Athletes ranked by top five average performances


Joaquim Cruz : One of the all time greats

Joaquim Cruz has every reason to celebrate: he has just completed victory in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic 800 m final!

In 1984 and 1985 Cruz dominated the 800 m, breaking 1:43.00 no less than six times and winning almost every race he took part in. He attacked the world record, then held by Sebastian Coe, several times, and in Köln 1984 was just four hundredths of a second short. Cruz held the top spot on the top 5 average from 1985 to 1997 when Wilson Kipketer replaced him as the new number one. Twenty five years after his peak he still remains in the top three - and does so with an impressive margin to the next athletes as well.

#AthleteTop 5 AvgMark #1Mark #2Mark #3Mark #4Mark #5
1Wilson Kipketer1.41.621.41.111.41.241.41.731.41.831.42.17
2Joaquim Cruz1.42.311.41.771.42.341.42.411.42.491.42.54
3David Rudisha1.42.341.41.511.42.011.42.041.43.001.43.15
4Wilfred Bungei1.42.791.42.341.42.521.42.961.43.051.43.06
5Johnny Gray1.42.821.42.601.42.651.42.801.42.961.43.10
6Sebastian Coe1.42.831.41.731.42.331.43.071.43.381.43.64
7Abubaker Kaki1.42.841.42.231.42.691.43.091.43.101.43.10
8André Bucher1.42.851.42.551.42.751.42.901.42.921.43.12
9Japheth Kimutai1.42.881.42.691.42.761.42.871.42.981.43.09
10Hezekiél Sepeng1.42.981.42.691.42.741.43.121.43.161.43.19
11Yuriy Borzakovskiy1.43.031.42.471.42.791.43.171.43.301.43.42
12Mbulaeni Mulaudzi1.43.071.42.861.42.891.43.091.43.251.43.26
13Patrick Ndururi1.43.151.42.621.42.901.43.211.43.451.43.57
14Vebjørn Rodal1.43.171.42.581.42.951.43.251.43.501.43.56
15William Yiampoy1.43.211.42.911.43.001.43.291.43.361.43.50
16Steve Cram1.43.261.42.881.43.191.43.221.43.421.43.61
17Sam Koskei1.43.331.42.281.43.281.43.511.43.781.43.80
18Youssef Saad Kamel1.43.341.42.791.43.111.43.431.43.611.43.75
19José Luiz Barbosa1.43.371.43.081.43.201.43.341.43.491.43.75
20Paul Ereng1.43.431.43.161.43.221.43.451.43.601.43.72
21William Tanui1.43.471.43.301.43.371.43.391.43.621.43.66
22Djabir Saïd-Guerni1.43.471.43.091.43.251.43.321.43.791.43.92
23Patrick Konchellah1.43.481.42.981.43.391.43.501.43.751.43.80
24Nixon Kiprotich1.43.501.43.311.43.381.43.541.43.551.43.70
25Joseph Mutua1.43.531.43.331.43.351.43.521.43.631.43.81
26Arthémon Hatungimana1.43.531.43.381.43.461.43.561.43.561.43.71
27Amine Laalou1.43.551.43.251.43.361.43.681.43.711.43.76
28Alfred Kirwa Yego1.43.621.42.671.43.661.43.891.43.911.43.97
29Billy Konchellah1.43.621.43.061.43.391.43.721.43.961.43.98
30David Kiptoo1.43.631.43.381.43.421.43.601.43.851.43.90
31Mark Everett1.43.651.43.201.43.401.43.671.43.931.44.03
32Alberto Juantorena1.43.661.43.441.43.501.43.641.43.661.44.04
33Peter Elliott1.43.711.42.971.43.411.43.981.44.061.44.12
34Bram Som1.43.711.43.451.43.521.43.591.43.981.44.01
35Frederic Onyancha1.43.711.42.791.43.741.43.921.44.021.44.10
36Norberto Téllez1.43.741.42.851.43.791.43.991.44.001.44.05
37Sammy Langat1.43.741.43.261.43.671.43.841.43.961.43.96
38Jean-Patrick Nduwimana1.43.741.42.811.43.781.43.911.44.061.44.16
39Benson Koech1.43.841.43.171.43.451.44.031.44.201.44.36
40Robert Kibet1.43.871.43.661.43.701.43.911.44.001.44.06
41Rick Wohlhuter1.43.871.43.501.43.901.43.911.44.001.44.03
42Asbel Kiprop1.43.871.43.171.43.451.43.481.44.541.44.71
43Kenneth Kimwetich1.43.911.43.031.43.981.44.131.44.201.44.21
44Mike Boit1.43.921.43.571.43.791.43.901.44.141.44.18
45Gary Reed1.43.951.43.681.43.931.43.951.44.031.44.16
46Agberto Guimarães1.43.951.43.631.43.781.43.871.43.911.44.58
47Mahjoub Haïda1.43.991.43.501.43.571.44.131.44.311.44.42
48William Chirchir1.43.991.43.331.43.841.44.021.44.121.44.63