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800 metres#Men

{{Short description|Middle-distance running event}}

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{{Infobox athletics event

|event= 800 metres

|image= 800 m final Daegu 2011.jpg

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|caption= Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.

|WRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|David Rudisha|KEN}} 1:40.91 (2012)}}

|ORmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|David Rudisha|KEN}} 1:40.91 (2012)}}

|CRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Donavan Brazier|USA}} 1:42.34 (2019)}}

|WRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Jarmila Kratochvílová|TCH}} 1:53.28 (1983)}}

|ORwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Nadezhda Olizarenko|URS}} 1:53.43 (1980)}}

|CRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Jarmila Kratochvílová|TCH}} 1:54.68 (1983)}}

|ShWRmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}} 1:42.67 (1997)}}|ShWRwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Jolanda Čeplak|SLO}} 1:55.82 (2002)}}|WU20Rmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Nijel Amos|BOT}} 1:41.73 (2012)}}|WU20Rwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Pamela Jelimo|KEN}} 1:54.01 (2008)}}}}

The 800 metres, or 800 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

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.{{Cite news|url=http://az.milesplit.com/articles/143353/a-fans-guide-to-the-800m|title=A Fan's Guide to the 800m|last=Versaw|first=Rob|work=Arizona Milesplit|access-date=2018-06-25|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626030253/http://az.milesplit.com/articles/143353/a-fans-guide-to-the-800m|url-status=live}}

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|date=July 2022}} but it is difficult to pace correctly.

In 2024, the race tactics in the men's 800m shifted toward a more evenly paced race. All fifteen sub-1:42 performances prior to 2024 featured a sub 50 second first lap. However, of the twelve sub-1:42 performances in 2024, six featured a first lap of 50 seconds or slower.{{Cite web |title=Inside "Project 99": Why the 800m Is Faster Than Ever and the Race for the First Sub-1:40 |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2024/09/inside-project-99-why-the-800m-is-faster-than-ever-and-the-race-for-the-first-sub-140/ |website=Letsrun.com}}

Continental records

  • Updated 10 August 2024.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/800-metres/all/men |title=Men's outdoor 800 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=3 February 2024 |archive-date=4 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104194356/https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/800-metres/all/men |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/800-metres/all/women |title=Women's outdoor 800 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletcs.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=3 February 2024 |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216202143/https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/800-metres/all/women |url-status=live }}

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rowspan=2| Area

!colspan=3| Men

!colspan=3| Women

Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

Africa {{small|(records)}}1:40.91 {{WR}}David Rudisha{{KEN}}1:54.01Pamela Jelimo{{KEN}}
Asia {{small|(records)}}1:42.79Yusuf Saad Kamel{{BHR}}1:55.54Liu Dong{{CHN}}
Europe {{small|(records)}}1:41.11Wilson Kipketer{{DEN}}1:53.28 {{WR}}Jarmila Kratochvílová{{TCH}}
North, Central America
and Caribbean {{small|(records)}}		1:41.20Marco Arop{{Canada}}1:54.44Ana Fidelia Quirot{{CUB}}
Oceania {{small|(records)}}1:43.99Joseph Deng{{AUS}}1:57.78Catriona Bisset{{AUS}}
South America {{small|(records)}}1:41.77Joaquim Cruz{{BRA}}1:56.58Letitia Vriesde{{SUR}}

All-time top 25

{{see also|800 metres world record progression}}

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|Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 800m times and the top 25 athletes:

style="background: #f6F5CE" |- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 800m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 800m times, by repeat athletes
style="background: #CCFFCC" |- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 800m times

= Men (outdoor) =

  • Correct as of 4 April 2025.{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 800m|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_800ok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=19 August 2018|access-date=22 August 2018|archive-date=25 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825032049/http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_800ok.htm|url-status=live}}

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! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

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| align=center|1

align=center|1align=center|1:40.91David Rudisha{{KEN}}9 August 2012London{{cite web|title=800 Metres Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/london-2012-event-report-mens-800m-final|publisher=IAAF|date=9 August 2012|access-date=14 November 2012|archive-date=20 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220030216/http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/london-2012-event-report-mens-800m-final|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2" |align=center|21:41.01Rudisha #2rowspan="2" |29 August 2010Rieti
align="center" |31:41.09Rudisha #322 August 2010Berlin
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| rowspan="2" align="center" |2

rowspan="2" align="center" |4rowspan="2" | 1:41.11Wilson Kipketer{{DEN}}24 August 1997Cologne
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|Emmanuel Wanyonyi

|{{KEN}}

|22 August 2024

|Lausanne

|{{cite web |title=Wanda Diamond League Lausanne - 800 metres men |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LAUSANNE_2024/PDF_ATHM800M----ADDITIONALFNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=qf6WKAFba1TwB5T9bHtOvi5e4YM= |website=Swiss timing |access-date=22 August 2024 |date=21 August 2024}}

align="center" |align="center" |61:41.19Wanyonyi #210 August 2024Saint-Denis

|{{Cite web |title=MEN'S 800M FINAL RESULTS |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/athletics/men-s-800m/fnl-000100--}}

