 Berlin
 John Woodruff (USA)  Mario Lanzi (ITA)  Phil Edwards (CAN)
1948 London
 Mal Whitfield (USA)  Arthur Wint (JAM)  Marcel Hansenne (FRA)
1952 Helsinki
 Mal Whitfield (USA)  Arthur Wint (JAM)  Heinz Ulzheimer (GER)
1956 Melbourne
 Tom Courtney (USA)  Derek Johnson (GBR)  Audun Boysen (NOR)
1960 Rome
 Peter Snell (NZL)  Roger Moens (BEL)  George Kerr (BWI)
1964 Tokyo
 Peter Snell (NZL)  Bill Crothers (CAN)  Wilson Kiprugut (KEN)
1968 Mexico City
 Ralph Doubell (AUS)  Wilson Kiprugut (KEN)  Tom Farrell (USA)
1972 Munich
 Dave Wottle (USA)  Yevgeniy Arzhanov (URS)  Mike Boit (KEN)
1976 Montreal
 Alberto Juantorena (CUB)  Ivo Van Damme (BEL)  Rick Wohlhuter (USA)
1980 Moscow
 Steve Ovett (GBR)  Sebastian Coe (GBR)  Nikolay Kirov (URS)
1984 Los Angeles
 Joaquim Cruz (BRA)  Sebastian Coe (GBR)  Earl Jones (USA)
1988 Seoul
 Paul Ereng (KEN)  Joaquim Cruz (BRA)  Saïd Aouita (MAR)
1992 Barcelona
 William Tanui (KEN)  Nixon Kiprotich (KEN)  Johnny Gray (USA)
1996 Atlanta
 Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)  Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)  Fred Onyancha (KEN)
2000 Sydney
 Nils Schumann (GER)  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)  Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
2004 Athens
 Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
2008 Beijing
 Wilfred Bungei (KEN)  Ismail Ahmed Ismail (SUD)  Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN)
2012 London
 David Rudisha (KEN)  Nigel Amos (BOT)  Timothy Kitum (KEN)
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 David Rudisha (KEN)  Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG)  Clayton Murphy (USA)

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1928 Amsterdam
 Lina Radke (GER)  Kinuye Hitomi (JPN)  Inga Gentzel (SWE)
1932–1956not included in the Olympic program
1960 Rome
 Lyudmila Shevtsova (URS)  Brenda Jones (AUS)  Ursula Donath (EUA)
1964 Tokyo
 Ann Packer (GBR)  Maryvonne Dupureur (FRA)  Marise Chamberlain (NZL)
1968 Mexico City
 Madeline Manning (USA)  Ilona Silai (ROU)  Mia Gommers (NED)
1972 Munich
 Hildegard Falck (FRG)  Nijolė Sabaitė (URS)  Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR)
1976 Montreal
 Tatyana Kazankina (URS)  Nikolina Shtereva (BUL)  Elfi Zinn (GDR)
1980 Moscow
 Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)  Olga Mineyeva (URS)  Tatyana Providokhina (URS)
1984 Los Angeles
 Doina Melinte (ROU)  Kim Gallagher (USA)  Fiţa Lovin (ROU)
1988 Seoul
 Sigrun Wodars (GDR)  Christine Wachtel (GDR)  Kim Gallagher (USA)
1992 Barcelona
 Ellen van Langen (NED)  Liliya Nurutdinova (EUN)  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)
1996 Atlanta
 Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  Maria Mutola (MOZ)
2000 Sydney
 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Stephanie Graf (AUT)  Kelly Holmes (GBR)
2004 Athens
 Kelly Holmes (GBR)  Hasna Benhassi (MAR)  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)
2008 Beijing
 Pamela Jelimo (KEN)  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)  Hasna Benhassi (MAR)
2012 London
 Mariya Savinova (RUS)  Caster Semenya (RSA)  Ekaterina Poistogova (RUS)
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 Caster Semenya (RSA)  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)  Margaret Wambui (KEN)

World Championships medalists

Men

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

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)  Lyubov Gurina (URS)  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS)
1987 Rome
 Sigrun Wodars (GDR)  Christine Wachtel (GDR)  Lyubov Gurina (URS)
1991 Tokyo
 Liliya Nurutdinova (URS)  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1993 Stuttgart
 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Lyubov Gurina (RUS)  Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1995 Gothenburg
 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)  Kelly Holmes (GBR)
1997 Athens
 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS)  Maria Mutola (MOZ)
1999 Seville
 Ludmila Formanová (CZE)  Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)
2001 Edmonton
 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Stephanie Graf (AUT)  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Kelly Holmes (GBR)  Natalya Khrushcheleva (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
 Zulia Calatayud (CUB)  Hasna Benhassi (MAR)  Tatyana Andrianova (RUS)
2007 Osaka
 Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)  Hasna Benhassi (MAR)  Mayte Martínez (ESP)
2009 Berlin
 Caster Semenya (RSA)  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)  Jenny Meadows (GBR)
2011 Daegu
 Mariya Savinova (RUS)  Caster Semenya (RSA)  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)
2013 Moscow
 Eunice Sum (KEN)  Mariya Savinova (RUS)  Brenda Martinez (USA)
2015 Beijing
 Maryna Arzamasava (BLR)  Melissa Bishop (CAN)  Eunice Sum (KEN)

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

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

Women

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

Season's bests

Men

Year Time Athlete Location
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

Women

Year Time Athlete Location Ref
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) Kiev
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)
 Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)
Kiev
Kharkov
1989 1:54.44  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) Barcelona
1990 1:55.87  Sigrun Wodars (GDR) Split
1991 1:57.23  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Kiev
1992 1:55.54  Ellen van Langen (NED) Barcelona
1993 1:55.43  Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) Stuttgart
1994 1:55.19  Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) Zürich
1995 1:55.72  Maria de Lurdes 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 de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) Zürich
1999 1:55.87  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Moscow
2000 1:56.15  Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) Sydney
2001 1:56.85  Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) Zürich
2002 1:55.19  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) Heusden-Zolder
2003 1:55.55  Maria de Lurdes 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) Zurich
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 [12]
2013 1:56.72  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) Eugene
2014 1:57.67  Ajee' Wilson (USA) Monaco
2015 1:56.99  Eunice Sum (KEN) Saint-Denis
2016 1:55.28  Caster Semenya (RSA) Rio de Janeiro

References

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