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The king is back! Wilson Kipketer raises his arms to the sky
celebrating victory at his 1999 track debut at the Bislett Games.
Despite fierce opposition from (left to right) Tellez, Haïda, Bucher, Rodal, Botha, Onyancha and Kimwetich he scored an emphatic win. And that was only the beginning. Many had serious doubts whether Kipketer would be able to come back after his malaria attack in 1998. In 1999 he proved to himself and the world that he is once again the man to beat. After winning all seven Golden League meetings he collected his share of the golden jackpot, and added yet another win in the München Grand Prix final for good measure. Now that he has won the World Championship title for a third time Wilson Kipketer surely is the 800 m athlete of the decade. |
| # | Athlete | Nat | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1.42.27 | 03-09-1999 | Bruxelles |
| 2 | Japheth Kimutai | KEN | 1.42.69 | 03-09-1999 | Bruxelles |
| 3 | Hezekiél Sepeng | RSA | 1.42.69 | 03-09-1999 | Bruxelles |
| 4 | André Bucher | SUI | 1.42.92 | 03-09-1999 | Bruxelles |
| 5 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | ALG | 1.43.09 | 03-09-1999 | Bruxelles |
| 6 | William Chirchir | KEN | 1.43.33 | 03-09-1999 | Bruxelles |
| 7 | David Kiptoo | KEN | 1.43.85 | 04-08-1999 | Monaco |
| 8 | Johan Botha | RSA | 1.43.91 | 30-06-1999 | Oslo |
| 9 | Andrea Longo | ITA | 1.43.93 | 04-08-1999 | Monaco |
| 10 | Kenneth Kimwetich | KEN | 1.43.98 | 30-06-1999 | Oslo |
| 11 | Norberto Téllez | CUB | 1.44.05 | 02-07-1999 | Lausanne 1 |
| 12 | Robert Chirchir | KEN | 1.44.35 | 02-07-1999 | Lausanne 1 |
| 13 | William Yiampoy | KEN | 1.44.38 | 29-07-1999 | Barcelona |
| 14 | Nils Schumann | GER | 1.44.47 | 03-09-1999 | Bruxelles |
| 15 | Frederik Onyancha | KEN | 1.44.48 | 02-07-1999 | Lausanne 1 |
| 16 | Benjamin Kipkurui | KEN | 1.44.56 | 24-05-1999 | Rehlingen |
| 17 | David Krummenacker | USA | 1.44.57 | 04-08-1999 | Monaco |
| 18 | Mark Everett | USA | 1.44.58 | 01-08-1999 | Patras 2 |
| 19 | Noah Ngeny | KEN | 1.44.62k | 05-09-1999 | Rieti |
| 20 | Mahjoub Haïda | MAR | 1.44.64 | 30-06-1999 | Oslo |
| 21 | Patrick Konchellah | KEN | 1.44.77 | 08-08-1999 | Köln |
| 22 | Rich Kenah | USA | 1.44.91 | 11-08-1999 | Zürich B |
| 23 | Adem Hecini | ALG | 1.44.94 | 01-08-1999 | Patras 2 |
| 24 | Nico Motchebon | GER | 1.45.05 | 23-06-1999 | Kassel |
| 25 | Roman Oravec | CZE | 1.45.06 | 06-08-1999 | Sopot |
| 26 | Asaine Diallo | SEN | 1.45.11 | 07-08-1999 | Montauban |
| 27 | Luka Kiptoo | KEN | 1.45.13 | 11-08-1999 | Zürich B |
| 28 | Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 1.45.14 | 01-08-1999 | Patras 2 |