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|align=center|4

align=center|7

|1:41.20

|Marco Arop

|{{Canada}}

|10 August 2024

|Saint-Denis

|

rowspan="2" |align="center" |81:41.24Kipketer #2rowspan="2" |13 August 1997Zürich
align="center" |91:41.33Rudisha #410 September 2011Rieti
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| align="center" |5

| align="center" |10

|1:41.46

|Djamel Sedjati

|{{ALG}}

|12 July 2024

|Monaco

|{{cite web|title=800m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHM800M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=eldjjVFkx/6e3rjQjhDK6e03Xg4=|website=swisstiming.com|date=12 July 2024|access-date=12 July 2024}}

rowspan="5" |

|align=center|11

|1:41.50

|Sedjati #2

| rowspan="5" |

|10 August 2024

|Saint-Denis

|

align="center" |121:41.51Rudisha #510 July 2010Heusden-Zolder
align="center" |131:41.54Rudisha #66 July 2012Paris
align="center" |14

|1:41.56

| Sedjati #3

|7 July 2024

|Paris

|{{cite web|title=800m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/PARIS_2024/PDF_ATHM800M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=eMVThjc8VxCJY4klQMKaMoLm1DM=|website=swisstiming.com|date=7 July 2024|access-date=7 July 2024}}

align="center" |15

|1:41.58

|Wanyonyi #3

|7 July 2024

|Paris

|

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| align="center" |6

| align="center" |16

|1:41.61

|Gabriel Tual

|{{FRA}}

|7 July 2024

|Paris

|

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|align=center|7

align=center|171:41.67Bryce Hoppel|{{USA}}10 August 2024

|Saint-Denis

|

rowspan="2" |

| align="center" |18

|1:41.70

|Wanyonyi #4

| rowspan="2" |

|15 June 2024

|Nairobi

|{{cite web |author=Justin Lagat |date=15 June 2024 |title=Kipyegon and Wanyonyi shine at Kenyan Olympic Trials |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kipyegon-wanyonyi-kenyan-olympic-trials |access-date=17 June 2024 |website=World Athletics}}

align="center" |19

|1:41.72

|Arop #2

|22 August 2024

|Lausanne

|

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| align="center" |8

align="center" |201:41.73Sebastian Coe{{GBR2}}10 June 1981Florence
align="center" |201:41.73Kipketer #37 July 1997Stockholm
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| align="center" |8

align="center" |201:41.73Nijel Amos{{BOT}}9 August 2012London
align="center" |231:41.74Rudisha #79 June 2012New York City
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| align="center" |10

align="center" |241:41.77Joaquim Cruz{{BRA}}26 August 1984Cologne
align="center" |251:41.83Kipketer #41 September 1996Rieti
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| align="center" |11

rowspan="15" align="center" |1:42.04Mohamed Attaoui{{ESP}}12 July 2024Monaco
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| align="center" |12

1:42.05Emmanuel Korir{{KEN}}22 July 2018London{{cite web|title=800m Results|url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/london/re0110040.pdf|work=sportresult.com|date=22 July 2018|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193145/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/london/re0110040.pdf|url-status=live}}
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| rowspan="2" align="center" |13

| rowspan="2" |1:42.08

|Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa

|{{KEN}}

|7 July 2024

|Paris

|

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|Wyclife Kinyamal

|{{KEN}}

|7 July 2024

|Paris

|

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| align="center" |15

1:42.23Abubaker Kaki{{SUD}}4 June 2010Oslo{{cite web|title=800m Results|url=http://www.diamondleague-oslo.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/800m-Men1/|publisher=diamondleague-oslo.com|date=4 June 2010|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100607032720/http://www.diamondleague-oslo.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/800m-Men1/|archive-date=7 June 2010|url-status=dead}}
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| align="center" |16

1:42.27Ben Pattison{{GBR}}12 July 2024Monaco
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| align="center" |17

1:42.28Sammy Koskei{{KEN}}26 August 1984Cologne
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| rowspan="2" align="center" |18

rowspan="2" |1:42.34Wilfred Bungei{{KEN}}8 September 2002Rieti
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| Donavan Brazier

{{USA}}1 October 2019Doha{{cite web|title=800m Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-800-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=587535268|publisher=IAAF|date=1 October 2019|access-date=3 October 2019|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027064655/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-800-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=587535268|url-status=live}}
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| align=center|20

1:42.37Mohammed Aman{{ETH}}6 September 2013Brussels{{cite web|title=800m Result|url=http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re0110040.pdf |work=Diamond League |publisher=Omega Timing |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=6 September 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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|align="center"|21

| align="center" |1:42.43

|Eliott Crestan

|{{BEL}}

|7 July 2024

|Paris

|

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| align="center" |22

1:42.47Yuriy Borzakovskiy{{RUS}}24 August 2001Brussels
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| align="center" |23

1:42.51Amel Tuka{{BIH}}17 July 2015Monaco{{cite web|title=800m Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2015/monaco/re0110040.pdf|publisher=sportresult.com|date=17 July 2015|access-date=18 July 2015|archive-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722052446/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2015/monaco/re0110040.pdf|url-status=live}}
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| rowspan="2" align="center" |24

rowspan="2" |1:42.53Timothy Kitum{{KEN}}9 August 2012London
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| Pierre-Ambroise Bosse

{{FRA}}18 July 2014Monaco

=Women (outdoor)=

  • Updated July 2024.{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 800m|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_800ok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=16 July 2017|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630004820/http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_800ok.htm|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

