The fastest 800 m athletes of 2000
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Full marks! André Bucher obtained precious points for Switzerland
by winning the 800 meter during the European Cup in Norway.
Bucher's convincing win in Lausanne put him at the top of the rankings, and his win in Zürich confirmed his status as one of the top 800 runners of the year 2000. After an unlucky collision in the Sydney Olympic final however he was unable to obtain an Olympic medal. |
| # | Athlete | Nat | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Bucher | SUI | 1.43.12 | 05-07-2000 | Lausanne r1 |
| 2 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | ALG | 1.43.25 | 25-08-2000 | Bruxelles A |
| 3 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1.43.35 | 25-08-2000 | Bruxelles A |
| 4 | Andrea Longo | ITA | 1.43.74 | 03-09-2000 | Rieti r1 |
| 5 | William Chirchir | KEN | 1.43.84 | 05-07-2000 | Lausanne r1 |
| 6 | Japheth Kimutai | KEN | 1.43.87 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich A |
| 7 | David Lelei | KEN | 1.43.97 | 02-03-2000 | Melbourne A |
| 8 | Hezekiél Sepeng | RSA | 1.43.98 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich A |
| 9 | Bram Som | NED | 1.44.01 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich A |
| 10 | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana | BDI | 1.44.06 | 25-08-2000 | Bruxelles A |
| 11 | Kenneth Kimwetich | KEN | 1.44.20 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 12 | Paul Korir | KEN | 1.44.21 | 13-08-2000 | La Chaux de Fonds |
| 13 | Nils Schumann | GER | 1.44.22 | 25-09-2000 | Sydney s1 |
| 14 | Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 1.44.23 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 15 | William Yiampoy | KEN | 1.44.23 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich A |
| 16 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | RUS | 1.44.33 | 25-09-2000 | Sydney s2 |
| 17 | Werner Botha | RSA | 1.44.41 | 05-08-2000 | Heusden |
| 18 | Noah Ngeny | KEN | 1.44.49 | 28-07-2000 | Oslo A |
| 19 | Patrick Konchellah | KEN | 1.44.58 | 18-06-2000 | Ingolstadt |
| 20 | David Kiptoo | KEN | 1.44.6 m | 07-06-2000 | Milano |
| 21 | Adem Hecini | ALG | 1.44.67 | 03-09-2000 | Rieti r1 |
| 22 | Wilson Kirwa | FIN | 1.44.69 | 13-08-2000 | Lappeenranta |
| 23 | Glody Dube | BOT | 1.44.70 | 25-09-2000 | Sydney s1 |
| 24 | Vebjørn Rodal | NOR | 1.44.84 | 28-07-2000 | Oslo A |
| 25 | Johan Botha | RSA | 1.44.85 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 26 | Osmar dos Santos | BRA | 1.44.87 | 22-07-2000 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 27 | Trinity Gray | USA | 1.44.91 | 03-09-2000 | Rieti r1 |
| 28 | Nathan Kahan | BEL | 1.44.98 | 05-08-2000 | Heusden |
| 29 | Shaun Abrahams | RSA | 1.45.03 | 04-03-2000 | Stellenbosch |
| 30 | Nicholas Wachira | KEN | 1.45.05 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 31 | Joel Marwa | KEN | 1.45.11 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 32 | Arthémon Hatungimana | BDI | 1.45.12 | 03-09-2000 | Rieti r1 |