| 29 | Grant Cremer | AUS | 1.45.21 | 26-08-1999 | Sevilla h3 |
| 30 | Khadevis Robinson | USA | 1.45.23 | 07-07-1999 | Roma B |
| 31 | Bryan Woodward | USA | 1.45.23 | 02-08-1999 | Malmö B |
| 32 | David Lelei | KEN | 1.45.35 | 01-09-1999 | Rovereto |
| 33 | Peter Biwott | KEN | 1.45.36 | 10-07-1999 | Caorle |
| 34 | Johnny Gray | USA | 1.45.38 | 25-07-1999 | Winnipeg |
| 35 | Rachid Khouia | FRA | 1.45.38 | 09-06-1999 | Milano |
| 36 | Giuseppe d'Urso | ITA | 1.45.39 | 02-07-1999 | Lausanne 1 |
| 37 | Balász Korányi | HUN | 1.45.39 | 07-07-1999 | Roma B |
| 38 | Seneca Lassiter | USA | 1.45.51 | 10-07-1999 | Caorle |
| 39 | Curtis Robb | GBR | 1.45.51 | 11-07-1999 | Riga |
| 40 | Roberto Parra | ESP | 1.45.54 | 04-08-1999 | Monaco |
| 41 | Wojciech Kaldowski | POL | 1.45.56 | 06-08-1999 | Sopot |
| 42 | Patrick Ndururi | KEN | 1.45.59 | 13-05-1999 | Doha |
| 43 | Ivan Komar | BLR | 1.45.63 | 06-08-1999 | Sopot |
| 44 | Andrea Giocondi | ITA | 1.45.65 | 13-05-1999 | Doha |
| 45 | Mark Sesay | GBR | 1.45.68 | 07-08-1999 | London |
| 46 | Wilson Kirwa | FIN | 1.45.70 | 25-07-1999 | Lappeenranta A |
| 47 | Charles Makau | KEN | 1.45.70 | 08-08-1999 | Köln |
| 48 | Lucky Hadebe | RSA | 1.45.73 | 06-03-1999 | Durban |
| 49 | Guillaume Douceret | FRA | 1.45.76 | 07-08-1999 | Montauban |
| 50 | Francis Marwa | KEN | 1.45.78 | 24-05-1999 | Rehlingen |
| 51 | Jesse Strutzel | USA | 1.45.81 | 03-07-1999 | Brunswick r2 |
| 52 | Jason Lobo | GBR | 1.45.82 | 07-08-1999 | London |
| 53 | Urmet Uusorg | EST | 1.45.87 | 10-06-1999 | Helsinki |
| 54 | Derrick Peterson | USA | 1.45.88i | 06-03-1999 | Indianapolis |
| 55 | Trinity Townsend | USA | 1.45.89 | 10-07-1999 | Arnhem r2 |
| 56 | Davide Cadoni | ITA | 1.45.90 | 07-07-1999 | Roma B |
| 57 | David Divad | FRA | 1.45.94 | 23-02-1999 | Eaubonne |
| 58 | Zach Whitmarsh | CAN | 1.45.94 | 25-07-1999 | Winnipeg |
| 59 | José Manuel Cerezo | ESP | 1.45.95 | 28-05-1999 | Sevilla |
| 60 | Tor Øyvind Ødegaard | NOR | 1.45.95 | 10-07-1999 | Caorle |
| 61 | Vebjørn Rodal | NOR | 1.45.95 | 30-06-1999 | Oslo |
| 62 | Joel Marwa | KEN | 1.46.0 m | 25-06-1999 | Nairobi s1 |
| 63 | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana | BDI | 1.46.03 | 02-08-1999 | Malmö A |
| 64 | Boris Kaveshnikov | RUS | 1.46.04 | 15-07-1999 | Moskva |
| 65 | Elliott Gaskins | USA | 1.46.05 | 03-07-1999 | Brunswick r2 |
| 66 | Trinity Gray | USA | 1.46.05i | 06-03-1999 | Indianapolis |
| 67 | James Nolan | IRL | 1.46.05 | 10-06-1999 | Helsinki |
| 68 | Bernard Lagat | KEN | 1.46.06 | 08-08-1999 | Köln |
| 69 | Kenneth Koech | KEN | 1.46.10 | 26-05-1999 | Palm Beach |
| 70 | Gideon van Oudtshoorn | RSA | 1.46.10 | 10-04-1999 | Pretoria |
