The fastest 800 m athletes of 2006


Triumphant again!

Yuriy Borzakovskiy celebrates as he wins ahead of Wilfred Bungei and Dmitrijs Milkevics.

The Athens Grand Prix was the fastest 800m race for almost two years. Four runners went below 1:44 and in all eight went below 1:45. Four runners improved their personal best and there were new national records for Latvia and Kuwait as well.

For Yuriy it was not only a welcome return to form, but also a happy return to the Olympic venue where he took the gold in 2004.

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.43.0927-08-2006Rieti A
2Amine LaalouMAR1.43.2514-07-2006Roma
3Wilfred BungeiKEN1.43.3127-08-2006Rieti A
4Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.43.4203-07-2006Athene
5Bram SomNED1.43.4518-08-2006Zürich r1
6Youssef Saad KamelBRN1.43.6127-08-2006Rieti A
7Dmitrijs MilkevicsLAT1.43.6703-07-2006Athene
8Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.43.6827-08-2006Rieti A
9Alfred Kirwa YegoKEN1.43.8927-08-2006Rieti A
10Gary ReedCAN1.43.9327-08-2006Rieti r2
11Mohammed Al SalhiKSA1.43.9914-07-2006Roma
12Mehdi BaalaFRA1.44.0418-08-2006Zürich r1
13Rashid RamziBRN1.44.0517-07-2006Madrid
14William YiampoyKEN1.44.1218-08-2006Zürich r2
15Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.44.1303-07-2006Athene
16Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.44.1603-07-2006Athene
17Ismael KombichKEN1.44.2411-07-2006Lausanne B
18Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.44.3303-07-2006Athene
19Nabil MadiALG1.44.6314-07-2006Roma
20Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.44.7016-07-2006Lignano
21Florent LacasseFRA1.44.7411-07-2006Lausanne B
22David FiegenLUX1.44.8118-08-2006Zürich r2
23Eugenio BarriosESP1.44.8427-08-2006Rieti r2
24Andrea LongoITA1.44.8627-08-2006Rieti r2
25Christian SmithUSA1.44.8616-07-2006Lignano
26Abraham ChepkirwokUGA1.45.0m17-06-2006Kampala
27Alex KipchirchirKEN1.45.0m01-07-2006Nairobi
28Richard HillGBR1.45.1010-06-2006Watford A
29Joseph MutuaKEN1.45.1318-08-2006Zürich r2
30Achraf TadiliCAN1.45.1527-08-2006Rieti r2
31Michael RimmerGBR1.45.2326-07-2006Helsinki
32René HermsGER1.45.2626-07-2006Helsinki
33Bilal Mansoor AliBRN1.45.2730-08-2006Rovereto
34Abdulrahman SulaimanQAT1.45.3227-08-2006Rieti r2
35Juan de Dios JuradoESP1.45.4220-06-2006Huelva
36Gilbert KipchogeKEN1.45.4305-06-2006Neerpelt
37Justus KoechKEN1.45.4411-07-2006Lausanne B
38Salem Al BadriQAT1.45.4522-07-2006Heusden-Zolder B
39David KrummenackerUSA1.45.6027-08-2006Rieti r2
40Paul KorirKEN1.45.6313-07-2006Lappeenranta
41Sam EllisGBR1.45.6710-06-2006Watford A
42Miguel QuesadaESP1.45.6827-08-2006Rieti r2
43Majid Saeed SultanQAT1.45.7202-06-2006Oslo
44Ivan HeshkoUKR1.45.7406-06-2006Torino
45Manuel OlmedoESP1.45.7420-06-2006Huelva
46Thomas MatthijsBEL1.45.7522-07-2006Heusden-Zolder A
47Tom LancashireGBR1.45.7613-05-2006Atlanta
48Johan CronjeRSA1.45.7716-07-2006LapinLahti
49Abubaker KakiSUD1.45.7810-06-2006Rabat
50Jackson KivunaKEN1.45.8m01-07-2006Nairobii
51Nick SymmondsUSA1.45.8325-06-2006Indianapolis
52Jebreh HarrisUSA1.45.9125-06-2006Indianapolis
53Cosmas RonoKEN1.45.9119-07-2006Liège r1
54Maurizio BobbatoITA1.45.9301-09-2006Padova
55Samuel BurleyUSA1.45.9325-06-2006Indianapolis
56Ramil AritkulovRUS1.45.9816-07-2006Tula
57Edwin LettingKEN1.45.9922-07-2006Heusden-Zolder B
58Ivan NesterovRUS1.45.9916-07-2006Tula
59Tarek BoukensaALG1.46.1020-07-2006Alger
