The fastest 800 m athletes of 2003
Wilfred Bungei
The star of the season

First out, first in! Wilfred Bungei celebrates his convincing win at the Fanny Blankers-Koen games in Hengelo. After running solo for most of the race he managed to stay well clear of all his rivals. On top of that he set a new track record as well. In the weeks that followed he dominated the distance with wins at Seville, Ostrava and Lausanne.

Wilfred Bungei already won a silver medal in Edmonton 2001 behind Bucher. In 2002 he broke 1:43 and was the second fastest athlete of the year. In 2003 he looked more than ready to really win a major championship. Unluckily though he fell ill during the Kenyan trials and was unable to earn qualification for the World Championships in Paris. He gained sweet revenge in Brussels a few weeks later where he beat all his rivals in the fastest time of the season.

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1 Wilfred BungeiKEN1.42.5205-09-2003Bruxelles
2 Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.42.8905-09-2003Bruxelles
3 Hezekiél SepengRSA1.43.1205-09-2003Bruxelles
4 Wilson KipketerDEN1.43.2805-09-2003Bruxelles
5 Joseph MutuaKEN1.43.5205-09-2003Bruxelles
6 Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.43.6805-09-2003Bruxelles
7 Japheth KimutaiKEN1.43.7126-07-2003Nairobi
8 Justus KoechKEN1.44.1626-07-2003Nairobi
9 Mehdi BaalaFRA1.44.1715-06-2003Villeneuve d'Ascq
10 Bram SomNED1.44.2207-06-2003Sevilla
11 André BucherSUI1.44.2305-09-2003Bruxelles
12 David KrummenackerUSA1.44.3004-07-2003Paris
13 Nicholas WachiraKEN1.44.3426-07-2003Nairobi
14 Antonio ReinaESP1.44.3704-07-2003Paris
15 Djabir Saïd-GuerniALG1.44.6015-08-2003Zürich B
16 Florent LacasseFRA1.44.6106-06-2003Torino
17 Michael RotichKEN1.44.7502-08-2003Heusden-Zolder A
18 Joeri JansenBEL1.44.9512-06-2003Ostrava
19 Andrea LongoITA1.44.9607-09-2003Rieti
20 Graham DavidsonRSA1.44.9809-06-2003Rehlingen r1
21 William YiampoyKEN1.45.0128-03-2003Roodepoort
22 Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.45.0325-06-2003Luzern
23 Achraf TadiliCAN1.45.0506-08-2003Santo Domingo
24 Abdoulaye WagneSEN1.45.0806-08-2003Castres
25 William ChirchirKEN1.45.1427-06-2003Oslo
26 Vincent KemboiKEN1.45.2025-06-2003Luzern
27 Amine LaalouMAR1.45.2017-07-2003Algiers
28 Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.45.2807-06-2003Sevilla
29 James McIlroyGBR1.45.3015-08-2003Zürich B
30 Nicolas AïssatFRA1.45.3104-07-2003Paris
31 Khalid TighazouineMAR1.45.3219-07-2003Cuxhaven
32 Werner BothaRSA1.45.3325-06-2003Arnhem
33 Gary ReedCAN1.45.3425-06-2003Luzern
34 Osmar dos SantosBRA1.45.3514-06-2003São Paulo h1
35 René HermsGER1.45.3915-06-2003Dortmund
36 Ivan HeshkoUKR1.45.4115-06-2003Dortmund
