The fastest 800 m athletes of 2001

So young and yet so fast

Did it at last! Yuryi Borzakovskyi is delighted after the race in Brussels where he finally managed to outkick world champion André Bucher for the first time. With a phenomenally well paced race he was able to make up a deficit of almost two seconds on the leaders halfway through and finish in 1:42.47, the fastest time of the year. Only four other athletes have ever been faster, but none of them at the time was as young as this talented Russian boy, who only turned 20 in April.

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.42.4724-08-2001Bruxelles
2André BucherSUI1.42.5517-08-2001Zürich A
3Jean-Patrick NduwimanaBDI1.42.8117-08-2001Zürich A
4Wilfred BungeiKEN1.42.9617-08-2001Zürich A
5William YiampoyKEN1.43.0017-08-2001Zürich A
6Pawel CzapiewskiPOL1.43.2217-08-2001Zürich A
7Arthémon HatungimanaBDI1.43.3824-08-2001Bruxelles
8Hezekiél SepengRSA1.43.5720-07-2001Monaco
9Joseph MutuaKEN1.43.6320-07-2001Monaco
10Bram SomNED1.43.9820-07-2001Monaco
11Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.44.0117-08-2001Zürich A
12William ChirchirKEN1.44.0204-07-2001Lausanne
13Kenneth KimwetichKEN1.44.2120-07-2001Monaco
14Nils SchumannGER1.44.3217-08-2001Zürich A
15Nicholas WachiraKEN1.44.4602-09-2001Rieti
16Otukile LekoteBOT1.44.4710-07-2001Montreal r2
17Joeri JansenBEL1.44.5224-08-2001Bruxelles
18Trinity GrayUSA1.44.5429-08-2001Rovereto
19Andrea LongoITA1.44.5506-06-2001Milano
20Djabir Saïd-GuerniALG1.44.5506-06-2001Milano
21Glody DubeBOT1.44.5906-07-2001Paris
22Benjamin KipkuruiKEN1.44.8026-08-2001Leverkusen A
23Noah NgenyKEN1.44.8506-06-2001Milano
24Adem HeciniALG1.44.8702-09-2001Rieti
25David LeleiKEN1.44.9620-07-2001Monaco
26Nicolas AïssatFRA1.44.9829-08-2001Rovereto
27Cornelius ChirchirKEN1.44.9829-08-2001Rovereto
28Norberto TéllezCUB1.45.0104-07-2001Lausanne
29Paul KorirKEN1.45.0220-07-2001Monaco
30Wolfram MüllerGER1.45.1426-08-2001Leverkusen A
31Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.45.1527-05-2001Eugene
32Michael RotichKEN1.45.2415-06-2001Bydgoszcz
33Henry RotichKEN1.45.2526-08-2001Leverkusen A
34Frederik OnyanchaKEN1.45.2706-06-2001Milano
35Khalid TighazouineMAR1.45.2701-09-2001Bejing
36Anthony KabaraKEN1.45.2906-04-2001Durham
37Willy RotichKEN1.45.3127-06-2001Ludvika
38Bernard KisiluKEN1.45.3915-07-2001Lappeenranta
39David KrummenackerUSA1.45.4417-08-2001Zürich B
40Achraf TadiliCAN1.45.4824-06-2001Edmonton
41Derrick PetersonUSA1.45.4901-09-2001Bejing
42Arnoud OkkenNED1.45.6401-09-2001Bejing
43David KiptooKEN1.45.7427-05-2001Eugene
44Grant CremerAUS1.45.7517-07-2001Stockholm
45Japheth KimutaiKEN1.45.7504-07-2001Lausanne
46Johan BothaRSA1.45.80i15-02-2001Stockholm
47Francis MarwaKEN1.45.8107-07-2001Madrid
48Boris KaveshnikovRUS1.45.8215-07-2001Tula
49Tom OmeyBEL1.45.9304-07-2001Arnhem
