800 metres 585165 225669022 2008-07-14T20:38:48Z 208.126.20.134 /* Records */ '''800 m''' is a common [[track running]] event. It is the shortest common [[middle distance track event]]. The 800 meters is run over two laps of the track (400 meter track) and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps. It was included in the first women's track programme in 1928, but suspended until 1960 because of shock at the exhaustion it caused the competitors. By contrast, without today's training regimes, male competitors of the day were expected to run themselves to exhaustion in competition. The event requires both sprinting speed and physical endurance to last two laps, therefore combining challenging aspects of both sprinting and middle distance into a single race. ===Tactics=== In modern 800 m races, runners start from staggered positions on the track and must remain in their respective lanes until the end of the first curve (about 115m). After the first curve, competitors may break for the inside, as long as they do not deliberately obstruct or push another competitor. Running at full speed for the entire distance is impossible, and tactics are a factor in reaching the finish line first. Running in the lead is often considered a disadvantage, as trailing runners can choose when to [[accelerate]] past the leader, and [[wind resistance]] has a greater effect on those in the front of the pack. Runners in lane one but not leading the race must also be careful to avoid becoming boxed in by other runners, as this eliminates the crucial ability to completely control one's own pace. Running in last place is also not recommended, as there may be too much ground to make up when the final sprint for the finish starts. However, it can be sensible for an athlete to remain at the back of the field if the pace at the front is far too fast, provided that the athlete in question does not leave too much ground to make up. This was illustrated by [[Kelly Holmes]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], where Holmes stayed at the rear of the field until the last 300 m before making a decisive move. A more unorthodox tactical move came from [[John Woodruff]] who, in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], was boxed in by runners early in the race. He slowed almost to a complete stop, let the runners pass, and then took the third lane to come from behind and take the victory. In top class races, the lane start usually ensures a brisk pace for the first 200 m. Occasionally, no one will be happy to lead, and the field will bunch for the remainder of the first lap. This usually leads to an abnormally slow first 400 m, and allows the runners extra energy for a hard sprint on the second lap, favouring the sprint type 800 m runner. More often, one runner will ensure a fast first lap and the winner will be the one who slows least on the second lap, despite the appearance of sprinting at the finish. This favours the endurance or distance type 800 m runner. However, the occasional 800 m runner is able to produce a world-class 800 with even laps, or even negative splits. ===Records=== 800 m runners are often fast enough to run in the [[4x400 m relay]] but only [[Alberto Juantorena]] and [[Jarmila Kratochvilova]] have won major international titles at 400 m and 800 m. Competing successfully at 800 m and 1500 m is more common. World Record for men: ::* [[Wilson Kipketer]] 1:41.11 [[Köln]] [[24 August]] [[1997]] World Record for women: ::* [[Jarmila Kratochvílová]] 1:53.28 [[München]] [[26 July]] [[1983]] World Junior Record (19 and under) for men: ::* [[Abubaker Kaki Khamis]] 1:42.69 [[Oslo, Norway|Oslo]] [[6 June]] [[2008]] World Junior Record (19 and under) for women: ::* [[Pamela Jelimo]] 1:54.99 [[Berlin]] [[1 June]] [[2008]] *Athletes from 10 different countries have won the men's 800 m title. ===Top ten all-time athletes on the men's 800 m=== Updated [[10 June]] [[2005]] {| class="wikitable" ! Rank !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Location |- ! 