The fastest 800 m athletes of 2001

So young and yet so fast Did it at last! Yuriy Borzakovskiy 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.

#	Athlete	Nat	Time	Date	Venue
1	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	RUS	1.42.47	24-08-2001	Bruxelles
2	André Bucher	SUI	1.42.55	17-08-2001	Zürich A
3	Jean-Patrick Nduwimana	BDI	1.42.81	17-08-2001	Zürich A
4	Wilfred Bungei	KEN	1.42.96	17-08-2001	Zürich A
5	William Yiampoy	KEN	1.43.00	17-08-2001	Zürich A
6	Pawel Czapiewski	POL	1.43.22	17-08-2001	Zürich A
7	Arthémon Hatungimana	BDI	1.43.38	24-08-2001	Bruxelles
8	Hezekiél Sepeng	RSA	1.43.57	20-07-2001	Monaco
9	Joseph Mutua	KEN	1.43.63	20-07-2001	Monaco
10	Bram Som	NED	1.43.98	20-07-2001	Monaco
11	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	RSA	1.44.01	17-08-2001	Zürich A
12	William Chirchir	KEN	1.44.02	04-07-2001	Lausanne
13	Kenneth Kimwetich	KEN	1.44.21	20-07-2001	Monaco
14	Nils Schumann	GER	1.44.32	17-08-2001	Zürich A
15	Nicholas Wachira	KEN	1.44.46	02-09-2001	Rieti
16	Otukile Lekote	BOT	1.44.47	10-07-2001	Montreal r2
17	Joeri Jansen	BEL	1.44.52	24-08-2001	Bruxelles
18	Trinity Gray	USA	1.44.54	29-08-2001	Rovereto
19	Andrea Longo	ITA	1.44.55	06-06-2001	Milano
20	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	ALG	1.44.55	06-06-2001	Milano
21	Glody Dube	BOT	1.44.59	06-07-2001	Paris
22	Benjamin Kipkurui	KEN	1.44.80	26-08-2001	Leverkusen A
23	Noah Ngeny	KEN	1.44.85	06-06-2001	Milano
24	Adem Hecini	ALG	1.44.87	02-09-2001	Rieti
25	David Lelei	KEN	1.44.96	20-07-2001	Monaco
26	Nicolas Aïssat	FRA	1.44.98	29-08-2001	Rovereto
27	Cornelius Chirchir	KEN	1.44.98	29-08-2001	Rovereto
28	Norberto Téllez	CUB	1.45.01	04-07-2001	Lausanne
29	Paul Korir	KEN	1.45.02	20-07-2001	Monaco
30	Wolfram Müller	GER	1.45.14	26-08-2001	Leverkusen A
31	Khadevis Robinson	USA	1.45.15	27-05-2001	Eugene
32	Michael Rotich	KEN	1.45.24	15-06-2001	Bydgoszcz
33	Henry Rotich	KEN	1.45.25	26-08-2001	Leverkusen A
34	Frederik Onyancha	KEN	1.45.27	06-06-2001	Milano
35	Khalid Tighazouine	MAR	1.45.27	01-09-2001	Bejing
36	Anthony Kabara	KEN	1.45.29	06-04-2001	Durham
37	Willy Rotich	KEN	1.45.31	27-06-2001	Ludvika
38	Bernard Kisilu	KEN	1.45.39	15-07-2001	Lappeenranta
39	David Krummenacker	USA	1.45.44	17-08-2001	Zürich B
40	Achraf Tadili	CAN	1.45.48	24-06-2001	Edmonton
41	Derrick Peterson	USA	1.45.49	01-09-2001	Bejing
42	Arnoud Okken	NED	1.45.64	01-09-2001	Bejing
43	David Kiptoo	KEN	1.45.74	27-05-2001	Eugene
44	Grant Cremer	AUS	1.45.75	17-07-2001	Stockholm
45	Japheth Kimutai	KEN	1.45.75	04-07-2001	Lausanne
46	Johan Botha	RSA	1.45.80i	15-02-2001	Stockholm
47	Francis Marwa	KEN	1.45.81	07-07-2001	Madrid
48	Boris Kaveshnikov	RUS	1.45.82	15-07-2001	Tula
49	Tom Omey	BEL	1.45.93	04-07-2001	Arnhem
50	Dirk Heinze	GER	1.45.95i	10-03-2001	Fayetteville
51	Grzegorz Krzosek	POL	1.45.97	08-06-2001	Poznan
52	Antonio Reina	ESP	1.46.00	18-08-2001	San Sebastian
53	Dimitriy Bogdanov	RUS	1.46.02	22-07-2001	Lapinlahti
54	Brian Berryhill	USA	1.46.03	19-05-2001	San Diego