50Dirk HeinzeGER1.45.95i10-03-2001Fayetteville
51Grzegorz KrzosekPOL1.45.9708-06-2001Poznan
52Antonio ReinaESP1.46.0018-08-2001San Sebastian
53Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.46.0222-07-2001Lapinlahti
54Brian BerryhillUSA1.46.0319-05-2001San Diego
55Paul McMullenUSA1.46.0326-08-2001Leverkusen A
56Jesse StrutzelUSA1.46.0314-07-2001Heusden-Zolder
57Osmar dos SantosBRA1.46.0411-07-2001Nuoro
58Joel MarwaKEN1.46.0518-05-2001Doha
59Zach WhitmarshCAN1.46.1225-05-2001Victoria
60Kris McCarthyAUS1.46.1501-09-2001Bejing
61Jimmy LombaFRA1.46.1606-07-2001Paris
62Marko KoersNED1.46.2204-06-2001Hengelo
63Asaine DialloSEN1.46.2330-06-2001Funchal
64Sergey KozhevnikovRUS1.46.2515-07-2001Tula
65Werner BothaRSA1.46.3m02-11-2001Johannesburg
66Lucky HadebeRSA1.46.3m02-11-2001Johannesburg
67João PiresPOR1.46.3416-06-2001Lisboa
68Nico MotchebonGER1.46.3813-06-2001Kassel R3
69Marvin WattsJAM1.46.4304-08-2001Edmonton h5
70Roberto ParraESP1.46.48i15-02-2001Stockholm
71Shaun AbrahamsRSA1.46.4904-03-2001Durban
72Franck BarreFRA1.46.5319-08-2001La Chaux-de-Fonds
73Artem MastrovRUS1.46.5315-07-2001Tula
74Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.46.5408-07-2001Valencia
75Wilson KirwaFIN1.46.5422-07-2001Lapinlahti
76Moise JosephHAI1.46.5813-05-2001Columbia
77Nathan BrannenCAN1.46.6024-06-2001Edmonton
78Bryce KnightUSA1.46.6010-07-2001Montreal r2
79Rui SilvaPOR1.46.6020-05-2001Lisboa
80Sylas KimutaiKEN1.46.6104-06-2001Hengelo
81Franek HaschkeGER1.46.6326-08-2001Leverkusen A
82Darryl FillionCAN1.46.6510-07-2001Montreal r2
83Sergio GallardoESP1.46.6507-07-2001Madrid
84Stefan BeumerNED1.46.7124-05-2001Nijmegen
85Jose Antonio RedolatESP1.46.7108-07-2001Valencia
86Andrea GiocondiITA1.46.7606-06-2001Milano
87Daniel CaulfieldIRL1.46.8003-06-2001Portland
88Robert ChirchirKEN1.46.8m12-05-2001Nairobi
89Florent LacasseFRA1.46.8019-08-2001La Chaux-de-Fonds
90Valdinei da SilvaBRA1.46.8122-07-2001Rio de Janeiro
91René HermsGER1.46.8101-07-2001Stuttgart
92Gabriel JenningsUSA1.46.8312-05-2001Palo Alto r1
93Juan Carlos HigueroESP1.46.8420-06-2001Cáceres
94Tarik BourrouagGER1.46.8530-05-2001Dessau
95Ivan KomarBLR1.46.8608-06-2001Poznan
96Lubert LewisUSA1.46.8610-07-2001Montreal r2
97Philip KibitokKEN1.46.9m26-05-2001Nairobi
98Ramil AritkulovRUS1.46.9315-07-2001Tula
99Reyes EstévezESP1.46.9308-07-2001Valencia
100Isaiah NkunaRSA1.46.9323-03-2001Pretoria B
101Mehdi BaalaFRA1.46.9430-06-2001Saint-Etienne h1
102Rachid KhouiaMAR1.46.9920-07-2001Ottawa
103Philymon KibetKEN1.47.0006-06-2001Milano
104Mark RodgersNZL1.47.0431-08-2001Bejing s2
105Vladimir BozhkoRUS1.47.0615-07-2001Tula
106Ali HakimiTUN1.47.0720-07-2001Ottawa 2
107Dedan MainaKEN1.47.1m26-05-2001Nairobi
108Fernando AlmeidaPOR1.47.1430-06-2001Funchal
109Pavlos FarrouggiasGRE1.47.1621-07-2001Patra
110Nick MuchokiKEN1.47.1619-05-2001Atlanta r1