1 | 1:41.11 || [[Wilson Kipketer]] || {{DEN}} || [[24th August]] [[1997]] || [[Cologne]] |- ! 2 | 1:41.73 || [[Sebastian Coe]] || {{GBR}} || [[10th June]] [[1981]] || [[Florence]] |- ! 3 | 1:41.77 || [[Joaquim Cruz]] || {{BRA}} || [[26th August]] [[1984]] || [[Cologne]] |- ! 4 | 1:42.28 || [[Sammy Koskei]] || {{KEN}} || [[26th August]] [[1984]] || [[Cologne]] |- ! 5 | 1:42.34 || [[Wilfred Bungei]] || {{KEN}} || [[8th September]] [[2002]] || [[Rieti]] |- ! 6 | 1:42.47 || [[Yuriy Borzakovskiy]] || {{RUS}} || [[24th August]] [[2001]] || [[Brussels]] |- ! 7 | 1:42.55 || [[André Bucher]] || {{SUI}} || [[17th August]] [[2001]] || [[Zürich]] |- ! 8 | 1:42.58 || [[Vebjørn Rodal]] || {{NOR}} || [[31st July]] [[1996]] || [[Atlanta]] |- ! 9 | 1:42.60 || [[Johnny Gray]] || {{USA}} || [[28th August]] [[1985]] || [[Koblenz]] |- ! 10 | 1:42.62 || [[Patrick Ndururi]] || {{KEN}} || [[13th August]] [[1997]] || [[Zürich]] |} ===Top ten all-time athletes on the women's 800 m=== Updated by [[June 1]] [[2008]] {| class="wikitable" ! Rank !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Location |- ! 1 | 1:53.28 || [[Jarmila Kratochvílová]] || {{TCH}} || [[26th July]] [[1983]] || [[Munich]] |- ! 2 | 1:53.43 || [[Nadezhda Olizarenko]] || {{URS}} || [[27th July]] [[1980]] || [[Moscow]] |- ! 3 | 1:54.44|| [[Ana Fidelia Quirot]] || {{CUB}} || [[9th September]] [[1989]] || [[Barcelona]] |- ! 4 | 1:54.81|| [[Olga Mineyeva]] || {{URS}} || [[27th July]] [[1980]] || [[Moscow]] |- ! 5 | 1:54.94|| [[Tatyana Kazankina]] || {{URS}} || [[26th July]] [[1976]] || [[Montreal]] |- ! 6 | 1:54.99|| [[Pamela Jelimo]] || {{KEN}} || [[1st June]] [[2008]] || [[Berlin]] |- ! 7 | 1:55.05|| [[Doina Melinte]] || {{ROM}} || [[1st August]] [[1982]] || [[Bucharest]] |- ! 8 | 1:55.19|| [[Maria Mutola|Maria de Lurdes Mutola]] || {{MOZ}} || [[17th August]] [[1994]] || [[Zürich]] |- ! 9 | 1:55.19|| [[Jolanda Ceplak]] || {{SLO}} || [[20th July]] [[2002]] || [[Heusden-Zolder]] |- ! 10 | 1:55.26 || [[Sigrun Wodars|Sigrun Grau]] || {{GDR}} || [[31st August]] [[1987]] || [[Rome]] |} ==Best Year Performance== ===Men's Seasons Best (Outdoor)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !YEAR!!align="left" style="width: 8em"|TIME!!align="left" style="width: 18em"|ATHLETE!!align="left" style="width: 10em"|PLACE |- |align="center"|[[1970 in athletics (track and field)|1970]] |align="center"|'''1:44.80''' |{{flagathlete|[[Ken Swenson]]|USA}} |align="center"|[[Stuttgart]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1971 in athletics (track and field)|1971]] |align="center"|'''1:44.7''' |{{flagathlete|[[Dicky Broberg]]|RSA|1928}} |align="center"|[[Stellenbosch]] |- |align="center"|[[1972 in athletics (track and field)|1972]] |align="center"|'''1:44.3''' |{{flagathlete|[[Dave Wottle]]|USA}} |align="center"|[[Eugene]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1973 in athletics (track and field)|1973]] |align="center"|'''1:43.7''' |{{flagathlete|[[Marcello Fiasconaro]]|ITA}} |align="center"|[[Milan]] |- |align="center"|[[1974 in athletics (track and field)|1974]] |align="center"|'''1:43.5''' |{{flagathlete|[[Rick Wohlhuter]]|USA}} |align="center"|[[Eugene]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1975 in athletics (track and field)|1975]] |align="center"|'''1:43.79''' |{{flagathlete|[[Mike Boit]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Zürich]] |- |align="center"|[[1976 in athletics (track and field)|1976]] |align="center"|'''1:43.50''' |{{flagathlete|[[Alberto Juantorena]]|CUB}} |align="center"|[[Montreal]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1977 in athletics (track and field)|1977]] |align="center"|'''1:43.44''' |{{flagathlete|[[Alberto Juantorena]]|CUB}} |align="center"|[[Sofia]] |- |align="center"|[[1978 in athletics (track and field)|1978]] |align="center"|'''1:43.84''' |{{flagathlete|[[Olaf Beyer]]|GDR}} |align="center"|[[Prague]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1979 in athletics (track and field)|1979]] |align="center"|'''1:42.33''' |{{flagathlete|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR}} |align="center"|[[Oslo]] |- |align="center"|[[1980 