| 71 | Andy Hart | GBR | 1.46.11 | 11-07-1999 | Riga |
| 72 | Alexander Trutko | BLR | 1.46.12 | 06-08-1999 | Sopot |
| 73 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | RUS | 1.46.13 | 15-07-1999 | Moskva |
| 74 | Mouhcine Chehibi | MAR | 1.46.15 | 13-06-1999 | Nürnberg B |
| 75 | Giacomo Mazzoni | ITA | 1.46.15 | 29-07-1999 | Barcelona |
| 76 | Albert Royster | USA | 1.46.17 | 25-07-1999 | Lappeenranta A |
| 77 | Viktors Lacis | LAT | 1.46.18 | 11-07-1999 | Riga |
| 78 | Dave Matthews | IRL | 1.46.19 | 11-07-1999 | Riga |
| 79 | Philip Kibitok | KEN | 1.46.2 m | 25-06-1999 | Nairobi s1 |
| 80 | Arthémon Hatungimana | BDI | 1.46.23 | 13-08-1999 | Namur |
| 81 | Felix Leiter | GER | 1.46.24 | 08-08-1999 | Köln |
| 82 | Marco Chiavarini | ITA | 1.46.28 | 07-07-1999 | Roma B |
| 83 | James McIlroy | GBR | 1.46.28 | 10-06-1999 | Helsinki |
| 84 | Hudson de Souza | BRA | 1.46.33 | 06-06-1999 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 85 | Sergey Kozhevnikov | RUS | 1.46.34 | 30-07-1999 | Tula |
| 86 | Sanderlei Parrera | BRA | 1.46.35 | 06-06-1999 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 87 | Panayotis Stroubakos | GRE | 1.46.35 | 01-08-1999 | Patras 2 |
| 88 | Solomon Birir | KEN | 1.46.38 | 14-07-1999 | Tampere |
| 89 | Khaled Azerkan | SWE | 1.46.39 | 02-08-1999 | Malmö A |
| 90 | Rui Silva | POR | 1.46.40i | 19-02-1999 | Gent 1 |
| 91 | Mehdi Baala | FRA | 1.46.41 | 26-06-1999 | Arras |
| 92 | Lukás Vydra | CZE | 1.46.41 | 09-06-1999 | Milano |
| 93 | Jurgens Kotzé | RSA | 1.46.45 | 19-03-1999 | Roodepoort |
| 94 | Oliver Daum | GER | 1.46.47 | 17-07-1999 | Malles |
| 95 | Graham Hood | CAN | 1.46.47 | 10-07-1999 | Caorle |
| 96 | Kamel Boulahfane | ALG | 1.46.49 | 13-08-1999 | Namur |
| 97 | Tarik Bourrouag | GER | 1.46.50i | 21-02-1999 | Karlsruhe |
| 98 | Moses Kibet | KEN | 1.46.5 m | 25-06-1999 | Nairobi s1 |
| 99 | Jeff Kuzma | USA | 1.46.50 | 18-04-1999 | Walnut r3 |
| 100 | Kim Soon-Hyung | KOR | 1.46.50 | 11-06-1999 | Seoul |
| 101 | Andrea Abelli | ITA | 1.46.53 | 01-08-1999 | Patras 2 |
| 102 | Daniel Chemase | KEN | 1.46.54 | 25-07-1999 | Lappeenranta A |
| 103 | Mike Schroer | USA | 1.46.54 | 03-07-1999 | Brunswick r2 |
| 104 | Flavio Godoy | BRA | 1.46.55 | 06-06-1999 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 105 | Savieri N'Gidhi | ZIM | 1.46.56 | 27-08-1999 | Sevilla s2 |
| 106 | Bram Som | NED | 1.46.58 | 05-09-1999 | Utrecht |
| 107 | James Karanu | KEN | 1.46.60 | 12-06-1999 | Raleigh |
| 108 | Hendrik Mokganyetsi | RSA | 1.46.60 | 16-06-1999 | Turku |
| 109 | Dimitriy Bogdanov | RUS | 1.46.61 | 30-07-1999 | Tula |
| 110 | Benson Koech | KEN | 1.46.61 | 07-08-1999 | Hechtel A |
| 111 | Dirk Heinze | GER | 1.46.64 | 05-06-1999 | Jena |