60Arnoud OkkenNED1.46.1101-09-2006Padova
61Tim RamirezUSA1.46.2016-07-2006Lignano
62Osmar dos SantosBRA1.46.2227-05-2006Ponce
63Grzegorz KrzosekPOL1.46.2228-07-2006Leverkusen
64Abdoulaye WagneSEN1.46.2315-07-2006Pergone Valsugana
65Miroslaw FormelaPOL1.46.2601-07-2006Warsaw
66Andy GonzálezCUB1.46.2629-07-2006Cartagena
67Ryan BrownUSA1.46.2910-06-2006Sacramento
68Sylas KimutaiKEN1.46.3m01-07-2006Nairobi
69David RudishaKEN1.46.3m01-07-2006Nairobi
70Jimmy WatkinsGBR1.46.3310-06-2006Watford A
71Michael ColtherdGBR1.46.3410-06-2006Watford A
72Glody DubeBOT1.46.3405-07-2006Tomblaine
73Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.46.3424-09-2006São Paulo
74Shaun SmithJAM1.46.3615-04-2006Lincoln
75Ali Abubaker KamalQAT1.46.3815-07-2006Pergone Valsugana
76Sherridan KirkTRI1.46.4013-05-2006Atlanta
77Solomon BirirKEN1.46.4218-06-2006Warszawa
78Kevin ElliottUSA1.46.4225-06-2006Indianapolis
79Josef RepcíkSVK1.46.4324-06-2006Nivelles
80Li XiangyuCHI1.46.4516-07-2006Lignano
81Mattias ClaessonSWE1.46.4612-06-2006Karlskrona
82Jonathan JohnsonUSA1.46.5019-07-2006Liège r1
83Said DoulalMAR1.46.5310-06-2006Rabat
84John LiteiKEN1.46.5522-03-2006Melbourne h1
85Kléberson DavideBRA1.46.5617-05-2006Fortaleza
86Efthimios PapadopoulosGRE1.46.5603-07-2006Athene
87Andrew BaddeleyGBR1.46.6224-06-2006Solihull
88Tim BayleyGBR1.46.6410-06-2006Sacramento
89Nicholas KemboiQAT1.46.6519-07-2006Liège r1
90Livio SciandraITA1.46.6616-07-2006Lignano
91Yuri KoldinRUS1.46.6916-07-2006Tula
92Marcin LewandowskiPOL1.46.6924-06-2006Szczecin
93Derrick PetersonUSA1.46.6919-07-2006Liège r1
94Reda Aït DouidaMAR1.46.7217-06-2006Rabat
95Berhanu AlemuETH1.46.7216-04-2006Addis Ababa
96Colin McCourtGBR1.46.7324-06-2006Solihull
97Jimmy LombaFRA1.46.7419-07-2006Liège r2
98Antoine MartiakFRA1.46.7430-05-2006Ostrava
99Sadjad MoradiIRI1.46.7521-07-2006Shiraz
100Christian ObristITA1.46.7701-09-2006Padova
101Zach GlavashUSA1.46.80i25-02-2006Lincoln
102Prince MumbaZAM1.46.8010-06-2006Sacramento
103Thomas ChamneyIRL1.46.8201-07-2006Oordegem
104Linus BiwottKEN1.46.8324-06-2006Nivelles
105Joeri JansenBEL1.46.8810-06-2006Kessel-Lo
106Tetlo EmmenUSA1.46.8913-05-2006Eagle Rock
107Andrew EllertonCAN1.46.9116-07-2006Gent
108Dave CampbellIRL1.46.9924-06-2006Solihull
109Jeremy MimsUSA1.46.9903-06-2006Brasschaat
110Joseph LomongSUD1.47.0008-06-2006Sacramento s1
111Lachlan RenshawAUS1.47.0015-08-2006Bejing h5
112Saïd AhmedMOR1.47.0128-07-2006Leverkusen
113Jackson LangatKEN1.47.02i11-03-2006Fayetteville
114Abdou AdamQAT1.47.0312-05-2006Doha r2
115René BauschingerGER1.47.0430-07-2006Nürnberg
116Moses KibetKEN1.47.1129-05-2006Addis Ababa
117Driss YousfiFRA1.47.1101-07-2006Oordegem
118Rabie DoukkanaMAR1.47.1326-07-2006Soria
119Tiago RodriguesPOR1.47.1417-07-2006Madrid r2
120Andrew KruminsAUS1.47.1615-04-2006Walnut
121Ghamanda RamIND1.47.1614-02-2006New Delhi
122Timothy DunneUSA1.47.1803-06-2006Nashville
123Neil DougalGBR1.47.2001-07-2006Oordegem
124Rob MyersUSA1.47.2629-06-2006Bloomington
125Hiroshi SasanoJPN1.47.2816-07-2006LapinLahti
126Robin SchemberaGER1.47.2908-07-2006Mannheim
127Willy RotichKEN1.47.3016-07-2006LapinLahti
128Martin ConradGER1.47.3124-06-2006Szczecin
129Brandon ShawUSA1.47.3229-06-2006Bloomington
130Elkana Chepsiror KosgeiKEN1.47.3308-04-2006Durham
131Tibari AissamMAR1.47.3603-06-2006Casablanca
132Nick BromleyAUS1.47.3615-01-2006Sydney
133Åldne DåhlinNOR1.47.3928-07-2006Leverkusen
134Jimmy AdarUGA1.47.4m17-06-2006Kampala