| 33 | Derrick Peterson | USA | 1.45.18 | 02-06-2000 | Durham |
| 34 | Rui Silva | POR | 1.45.29 | 05-08-2000 | Lisboa |
| 35 | Emmanuel Kemboi | KEN | 1.45.3 m | 09-04-2000 | Kakamega |
| 36 | José Manuel Cerezo | ESP | 1.45.31 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 37 | Rich Kenah | USA | 1.45.33 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 38 | Khalid Tighazouine | MAR | 1.45.38 | 25-09-2000 | Sydney s2 |
| 39 | Gideon van Oudtshoorn | RSA | 1.45.38 | 05-08-2000 | Heusden |
| 40 | Jose Antonio Redolat | ESP | 1.45.39 | 25-07-2000 | Barcelona |
| 41 | Norberto Téllez | CUB | 1.45.39 | 03-09-2000 | Rieti r1 |
| 42 | Khadevis Robinson | USA | 1.45.40 | 25-06-2000 | Portland |
| 43 | Frederik Onyancha | KEN | 1.45.44 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 44 | Joseph Mutua | KEN | 1.45.49 | 21-07-2000 | Kararani s2 |
| 45 | Bryan Woodward | USA | 1.45.51 | 30-08-2000 | Thessaloniki |
| 46 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | RSA | 1.45.55 | 22-07-2000 | Budapest r2 |
| 47 | Charles Makau | KEN | 1.45.57 | 03-09-2000 | Rieti r1 |
| 48 | Kris McCarthy | AUS | 1.45.57 | 02-03-2000 | Melbourne A |
| 49 | João Pires | POR | 1.45.59 | 11-08-2000 | Zürich B |
| 50 | Mahjoub Haïda | MAR | 1.45.60 | 20-08-2000 | Leverkusen |
| 51 | Mark Everett | USA | 1.45.67 | 23-07-2000 | Sacramento |
| 52 | Trinity Townsend | USA | 1.45.68 | 25-06-2000 | Portland |
| 53 | Hudson de Souza | BRA | 1.45.69 | 25-06-2000 | Portland |
| 54 | Boris Kaveshnikov | RUS | 1.45.71 | 05-07-2000 | Lausanne r2 |
| 55 | Dimitriy Bogdanov | RUS | 1.45.76 | 25-07-2000 | Tula |
| 56 | Pavel Pelepyagin | BLR | 1.45.8 m | 01-08-2000 | Brest |
| 57 | Anthony Whiteman | GBR | 1.45.81 | 05-08-2000 | London |
| 58 | Grant Cremer | AUS | 1.45.88 | 28-07-2000 | Oslo B |
| 59 | James McIlroy | GBR | 1.45.96 | 05-08-2000 | London |
| 60 | Lucky Hadebe | RSA | 1.45.99 | 22-07-2000 | Budapest r1 |
| 61 | David Divad | FRA | 1.46.02 | 23-07-2000 | Paris |
| 62 | Jesse Strutzel | USA | 1.46.03 | 13-05-2000 | Eagle Rock |
| 63 | Artem Mastrov | RUS | 1.46.04 | 25-07-2000 | Tula |
| 64 | Nico Motchebon | GER | 1.46.04 | 30-06-2000 | Roma |
| 65 | Pawel Czapiewski | POL | 1.46.07 | 04-08-2000 | Kraków h2 |
| 66 | Zach Whitmarsh | CAN | 1.46.07 | 29-07-2000 | Dublin |
| 67 | Joeri Jansen | BEL | 1.46.12 | 05-08-2000 | Heusden |
| 68 | Jurgens Kotzé | RSA | 1.46.12 | 22-07-2000 | Budapest r2 |
| 69 | Mouhcine Chehibi | MAR | 1.46.2 m | 07-06-2000 | Milano |
| 70 | Mike Stember | USA | 1.46.20 | 02-06-2000 | Durham |
| 71 | Jeff Kuzma | USA | 1.46.21 | 01-07-2000 | Stanford |
| 72 | Mehdi Baala | FRA | 1.46.24 | 03-09-2000 | Nancy |
| 73 | Marko Koers | NED | 1.46.25 | 05-05-2000 | Stanford |
| 74 | Sergey Kozhevnikov | RUS | 1.46.27 | 25-07-2000 | Tula |
| 75 | Benjamin Kipkurui | KEN | 1.46.30 | 18-06-2000 | Ingolstadt |
| 76 | Grzegorz Krzosek | POL | 1.46.33 | 05-08-2000 | Kraków |
