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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 800 m runner and Olympic silver medal winner Ivo Van Damme, whose Belgian national 800 m record stands to this day. The memorial has witnessed numerous fast races, and it is no surprise the meeting record (set by who else than Wilson Kipketer) of 1.42.20 is surpassed by few. |
| # | Venue | Country | Track record | Set by | Nat | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rieti | Italy | 1.41.01 | David Rudisha | KEN | 29-08-2010 |
| 2 | Berlin | Germany | 1.41.09 | David Rudisha | KEN | 22-08-2010 |
| 3 | Köln | Germany | 1.41.11 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 24-08-1997 |
| 4 | Zürich | Switzerland | 1.41.24 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 13-08-1997 |
| 5 | Heusden-Zolder | Belgium | 1.41.51 | David Rudisha | KEN | 10-07-2010 |
| 6 | Firenze | Italy | 1.41.73 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 10-06-1981 |
| 7 | Stockholm | Sweden | 1.41.73 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 07-07-1997 |
| 8 | Oslo | Norway | 1.42.04 | David Rudisha | KEN | 04-06-2010 |
| 9 | Tokyo | Japan | 1.42.17 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 16-09-1996 |
| 10 | Bruxelles | Belgium | 1.42.20 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 22-08-1997 |
| 11 | Koblenz | Germany | 1.42.49 | Joaquim Cruz | BRA | 28-08-1985 |
| 12 | Nice | France | 1.42.51 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 10-07-1996 |
| 13 | Monaco | France | 1.42.57 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 04-08-1999 |
| 14 | Atlanta | USA | 1.42.58 | Vebjørn Rodal | NOR | 31-07-1996 |
| 15 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 1.42.61 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 02-07-1997 |
| 16 | Paris-Bercy | France | 1.42.67i | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 09-03-1997 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | Germany | 1.42.76 | Japheth Kimutai | KEN | 19-07-1998 |
| 18 | Roma | Italy | 1.42.79 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 07-07-1999 |
| 19 | New Orleans | USA | 1.42.80 | Johnny Gray | USA | 24-06-1992 |
| 20 | Nairobi | Kenya | 1.42.84 | David Rudisha | KEN | 30-07-2010 |
| 21 | London | Great Britain | 1.42.91 | David Rudisha | KEN | 05-08-2011 |
| 22 | Sevilla | Spain | 1.42.97 | Peter Elliott | GBR | 30-05-1990 |
| 23 | Fukuoka | Japan | 1.42.98 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 13-09-1997 |
| 24 | Los Angeles | USA | 1.43.00 | Joaquim Cruz | BRA | 06-08-1984 |
| 25 | Doha | Qatar | 1.43.00 | David Rudisha | KEN | 14-05-2010 |
| 26 | Hengelo | Netherlands | 1.43.05 | Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 01-06-2003 |
| 27 | Jerez | Spain | 1.43.07 | Yeimer López | CUB | 24-06-2008 |
| 28 | Byrkjelo | Norway | 1.43.13 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 16-06-1996 |
| 29 | Melbourne | Australia | 1.43.15 | David Rudisha | KEN | 04-03-2010 |
| 30 | Linz | Austria | 1.43.20 | Mark Everett | USA | 09-07-1997 |
| 31 | Edinburgh | Great Britain | 1.43.22 | Steve Cram | GBR | 31-07-1986 |
| 32 | Ostrava | Czechia | 1.43.24 | Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 12-06-2003 |
| 33 | Rehlingen | Germany | 1.43.25 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | RSA | 09-06-2003 |
| 34 | Paris | France | 1.43.34 | André Bucher | SUI | 06-07-2001 |
| 35 | Split | Croatia | 1.43.37 | David Rudisha | KEN | 05-09-2010 |
| 36 | Bern | Switzerland | 1.43.38 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 29-08-1989 |
| 37 | Athene | Greece | 1.43.38 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 08-08-1997 |
| 38 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1.43.44 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 21-08-1977 |
| 39 | Seoul | Korea | 1.43.45 | Paul Ereng | KEN | 26-09-1988 |
| 40 | Tomblaine | France | 1.43.46 | David Rudisha | KEN | 24-06-2011 |
| 41 | Durham | USA | 1.43.47 | Hezekiél Sepeng | RSA | 13-07-1996 |
| 42 | Torino | Italy | 1.43.48 | Abubaker Kaki | SUD | 12-06-2010 |
| 43 | Eugene | USA | 1.43.5 y | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 08-06-1974 |
| 44 | Montreal | Canada | 1.43.50 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 25-07-1976 |
| 45 | Milano | Italy | 1.43.50 | Mohammed Aman | ETH | 18-09-2011 |
| 46 | München | Germany | 1.43.55 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 11-09-1999 |
| 47 | Göteborg | Sweden | 1.43.64 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 24-08-1994 |
| 48 | Madrid | Spain | 1.43.64 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | RSA | 05-07-2008 |
| 49 | Helsinki | Finland | 1.43.65 | Willi Wülbeck | GER | 09-08-1983 |
| 50 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | 1.43.66 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 19-06-1977 |
| 51 | Barcelona | Spain | 1.43.66 | William Tanui | KEN | 05-08-1992 |
| 52 | Burnaby | Canada | 1.43.70 | Johnny Gray | USA | 06-06-1988 |
| 53 | Edmonton | Canada | 1.43.70 | André Bucher | SUI | 07-08-2001 |
| 54 | Zhukovskiy | Russia | 1.43.76 | Amine Laalou | MAR | 26-06-2010 |
| 55 | Hechtel | Belgium | 1.43.82 | Patrick Ndururi | KEN | 01-08-1998 |
| 56 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1.43.82 | Japheth Kimutai | KEN | 19-09-1998 |
| 57 | Praha | Czechia | 1.43.84 | Olaf Beyer | DDR | 31-08-1978 |
| 58 | Malmö | Sweden | 1.43.84 | Johnny Gray | USA | 05-08-1991 |
| 59 | Lappeenranta | Finland | 1.43.84 | Sammy Langat | KEN | 16-07-1995 |
| 60 | Vigo | Spain | 1.43.87 | José Luiz Barbosa | BRA | 23-07-1991 |
| 61 | Westwood | USA | 1.43.9 m | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 22-06-1974 |
| 62 | Saint Mur | France | 1.43.9 m | Jose Marajo | FRA | 12-09-1979 |
| 63 | Cairo | Egypt | 1.43.90 | Abubaker Kaki | SUD | 22-11-2007 |
| 64 | Christchurch | New Zealand | 1.43.91 | John Kipkurgat | KEN | 29-01-1974 |
| 65 | Daegu | South-Korea | 1.43.91 | David Rudisha | KEN | 30-08-2011 |
| 66 | Iráklion | Greece | 1.43.92 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | RUS | 04-07-2004 |
| 67 | Sheffield | Great Britain | 1.43.93 | Mark Everett | USA | 15-09-1991 |
| 68 | Birmingham | Great Britain | 1.43.94 | William Tanui | KEN | 03-08-1990 |
| 69 | Indianapolis | USA | 1.43.96 | Johnny Gray | USA | 19-07-1988 |
| 70 | Rovereto | Italy | 1.43.96 | Youssef Saad Kamel | BRN | 31-08-2005 |
| 71 | Trikala | Greece | 1.43.97 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | RUS | 24-06-2003 |