in athletics (track and field)|1980]] |align="center"|'''1:44.53''' |{{flagathlete|[[Donald Paige]]|USA}} |align="center"|[[Eugene]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1981 in athletics (track and field)|1981]] |align="center"|'''1:41.73''' |{{flagathlete|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR}} |align="center"|[[Firenze]] |- |align="center"|[[1982 in athletics (track and field)|1982]] |align="center"|'''1:44.45''' |{{flagathlete|[[Steve Cram]]|GBR}} |align="center"|[[London]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1983 in athletics (track and field)|1983]] |align="center"|'''1:43.61''' |{{flagathlete|[[Steve Cram]]|GBR}} |align="center"|[[Oslo]] |- |align="center"|[[1984 in athletics (track and field)|1984]] |align="center"|'''1:41.77''' |{{flagathlete|[[Joaquim Cruz|Joaquim Carvalho Cruz]]|BRA}} |align="center"|[[Cologne]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1985 in athletics (track and field)|1985]] |align="center"|'''1:42.49''' |{{flagathlete|[[Joaquim Cruz|Joaquim Carvalho Cruz]]|BRA}} |align="center"|[[Koblenz]] |- |align="center"|[[1986 in athletics (track and field)|1986]] |align="center"|'''1:43.19''' |{{flagathlete|[[Steve Cram]]|GBR}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1987 in athletics (track and field)|1987]] |align="center"|'''1:43.06''' |{{flagathlete|[[Billy Konchellah]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Rome]] |- |align="center"|[[1988 in athletics (track and field)|1988]] |align="center"|'''1:42.65''' |{{flagathlete|[[Johnny Gray]]|USA}} |align="center"|[[Zürich]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1989 in athletics (track and field)|1989]] |align="center"|'''1:43.16''' |{{flagathlete|[[Paul Ereng]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Zürich]] |- |align="center"|[[1990 in athletics (track and field)|1990]] |align="center"|'''1:42.97''' |{{flagathlete|[[Peter Elliott (athlete)|Peter Elliott]]|GBR}} |align="center"|[[Seville]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1991 in athletics (track and field)|1991]] |align="center"|'''1:43.08''' |{{flagathlete|[[José Luiz Barbosa]]|BRA}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- |align="center"|[[1992 in athletics (track and field)|1992]] |align="center"|'''1:42.80''' |{{flagathlete|[[Johnny Gray]]|USA}} |align="center"|[[New Orleans]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1993 in athletics (track and field)|1993]] |align="center"|'''1:43.54''' |{{flagathlete|[[Nixon Kiprotich]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- |align="center"|[[1994 in athletics (track and field)|1994]] |align="center"|'''1:43.17''' |{{flagathlete|[[Benson Koech]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1995 in athletics (track and field)|1995]] |align="center"|'''1:42.87''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilson Kipketer]]|DEN}} |align="center"|[[Monaco]] |- |align="center"|[[1996 in athletics (track and field)|1996]] |align="center"|'''1:41.83''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilson Kipketer]]|DEN}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1997 in athletics (track and field)|1997]] |align="center"|'''1:41.11''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilson Kipketer]]|DEN}} |align="center"|[[Cologne]] |- |align="center"|[[1998 in athletics (track and field)|1998]] |align="center"|'''1:42.75''' |{{flagathlete|[[Japheth Kimutai]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Stuttgart]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1999 in athletics (track and field)|1999]] |align="center"|'''1:42.27''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilson Kipketer]]|DEN}} |align="center"|[[Brussels]] |- |align="center"|[[2000 in athletics (track and field)|2000]] |align="center"|'''1:43.12''' |{{flagathlete|[[André Bucher]]|SUI}} |align="center"|[[Lausanne]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2001 in athletics (track and field)|2001]] |align="center"|'''1:42.47''' |{{flagathlete|[[Yuriy Borzakovskiy]]|RUS}} |align="center"|[[Brussels]] |- |align="center"|[[2002 in athletics (track and field)|2002]] |align="center"|'''1:42.32''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilson Kipketer]]|DEN}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2003 in athletics (track and field)|2003]] |align="center"|'''1:42.52''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilfred Bungei]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Brussels]] |- |align="center"|[[2004 in athletics (track and field)|2004]] |align="center"|'''1:43.08''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilfred Bungei]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Zürich]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2005 in athletics (track and field)|2005]] |align="center"|'''1:43.70''' |{{flagathlete|[[Wilfred Bungei]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- |align="center"|[[2006 in athletics (track and field)|2006]] |align="center"|'''1:43.09''' |{{flagathlete|[[Mbulaeni Mulaudzi]]|RSA}} |align="center"|[[Rieti]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2007 in athletics (track and field)|2007]] |align="center"|'''1:43.74''' |{{flagathlete|[[Mbulaeni Mulaudzi]]|RSA}} |align="center"|[[Monaco]] |} <br> ===Women's Seasons Best (Outdoor)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !YEAR!!align="left" style="width: 8em"|TIME!!align="left" style="width: 18em"|ATHLETE!!align="left" style="width: 10em"|PLACE |- |align="center"|[[1976 in athletics (track and field)|1976]] |align="center"|'''1:54.94''' |{{flagathlete|[[Tatyana Kazankina]]|URS}} |align="center"|[[Montreal]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1977 in athletics (track and field)|1977]] |align="center"|'''1:57.39''' |{{flagathlete|[[Ileana Silai]]|ROU|1965}} |align="center"|[[Bucharest]] |- |align="center"|[[1978 in athletics (track and field)|1978]] |align="center"|'''1:55.80''' |{{flagathlete|[[Tatyana Providokhina]]|URS}} |align="center"|[[Prague]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1979 in athletics (track and field)|1979]] |align="center"|'''1:56.2''' |{{flagathlete|[[Totka Petrova]]|BUL|1971}} |align="center"|[[Paris]] |- |align="center"|[[1980 in athletics (track and field)|1980]] |align="center"|'''1:53.43''' |{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Olizarenko]]|URS}} |align="center"|[[Moscow]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1981 in athletics (track and field)|1981]] |align="center"|'''1:56.98''' |{{flagathlete|[[Lyudmila Veselkova]]|URS}} |align="center"|[[Leningrad]] |- |align="center"|[[1982 in athletics (track and field)|1982]] |align="center"|'''1:55.05''' |{{flagathlete|[[Doina Melinte]]|ROU|1965}} |align="center"|[[Bucharest]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1983 in athletics (track and field)|1983]] |align="center"|'''1:53.28''' |{{flagathlete|[[Jarmila Kratochvílová]]|TCH}} |align="center"|[[Munich]] |- |align="center"|[[1984 in athletics (track and field)|1984]] |align="center"|'''1:55.69''' |{{flagathlete|[[Irina Podyalovskaya]]|URS}} |align="center"|[[Kiev]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1985 in athletics (track and field)|1985]] |align="center"|'''1:55.68''' |{{flagathlete|[[Ella Kovács]]|ROU|1965}} |align="center"|[[Bucharest]] |- |align="center"|[[1986 in athletics (track and field)|1986]] |align="center"|'''1:56.2''' |{{flagathlete|[[Doina Melinte]]|ROU|1965}} |align="center"|[[Bucharest]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1987 in athletics (track and field)|1987]] |align="center"|'''1:55.26''' |{{flagathlete|[[Sigrun Wodars]]|GDR}} |align="center"|[[Rome]] |- |align="center"|[[1988 in athletics (track and field)|1988]] |align="center"|'''1:56.00''' |{{flagathlete|[[Inna Yevseyeva]]|URS}}</br>{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Olizarenko]]|URS}} |align="center"|[[Kiev]]</br>[[Kharkov]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1989 