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| align=center|1

align=center|11:53.28Jarmila Kratochvílová{{TCH}}26 July 1983Munich
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| align=center|2

align=center|21:53.43Nadezhda Olizarenko{{URS}}27 July 1980Moscow
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| align=center|3

align=center|31:54.01Pamela Jelimo{{KEN}}29 August 2008Zürich
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| align=center|4

align=center|41:54.25Caster Semenya{{RSA}}30 June 2018Paris{{cite web|title=800m Results|url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/paris/re1110040.pdf|work=sportresult.com|date=30 June 2018|access-date=3 July 2018|archive-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703075842/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/paris/re1110040.pdf|url-status=live}}
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| align=center|5

align=center|51:54.44Ana Fidelia Quirot{{CUB}}9 September 1989Barcelona
align=center|61:54.60Semenya #220 July 2018Monaco
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| align=center|6

align=center|7

|1:54.61

|Keely Hodgkinson

|{{GBR2}}

|20 July 2024

|London

|{{cite web|title=800m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LONDON_2024/PDF_ATHW800M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=S7GgW/ZSwhXScKOTnqMn0MEpJPk=|website=swisstiming.com|date=20 July 2024|access-date=20 July 2024}}

rowspan="2" |

| align="center" |8

1:54.68Kratochvílová #2

| rowspan="2" |

9 August 1983Helsinki
align=center|91:54.77Semenya #39 September 2018Ostrava
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|7

align="center" |101:54.81Olga Mineyeva{{URS}}27 July 1980Moscow
rowspan=3|align=center|111:54.82Quirot #2rowspan=3|24 August 1997Cologne
align=center|121:54.85Olizarenko #212 June 1980Moscow
align=center|131:54.87Jelimo #218 August 2008Beijing
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| align=center|8

align="center" |141:54.94Tatyana Kazankina{{URS}}26 July 1976Montreal
align=center|151:54.97Jelimo #318 July 2008Paris
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| align=center|9

align="center" |151:54.97Athing Mu{{USA}}17 September 2023Eugene{{Cite web |title=Tsegay smashes world 5000m record and Duplantis breaks world pole vault record in Eugene {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/diamond-league-final-eugene-2023-day-two-report |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=worldathletics.org |archive-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923223404/https://worldathletics.org/news/report/diamond-league-final-eugene-2023-day-two-report |url-status=live }}
rowspan=4|align=center|171:54.98Semenya #4rowspan=4|3 May 2019Doha
align=center|181:54.99Jelimo #41 June 2008Berlin
align=center|191:55.04Kratochvílová #323 August 1983Oslo
align=center|201:55.04Mu #221 August 2021Eugene{{cite web|title=Prefontaine Classic 2021 Complete Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2021/eugene/Results.pdf|work=sportresult.com|date=21 August 2021|access-date=27 August 2021|archive-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823063154/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2021/eugene/Results.pdf|url-status=live}}
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| align=center|10

align="center" |211:55.05Doina Melinte{{ROU|1965}}1 August 1982Bucharest
rowspan=2|rowspan=2 align=center|22rowspan="2" |1:55.16Jelimo #5rowspan=2|5 September 2008Brussels
Semenya #513 August 2017London
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| rowspan=2 align=center|11

rowspan="2" align="center" |24rowspan="2" |1:55.19Maria Mutola{{MOZ}}17 August 1994Zürich
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| Jolanda Čeplak

{{SLO}}20 July 2002Heusden-Zolder
align=center|241:55.19Hodgkinson #217 September 2023Eugene
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| align=center|13

rowspan=13 align=center|1:55.26Sigrun Wodars{{GDR}}31 August 1987Rome
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| align=center|14

1:55.32Christine Wachtel{{GDR}}31 August 1987Rome
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align=center|15

1:55.42Nikolina Shtereva{{flag|Bulgaria|1971}}26 July 1976Montreal
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align=center|16

1:55.46Tatyana Providokhina{{URS}}27 July 1980Moscow
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| align=center|17

1:55.47Francine Niyonsaba{{BDI}}21 July 2017Monaco{{cite web|title=800m Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/MONACO2017/PDF_RE1110040.PDF?h=y5q+IdckuRbXCrayRmmfKTQv2t4=|work=sportresult.com|date=21 July 2017|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235906/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/MONACO2017/PDF_RE1110040.PDF?h=y5q+IdckuRbXCrayRmmfKTQv2t4=|url-status=dead}}
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| rowspan=2 align=center|18

rowspan=2|1:55.54Ellen van Langen{{NED}}3 August 1992Barcelona
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| Liu Dong

{{CHN}}9 September 1993Beijing
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| align=center|20

1:55.56Lyubov Gurina{{URS}}31 August 1987Rome
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align=center|21

1:55.60Elfi Zinn{{GDR}}26 July 1976Montreal
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| rowspan=2 align=center|22

rowspan=2|1:55.61Ajeé Wilson{{USA}}21 July 2017Monaco
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| Jemma Reekie

{{GBR2}}20 July 2024London
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align=center|24

1:55.68Ella Kovacs{{ROU|1965}}2 June 1985Bucharest
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| align=center|25

1:55.69Irina Podyalovskaya{{URS}}22 June 1984Kyiv

==Annulled marks==

=Men (indoor)=

  • Updated March 2025.{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 800m indoors|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/800-metres-short-track/all/men/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2025-02-10&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229556&ageCategory=senior|access-date=10 February 2025}}