| 112 | Sammy Langat | KEN | 1.46.65 | 25-07-1999 | Lappeenranta A |
| 113 | Mario Vernon-Watson | JAM | 1.46.65 | 26-05-1999 | Nassau |
| 114 | Glody Dube | BOT | 1.46.67 | 26-08-1999 | Sevilla h7 |
| 115 | Jimmy Jean-Joseph | FRA | 1.46.70 | 11-06-1999 | Dreux |
| 116 | Pawel Czapiewski | POL | 1.46.71 | 12-06-1999 | Warszawa |
| 117 | Shaun Abrahams | RSA | 1.46.76 | 13-03-1999 | Pietersburg |
| 118 | Marius Walczak | POL | 1.46.77 | 16-09-1999 | Zielona Gora |
| 119 | Balász Tölgyesi | HUN | 1.46.82 | 19-06-1999 | Lisboa |
| 120 | João Pires | POR | 1.46.83 | 01-07-1999 | Cáceres |
| 121 | Marko Koers | NED | 1.46.85 | 21-05-1999 | Nijmegen 1 |
| 122 | Ian Roberts | GUY | 1.46.85 | 26-06-1999 | Bridgetown |
| 123 | Kenroy Levy | JAM | 1.46.86 | 25-07-1999 | Winnipeg |
| 124 | Brendan Hanigan | AUS | 1.46.90 | 13-03-1999 | Brisbane A |
| 125 | Evans Ndungu | KEN | 1.46.90 | 23-06-1999 | Kassel |
| 126 | Abdelkrim Belhaj | MAR | 1.46.95 | 24-05-1999 | Rehlingen |
| 127 | Meyer Kotzé | RSA | 1.46.95 | 05-02-1999 | Potchefstroom |
| 128 | Bobby True | USA | 1.46.96i | 06-03-1999 | Indianapolis |
| 129 | Jose Luiz Barbosa | BRA | 1.46.97 | 12-06-1999 | Los Angeles |
| 130 | Fermin Cacho | ESP | 1.46.97 | 29-07-1999 | Barcelona |
| 131 | Brian Berryhill | USA | 1.46.98 | 20-01-1999 | Papakura |
| 132 | Jason Van Swol | USA | 1.47.0 m | 15-05-1999 | Los Angeles |
| 133 | Milton Browne | BAR | 1.47.03 | 26-06-1999 | Bridgetown |
| 134 | Davidson Gill | USA | 1.47.03 | 08-05-1999 | College Station |
| 135 | Julius Achon | UGA | 1.47.04 | 12-06-1999 | Raleigh |
| 136 | Paul Cleary | AUS | 1.47.06 | 25-02-1999 | Melbourne |
| 137 | Shaun Farrell | NZL | 1.47.06 | 20-01-1999 | Papakura |
| 138 | Jason Long | USA | 1.47.06 | 03-07-1999 | Brunswick r2 |
| 139 | Birger Ohlsson | SWE | 1.47.09 | 02-08-1999 | Malmö A |
| 140 | Laurent Abrahams | FRA | 1.47.10 | 07-08-1999 | Montauban |
| 141 | Israel Domínguez | ESP | 1.47.17 | 28-05-1999 | Sevilla |
| 142 | Anders Christiansen | USA | 1.47.19i | 06-03-1999 | Indianapolis |
| 143 | Darryl Fillion | CAN | 1.47.24 | 06-06-1999 | Burnaby A |
| 144 | Rodolfo Gomez | MEX | 1.47.26 | 26-06-1999 | Bridgetown |
| 145 | Pascal Murengerantwali | BDI | 1.47.3 m | 25-06-1999 | Nairobi s2 |
| 146 | Eliud Njubi | KEN | 1.47.30 | 15-05-1999 | Edwardsville |
| 147 | Anthony Kabara | KEN | 1.47.34 | 26-05-1999 | Palm Beach |
| 148 | Ali Hakimi | TUN | 1.47.35 | 05-02-1999 | Potchefstroom |
| 149 | Mike Miller | USA | 1.47.36 | 08-05-1999 | Eagle Rock |
| 150 | Artem Mastrov | RUS | 1.47.39 | 30-07-1999 | Tula |
| 151 | Mechal Gebreab | ETH | 1.47.40 | 05-07-1999 | Luzern |
| 152 | Lubert Lewis | USA | 1.47.41 | 16-07-1999 | Montreal A |
