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The first world record in the women's 800 metres was recognized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922, [5] which was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936. As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it) have ratified 29 world records in the event.
Her time remains the second fastest ever for the event. [1] The 800 metres world record has been broken or equalled ten times at the Olympics; the men's record was broken in 1912, 1932, 1968, 1976 and 2012; the women's record was improved in 1928, 1960, 1964, 1976 and 1980.
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.
Kratochvílová's world record on an indoor track—49.59—stood until 19 February 2023 when the 400-meter indoor world record was broken by Femke Bol from the Netherlands with a time of 49.26. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Koch and Kratochvílová are the only women who have broken the 48-second barrier in a laned 400-metre outdoor race. [ 6 ]
Rudisha holds the world record of 1:40.91 and has also run the second- and third-fastest times, followed by Kipketer with the fourth-fastest time of 1:41.11. ... Women's 800m world champion Mary ...
Hodgkinson also retained her European 800m title in Rome and became the sixth-fastest woman of all time when she improved her British record to one minute 54.61 seconds at the London Diamond League.
Hertfordshire 17-year-old Phoebe Gill moves to joint second in this year's women's world 800m rankings by clocking a sensational 1:57.86 in Belfast. England's Gill, 17, breaks 45-year-old 800m ...
Victoria Bossong 2:02.54 (800m) Maia Ramsden 4:21.47 (1600m) Harvard University: April 26, 2024 Penn Relays: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [63] 10:48.38 Kathy Franey 3:21.0h Michelle Bennett 52.8h Celeste Halliday 2:04.7h Vicki Huber 4:29.9h: University of Villanova: April 28, 1988 Penn Relays: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [6]