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!{{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

!{{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

!Time

!Athlete

!Nation

!Date

!Place

!class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

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| align=center|1

| align=center|1

| 1:42.67

Wilson Kipketer{{DEN}}9 March 1997Paris
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| align="center" |2

| align="center" |2

|1:43.24

|Josh Hoey

|{{USA}}

|23 February 2025

|New York City

|{{Cite web |last=Emerole |first=Anderson |date=23 February 2025 |title=Hoey runs North American indoor 800m record in New York |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/us-indoor-championships-2025-new-york-hoey-russell-holloway-kessler-hiltz |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=World Athletics}}

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| align="center" |3

| align="center" |3

| 1:43.63

Elliot Giles{{GBR2}}17 February 2021Toruń
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|align="center" |4

|1:43.90

|Hoey #2

| rowspan="2" |

|8 February 2025

|New York City

|{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Dan |date=2025-02-08 |title=Josh Hoey Sets 800m Indoor American Record at 2025 Millrose Games |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/13678545-josh-hoey-sets-800m-indoor-american-record-at-2025-millrose-games |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=FloTrack |language=en}}

align="center" |5

|1:43.96

|Kipketer #2

|7 March 1997

|Paris

|

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| align="center" |4

| align="center" |6

| 1:43.98

Michael Saruni{{KEN}}9 February 2019New York City
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| align="center" |5

| align="center" |7

| 1:44.15

Yuriy Borzakovskiy{{RUS}}27 January 2001Karlsruhe
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |8

|1:44.19

|Bryce Hoppel

|{{USA}}

|8 February 2025

|New York City

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| rowspan="2" align="center" |7

| rowspan="2" align="center" |9

| rowspan="2" | 1:44.21

Emmanuel Korir{{KEN}}3 February 2018New York City
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"Donavan Brazier{{USA}}13 February 2021New York City
| align=center|11

|1:44.22

|Brazier #2

|

|8 February 2020

|New York City

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align="center" |9

|align="center" |12

|1:44.26

|Brandon Miller

|{{USA}}

|23 February 2025

|New York City

|

rowspan="5" |

| align="center" |13

|1:44.34

|Borzakovskiy #2

| rowspan="5" |

|18 February 2003

|Stockholm

|

align="center" |14

|1:44.35

|Borzakovskiy #3

|30 January 2000

|Dortmund

|

align="center" |15

| 1:44.37

Hoppel #231 January 2021Fayetteville
align="center" |16

|1:44.41

|Brazier #3

|9 February 2019

|New York City

|

align="center" |17

|1:44.49

|Borzakovskiy #4

|11 March 2001

|Lisbon

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |18

| 1:44.52

Mohammed Aman{{ETH}}15 February 2014Birmingham

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |19

| 1:44.54

Jamie Webb{{GBR2}}17 February 2021Toruń
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |20

| 1:44.57

Adam Kszczot{{POL}}14 February 2012Liévin
| align="center" |21

|1:44.58

|Borzakovskiy #5

|

|12 February 2004

|Stockholm

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |22

|1:44.65

|Josué Canales

|{{ESP}}

|19 January 2025

|Luxembourg

|{{Cite web |date=19 January 2025 |title=Szymanski and Canales impress in Luxembourg |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/szymanski-canales-luxembourg |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=World Athletics}}

| align="center" |23

|1:44.68

|Kipketer #3

|

|18 February 2003

|Stockholm

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |24

|1:44.69

|Eliott Crestan

|{{BEL}}

|4 February 2025

|Ostrava

|{{Cite web |date=4 February 2025 |title=Hailu and Crestan impress as meeting records fall in Ostrava |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/czech-indoor-gala-ostrava-hailu-crestan-molnar-furlani |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=World Athletics}}

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |25

| 1:44.71

Joseph Mutua{{KEN}}31 January 2004Stuttgart
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |16

| rowspan="10" align="center" |

| 1:44.75

Ismail Ahmed Ismail{{SUD}}26 February 2009Prague
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |17

| 1:44.78

Paweł Czapiewski{{POL}}3 March 2002Vienna
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |18

| 1:44.81

Abubaker Kaki{{SUD}}9 March 2008Valencia
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| rowspan="2" align="center" |19

| rowspan="2" | 1:44.82

Mehdi Baala{{FRA}}18 February 2003Stockholm
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|Jonah Koech

|{{USA}}

|8 February 2025

|New York City

|

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |21

| 1:44.84

Paul Ereng{{KEN}}4 March 1989Budapest
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| rowspan="2" align="center" |22

| rowspan="2" | 1:44.88

Nico Motchebon{{GER}}5 February 1995Stuttgart
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| Samuel Chapple

{{NED}}9 March 2025Apeldoorn{{cite web|title=800m Result|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7173256?eventId=10229556&gender=M|website=World Athletics|access-date=16 March 2025}}
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| rowspan="2" align="center" |24

| rowspan="2" | 1:44.91

Sebastian Coe{{GBR2}}12 March 1983Cosford
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"Mbulaeni Mulaudzi{{RSA}}9 March 2008Valencia

=Women (indoor)=

  • Updated March 2025.{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 800m indoors|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/800-metres/indoor/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1899-12-28&lastDay=2022-01-15|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182346/https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/800-metres/indoor/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1899-12-28&lastDay=2022-01-15|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!{{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