in athletics (track and field)|1989]] |align="center"|'''1:54.44''' |{{flagathlete|[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]|CUB}} |align="center"|[[Barcelona]] |- |align="center"|[[1990 in athletics (track and field)|1990]] |align="center"|'''1:55.87''' |{{flagathlete|[[Sigrun Wodars]]|GDR}} |align="center"|[[Split]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1991 in athletics (track and field)|1991]] |align="center"|'''1:57.23''' |{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Masterkova]]|RUS}} |align="center"|[[Kiev]] |- |align="center"|[[1992 in athletics (track and field)|1992]] |align="center"|'''1:55.54''' |{{flagathlete|[[Ellen van Langen]]|NED}} |align="center"|[[Barcelona]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1993 in athletics (track and field)|1993]] |align="center"|'''1:55.43''' |{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} |align="center"|[[Stuttgart]] |- |align="center"|[[1994 in athletics (track and field)|1994]] |align="center"|'''1:55.19''' |{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} |align="center"|[[Zürich]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1995 in athletics (track and field)|1995]] |align="center"|'''1:55.72''' |{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} |align="center"|[[Monaco]] |- |align="center"|[[1996 in athletics (track and field)|1996]] |align="center"|'''1:56.04''' |{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Masterkova]]|RUS}} |align="center"|[[Monaco]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1997 in athletics (track and field)|1997]] |align="center"|'''1:54.82''' |{{flagathlete|[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]|CUB}} |align="center"|[[Cologne]] |- |align="center"|[[1998 in athletics (track and field)|1998]] |align="center"|'''1:56.11''' |{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} |align="center"|[[Zürich]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[1999 in athletics (track and field)|1999]] |align="center"|'''1:55.87''' |{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Masterkova]]|RUS}} |align="center"|[[Moscow]] |- |align="center"|[[2000 in athletics (track and field)|2000]] |align="center"|'''1:56.15''' |{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} |align="center"|[[Sydney]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2001 in athletics (track and field)|2001]] |align="center"|'''1:56.85''' |{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} |align="center"|[[Zürich]] |- |align="center"|[[2002 in athletics (track and field)|2002]] |align="center"|'''1:55.19''' |{{flagathlete|[[Jolanda Čeplak]]|SLO}} |align="center"|[[Heusden-Zolder]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2003 in athletics (track and field)|2003]] |align="center"|'''1:55.55''' |{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} |align="center"|[[Madrid]] |- |align="center"|[[2004 in athletics (track and field)|2004]] |align="center"|'''1:56.23''' |{{flagathlete|[[Tatyana Andrianova]]|RUS}} |align="center"|[[Tula]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2005 in athletics (track and field)|2005]] |align="center"|'''1:56.07''' |{{flagathlete|[[Tatyana Andrianova]]|RUS}} |align="center"|[[Tula]] |- |align="center"|[[2006 in athletics (track and field)|2006]] |align="center"|'''1:56.66''' |{{flagathlete|[[Janeth Jepkosgei]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Lausanne]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |align="center"|[[2007 in athletics (track and field)|2007]] |align="center"|'''1:56.04''' |{{flagathlete|[[Janeth Jepkosgei]]|KEN}} |align="center"|[[Osaka]] |} ==See also== * [[World record progression 800 metres]] ==References== * [http://www.apulanta.fi/matti/yu/ Statistics] ==External links== *[http://www.iaaf.org/ International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)] – official site *[http://www.athletix.org/statistics/stats.html World Record progression in athletics] 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