The fastest 800 m athletes of 2004

The last races of a great champion

After a modest outdoor season in 2003 it looked unlikely that Wilson Kipketer would be a major contender for an Olympic medal in Athens. But he surprised most people in his first race of the 2004 season . In Rome Wilson ran a clever rather than a dominant race, and beat the entire field in one of the fastest times of the season. In Athens though he had to be content with bronze. Sadly the greatest 800m runner of all time will never be Olympic champion.

(from left to right: Florent Lacasse (FRA), Joeri Jansen (BEL), Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA), Wilson Kipketer (DEN), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG), André Bucher (SUI), Wilfred Bungei (KEN) )

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1Wilfred BungeiKEN1.43.0606-08-2004Zürich A
2Youssef Saad KamelBRN1.43.1106-08-2004Zürich B
3William YiampoyKEN1.43.2906-08-2004Zürich A
4Joseph MutuaKEN1.43.3505-09-2004Rieti
5Amine LaalouMAR1.43.6806-08-2004Zürich B
6Wilson KipketerDEN1.43.8802-07-2004Roma A
7Antonio ReinaESP1.43.8906-08-2004Zürich B
8Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.43.9204-07-2004Iráklion
9Hezekiél SepengRSA1.43.9402-07-2004Roma A
10Michael RotichKEN1.44.0904-07-2004Iráklion
11René HermsGER1.44.1408-08-2004München
12Justus KoechKEN1.44.1904-07-2004Iráklion
13Bram SomNED1.44.3705-09-2004Rieti
14Andrea LongoITA1.44.4202-07-2004Roma A
15Djabir Saïd-GuerniALG1.44.4403-09-2004Bruxelles
16Joeri JansenBEL1.44.4802-07-2004Roma A
17Florent LacasseFRA1.44.4802-07-2004Roma A
18Timothy KiptanuiKEN1.44.4908-09-2004Rovereto A
19Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.44.5603-09-2004Bruxelles
20Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.44.6226-08-2004Athene s2
21William ChirchirKEN1.44.6525-07-2004Lappeenranta
22Jonathan JohnsonUSA1.44.7712-07-2004Sacramento
23Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.44.8906-08-2004Zürich B
24Gary ReedCAN1.44.9231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
25David KrummenackerUSA1.44.9306-08-2004Zürich B
26Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.45.0404-07-2004Iráklion
27Derrick PetersonUSA1.45.0812-07-2004Sacramento
28Nicholas WachiraKEN1.45.1308-06-2004Zaragoza
29Nicolas AïssatFRA1.45.1404-07-2004Iráklion
30Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.45.1725-08-2004Athene h4
31Achraf TadiliCAN1.45.2122-05-2004Mexico City
32Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.45.2524-06-2004Alger
33Majid Saeed SultanQAT1.45.2505-09-2004Rieti
34Mounir YemmouniFRA1.45.2506-08-2004Zürich B
35Jean-Patrick NduwimanaBDI1.45.2631-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
36Berhanu AlemuETH1.45.2811-06-2004Bergen
37Ramil AritkulovRUS1.45.2831-07-2004Tula
38Samuel MweraTAN1.45.3025-08-2004Athene h4
39Manuel OlmedoESP1.45.3017-07-2004Madrid r1
