All sub 1'44" tracks in the world
The Brussels stadium
A modern temple of track and field
The recently built Stade Roi Baudouin in Bruxelles is one of the most beautiful venues in the world for track and field. Each year the famous and extremely popular Memorial Van Damme commemorates the untimely death in 1976 of 800m runner and Olympic silver medal winner Ivo Van Damme, whose Belgian national 800m record stood for an amazing 48 years.
The memorial has witnessed numerous fast races, and it is no surprise the meeting record (set by legend Wilson Kipketer) of 1:42.20 is surpassed by few.
#VenueCountryTrack recordSet byNatDate
1LondonGreat Britain1.40.91David RudishaKEN09-08-2012
2RietiItaly1.41.01David RudishaKEN29-08-2010
3BerlinGermany1.41.09David RudishaKEN22-08-2010
4KölnGermany1.41.11Wilson KipketerDEN24-08-1997
5LausanneSwitzerland1.41.11Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN22-08-2024
6ParisFrance1.41.19Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN10-08-2024
7ZürichSwitzerland1.41.24Wilson KipketerDEN13-08-1997
8MonacoFrance1.41.44Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN11-07-2025
9HeusdenBelgium1.41.51David RudishaKEN10-07-2010
10NairobiKenya1.41.70Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN15-06-2024
11FirenzeItaly1.41.73Sebastian CoeGBR10-06-1981
12StockholmSweden1.41.73Wilson KipketerDEN07-07-1997
13New York NYUSA1.41.74David RudishaKEN09-06-2012
14ChorzówPoland1.41.86Marco AropCAN25-08-2024
15TokyoJapan1.41.86Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN20-09-2025
16OsloNorway1.42.04David RudishaKEN04-06-2010
17Rio de JaneiroBrazil1.42.15David RudishaKEN15-08-2016
18Eugene ORUSA1.42.16Donavan BrazierUSA03-08-2025
19BruxellesBelgium1.42.20Wilson KipketerDEN22-08-1997
20DohaQatar1.42.34Donavan BrazierUSA01-10-2019
21KoblenzGermany1.42.49Joaquim CruzBRA28-08-1985
22Boston MAUSA1.42.50iJosh HoeyUSA24-01-2026
23NiceFrance1.42.51Wilson KipketerDEN10-07-1996
24Atlanta GAUSA1.42.58Vebjørn RodalNOR31-07-1996
25Paris-BercyFrance1.42.67iWilson KipketerDEN09-03-1997
26RabatMorocco1.42.70Tshepiso MasalelaBOT25-05-2025
27StuttgartGermany1.42.76Japheth KimutaiKEN19-07-1998
28RomaItaly1.42.79Wilson KipketerDEN07-07-1999
29BirminghamGreat Britain1.42.79Emmanuel KorirKEN18-08-2018
30New Orleans LAUSA1.42.80Johnny GrayUSA24-06-1992
31FreeportThe Bahamas1.42.87Handal RobanVIN16-08-2025
32BudapestHungary1.42.96Laban ChepkwonyKEN12-08-2025
33SevillaSpain1.42.97Peter ElliottGBR30-05-1990
34FukuokaJapan1.42.98Wilson KipketerDEN13-09-1997
35Los Angeles CAUSA1.43.00Joaquim CruzBRA06-08-1984
36HengeloNetherlands1.43.05Wilfred BungeiKEN01-06-2003
37JerezSpain1.43.07Yeimer LópezCUB24-06-2008
38BarcelonaSpain1.43.08Ayanleh SouleimanDJI08-07-2015
39MannheimGermany1.43.11Nijel AmosBOT09-06-2012
40ByrkjeloNorway1.43.13Wilson KipketerDEN16-06-1996
41MelbourneAustralia1.43.15David RudishaKEN04-03-2010
42LinzAustria1.43.20Mark EverettUSA09-07-1997
43XiamenChina1.43.20Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN02-09-2023
44EdinburghGreat Britain1.43.22Steve CramGBR31-07-1986
45OstravaCzechia1.43.24Wilfred BungeiKEN12-06-2003
46Staten Island NYUSA1.43.24iJosh HoeyUSA23-02-2025
47RehlingenGermany1.43.25Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA09-06-2003
48Tucson AZUSA1.43.25Michael SaruniKEN28-04-2018
49Des Moines IAUSA1.43.27Duane SolomonUSA23-06-2013
50MoskvaRussia1.43.31Mohammed AmanETH13-08-2013
51GlasgowGreat Britain1.43.34David RudishaKEN12-07-2014
52SzékesfehérvárHungary1.43.35David RudishaKEN18-07-2016
53SplitCroatia1.43.37David RudishaKEN05-09-2010
54BernSwitzerland1.43.38Sebastian CoeGBR29-08-1989
55AtheneGreece1.43.38Wilson KipketerDEN08-08-1997