135Daniel Kipch. KomenKEN1.47.4m07-01-2006Nairobi
136Nick WillisNZL1.47.4009-03-2006Melbourne
137Joseph BoitKEN1.47.4105-07-2006Tomblaine
138Arturo CasadoESP1.47.4117-07-2006Madrid r2
139Ed JacksonGBR1.47.4310-06-2006Watford A
140Ehsan MohajershojaeiIRI1.47.4312-12-2006Doha
141Rashid MohamedBRN1.47.4318-06-2006Warszawa
142Duane SolomonUSA1.47.4510-06-2006Sacramento
143Ben GreenGBR1.47.4710-06-2006Watford A
144Jon RankinUSA1.47.4722-06-2006Indianapolis h2
145Dominic TanuiKEN1.47.4926-05-2006Austin h2
146Vincent MumoKEN1.47.5020-08-2006La Chaux-de-Fonds
147James NolanIRL1.47.5113-07-2006Lappeenranta
148Franck BarreFRA1.47.5305-07-2006Tomblaine
149Will FittsUSA1.47.5308-06-2006Sacramento s1
150Thomas PlanqueFRA1.47.5301-07-2006Oordegem
151Werner BothaAUS1.47.5411-02-2006Sydney
152James McIlroyGBR1.47.5419-02-2006Melbourne
153Ioan ZaizanROU1.47.5424-07-2006Bucuresti
154Moise JosephHAI1.47.56i29-01-2006Karlsruhe
155Chris ReynoldsGBR1.47.5710-06-2006Watford B
156Kevin HicksUSA1.47.5822-04-2006Lawrence
157Luciano MeloBRA1.47.5824-09-2006São Paulo
158Mikko LahtioFIN1.47.5916-07-2006LapinLahti
159Djabir Saïd-GuerniALG1.47.5923-06-2006Alger
160Maurys Surel CastilloCUB1.47.6029-07-2006Cartagena
161Abdelatif DaraaMAR1.47.6003-06-2006Casablanca
162Dmitrijs JurkevicsLAT1.47.6108-07-2006Mannheim
163Sebastian KeinerGER1.47.6108-07-2006Mannheim
164Elias KoechKEN1.47.6207-06-2006Sacramento h4
165Christian NeunhäusererITA1.47.6228-06-2006Lana
166Matthias RosseeuwBEL1.47.6322-07-2006Heusden-Zolder B
167Matt GrooseUSA1.47.6513-05-2006Nashville
168Mohamed MoroITA1.47.6516-07-2006Lignano
169João PiresPOR1.47.6517-06-2006Rabat
170Salvador CrespoESP1.47.6620-06-2006Huelva
171Tim HarrisUSA1.47.6610-06-2006Sacramento
172Juha KukkamoFIN1.47.6705-06-2006Neerpelt
173Jason StewartNZL1.47.7109-03-2006Melbourne
174Elijah BoitKEN1.47.7220-08-2006Avezzano
175Steffen CoGER1.47.7228-07-2006Leverkusen
176Juan Van DeventerRSA1.47.7227-01-2006Pretoria
177Elliot BlountUSA1.47.7601-07-2006Bloomington
178Luis Alberto MarcoESP1.47.7620-06-2006Huelva r2
179Moritz WaldmannGER1.47.7630-07-2006Nürnberg
180Oabona Baloyi (Onalenna)BOT1.47.7822-03-2006Melbourne h2
181William Rabih KoudiSUD1.47.7810-06-2006Rabat
182Gebremedhin MekonnenETH1.47.8m08-05-2006Khartoum
183Hudson de SouzaBRA1.47.8517-05-2006Fortaleza
184Gareth HyettNZL1.47.8531-01-2006Wanganui
185Paul LaslettGBR1.47.8510-06-2006Watford A
186Vyacheslov SokolovRUS1.47.8616-07-2006Tula
187Peter EtootKEN1.47.87o04-02-2006Notre Dame
188Alvaro RodriguezESP1.47.8724-06-2006Alcala de Henares
189Werner BothaRSA1.47.8925-02-2006Oudtshoorn
190Hassan KhalloukiMAR1.47.8911-06-2006Nogent-sur-Marne
191Christian NiederbergerSUI1.47.8918-08-2006Zürich r2
192Courtney JaworskiUSA1.47.9m15-04-2006Princeton
193David KaroneiKEN1.47.9116-07-2006Gent
194István KerékjártóHUN1.47.9215-04-2006Walnut
195Joe LegareUSA1.47.92i11-03-2006Fayetteville
196Yoshihiro ShimodairaJPN1.47.9227-05-2006Nobeoka
197Japhet LeleiKEN1.47.9320-08-2006Avezzano
198José Manuel CortésESP1.47.9420-06-2006Huelva
199Fadil BellaaboussFRA1.47.9519-06-2006Strasbourg A
200Juan Carlos HigueroESP1.47.9505-07-2006Salamanca A
201Martell MunguiaUSA1.47.9507-06-2006Sacramento h4
202Gered BurnsUSA1.47.97i11-03-2006Fayetteville
203Brendon MahoneyUSA1.47.9727-06-2006Bloomington
204James NasratGBR1.47.9828-07-2006London
205Marcus MayesUSA1.47.9914-05-2006Waco
206Neville MillerUSA1.47.9922-06-2006Indianapolis h3