!{{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

!Time

!Athlete

!Nation

!Date

!Place

!class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|1

| align=center|1

1:55.82Jolanda Čeplak{{SLO}}3 March 2002Vienna

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|2

| align=center|2

1:55.85Stephanie Graf{{AUT}}3 March 2002Vienna

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|3

| align=center|3

1:56.40Christine Wachtel{{GDR}}13 February 1988Vienna

|

| align=center|4

|1:56.85

|Graf #2

|

|10 February 2002

|Ghent

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|4

| align=center|5

1:56.90Ludmila Formanová{{CZE}}7 March 1999Maebashi

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|5

| align=center|6

1:57.06Maria Mutola{{MOZ}}21 February 1999Liévin

|

rowspan="3" |

|align=center|7

|1:57.13

|Mutola #2

| rowspan="3" |

|18 February 1996

|Liévin

|

align=center|8

|1:57.17

|Mutola #3

|7 March 1999

|Maebashi

|

align=center|9

|1:57.18

|Čeplak #2

|10 February 2002

|Ghent

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center|6

|align=center|9

|1:57.18

|Keely Hodgkinson

|{{GBR2}}

|25 February 2023

|Birmingham

|{{Cite web |title=Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/birmingham-final-tsegay-gourley-asher-smith-hodgkinson |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225182332/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/birmingham-final-tsegay-gourley-asher-smith-hodgkinson |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}

|align=center|11

|1:57.20

|Hodgkinson #2

|

|19 February 2022

|Birmingham

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center|7

| align=center|12

1:57.23Inna Yevseyeva{{UKR}}1 February 1992Moscow

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center|8

| align=center|13

1:57.47Natalya Tsyganova{{RUS}}7 March 1999Maebashi

|

rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" align=center|14

| rowspan="2" |1:57.48

|Mutola #4

| rowspan="2" |

|10 February 2002

|Ghent

|

Mutola #5

|15 February 2004

|Karlsruhe

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center|9

| align=center|16

1:57.51Olga Kotlyarova{{RUS}}18 February 2006Moscow

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center|10

| align=center|17

1:57.52Gudaf Tsegay{{ETH}}14 February 2021Val-de-Reuil

|

|align=center|18

|1:57.53

|Graf #3

|

|25 February 2001

|Liévin

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center|11

| align=center|19

1:57.53Larisa Chzhao{{RUS}}23 January 2005Moscow

|

rowspan="4" |

|align=center|20

|1:57.55

|Mutola #6

| rowspan="4" |

|14 March 1993

|Toronto

|

align=center|21

|1:57.61

|Graf #4

|17 February 2002

|Birmingham

|

align=center|22

|1:57.62

|Mutola #7

|12 March 1995

|Barcelona

|

align=center|23

|1:57.64

|Wachtel #2

|10 February 1988

|Turin

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center|12

| align=center|24

1:57.67Sigrun Wodars{{GDR}}13 February 1988Vienna

|

|align=center|25

|1:57.68

|Graf #5

|

|15 February 2001

|Stockholm

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|13

| rowspan="13" |

|1:57.86

|Habitam Alemu

|{{ETH}}

|6 February 2024

|Toruń

|{{cite web |date=6 February 2024 |title=800m Results |url=https://copernicus.domtel-sport.pl/pdf/K800_1_r.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004133420/https://copernicus.domtel-sport.pl/pdf/K800_1_r.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2023 |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=copernicus.domtel-sport.pl}}

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|14

1:57.91Jemma Reekie{{GBR2}}1 February 2020Glasgow

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|15

1:58.10Mariya Savinova{{RUS}}8 March 2009Turin

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|16

1:58.14Yuliya Stepanova{{RUS}}17 February 2011Moscow

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|17

1:58.29Ajeé Wilson{{USA}}8 February 2020New York City

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|18

1:58.31Francine Niyonsaba{{BDI}}4 March 2018Birmingham

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|19

1:58.34Svetlana Cherkasova{{RUS}}4 February 2006Moscow

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|20

|1:58.35

|Tsige Duguma

|{{ETH}}

|2 March 2024

|Glasgow

|{{cite web |date=2 March 2024 |title=800m Semifinal Results Summary |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-800sh-W-sf----.RS4.pdf |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=World Athletics}}

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|align=center|21

1:58.37Helena Fuchsova{{CZE}}25 February 2001Liévin

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align="center" |22

rowspan="2" | 1:58.40Athing Mu{{USA}}27 February 2021Fayetteville

|

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|Prudence Sekgodiso

|{{RSA}}

|23 March 2025

|Nanjing

|{{cite web |date=23 March 2025 |title=800 Metres Women - Final results |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7136586/AT-800sh-W-f----.RS6.pdf |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=World Athletics}}

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |24

1:58.43Jennifer Meadows{{GBR2}}14 March 2010Doha

|

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |25

1:58.44Laura Muir{{GBR2}}1 February 2020Glasgow

|

U20 records and U18 world bests

  • Updated 9 August 2012.