| 77 | Asaine Diallo | SEN | 1.46.4 m | 12-05-2000 | Abidjan |
| 78 | Juan Carlos Higuero | ESP | 1.46.42 | 25-08-2000 | Bruxelles B |
| 79 | Said Lakhal | MAR | 1.46.42 | 20-08-2000 | Leverkusen r2 |
| 80 | Panayotis Stroubakos | GRE | 1.46.42 | 30-08-2000 | Thessaloniki |
| 81 | Andrea Abelli | ITA | 1.46.43 | 10-06-2000 | Torino |
| 82 | Martin Byron | AUS | 1.46.45 | 15-01-2000 | Canberra A |
| 83 | James Karanu | KEN | 1.46.46 | 02-06-2000 | Durham |
| 84 | Ned Brooks | USA | 1.46.50 | 02-06-2000 | Durham |
| 85 | Andy Hart | GBR | 1.46.52 | 22-07-2000 | Budapest r2 |
| 86 | Sammy Langat | KEN | 1.46.52 | 01-07-2000 | Stanford |
| 87 | Roman Oravec | CZE | 1.46.54i | 30-01-2000 | Dortmund |
| 88 | Francis Marwa | KEN | 1.46.57 | 21-07-2000 | Kararani s1 |
| 89 | Marvin Watts | JAM | 1.46.57 | 18-06-2000 | Chapel Hill |
| 90 | Tarik Bourrouag | GER | 1.46.59 | 29-01-2000 | Köln |
| 91 | Elliott Gaskins | USA | 1.46.62 | 20-07-2000 | Sacramento h2 |
| 92 | David Krummenacker | USA | 1.46.62 | 13-08-2000 | La Chaux de Fonds |
| 93 | Jason Pyrah | USA | 1.46.62 | 20-07-2000 | Sacramento h4 |
| 94 | Luka Kiptoo | KEN | 1.46.64 | 05-07-2000 | Cardiff r1 |
| 95 | Marius van Heerden | RSA | 1.46.64 | 04-03-2000 | Stellenbosch |
| 96 | Daniel Caulfield | IRL | 1.46.65 | 28-08-2000 | Gateshead |
| 97 | Oliver Daum | GER | 1.46.67 | 22-07-2000 | Leipzig |
| 98 | Willy Rotich | KEN | 1.46.70 | 09-06-2000 | Hämeenlinna |
| 99 | Philip Kibitok | KEN | 1.46.71 | 13-08-2000 | Lappeenranta |
| 100 | Bernard Kisilu | KEN | 1.46.71 | 05-07-2000 | Cardiff r1 |
| 101 | Kamel Boulahfane | ALG | 1.46.72 | 17-06-2000 | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 102 | Lubert Lewis | USA | 1.46.72 | 24-06-2000 | Dedham h1 |
| 103 | Shaun Farrell | NZL | 1.46.73 | 02-03-2000 | Melbourne A |
| 104 | David Cheruiyot | KEN | 1.46.77 | 21-07-2000 | Kararani s2 |
| 105 | Pavlos Farrouggias | GRE | 1.46.77 | 08-07-2000 | Athene |
| 106 | Mike Gichuki | KEN | 1.46.8 m | 23-06-2000 | Nairobi |
| 107 | James Nolan | IRL | 1.46.83 | 20-08-2000 | Dublin |
| 108 | Bernard Lagat | KEN | 1.46.85 | 15-06-2000 | Helsinki |
| 109 | Jimmy Jean-Joseph | FRA | 1.46.86 | 17-06-2000 | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 110 | Wojciech Kaldowski | POL | 1.46.87 | 07-06-2000 | Kassel r1 |
| 111 | Lukás Vydra | CZE | 1.46.87 | 05-08-2000 | Lisboa |
| 112 | Darren Dinneen | IRL | 1.46.88 | 29-07-2000 | Dublin |
| 113 | Mechal Gebreab | ETH | 1.46.92 | 13-08-2000 | La Chaux de Fonds |
| 114 | Joseph Ischia | AUS | 1.46.92 | 09-08-2000 | Runaway Bay |
| 115 | Giacomo Mazzoni | ITA | 1.46.92 | 30-08-2000 | Rovereto |
| 116 | Meyer Kotzé | RSA | 1.46.93 | 04-03-2000 | Stellenbosch |
| 117 | Balász Korányi | HUN | 1.46.96 | 27-06-2000 | Luzern A |
| 118 | Charlie Gruber | USA | 1.46.99 | 24-06-2000 | Dedham h2 |
| 119 | Nthambe Maswi | KEN | 1.47.0 m | 11-07-2000 | Nairobi |
| 120 | Brian Berryhill | USA | 1.47.01 | 20-07-2000 | Sacramento h4 |
| 121 | Kjetil Hodnekvam | NOR | 1.47.01 | 28-07-2000 | Oslo B |