40Arthémon HatungimanaBDI1.45.4631-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
41Mehdi BaalaFRA1.45.5213-06-2004Erfurt
42Nick WillisNZL1.45.5431-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
43André BucherSUI1.45.5606-08-2004Zürich A
44Dmitrijs MilkevicsLAT1.45.6031-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
45Miguel QuesadaESP1.45.6117-07-2004Madrid r1
46David FiegenLUX1.45.6331-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
47Osmar dos SantosBRA1.45.6402-07-2004Roma B
48Arnoud OkkenNED1.45.6731-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
49Ricky SoosGBR1.45.7025-08-2004Athene h2
50Nabil MadiALG1.45.7307-08-2004Algiers
51Henry RotichKEN1.45.7616-05-2004Belém
52Khalid TighazouineMAR1.45.8519-06-2004Meknès
53Glody DubeBOT1.45.8626-06-2004Cuxhaven
54Abdou AdamQAT1.45.8908-09-2004Rovereto B
55Rui SilvaPOR1.45.9004-07-2004Iráklion
56Peter BiwottKEN1.45.9127-06-2004Ratingen
57Ivan HeshkoUKR1.45.9225-08-2004Athene h6
58Nico MotchebonGER1.46.0102-07-2004Roma B
59Edwin LettingKEN1.46.0417-07-2004Brazzaville
60Sadjad MoradiIRI1.46.0722-07-2004Sari
61Jackson LangatKEN1.46.09i13-02-2004Fayetteville
62Alan WebbUSA1.46.0902-08-2004Malmö
63Vincent KemboiKEN1.46.1202-06-2004Milano
64Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.46.1206-06-2004São Paulo
65Rashid RamziBRN1.46.15i07-03-2004Budapest
66Jesse O'ConnellUSA1.46.1602-08-2004Malmö
67Zach WhitmarshCAN1.46.2m03-06-2004Victoria
68Lee Jae-HoonKOR1.46.2425-08-2004Athene h1
69Jason StewartNZL1.46.2425-08-2004Athene h3
70Benson EshoKEN1.46.2523-07-2004Pergine Valsugana
71Livio SciandraITA1.46.2604-06-2004Torino
72Mike EastGBR1.46.2731-07-2004London (Nh)
73Grzegorz KrzosekPOL1.46.2717-07-2004Bialogard
74Charlie GruberUSA1.46.3027-06-2004Eagle Rock
75Willy RotichKEN1.46.3218-07-2004Lapinlahti
76Andreas FreimannGER1.46.3611-06-2004Kassel
77Rickard PellSWE1.46.3631-05-2004Rehlingen
78Isaac SangKEN1.46.3627-06-2004Ratingen
79Paskar OworUGA1.46.3728-06-2004Strasbourg
80Fouad RtaimateFRA1.46.3818-07-2004Lapinlahti
81Salem Al BadriQAT1.46.3931-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
82Pawel CzapiewskiPOL1.46.3908-08-2004Poznan
83Rizak DirsheSWE1.46.3931-05-2004Rehlingen
84Juan de Dios JuradoESP1.46.3917-07-2004Madrid r1
85Rashid MohamedBRN1.46.4321-07-2004Reims
86Samuel BurleyUSA1.46.4502-08-2004Malmö
87Miroslaw FormelaPOL1.46.4617-07-2004Bialogard
88Ehsan MohajershojaeiIRI1.46.4622-07-2004Sari
89Abdesslam KennoucheALG1.46.4714-09-2004Nancy
90Nthambe MaswiKEN1.46.4731-05-2004Rehlingen
91Nathan BrannenCAN1.46.4802-07-2004Roma B
92Simon KimataKEN1.46.4810-04-2004Westwood
93Francis MarwaKEN1.46.5m14-05-2004Nairobi
94Nahashon RutoKEN1.46.5m22-05-2004Nairobi
95José Manuel CortésESP1.46.5108-08-2004Huelva
96Werner BothaRSA1.46.5231-05-2004Hengelo
97Andrew EllertonCAN1.46.5607-05-2004Ann Arbor
98Paul CrossUSA1.46.6016-05-2004Oxford (MS)
99Sylas KimutaiKEN1.46.6m22-05-2004Nairobi
100Tom OmeyBEL1.46.6131-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