111Neil SpeaightGBR1.47.1619-06-2001Tartu
112Massimo de MeoITA1.47.1711-07-2001Nuoro
113Eliud NjubiKEN1.47.1731-03-2001Arlington
114Vyacheslav ShabuninRUS1.47.1715-07-2001Tula
115Mike StemberUSA1.47.1712-05-2001Palo Alto r1
116Hudson de SouzaBRA1.47.2018-05-2001Manaus
117Ricky EtheridgePUR1.47.2012-05-2001Eagle Rock
118Flavio GodoyBRA1.47.2006-05-2001Rio de Janeiro
119Juan Carlos EstesoESP1.47.2118-08-2001San Sebastian
120Elliott GaskinsUSA1.47.25i03-03-2001Atlanta
121Mao TjirozeNAM1.47.2819-05-2001San Diego
122David CheruiyotKEN1.47.3m26-05-2001Nairobi
123Jebreh HarrisUSA1.47.3013-05-2001Columbia
124Abdu YousufQAT1.47.3m03-10-2001Damascus
125Rizak DirsheSWE1.47.3127-06-2001Ludvika
126Sebastian MillerPOL1.47.3108-06-2001Poznan
127Paul MwangiKEN1.47.3301-09-2001Utrecht
128Simon LeesGBR1.47.3522-07-2001London
129Floyd ThompsonUSA1.47.3704-05-2001Palo Alto
130Pavel PelepyaginBLR1.47.3830-06-2001Minsk
131Enock KoechKEN1.47.3904-07-2001Arnhem r2
132Kevin ElliottUSA1.47.4012-05-2001Eagle Rock
133Rickard PellSWE1.47.4027-06-2001Ludvika
134Panayotis StroubakosGRE1.47.4022-08-2001Thessaloniki
135Wojciech KaldowskiPOL1.47.4208-06-2001Poznan
136James McIlroyGBR1.47.4225-05-2001Victoria
137Hamza AbdenouzALG1.47.5m17-07-2001Algiers
138Andrew GraffinGBR1.47.5m29-08-2001Watford
139John KemboiKEN1.47.5m09-02-2001Hämeenlinna
140J KiprotichKEN1.47.5m21-06-2001Nairobi h2
141Abdou AdamQAT1.47.6m03-10-2001Damascus
142Fraser DowlingAUS1.47.6024-03-2001Brisbane
143Christian NeunhäusererITA1.47.6706-06-2001Milano
144Adam DavisUSA1.47.6913-05-2001Palo Alto
145P BitokKEN1.47.7m25-05-2001Nairobi h2
146Jeff DeLongUSA1.47.7012-05-2001Palo Alto r1
147Charles MakauKEN1.47.7m21-06-2001Nairobi h1
148Rob MitchellUSA1.47.7012-05-2001Palo Alto r2
149Alexander TrutkoBLR1.47.7008-06-2001Poznan
150Roman OravecCZE1.47.71i10-03-2001Fayetteville
151Alan WebbUSA1.47.7402-06-2001Richmond
152Cosmas RonoKEN1.47.7827-05-2001Ingolstadt
153K Mathew BinuIND1.47.8021-10-2001Chennai
154Lukás VydraCZE1.47.80i04-02-2001Stuttgart B
155Graham HoodCAN1.47.8225-05-2001Victoria
156Israel DomínguezESP1.47.8330-06-2001Funchal
157Urmet UusorgEST1.47.8422-07-2001Lapinlahti
158James KaranuKEN1.47.86i10-02-2001Fayetteville
159Christian KöhlerGER1.47.8630-06-2001Stuttgart h2
160Tim RoggeBEL1.47.8614-07-2001Heusden-Zolder
161Jason Van SwolUSA1.47.8820-05-2001Bloomington
162Abdelkrim OuouALG1.47.9m17-07-2001Algiers
163Simon KimataKEN1.47.9204-05-2001Austin
164James DoatyUSA1.47.93o25-02-2001Lexington
165Felix LeiterGER1.47.9301-07-2001Stuttgart
166Juha KukkamoFIN1.47.9422-07-2001Lapinlahti
167Peter BiwottKEN1.47.9514-07-2001Sotteville
168Davide CadoniITA1.47.9630-06-2001Henares
169Jimmy Jean-JosephFRA1.47.9630-06-2001Saint-Etienne h1
170Phil MalakwenKEN1.47.9619-05-2001Atlanta r2
171Erkinjon IsakovUZB1.47.97i01-02-2001Tashkent
172Jason LongUSA1.47.9719-05-2001Princeton h2