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2| Age group

!colspan=3| Men

!colspan=3| Women

Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

U20 {{small|(records)}}1:41.73Nijel Amos{{BOT}}1:54.01Pamela Jelimo{{KEN}}
U18 {{small|(world bests)}}1:43.37Mohammed Aman{{ETH}}1:57.18Wang Yuan{{CHN}}

Olympic medalists

=Men=

{{Olympic medalists in men's 800 metres}}

=Women=

{{Olympic medalists in women's 800 metres}}

World Championships medalists

=Men=

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's 800 metres}}

=Women=

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 800 metres}}

World Indoor Championships medalists

=Men=

{{MedalistTable}}
1985 Paris{{ref label|WIG|A}}

|{{flagathlete|Colomán Trabado|ESP}}

|{{flagathlete|Benjamín González|ESP}}

|{{flagathlete|Ikem Billy|GBR}}

1987 Indianapolis
{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|José Luíz Barbosa|BRA|1968}}

|{{flagathlete|Vladimir Graudyn|URS}}

|{{flagathlete|Faouzi Lahbi|MAR}}

1989 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Paul Ereng|KEN}}

|{{flagathlete|José Luíz Barbosa|BRA|1968}}

|{{flagathlete|Tonino Viali|ITA}}

1991 Seville
{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Paul Ereng|KEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás de Teresa|ESP}}

|{{flagathlete|Simon Hoogewerf|CAN}}

1993 Toronto
{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Tom McKean|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Charles Nkazamyampi|BDI}}

|{{flagathlete|Nico Motchebon|GER}}

1995 Barcelona
{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Clive Terrelonge|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Benson Koech|KEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Pavel Soukup|CZE}}

1997 Paris
{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Mahjoub Haïda|MAR}}

|{{flagathlete|Rich Kenah|USA}}

1999 Maebashi
{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Johan Botha|RSA}}

|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Nico Motchebon|GER}}

2001 Lisbon
{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Yuriy Borzakovskiy|RUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Johan Botha|RSA}}

|{{flagathlete|André Bucher|SUI}}

2003 Birmingham
{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|David Krummenacker|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Wilfred Bungei|KEN}}

2004 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}}

|{{flagathlete|Rashid Ramzi|BHR}}

|{{flagathlete|Osmar dos Santos|BRA}}

2006 Moscow
{{DetailsLink|2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Wilfred Bungei|KEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}}

|{{flagathlete|Yuriy Borzakovskiy|RUS}}

2008 Valencia
{{DetailsLink|2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Abubaker Kaki|SUD}}}}

|{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}}

|{{flagathlete|Yusuf Saad Kamel|BHR}}

2010 Doha
{{DetailsLink|2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Abubaker Kaki|SUD}}

|{{flagathlete|Boaz Kiplagat Lalang|KEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Adam Kszczot|POL}}

2012 Istanbul
{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Mohammed Aman|ETH}}

|{{flagathlete|Jakub Holuša|CZE}}

|{{flagathlete|Andrew Osagie|GBR}}

2014 Sopot
{{DetailsLink|2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Mohammed Aman|ETH}}

|{{flagathlete|Adam Kszczot|POL}}

|{{flagathlete|Andrew Osagie|GBR}}

2016 Portland
{{DetailsLink|2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Boris Berian|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Antoine Gakeme|BDI}}

|{{flagathlete|Erik Sowinski|USA}}

2018 Birmingham
{{DetailsLink|2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Adam Kszczot|POL}}

|{{flagathlete|Drew Windle|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Saúl Ordóñez|ESP}}

2022 Belgrade
{{DetailsLink|2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Mariano García|ESP}}

|{{flagathlete|Noah Kibet|KEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Bryce Hoppel|USA}}

2024 Glasgow
{{DetailsLink|2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Bryce Hoppel|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Andreas Kramer|SWE}}

|{{flagathlete|Elliott Crestan|BEL}}

2025 Nanjing
{{DetailsLink|2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Josh Hoey|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Elliot Crestan|BEL}}

|{{flagathlete|Josué Canales|ESP}}

=Women=

{{MedalistTable}}
1985 Paris{{ref label|WIG|A}}

|{{flagathlete|Cristieana Cojocaru|ROU|1965}}

|{{flagathlete|Jane Finch|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Mariana Simeanu|ROU|1965}}

1987 Indianapolis
{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Christine Wachtel|GDR}}

|{{flagathlete|Gabriela Sedláková|TCH}}

|{{flagathlete|Lyubov Kiryukhina|URS}}

1989 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Christine Wachtel|GDR}}

|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Grebenchuk|URS}}

|{{flagathlete|Ellen Kiessling|GDR}}

1991 Seville
{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Christine Wachtel|GER}}

|{{flagathlete|Violeta Beclea|ROU}}

|{{flagathlete|Ella Kovacs|ROU}}

1993 Toronto
{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Masterkova|RUS|1991}}

|{{flagathlete|Joetta Clark|USA}}

1995 Barcelona
{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Yelena Afanasyeva|RUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Letitia Vriesde|SUR}}

1997 Paris
{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Natalya Dukhnova|BLR}}

|{{flagathlete|Joetta Clark|USA}}

1999 Maebashi
{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Ludmila Formanová|CZE}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Natalya Tsyganova|RUS}}

2001 Lisbon
{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Stephanie Graf|AUT}}

|{{flagathlete|Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová|CZE}}

2003 Birmingham
{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Stephanie Graf|AUT}}

|{{flagathlete|Mayte Martínez|ESP}}

2004 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Jolanda Čeplak|SLO}}

|{{flagathlete|Joanne Fenn|GBR}}

2006 Moscow
{{DetailsLink|2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|{{flagathlete|Kenia Sinclair|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Hasna Benhassi|MAR}}