101Michal SnebergerCZE1.46.6302-08-2004Malmö
102James McIlroyGBR1.46.6431-05-2004Rehlingen
103? ShukurovAZE1.46.6403-07-2004Baku
104Jebreh HarrisUSA1.46.6612-07-2004Sacramento
105Sherridan KirkTRI1.46.6716-05-2004Oxford (MS)
106Jeff DeLongUSA1.46.6827-06-2004Eagle Rock
107Michael TooKEN1.46.7m08-05-2004Eldoret
108João PiresPOR1.46.7125-08-2004Athene h5
109Davide RoncalliITA1.46.7114-07-2004Nuoro
110Christian SmithUSA1.46.7402-07-2004Indianapolis
111Elliot BlountUSA1.46.7611-06-2004Victoria 2
112Moise JosephHAI1.46.7602-05-2004Gainesville
113Abdoulaye WagneSEN1.46.7604-06-2004Torino
114Abdulrahman SulaimanQAT1.46.7728-07-2004Besigheim
115Salvador CrespoESP1.46.7808-08-2004Huelva
116Neil SpeaightGBR1.46.7825-06-2004Dunblin
117Japheth KimutaiKEN1.46.8004-07-2004Iráklion
118Jesse StrutzelUSA1.46.8010-04-2004Westwood
119John YegoKEN1.46.8m15-05-2004Nairobi
120Peter EtootKEN1.46.8328-05-2004Baton Rouge h1
121Tarek BoukensaALG1.46.8714-09-2004Nancy
122Marc SylvesterUSA1.46.8709-07-2004Sacramento h1
123Panayotis StroubakosGRE1.46.8804-07-2004Iráklion
124Jimmy LombaFRA1.46.8911-06-2004Kassel
125Joseph BoitKEN1.46.9m08-05-2004Eldoret
126Selahattin ÇobanogluTUR1.46.9231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
127Thomas PlanqueFRA1.46.9228-06-2004Strasbourg
128Mike StemberUSA1.46.9227-06-2004Eagle Rock
129Wilson KirwaFIN1.46.9309-07-2004Barcelona
130Byron PiedraECU1.46.9311-07-2004Quito
131James NasratGBR1.46.9514-08-2004Nivelles
132Bernard LagatKEN1.46.9618-04-2004Walnut
133Erkinjon IsakovUZB1.46.9823-07-2004Bishkek
134Mikhail KolganovKAZ1.46.9905-06-2004Almaty
135Jason BriggsUSA1.47.0026-06-2004Bloomington
136Prince MumbaZAM1.47.0110-06-2004Austin h2
137Hiroshi SasanoJPN1.47.0231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
138Maurizio BobbatoITA1.47.0308-09-2004Rovereto B
139Juan Carlos HigueroESP1.47.0317-07-2004Madrid r2
140Dave PaulsenUSA1.47.0305-06-2004Eagle Rock r2
141Tom VanchazeBEL1.47.0331-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
142Joel KidgerGBR1.47.0508-08-2004Szombathely
143Jacob KoczmanUSA1.47.0612-07-2004Sacramento
144Mattias ClaessonSWE1.47.0707-08-2004Karlstad
145Johnny ShupingRSA1.47.0917-04-2004Durban
146? MeguelatiALG1.47.1107-08-2004Algiers
147Peter RokoSUD1.47.1319-06-2004Rabat
148John LiteiKEN1.47.1513-06-2004Erfurt
149Bryan WoodwardUSA1.47.1727-06-2004Eagle Rock
150Francis KakonziKEN1.47.2m29-05-2004Nairobi
151Alfred KiprotichKEN1.47.2m18-06-2004Nairobi s2
152Antoine MartiakFRA1.47.2128-06-2004Strasbourg
153Brian RueUSA1.47.2127-06-2004Eagle Rock
154Floyd ThompsonUSA1.47.2101-07-2004Burnaby
155Mike IngeUSA1.47.2309-07-2004Sacramento h1
156Graham DavidsonRSA1.47.2431-05-2004Rehlingen
157Todd MacDonaldAUS1.47.2526-06-2004Cuxhaven
158Abdel MahmoudiFRA1.47.2621-07-2004Reims
159Simoncito SilveraVEN1.47.2608-08-2004Huelva
160Boris KaveshnikovRUS1.47.2705-06-2004Almaty
161Christian ObristITA1.47.2704-06-2004Torino