55	Paul McMullen	USA	1.46.03	26-08-2001	Leverkusen A
56	Jesse Strutzel	USA	1.46.03	14-07-2001	Heusden-Zolder
57	Osmar dos Santos	BRA	1.46.04	11-07-2001	Nuoro
58	Joel Marwa	KEN	1.46.05	18-05-2001	Doha
59	Zach Whitmarsh	CAN	1.46.12	25-05-2001	Victoria
60	Kris McCarthy	AUS	1.46.15	01-09-2001	Bejing
61	Jimmy Lomba	FRA	1.46.16	06-07-2001	Paris
62	Marko Koers	NED	1.46.22	04-06-2001	Hengelo
63	Asaine Diallo	SEN	1.46.23	30-06-2001	Funchal
64	Sergey Kozhevnikov	RUS	1.46.25	15-07-2001	Tula
65	Werner Botha	RSA	1.46.3 m	02-11-2001	Johannesburg
66	Lucky Hadebe	RSA	1.46.3 m	02-11-2001	Johannesburg
67	João Pires	POR	1.46.34	16-06-2001	Lisboa
68	Nico Motchebon	GER	1.46.38	13-06-2001	Kassel R3
69	Marvin Watts	JAM	1.46.43	04-08-2001	Edmonton h5
70	Roberto Parra	ESP	1.46.48i	15-02-2001	Stockholm
71	Shaun Abrahams	RSA	1.46.49	04-03-2001	Durban
72	Franck Barre	FRA	1.46.53	19-08-2001	La Chaux-de-Fonds
73	Artem Mastrov	RUS	1.46.53	15-07-2001	Tula
74	Mouhcine Chehibi	MAR	1.46.54	08-07-2001	Valencia
75	Wilson Kirwa	FIN	1.46.54	22-07-2001	Lapinlahti
76	Moise Joseph	HAI	1.46.58	13-05-2001	Columbia
77	Nathan Brannen	CAN	1.46.60	24-06-2001	Edmonton
78	Bryce Knight	USA	1.46.60	10-07-2001	Montreal r2
79	Rui Silva	POR	1.46.60	20-05-2001	Lisboa
80	Sylas Kimutai	KEN	1.46.61	04-06-2001	Hengelo
81	Franek Haschke	GER	1.46.63	26-08-2001	Leverkusen A
82	Darryl Fillion	CAN	1.46.65	10-07-2001	Montreal r2
83	Sergio Gallardo	ESP	1.46.65	07-07-2001	Madrid
84	Stefan Beumer	NED	1.46.71	24-05-2001	Nijmegen
85	Jose Antonio Redolat	ESP	1.46.71	08-07-2001	Valencia
86	Andrea Giocondi	ITA	1.46.76	06-06-2001	Milano
87	Daniel Caulfield	IRL	1.46.80	03-06-2001	Portland
88	Robert Chirchir	KEN	1.46.8 m	12-05-2001	Nairobi
89	Florent Lacasse	FRA	1.46.80	19-08-2001	La Chaux-de-Fonds
90	Valdinei da Silva	BRA	1.46.81	22-07-2001	Rio de Janeiro
91	René Herms	GER	1.46.81	01-07-2001	Stuttgart
92	Gabriel Jennings	USA	1.46.83	12-05-2001	Palo Alto r1
93	Juan Carlos Higuero	ESP	1.46.84	20-06-2001	Cáceres
94	Tarik Bourrouag	GER	1.46.85	30-05-2001	Dessau
95	Ivan Komar	BLR	1.46.86	08-06-2001	Poznan
96	Lubert Lewis	USA	1.46.86	10-07-2001	Montreal r2
97	Philip Kibitok	KEN	1.46.9 m	26-05-2001	Nairobi
98	Ramil Aritkulov	RUS	1.46.93	15-07-2001	Tula
99	Reyes Estévez	ESP	1.46.93	08-07-2001	Valencia
100	Isaiah Nkuna	RSA	1.46.93	23-03-2001	Pretoria B
101	Mehdi Baala	FRA	1.46.94	30-06-2001	Saint-Etienne h1
102	Rachid Khouia	FRA	1.46.99	20-07-2001	Ottawa
103	Philymon Kibet	KEN	1.47.00	06-06-2001	Milano
104	Mark Rodgers	NZL	1.47.04	31-08-2001	Bejing s2
105	Vladimir Bozhko	RUS	1.47.06	15-07-2001	Tula
106	Ali Hakimi	TUN	1.47.07	20-07-2001	Ottawa 2
107	Dedan Maina	KEN	1.47.1 m	26-05-2001	Nairobi
108	Fernando Almeida	POR	1.47.14	30-06-2001	Funchal
109	Pavlos Farrouggias	GRE	1.47.16	21-07-2001	Patra
110	Nick Muchoki	KEN	1.47.16	19-05-2001	Atlanta r1
111	Neil Speaight	GBR	1.47.16	19-06-2001	Tartu
112	Massimo de Meo	ITA	1.47.17	11-07-2001	Nuoro
113	Eliud Njubi	KEN	1.47.17	31-03-2001	Arlington
114	Vyacheslav Shabunin	RUS	1.47.17	15-07-2001	Tula