2008 Valencia
{{DetailsLink|2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Tamsyn Lewis|AUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Tetiana Petlyuk|UKR}}

|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

2010 Doha
{{DetailsLink|2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Mariya Savinova|RUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Jenny Meadows|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Alysia Johnson|USA}}

2012 Istanbul
{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Pamela Jelimo|KEN}}

|{{flagathlete|Nataliia Lupu|UKR}}

|{{flagathlete|Erica Moore|USA}}

2014 Sopot
{{DetailsLink|2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Chanelle Price|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Angelika Cichocka|POL}}

|{{flagathlete|Maryna Arzamasova|BLR}}

2016 Portland
{{DetailsLink|2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Francine Niyonsaba|BDI}}

|{{flagathlete|Ajeé Wilson|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Margaret Wambui|KEN}}

2018 Birmingham
{{DetailsLink|2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Francine Niyonsaba|BDI}}

|{{flagathlete|Ajeé Wilson|USA}}

|{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Shelayna Oskan-Clarke|GBR}}}}

2022 Belgrade
{{DetailsLink|2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Ajeé Wilson|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Freweyni Hailu|ETH}}

|{{flagathlete|Halimah Nakaayi|UGA}}

2024 Glasgow
{{DetailsLink|2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Tsige Duguma|ETH}}

|{{flagathlete|Jemma Reekie|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Noélie Yarigo|BEN}}

2025 Nanjing
{{DetailsLink|2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Prudence Sekgodiso|RSA}}

|{{flagathlete|Nigist Getachew|ETH}}

|{{flagathlete|Patricia Silva|POR}}

  • {{note label|WIG|A}} Known as the World Indoor Games

Season's bests

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Men=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Year