162Roberto ParraESP1.47.2808-06-2004Zaragoza
163Juha KukkamoFIN1.47.3218-07-2004Lapinlahti
164Jouni HaatainenFIN1.47.3318-07-2004Lapinlahti
165David LeleiKEN1.47.33i29-02-2004Leipzig
166Sultan Majed SaeedQAT1.47.3316-07-2004Grosseto
167Anter ZerguelaineALG1.47.3322-09-2004Algiers
168Bonolo MaboaRSA1.47.3513-02-2004Potchefstroom
169Shaun AbrahamsRSA1.47.3717-04-2004Durban
170Mindaugas NorbutasLTU1.47.3825-08-2004Athene h2
171Alfred Kirwa YegoKEN1.47.3916-07-2004Grosseto
172Yassine BensghirMAR1.47.4m23-05-2004Rabat
173Sergio GallardoESP1.47.4008-06-2004Zaragoza B
174Christian NeunhäusererITA1.47.4002-07-2004Roma B
175Yevgeniy IvanovRUS1.47.4231-07-2004Tula
176Anthony NotebaertFRA1.47.4228-06-2004Strasbourg
177Diogo SousaPOR1.47.4609-07-2004Barcelona
178Charles JantjiesRSA1.47.4717-04-2004Durban
179Richard SmithUSA1.47.4730-04-2004Stanford
180Lubert LewisUSA1.47.4812-06-2004Waltham
181Massimo de MeoITA1.47.5117-07-2004Formia
182James HatchUSA1.47.5216-05-2004Oxford (MS)
183Artem MastrovRUS1.47.5231-07-2004Tula
184Mohammed BattaniMAR1.47.5426-06-2004Villefranche-s-Saone
185Kevin ElliottUSA1.47.5527-03-2004Stanford
186Johan CronjeRSA1.47.5909-06-2004Luzern
187Jamel AhrassFRA1.47.6021-07-2004Reims
188Toby HenkelsUSA1.47.6009-07-2004Sacramento h1
189Michael McGrathUSA1.47.6231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
190Valdinei da SilvaBRA1.47.6318-04-2004São Paulo
191Manuel DamiãoPOR1.47.6413-06-2004Lisboa
192Ferencz RigoROM1.47.6930-05-2004Bucuresti
193Samuel DadiETH1.47.7m05-05-2004Addis Ababa
194Rob MyersUSA1.47.7102-07-2004Indianapolis
195Timothy DunneUSA1.47.7605-06-2004Eagle Rock r2
196Mohamed MoroITA1.47.7723-07-2004Pergine Valsugana
197Trent RiterUSA1.47.7820-06-2004Stanford
198Arturo CasadoESP1.47.8013-07-2004Salamanca
199Will FittsUSA1.47.8010-04-2004Tempe
200Roman HanzelSVK1.47.80i07-02-2004Wien r1
201Alex SangKEN1.47.8m29-05-2004Nairobi
202Pavlos FarrouggiasGRE1.47.8104-07-2004Iráklion
203Courtney JaworskiUSA1.47.8126-06-2004Chapel Hill
204Kris LandersUSA1.47.8130-04-2004Stanford
205Anton BochkaryovRUS1.47.8231-07-2004Tula
206Aldwyn SappletonJAM1.47.8227-06-2004Kingston
207Adil Hadj HamouFRA1.47.8426-06-2004Villefranche-s-Saone
208Jonas HammFIN1.47.8418-07-2004Lapinlahti
209Matthew ShoneGBR1.47.8431-07-2004London (Nh)
210Sam EllisGBR1.47.8617-07-2004Cardiff
211Fernando AlmeidaPOR1.47.8707-08-2004Brasschaat B
212Reda Aït DouidaMAR1.47.8824-06-2004Alger
213Stanislav KhukharkinRUS1.47.8813-07-2004Moskva r6
214K Mathew BinuIND1.47.8918-04-2004Patiala
215Noah NgenyKEN1.47.9m14-07-2004Eltham
216Dmitriy OnufriyenkoRUS1.47.9113-07-2004Moskva r6
217Catalin MihuROM1.47.9230-05-2004Bucuresti
218Diego RuizESP1.47.9504-07-2004Alcalá de Henares
219Juan Carlos EstesoESP1.47.9803-07-2004San Sebastián
220Joe LegareUSA1.47.9826-06-2004Chapel Hill
221Andrey TomylinUKR1.47.9829-05-2004Kiev
222Volodymyr KovalykUKR1.47.9929-05-2004Kiev
223Kris McCarthyAUS1.47.9929-02-2004Sydney