The fastest 800 m athletes of 2004

Wilson Kipketer wins in Rome

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