| 122 | Ivan Komar | BLR | 1.47.01 | 03-06-2000 | Formia |
| 123 | Roberto Parra | ESP | 1.47.01i | 19-02-2000 | Valencia |
| 124 | Tom Omey | BEL | 1.47.04 | 13-08-2000 | La Chaux de Fonds |
| 125 | Bobby True | USA | 1.47.04 | 29-04-2000 | Des Moines |
| 126 | Sebastian Miller | POL | 1.47.05 | 05-06-2000 | Praha |
| 127 | Rizak Dirshe | SWE | 1.47.07 | 13-08-2000 | Lappeenranta |
| 128 | Gabriel Jennings | USA | 1.47.08 | 28-08-2000 | Gateshead |
| 129 | Paskar Owor | UGA | 1.47.08 | 12-06-2000 | Rehlingen B |
| 130 | Todd MacDonald | AUS | 1.47.10 | 29-07-2000 | Nudgee |
| 131 | Hezron Maina | KEN | 1.47.1 m | 24-06-2000 | Nairobi |
| 132 | Wolfram Müller | GER | 1.47.17 | 22-07-2000 | Leipzig |
| 133 | Abdu Yousuf | QAT | 1.47.17 | 23-07-2000 | Wespelaar |
| 134 | ? Cherkes | MOL | 1.47.18 | 19-08-2000 | Staiki |
| 135 | Heath Fitzpatrick | AUS | 1.47.20 | 11-02-2000 | Brisbane A |
| 136 | Andrea Giocondi | ITA | 1.47.2 m | 07-06-2000 | Milano |
| 137 | Dedan Maina | KEN | 1.47.2 m | 20-07-2000 | Kararani h5 |
| 138 | Marcio de Oliveira | BRA | 1.47.22 | 22-07-2000 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 139 | Stefan Beumer | NED | 1.47.23 | 10-06-2000 | Leiden |
| 140 | Viktors Lacis | LAT | 1.47.24 | 25-09-2000 | Sydney s3 |
| 141 | Henry Rotich | KEN | 1.47.24 | 27-08-2000 | Kuopio |
| 142 | Guillaume Douceret | FRA | 1.47.27 | 23-06-2000 | Paris |
| 143 | Ibrahim Aden | SOM | 1.47.29 | 18-06-2000 | Ingolstadt |
| 144 | Karel Znojil | CZE | 1.47.29 | 18-06-2000 | Ingolstadt |
| 145 | Isaac Sang | KEN | 1.47.3 m | 12-04-2000 | Tananarive |
| 146 | Mohamed Belhaj | TUN | 1.47.31 | 22-07-2000 | Leipzig |
| 147 | Alasdair Donaldson | GBR | 1.47.32 | 05-08-2000 | London |
| 148 | Antonio Reina | ESP | 1.47.33 | 25-07-2000 | Barcelona |
| 149 | Brendan Hanigan | AUS | 1.47.35 | 08-03-2000 | Adelaide |
| 150 | Evans Ndungu | KEN | 1.47.35 | 12-06-2000 | Rehlingen B |
| 151 | Peter Biwott | KEN | 1.47.36 | 10-06-2000 | Rethymno |
| 152 | Torbjörn Johansson | SWE | 1.47.36 | 11-06-2000 | Tartu |
| 153 | Rachid Khouia | FRA | 1.47.37 | 26-07-2000 | Casablanca |
| 154 | Juha Kukkamo | FIN | 1.47.38 | 02-09-2000 | Helsinki |
| 155 | Florent Lacasse | FRA | 1.47.41 | 07-10-2000 | Grosseto |
| 156 | Mike Schroer | USA | 1.47.45 | 01-07-2000 | Brunswick h4 |
| 157 | Mohamed Yagoub | SUD | 1.47.45 | 03-09-2000 | Rieti r2 |
| 158 | Scott Petersen | AUS | 1.47.46 | 09-08-2000 | Runaway Bay |
| 159 | Sammy Rono | KEN | 1.47.46 | 30-08-2000 | Rovereto |
| 160 | Marco Chiavarini | ITA | 1.47.48 | 27-06-2000 | Lignano |
| 161 | Romain De Bock | FRA | 1.47.49 | 01-07-2000 | Beaupreau |
| 162 | Elkana Angwenyi | KEN | 1.47.5 m | 09-04-2000 | Kakamega |
| 163 | Vincent Kemboi | KEN | 1.47.5 m | 22-09-2000 | Nairobi |
| 164 | M Maina | KEN | 1.47.5 m | 23-06-2000 | Nairobi |
| 165 | Nuno Lopes | POR | 1.47.52 | 18-06-2000 | Lisboa |
| 166 | Mark Rodgers | NZL | 1.47.52 | 15-01-2000 | Canberra A |
| 167 | Matt Kalwinsky | USA | 1.47.53 | 24-06-2000 | Dedham h1 |
