From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 800 metres world record progression
800 metres world record progression
Time Auto Athlete Date Location
1:51.9+ Ted Meredith (USA) 1912-07-08 Stockholm, Sweden[1]
1:51.6y Otto Peltzer (GER) 1926-07-03 London, United Kingdom[1]
1:50.6 Sera Martin (FRA) 1928-07-14 Paris, France[1]
1:49.8 1.49.70 Tommy Hampson (GBR) 1932-08-02 Los Angeles, USA[1]
1:49.8y Ben Eastman (USA) 1934-06-16 Princeton, USA[1]
1:49.7 Glenn Cunningham (USA) 1936-08-20 Stockholm, Sweden[1]
1:49.6y Elroy Robinson (USA) 1937-07-11 New York, USA[1]
1:48.4+ Sydney Wooderson (GBR) 1938-08-20 Motspur Park, United Kingdom[1]
1:46.6 Rudolf Harbig (GER) 1939-07-15 Milan, Italy[1]
1:45.7 Roger Moens (BEL) 1955-08-03 Oslo, Norway[1]
1:44.3+ Peter Snell (NZL) 1962-02-02 Christchurch, New Zealand[1]
1:44.3 1:44.40 Ralph Doubell (AUS) 1968-10-15 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1:44.3 Dave Wottle (USA) 1972-07-01 Eugene, Oregon, USA[1]
1:43.7 Marcello Fiasconaro (ITA) 1973-06-27 Milan, Italy[1]
1:43.5 1:43.50 Alberto Juantorena (CUB) 1976-07-16 Montreal, Canada[1]
1:43.4 1:43.44 Alberto Juantorena (CUB) 1977-08-21 Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
1:42.4 1:42.33 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1979-07-05 Oslo, Norway[1]
1:41.73 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1981-06-10 Florence, Italy[1]
1:41.73 Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1997-07-07 Stockholm, Sweden[1]
1:41.24 Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1997-08-13 Zürich, Switzerland[1]
1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1997-08-24 Cologne, Germany[1]
1:41.09 David Rudisha (KEN) 2010-08-22 Berlin, Germany[2]
1:41.01 David Rudisha (KEN) 2010-08-29 Rieti, Italy[2]
The following table shows the world record progression
in the men’s and women’s 800 metres officially ratified
metres,
Women
by the IAAF. The first world record in the women’s 800 metres was
recognized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Interna-
tionale (FSFI) in 1922.[3] The FSFI was absorbed by the In-
Men ternational Association of Athletics Federations in 1936.
The first world record in the men’s 800 metres was recog- As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it)
nized by the International Association of Athletics Feder- have ratified 29 world records in the event.[3] "y" denotes
ations in 1912.[1] time for 880 yards (804.68 m) ratified as a record for the
As of June 21, 2011, 23 world records have been rati- 800 m.
fied by the IAAF in the event.[2] "y" denotes time for 880 (+) - indicates en-route time from longer race.
yards (804.68 m) ratified as a record for the 800 m. Auto times to the hundredth of a second were ac-
(+) - indicates en-route time from longer race. cepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000
Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accept- m from 1981.[3] Hence, Nadezhda Olizarenko’s record at
ed by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m 1:53.5 was rendered as 1:53.43 from that year.
from 1981.[1] Hence, Sebastian Coe’s record at 1:42.4 was
rendered as 1:42.33 from that year.
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Time Auto Athlete Date Location
2:30.4+ Georgette Lenoir (FRA) 1922-08-20 Paris, France[3]
2:26.6y Mary Lines (GBR) 1922-08-30 London, United Kingdom[3]
2:23.8 Lina Radke (GER) 1927-08-07 Breslau, Germany[3]
2:20.4 Inga Gentzel (SWE) 1928-06-16 Stockholm, Sweden[3]
2:19.6 Lina Radke (GER) 1928-07-01 Brieg, Poland[3]
2:16.8 Lina Radke (GER) 1928-08-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
2:15.9 Anna Larsson (SWE) 1944-08-28 Stockholm, Sweden[3]
2:14.8 Anna Larsson (SWE) 1945-08-19 Hälsingborg, Sweden[3]
2:13.8 Anna Larsson (SWE) 1945-08-30 Stockholm, Sweden[3]
2:13.0 Yevdokia Vasilyeva (URS) 1950-07-17 Moscow, Soviet Union[3]
2:12.2 Valentina Pomogayeva (URS) 1951-07-26 Moscow, Soviet Union[3]
2:12.0 Nina Otkalenko (URS) 1951-08-26 Minsk, Soviet Union[3]
2:08.5 Nina Otkalenko (URS) 1952-06-15 Kiev, Soviet Union[3]
2:07.3 Nina Otkalenko (URS) 1953-08-27 Moscow, Soviet Union[3]
2:06.6 Nina Otkalenko (URS) 1954-09-16 Kiev, Soviet Union[3]
2:05.0 Nina Otkalenko (URS) 1955-09-24 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[3]
2:04.3 Lyudmila Shevtsova (URS) 1960-07-03 Moscow, Soviet Union[3]
2:04.3 2:04.50 Lyudmila Shevtsova (URS) 1960-09-07 Rome, Italy[3]
2:01.2+ Dixie Willis (AUS) 1962-03-03 Perth, Australia[3]
2:01.1 Ann Packer (GBR) 1964-10-20 Tokyo, Japan[3]
2:01.0 Judy Pollock (AUS) 1967-06-28 Helsinki, Finland[3]
2:00.5 Vera Nikolic (YUG) 1968-07-20 London, United Kingdom[3]
1:58.5 1:58.45 Hildegard Falck (FRG) 1971-07-11 Stuttgart, Germany[3]
1:57.5 1:57.48 Svetla Zlateva (BUL) 1973-08-24 Athens, Greece[3]
1:56.0 Valentina Gerasimova (URS) 1976-06-12 Kiev, Soviet Union[3]
1:54.9 1:54.94 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 1976-07-26 Montreal, Canada[3]
1:54.9 1:54.85 Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) 1980-06-12 Moscow, Soviet Union[3]
1:53.5 1:53.43 Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) 1980-07-27 Moscow, Soviet Union[3]
1:53.28 - Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1983-07-26 Munich, West Germany[3]
References Document/06/10/33/61033_PDF_English.pdf.
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IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (pdf). IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (pdf).
Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations
Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 548. Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 641–2.
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