Age records

Best performances at a specific age

The master at work!

The indefatigable Johnny Gray celebrates after having won the 1999 PanAmerican games at the age of 39!

From 1984 onwards Johnny Gray was one of the most consistent 800m athletes. He broke 1.45.00 no less than 65 times, and was world leader in both 1988 and 1992. He was also the holder of the US record for over 30 years, from 1985 to 2019.

Over the last years of his career his durability was quite extraordinary. He still holds several age records (see below) and most of them appear very hard to beat.

Age	Mark	Athlete	Nat	Date of Birth	Pos	Venue	Date
16	1.44.08	Leonard Kosencha	KEN	21-08-1994	1	Villeneuve d'Ascq	09-07-2011
17	1.42.53	Timothy Kitum	KEN	20-11-1994	3	London	09-08-2012
18	1.41.73	Nijel Amos	BOT	15-03-1994	2	London	09-08-2012
19	1.42.37	Mohammed Aman	ETH	10-01-1994	1	Bruxelles	06-09-2013
20	1.42.01	David Rudisha	KEN	17-12-1988	1	Rieti	06-09-2009
21	1.41.01	David Rudisha	KEN	17-12-1988	1	Rieti	29-08-2010
22	1.41.33	David Rudisha	KEN	17-12-1988	1	Rieti	10-09-2011
23	1.40.91	David Rudisha	KEN	17-12-1988	1	London	09-08-2012
24	1.41.73	Sebastian Coe	GBR	29-09-1956	1	Firenze	10-06-1981
25	1.41.83	Wilson Kipketer	DEN	12-12-1970	1	Rieti	01-09-1996
26	1.41.11	Wilson Kipketer	DEN	12-12-1970	1	Köln	24-08-1997
27	1.42.15	David Rudisha	KEN	17-12-1988	1	Rio de Janeiro	15-08-2016
28	1.42.27	Wilson Kipketer	DEN	12-12-1970	1	Bruxelles	03-09-1999
29	1.42.84	Ferguson Rotich	KEN	01-01-1985	4	Monaco	18-07-2014
30	1.43.08	José Luiz Barbosa	BRA	21-05-1961	1	Rieti	06-09-1991
31	1.42.32	Wilson Kipketer	DEN	12-12-1970	1	Rieti	08-09-2002
32	1.42.80	Johnny Gray	USA	19-06-1960	1	New Orleans LA	24-06-1992
33	1.43.60	David Kiptoo	KEN	26-06-1965	4	Zürich	12-08-1998
34	1.42.54	Ferguson Rotich	KEN	01-01-1985	2	Monaco	12-07-2019
35	1.43.36	Johnny Gray	USA	19-06-1960	1	Zürich	16-08-1995
36	1.43.57	Ferguson Rotich	KEN	01-01-1985	4	Monaco	09-07-2021
37	1.44.56	Johnny Gray	USA	19-06-1960	3	Linz	09-07-1997
38	1.44.71	Ferguson Rotich	KEN	01-01-1985	3	Nairobi	08-07-2023
39	1.45.38	Johnny Gray	USA	19-06-1960	1	Winnipeg	29-07-1999