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The "Time" column indicates the ratified mark; the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark, rounded to the 10th of a second, depending on the rules then in place.
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.
Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref WBT 7:38.90 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union: Feb 13, 1983: Festival Arena Bonn, Germany: 1 7:38.75 Michael Gross Germany: Feb 3, 1985: Festival Arena Bonn, Germany: 2 7:34.90 Kieren Perkins Australia: Jul 25, 1993: Grand Prix Sydney, Australia: 3 7:25.28 Grant Hackett Australia: Aug 3, 2001 ...
Hand, Auto Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref 1:57.98 Brian Tullis United States 27 September 1973 50 years, 325 days Gothenburg: 17 August 2024
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
Hand Auto Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref 2:13.74 Paul Forbes Great Britain 20 November 1956 66 years, 313 days Pescara: 29 September 2023
The actions of Mutola and Kipketer alone rank Mozambique at the top of the women's rankings and Denmark second in the men's medal table. Cuba—the second most successful nation among women—has won three women's gold medals. South Africa is the only nation besides Kenya to have provided both a men's and women's winner.
Country Time Athlete Date Place Ref. Denmark 1:42.67: Wilson Kipketer: 9 March 1997: Paris [214] Great Britain 1:43.63: Elliot Giles: 17 February 2021: ToruĊ [214] Kenya 1:43.98: Michael Saruni