37 Arthémon HatungimanaBDI1.45.4406-08-2003Castres
38 Rizak DirsheSWE1.45.4519-07-2003Cuxhaven
39 Bryan WoodwardUSA1.45.4608-08-2003Budapest
40 Rui SilvaPOR1.45.4819-07-2003Madrid
41 Jean-Patrick NduwimanaBDI1.45.5112-06-2003Ostrava
42 Henry RotichKEN1.45.5426-07-2003Nairobi
43 Jimmy LombaFRA1.45.5609-06-2003Rehlingen r1
44 Manuel OlmedoESP1.45.5707-06-2003Sevilla
45 Nils SchumannGER1.45.57i02-02-2003Stuttgart
46 Berhanu AlemuETH1.45.6328-08-2003Paris h2
47 Kenneth KimwetichKEN1.45.6824-06-2003Trikala
48 Derrick PetersonUSA1.45.6905-07-2003Brunswick r2
49 Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.45.7317-07-2003Algiers
50 Tom OmeyBEL1.45.7509-06-2003Rehlingen r1
51 Fouad ChoukiFRA1.45.7708-07-2003Sotteville
52 Neil SpeaightGBR1.45.8108-04-2003Potchefstroom
53 Kris McCarthyAUS1.45.8602-08-2003Heusden-Zolder A
54 Gregory KonchellahKEN1.45.8806-06-2003Torino
55 David LeleiKEN1.45.8924-06-2003Trikala
56 Alex KipchirchirKEN1.45.9301-07-2003Lausanne
57 Samuel MweraTAN1.45.9410-09-2003Rovereto B
58 Anthony KabaraKEN1.45.9605-07-2003Brunswick r2
59 Juan Carlos HigueroESP1.46.0010-08-2003San Sebastian
60 Bernard LagatKEN1.46.0010-08-2003Berlin
61 Ricky SoosGBR1.46.0608-08-2003London
62 Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.46.1508-08-2003Budapest
63 Samuel BurleyUSA1.46.1702-08-2003Heusden-Zolder B
64 Abdou AdamQAT1.46.2023-09-2003Manila
65 Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.46.2015-06-2003São Paulo
66 Anthony WhitemanGBR1.46.2103-08-2003Lappeenranta
67 Bonolo MaboaRSA1.46.2528-03-2003Roodepoort
68 Sylas KimutaiKEN1.46.3125-06-2003Arnhem
69 Christian ObristITA1.46.3506-06-2003Torino
70 Timothy KiptanuiKEN1.46.3710-09-2003Rovereto B
71 João PiresPOR1.46.3726-07-2003Funchal
72 Eugenio BarriosESP1.46.3807-06-2003Sevilla
73 Jackson LangatKEN1.46.4111-06-2003Sacramento h1
74 Jesse StrutzelUSA1.46.4506-08-2003Santo Domingo
75 Mohammed Al SalhiKSA1.46.4828-08-2003Paris h8
76 Wilson KirwaFIN1.46.5003-08-2003Lappeenranta
77 Rickard PellSWE1.46.5025-06-2003Arnhem
78 Jonathan JohnsonUSA1.46.5114-06-2003Sacramento
79 Abdulrahman SulaimanQAT1.46.5106-08-2003Castres
80 Adem HeciniALG1.46.5517-07-2003Algiers
81 Marc SylvesterUSA1.46.5618-05-2003Knoxville
82 Glody DubeBOT1.46.5725-06-2003Arnhem
83 Abdesslam KenoucheFRA1.46.6006-08-2003Castres
84 Gert-Jan LiefersNED1.46.6225-06-2003Arnhem
85 Robbie StevensRSA1.46.6218-05-2003Knoxville
86 Nthambe MaswiKEN1.46.6425-07-2003Nairobi h1
87 Mindaugas NorbutasLTU1.46.6419-07-2003Cuxhaven
88 Mike EastGBR1.46.6529-06-2003Glasgow
89 John LiteiKEN1.46.7006-06-2003Torino
90 Norberto TéllezCUB1.46.7128-06-2003Alcala de Henares
91 Jebreh HarrisUSA1.46.7204-06-2003Cottbus A
92 Floyd ThompsonUSA1.46.7822-06-2003Stanford