| 153 | Aaron Samansky | USA | 1.47.44 | 16-07-1999 | Montreal A |
| 154 | Tobias Dertmann | GER | 1.47.45 | 23-06-1999 | Kassel |
| 155 | Adam Ellison | USA | 1.47.46 | 12-06-1999 | Raleigh |
| 156 | Willy Rotich | KEN | 1.47.47 | 26-08-1999 | Hämeenlinna |
| 157 | Julius Kiptoo | KEN | 1.47.49 | 23-06-1999 | Watford A |
| 158 | Roman Tarasov | RUS | 1.47.49 | 30-07-1999 | Tula |
| 159 | Nuno Lopes | POR | 1.47.51 | 07-07-1999 | Lisboa |
| 160 | Andrea Ceccarelli | ITA | 1.47.52 | 09-06-1999 | Milano |
| 161 | Florent Lacasse | FRA | 1.47.53 | 26-06-1999 | Arras |
| 162 | Martin Byron | AUS | 1.47.56 | 06-12-1999 | Melbourne |
| 163 | Said Lakhal | MAR | 1.47.56 | 17-07-1999 | Malles |
| 164 | Ricky Etheridge | PUR | 1.47.59 | 08-05-1999 | Eagle Rock |
| 165 | Kris McCarthy | AUS | 1.47.59 | 06-12-1999 | Melbourne |
| 166 | Eugenio Barrios | ESP | 1.47.60 | 29-07-1999 | Barcelona |
| 167 | Paul Korir | KEN | 1.47.6 m | 24-06-1999 | Nairobi h1 |
| 168 | Isaac Sang | KEN | 1.47.6 m | 25-06-1999 | Nairobi s2 |
| 169 | Joeri Jansen | BEL | 1.47.63 | 07-08-1999 | Hechtel A |
| 170 | Mohamed Khaldi | ALG | 1.47.67 | 13-08-1999 | Namur |
| 171 | Mandla Nkosi | RSA | 1.47.67 | 29-01-1999 | Pretoria |
| 172 | Duarte Ponte | POR | 1.47.69 | 19-06-1999 | Lisboa |
| 173 | Christo Boshoff | RSA | 1.47.72 | 29-01-1999 | Pretoria |
| 174 | René Breitenstein | GER | 1.47.72 | 05-06-1999 | Jena |
| 175 | Joseph Ischia | AUS | 1.47.72 | 13-02-1999 | Melbourne |
| 176 | Pavlos Farrouggias | GRE | 1.47.73 | 01-08-1999 | Patras 2 |
| 177 | Israel Ayuso | ESP | 1.47.79 | 01-07-1999 | Cáceres |
| 178 | Aleksey Urazov | RUS | 1.47.79 | 05-06-1999 | Moskva |
| 179 | Gabriel Jennings | USA | 1.47.8 m | 06-07-1999 | Stretford |
| 180 | Isaac Turner | USA | 1.47.8 m | 15-05-1999 | Los Angeles |
| 181 | Scott Petersen | AUS | 1.47.81 | 13-02-1999 | Melbourne |
| 182 | Stephen Kiptoo | KEN | 1.47.82 | 28-06-1999 | Haugesund |
| 183 | Pavel Pelepyagin | BLR | 1.47.82 | 30-07-1999 | Göteborg h1 |
| 184 | Juha Kukkamo | FIN | 1.47.86 | 10-06-1999 | Helsinki |
| 185 | James Njoroge | KEN | 1.47.86i | 24-01-1999 | Allston |
| 186 | Kader Chékhémani | FRA | 1.47.87 | 06-07-1999 | Sotteville |
| 187 | Paul Walker | GBR | 1.47.89 | 23-07-1999 | Birmingham s1 |
| 188 | John Matheri | USA | 1.47.90 | 15-05-1999 | Edwardsville |
| 189 | Moses Washington | USA | 1.47.93 | 22-05-1999 | Waco |
| 190 | Sebastian Miller | POL | 1.47.96 | 06-08-1999 | Sopot |
| 191 | Marvin Watts | JAM | 1.47.96 | 17-07-1999 | Malles |
| 192 | Johann Crochard | FRA | 1.47.99 | 26-06-1999 | Arras |
| 193 | Aleksey Kacharin | RUS | 1.47.99 | 30-07-1999 | Tula |
| 194 | Matthew Shone | GBR | 1.47.99 | 23-07-1999 | Birmingham s1 |