!Time

!Athlete

!Place

1970

|1:44.8

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ken Swenson|USA}}

|Stuttgart

1971

|1:44.7

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Dicky Broberg|RSA|1928}}

|Stellenbosch

1972

|1:44.3

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Dave Wottle|USA}}

|Eugene

1973

|1:43.7

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Marcello Fiasconaro|ITA}}

|Milan

1974

|1:43.5

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Rick Wohlhuter|USA}}

|Eugene

1975

|1:43.79

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mike Boit|KEN}}

|Zürich

1976

|1:43.50

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Alberto Juantorena|CUB}}

|Montreal

1977

|1:43.44

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Alberto Juantorena|CUB}}

|Sofia

1978

|1:43.84

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Olaf Beyer|GDR}}

|Prague

1979

|1:42.33

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sebastian Coe|GBR}}

|Oslo

1980

|1:44.53

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Don Paige|USA}}

|Eugene

1981

|1:41.73

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sebastian Coe|GBR}}

|Florence

1982

|1:44.45

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Steve Cram|GBR}}

|London

1983

|1:43.61

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Steve Cram|GBR}}

|Oslo

1984

|1:41.77

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Joaquim Cruz|BRA}}

|Cologne

1985

|1:42.49

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Joaquim Cruz|BRA}}

|Koblenz

1986

|1:43.19

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Steve Cram|GBR}}

|Rieti

1987

|1:43.06

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Billy Konchellah|KEN}}

|Rome

1988

|1:42.65

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Johnny Gray|USA}}

|Zürich

1989

|1:43.16

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Ereng|KEN}}

|Zürich

1990

|1:42.97

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Peter Elliott|GBR}}

|Seville

1991

|1:43.08

|align=left|{{flagathlete|José Luíz Barbosa|BRA}}

|Rieti

1992

|1:42.80

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Johnny Gray|USA}}

|New Orleans

1993

|1:43.54

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Nixon Kiprotich|KEN}}

|Rieti

1994

|1:43.17

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Benson Koech|KEN}}

|Rieti

1995

|1:42.87

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|Monaco

1996

|1:41.83

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|Rieti

1997

|1:41.11

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|Cologne

1998

|1:42.75

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Japheth Kimutai|KEN}}

|Stuttgart

1999

|1:42.27

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|Brussels

2000

|1:43.12

|align=left|{{flagathlete|André Bucher|SUI}}

|Lausanne

2001

|1:42.47

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Yuriy Borzakovskiy|RUS}}

|Brussels

2002

|1:42.32

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kipketer|DEN}}

|Rieti

2003

|1:42.52

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilfred Bungei|KEN}}

|Brussels

2004

|1:43.08

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilfred Bungei|KEN}}

|Zürich

2005

|1:43.70

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilfred Bungei|KEN}}

|Rieti

2006

|1:43.09

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}}

|Rieti

2007

|1:43.74

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mbulaeni Mulaudzi|RSA}}

|Monaco

2008

|1:42.69

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Abubaker Kaki|SUD}}

|Oslo

2009

|1:42.01

|align=left|{{flagathlete|David Rudisha|KEN}}

|Rieti

2010

|1:41.01

|align=left|{{flagathlete|David Rudisha|KEN}}

|Rieti

2011

|1:41.33

|align=left|{{flagathlete|David Rudisha|KEN}}

|Rieti

2012

|1:40.91

|align=left|{{flagathlete|David Rudisha|KEN}}

|London

2013

|1:42.37

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mohammed Aman|ETH}}

|Brussels

2014

|1:42.45

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Nijel Amos|BOT}}

|Monaco

2015

|1:42.51

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Amel Tuka|BIH}}

|Monaco

2016

|1:42.15

|align=left|{{flagathlete|David Rudisha|KEN}}

|Rio de Janeiro

2017

|1:43.10

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Emmanuel Korir|KEN}}

|Monaco

2018

|1:42.05

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Emmanuel Korir|KEN}}

|London

2019

|1:41.89

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Nijel Amos|BOT}}

|Monaco

2020

|1:43.15

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Donavan Brazier|USA}}

|Monaco

2021

|1:42.91

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Nijel Amos|BOT}}

|Monaco

2022

|1:43.26

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Emmanuel Korir|KEN}}

|Zürich

2023

|1:42.80

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Emmanuel Wanyonyi|KEN}}

|Eugene

2024

|1:41.11

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Emmanuel Wanyonyi|KEN}}

|Lausanne

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=Women=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Year

!Time

!Athlete

!Place

1970

|

|

|

1971

|2:00.00

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Vera Nikolić|YUG}}

|Helsinki

1972

|1:58.55

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Hildegard Falck|FRG}}

|Munich

1973

|1:57.48

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Svetla Zlateva|BUL}}

|Athens

1974

|1:58.14

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Lilyana Tomova|BUL}}

|Rome

1975

|1:59.87

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Marie-Françoise Dubois|FRA}}

|Montreal

1976

|1:54.94

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Kazankina|URS}}

|Montreal

1977

|1:57.39

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ileana Silai|ROU|1965}}

|Bucharest

1978

|1:55.80

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Providokhina|URS}}

|Prague

1979

|1:56.2

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Totka Petrova|BUL|1971}}

|Paris

1980

|1:53.43

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Nadezhda Olizarenko|URS}}

|Moscow

1981

|1:56.98

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Lyudmila Veselkova|URS}}

|Leningrad

1982

|1:55.05

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Doina Melinte|ROU|1965}}

|Bucharest

1983

|1:53.28

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Jarmila Kratochvílová|TCH}}

|Munich

1984

|1:55.69

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Irina Podyalovskaya|URS}}

|Kyiv

1985

|1:55.68

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ella Kovacs|ROU|1965}}

|Bucharest

1986

|1:56.2

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Doina Melinte|ROU|1965}}

|Bucharest

1987

|1:55.26

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sigrun Wodars|GDR}}

|Rome

rowspan=2|1988

|rowspan=2|1:56.00

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Inna Yevseyeva|URS}}

|Kyiv

align=left|{{flagathlete|Nadezhda Olizarenko|URS}}

|Kharkiv

1989

|1:54.44

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ana Fidelia Quirot|CUB}}

|Barcelona

1990

|1:55.87

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sigrun Wodars|GDR}}

|Split

1991

|1:57.23

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Masterkova|RUS}}

|Kyiv

1992

|1:55.54

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ellen van Langen|NED}}

|Barcelona

1993

|1:55.43

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|Stuttgart

1994

|1:55.19

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|Zürich

1995

|1:55.72

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|Monaco

1996

|1:56.04

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Masterkova|RUS}}

|Monaco

1997

|1:54.82

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ana Fidelia Quirot|CUB}}

|Cologne

1998

|1:56.11

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|Zürich

1999

|1:55.87

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Masterkova|RUS}}

|Moscow

2000

|1:56.15

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|Sydney

2001

|1:56.85

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|Zürich

2002

|1:55.19

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Jolanda Čeplak|SLO}}

|Heusden-Zolder

2003

|1:55.55

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}}

|Madrid

2004

|1:56.23

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Andrianova|RUS}}

|Tula

2005

|1:56.07

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Andrianova|RUS}}

|Tula

2006

|1:56.66

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Janeth Jepkosgei|KEN}}

|Lausanne

2007

|1:56.04

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Janeth Jepkosgei|KEN}}

|Osaka

2008

|1:54.01

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Pamela Jelimo|KEN}}

|Zürich

2009

|1:55.45

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Caster Semenya|RSA}}

|Berlin

2010

|1:57.34

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Alysia Johnson|USA}}

|Monaco

2011

|1:56.35

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Caster Semenya|RSA}}

|Daegu

2012

|1:56.59

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Francine Niyonsaba|BDI}}

|Brussels

2013

|1:56.72

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Francine Niyonsaba|BDI}}

|Eugene

2014

|1:57.67

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ajeé Wilson|USA}}

|Monaco

2015

|1:56.99

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Eunice Sum|KEN}}

|Saint-Denis

2016

|1:55.28

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Caster Semenya|RSA}}

|Rio de Janeiro

2017

|1:55.16

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Caster Semenya|RSA}}

|London

2018

|1:54.25

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Caster Semenya|RSA}}

|Paris

2019

|1:54.98

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Caster Semenya|RSA}}

|Doha

2020

|1:57.68

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Faith Kipyegon|KEN}}

|Doha

2021

|1:55.04

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Athing Mu|USA}}

|Eugene

2022

|1:56.30

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Athing Mu|USA}}

|Eugene

2023

|1:54.97

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Athing Mu|USA}}

|Eugene

2024

|1:54.61

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Keely Hodgkinson|GBR}}

|London

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235907/https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=middle-long&d=800-metres IAAF list of 800-metres records in XML]

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