| 168 | Mario Vernon-Watson | JAM | 1.47.54 | 23-07-2000 | Kingston |
| 169 | Solomon Birir | KEN | 1.47.55 | 24-06-2000 | Kuortane |
| 170 | Ricky Etheridge | PUR | 1.47.55 | 24-06-2000 | Dedham h1 |
| 171 | Achraf Tadili | CAN | 1.47.59 | 27-06-2000 | Dedham |
| 172 | Leonard Kivati | KEN | 1.47.6 m | 20-07-2000 | Kararani h5 |
| 173 | Hendrik Mokganyetsi | RSA | 1.47.60 | 18-03-2000 | Pietersburg |
| 174 | Vanco Stoyanov | MKD | 1.47.60 | 22-07-2000 | Budapest r1 |
| 175 | Jean-Gilles Talin | FRA | 1.47.61 | 01-07-2000 | Beaupreau |
| 176 | Sergio Gallardo | ESP | 1.47.62 | 25-07-2000 | Barcelona |
| 177 | Patrick Grammens | BEL | 1.47.66 | 25-08-2000 | Bruxelles B |
| 178 | Fouad Chouki | FRA | 1.47.70 | 19-07-2000 | Saint-Maur |
| 179 | Graham Davidson | RSA | 1.47.70 | 14-02-2000 | Potchefstroom |
| 180 | Marcel Burke | USA | 1.47.71i | 11-03-2000 | Fayetteville |
| 181 | Abdelmoug Raji | MAR | 1.47.71 | 27-06-2000 | Celle Ligure |
| 182 | Bryce Knight | USA | 1.47.72i | 11-03-2000 | Fayetteville |
| 183 | Ryan Locklin | USA | 1.47.73 | 13-05-2000 | Eagle Rock |
| 184 | Kennedy Osei | GHA | 1.47.73 | 12-07-2000 | Algiers |
| 185 | Chriss Moss | GBR | 1.47.75 | 19-08-2000 | Solihull A |
| 186 | Fraser Dowling | AUS | 1.47.76 | 11-02-2000 | Brisbane A |
| 187 | Akinori Mori | JPN | 1.47.76 | 22-07-2000 | Budapest r1 |
| 188 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | RUS | 1.47.76 | 18-06-2000 | St Petersburg |
| 189 | Jeff DeLong | USA | 1.47.77 | 05-05-2000 | Stanford |
| 190 | Robert Chirchir | KEN | 1.47.78i | 30-01-2000 | Dortmund |
| 191 | Pavel Soukup | CZE | 1.47.80 | 18-06-2000 | Ingolstadt |
| 192 | Martin Jares | CZE | 1.47.81 | 05-06-2000 | Praha |
| 193 | Jason Lobo | GBR | 1.47.81 | 20-08-2000 | Leverkusen r2 |
| 194 | Nicolas Aïssat | FRA | 1.47.82 | 13-08-2000 | La Chaux de Fonds |
| 195 | Miroslaw Formela | POL | 1.47.83 | 01-07-2000 | Sopot |
| 196 | Aaron Richberg | USA | 1.47.84 | 01-04-2000 | Auburn |
| 197 | Mickaíl Hotyat | FRA | 1.47.86 | 01-07-2000 | Beaupreau |
| 198 | Jai Thomas | AUS | 1.47.86 | 05-07-2000 | Cardiff r2 |
| 199 | Dave Matthews | IRL | 1.47.87 | 20-08-2000 | Dublin |
| 200 | William Best | CAN | 1.47.88 | 07-07-2000 | Montreal |
| 201 | Neil Caddy | GBR | 1.47.89 | 05-07-2000 | Cardiff r2 |
| 202 | Matthew Holthaus | USA | 1.47.89 | 10-06-2000 | Harrisonburg r1 |
| 203 | Jason Van Swol | USA | 1.47.89 | 20-05-2000 | Iowa City h3 |
| 204 | Graham Hood | CAN | 1.47.90 | 11-02-2000 | Brisbane A |
| 205 | Kenneth Koech | KEN | 1.47.9 m | 27-05-2000 | Nairobi |
| 206 | Mehdi Jeloodarzadeh | IRN | 1.47.91 | 23-09-2000 | Sydney h6 |
| 207 | José Serrano | ESP | 1.47.92 | 24-08-2000 | Manresa |
| 208 | Malcolm Muir | AUS | 1.47.93 | 15-01-2000 | Canberra A |
| 209 | Mohamed Othman | KSA | 1.47.95 | 13-08-2000 | Lappeenranta |
| 210 | Carlos da Silva | BRA | 1.47.96 | 06-08-2000 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 211 | Valdinei da Silva | BRA | 1.47.99 | 06-08-2000 | Rio de Janeiro |