56Philadelphia PAUSA1.43.38Marco AropCAN31-05-2025
57EldoretKenya1.43.4 mDavid RudishaKEN30-06-2016
58SofiaBulgaria1.43.44Alberto JuantorenaCUB21-08-1977
59Marietta GAUSA1.43.44Jesus LópezMEX09-07-2021
60SeoulKorea1.43.45Paul ErengKEN26-09-1988
61TomblaineFrance1.43.46David RudishaKEN24-06-2011
62Durham NCUSA1.43.47Hezekiél SepengRSA13-07-1996
63TorinoItaly1.43.48Abubaker KakiSUD12-06-2010
64MontrealCanada1.43.50Alberto JuantorenaCUB25-07-1976
65MilanoItaly1.43.50Mohammed AmanETH18-09-2011
66DaeguSouth-Korea1.43.51Mohammed AmanETH16-05-2012
67TurkuFinland1.43.52Max BurginGBR14-06-2022
68MadridSpain1.43.53Djamel SedjatiALG19-07-2025
69MünchenGermany1.43.55Wilson KipketerDEN11-09-1999
70AstiItaly1.43.55Aaron CheminingwaKEN23-05-2024
71RoveretoItaly1.43.56Mohamed AttaouiESP02-06-2025
72BresciaItaly1.43.56Mohamed Ali GouanedALG15-07-2025
73Torrance CAUSA1.43.60Clayton MurphyUSA15-04-2017
74EdmontonCanada1.43.61Marco AropCAN03-07-2022
75LiègeBelgium1.43.62Abraham RotichKEN05-07-2012
76SollentunaSweden1.43.63Ayanleh SouleimanDJI27-06-2013
77Toruń (KP-Arena)Poland1.43.63iElliot GilesGBR17-02-2021
78GöteborgSweden1.43.64Wilson KipketerDEN24-08-1994
79HelsinkiFinland1.43.65Willi WülbeckGER09-08-1983
80BydgoszczPoland1.43.66Alberto JuantorenaCUB19-06-1977
81Westwood CAUSA1.43.68Bryce HoppelUSA18-05-2024
82HuddingeSweden1.43.69Ayanleh SouleimanDJI25-07-2014
83Gainesville FLUSA1.43.69Mouad ZahafiMAR16-04-2022
84StrasbourgFrance1.43.69Djamel SedjatiALG17-06-2022
85Miramar FLUSA1.43.69Marco AropCAN03-05-2025
86BurnabyCanada1.43.70Johnny GrayUSA06-06-1988
87Berkeley CAUSA1.43.73Emmanuel KorirKEN29-04-2017
88ZhukovskiyRussia1.43.76Amine LaalouMAR26-06-2010
89PerthAustralia1.43.79Peter BolAUS13-04-2025
90KortrijkBelgium1.43.80Josh HoeyUSA13-07-2024
91Portland ORUSA1.43.81Donavan BrazierUSA15-06-2025
92HechtelBelgium1.43.82Patrick NdururiKEN01-08-1998
93Kuala LumpurMalaysia1.43.82Japheth KimutaiKEN19-09-1998
94Ostrava (Atletická hala)Czechia1.43.83iEliott CrestanBEL03-02-2026
95PrahaCzechia1.43.84Olaf BeyerDDR31-08-1978
96MalmöSweden1.43.84Johnny GrayUSA05-08-1991
97LappeenrantaFinland1.43.84Sammy LangatKEN16-07-1995
98Newberg ORUSA1.43.84Donavan BrazierUSA31-07-2020
99MarrakechMorocco1.43.84Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN19-05-2024
100MontreuilFrance1.43.85Nicholas KipkoechKEN07-06-2016
101ShanghaiChina1.43.85Mark EnglishIRL16-05-2026
102PalembangIndonesia1.43.86Abdulaziz MohamedKSA26-09-2013
103GuadalajaraSpain1.43.86Isaac NaderPOR18-06-2025
104VigoSpain1.43.87José Luiz BarbosaBRA23-07-1991
105Porto-NovoBenin1.43.88Taoufik MakhloufiALG29-06-2012
106Walnut CAUSA1.43.88Duane SolomonUSA19-04-2014
107JohannesburgSouth Africa1.43.88Kethobogile HainguraBOT19-03-2025
108DécinesFrance1.43.88Peter BolAUS05-07-2025
109Saint MaurFrance1.43.9 mJose MarajoFRA12-09-1979
110CairoEgypt1.43.90Abubaker KakiSUD22-11-2007
111New York (The Armory) NYUSA1.43.90iJosh HoeyUSA08-02-2025
112FukuroiJapan1.43.90Ko OchiaiJPN03-05-2026
113ChristchurchNew Zealand1.43.91John KipkurgatKEN29-01-1974
114Liévin (Arena Couvert)France1.43.91iEliott CrestanBEL19-02-2026
115IráklionGreece1.43.92Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS04-07-2004
116SheffieldGreat Britain1.43.93Mark EverettUSA15-09-1991
117PretoriaSouth Africa1.43.94Kethobogile HainguraBOT18-03-2024
118MarseilleFrance1.43.95Collins KiprutoKEN09-06-2021
119FribourgSwitzerland1.43.95David BarrosoESP13-08-2025
120Indianapolis INUSA1.43.96Johnny GrayUSA19-07-1988
121TrikalaGreece1.43.97Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS24-06-2003
122BellinzonaSwitzerland1.43.98Gabriel TualFRA09-09-2024
123AngersFrance1.43.99Gabriel TualFRA30-06-2024