115	Mike Stember	USA	1.47.17	12-05-2001	Palo Alto r1
116	Hudson de Souza	BRA	1.47.20	18-05-2001	Manaus
117	Ricky Etheridge	PUR	1.47.20	12-05-2001	Eagle Rock
118	Flavio Godoy	BRA	1.47.20	06-05-2001	Rio de Janeiro
119	Juan Carlos Esteso	ESP	1.47.21	18-08-2001	San Sebastian
120	Elliott Gaskins	USA	1.47.25i	03-03-2001	Atlanta
121	Mao Tjiroze	NAM	1.47.28	19-05-2001	San Diego
122	David Cheruiyot	KEN	1.47.3 m	26-05-2001	Nairobi
123	Jebreh Harris	USA	1.47.30	13-05-2001	Columbia
124	Abdu Yousuf	QAT	1.47.3 m	03-10-2001	Damascus
125	Rizak Dirshe	SWE	1.47.31	27-06-2001	Ludvika
126	Sebastian Miller	POL	1.47.31	08-06-2001	Poznan
127	Paul Mwangi	KEN	1.47.33	01-09-2001	Utrecht
128	Simon Lees	GBR	1.47.35	22-07-2001	London
129	Floyd Thompson	USA	1.47.37	04-05-2001	Palo Alto
130	Pavel Pelepyagin	BLR	1.47.38	30-06-2001	Minsk
131	Enock Koech	KEN	1.47.39	04-07-2001	Arnhem r2
132	Kevin Elliott	USA	1.47.40	12-05-2001	Eagle Rock
133	Rickard Pell	SWE	1.47.40	27-06-2001	Ludvika
134	Panayotis Stroubakos	GRE	1.47.40	22-08-2001	Thessaloniki
135	Wojciech Kaldowski	POL	1.47.42	08-06-2001	Poznan
136	James McIlroy	GBR	1.47.42	25-05-2001	Victoria
137	Hamza Abdenouz	ALG	1.47.5 m	17-07-2001	Algiers
138	Andrew Graffin	GBR	1.47.5 m	29-08-2001	Watford
139	John Kemboi	KEN	1.47.5 m	09-02-2001	Hämeenlinna
140	J Kiprotich	KEN	1.47.5 m	21-06-2001	Nairobi h2
141	Abdou Adam	QAT	1.47.6 m	03-10-2001	Damascus
142	Fraser Dowling	AUS	1.47.60	24-03-2001	Brisbane
143	Christian Neunhäuserer	ITA	1.47.67	06-06-2001	Milano
144	Adam Davis	USA	1.47.69	13-05-2001	Palo Alto
145	P Bitok	KEN	1.47.7 m	25-05-2001	Nairobi h2
146	Jeff DeLong	USA	1.47.70	12-05-2001	Palo Alto r1
147	Charles Makau	KEN	1.47.7 m	21-06-2001	Nairobi h1
148	Rob Mitchell	USA	1.47.70	12-05-2001	Palo Alto r2
149	Alexander Trutko	BLR	1.47.70	08-06-2001	Poznan
150	Roman Oravec	CZE	1.47.71i	10-03-2001	Fayetteville
151	Alan Webb	USA	1.47.74	02-06-2001	Richmond
152	Cosmas Rono	KEN	1.47.78	27-05-2001	Ingolstadt
153	K Mathew Binu	IND	1.47.80	21-10-2001	Chennai
154	Lukás Vydra	CZE	1.47.80i	04-02-2001	Stuttgart B
155	Graham Hood	CAN	1.47.82	25-05-2001	Victoria
156	Israel Domínguez	ESP	1.47.83	30-06-2001	Funchal
157	Urmet Uusorg	EST	1.47.84	22-07-2001	Lapinlahti
158	James Karanu	KEN	1.47.86i	10-02-2001	Fayetteville
159	Christian Köhler	GER	1.47.86	30-06-2001	Stuttgart h2
160	Tim Rogge	BEL	1.47.86	14-07-2001	Heusden-Zolder
161	Jason Van Swol	USA	1.47.88	20-05-2001	Bloomington
162	Abdelkrim Ouou	ALG	1.47.9 m	17-07-2001	Algiers
163	Simon Kimata	KEN	1.47.92	04-05-2001	Austin
164	James Doaty	USA	1.47.93o	25-02-2001	Lexington
165	Felix Leiter	GER	1.47.93	01-07-2001	Stuttgart
166	Juha Kukkamo	FIN	1.47.94	22-07-2001	Lapinlahti
167	Peter Biwott	KEN	1.47.95	14-07-2001	Sotteville
168	Davide Cadoni	ITA	1.47.96	30-06-2001	Henares
169	Jimmy Jean-Joseph	FRA	1.47.96	30-06-2001	Saint-Etienne h1
170	Phil Malakwen	KEN	1.47.96	19-05-2001	Atlanta r2
171	Erkinjon Isakov	UZB	1.47.97i	01-02-2001	Tashkent
172	Jason Long	USA	1.47.97	19-05-2001	Princeton h2