93 Eliud NjubiKEN1.46.7914-06-2003Amagasaki
94 Ramil AritkulovRUS1.46.8310-08-2003Tula
95 Grzegorz KrzosekPOL1.46.8429-06-2003Poznan
96 Willy RotichKEN1.46.8730-07-2003Tallinn
97 Peter EtootKEN1.46.8818-05-2003Knoxville
98 Otukile LekoteBOT1.46.88o25-01-2003Lexington
99 Yassine BensghirMAR1.46.8907-06-2003Leuven
100 Rashid MohamedBRN1.46.9116-07-2003La-Roche-Sur-Yon
101 Fernando AlmeidaPOR1.46.9228-06-2003Alcala de Henares
102 Chriss MossGBR1.46.9208-08-2003Budapest
103 Sergey KozhevnikovRUS1.46.9331-05-2003Kalamáta
104 Salem Al BadriQAT1.46.9523-09-2003Manila
105 Christian NeunhäusererITA1.46.9511-07-2003Roma
106 Pavlos FarrouggiasGRE1.47.0124-06-2003Trikala
107 Daniel CaulfieldIRL1.47.0305-07-2003Brunswick r2
108 Nathan BrannenCAN1.47.0411-06-2003Sacramento h1
109 Pawel CzapiewskiPOL1.47.0509-08-2003Szczecin
110 Moise JosephHAI1.47.0514-06-2003Sacramento
111 Siakha BambaCIV1.47.0906-08-2003Castres
112 Toby HenkelsUSA1.47.0911-06-2003Victoria
113 Juha KukkamoFIN1.47.0903-08-2003Lappeenranta
114 Nabil MadiALG1.47.1517-07-2003Algiers
115 Antoine MartiakFRA1.47.1506-08-2003Castres
116 Joel MarwaKEN1.47.1525-07-2003Nairobi h2
117 Paskar OworUGA1.47.1526-06-2003Strasbourg
118 Sotiris PapadiasGRE1.47.1631-05-2003Kalamáta
119 Jean BalanUSA1.47.2218-05-2003Knoxville
120 Christian KöhlerGER1.47.2219-07-2003Cuxhaven
121 Stephan FroschGER1.47.2303-08-2003Leverkusen
122 Lulu BasinyiBOT1.47.2408-04-2003Potchefstroom
123 Roman HanzelSVK1.47.2430-07-2003Tallinn
124 Arnoud OkkenNED1.47.2424-05-2003Nijmegen 1
125 Maksim AdamovichRUS1.47.2608-06-2003Tula
126 Torsten KühnGER1.47.2603-08-2003Leverkusen
127 Hudson de SouzaBRA1.47.2725-07-2003Pergine Valsugana
128 Ricky EtheridgePUR1.47.3012-07-2003Walnut
129 Panayotis StroubakosGRE1.47.3003-08-2003Thessaloniki
130 Sadjad MoradiIRI1.47.3108-08-2003Budapest B
131 Hiroshi SasanoJPN1.47.3223-07-2003Gent A
132 Andrey ZadorozhniyRUS1.47.3208-06-2003Tula
133 James KaranuKEN1.47.3312-04-2003Fayetteville
134 Isaac SangKEN1.47.3404-06-2003Cottbus A
135 Juan de Dios JuradoESP1.47.3803-08-2003Jérez
136 Robert RonoKEN1.47.3806-06-2003Nairobi
137 Zach WhitmarshCAN1.47.38i15-02-2003Seattle
138 Timothy DunneUSA1.47.3911-06-2003Sacramento h1
139 Juan Carlos EstesoESP1.47.3906-09-2003Córdoba
140 Miroslaw FormelaPOL1.47.4003-08-2003Malmö
141 David FreemanPUR1.47.40o25-01-2003Lexington
142 Paul KorirKEN1.47.4009-06-2003Chania
143 Toni MohrGER1.47.4013-06-2003Kassel r1
144 Zbigniew GraczykPOL1.47.4231-05-2003Biala Podlaska
145 Abdulkabir LouraibiBRN1.47.4323-07-2003Gent A
146 Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.47.4408-08-2003Budapest
147 Juan Van DeventerRSA1.47.4431-01-2003Potchefstroom
148 Ehsan MohajershojaeiIRI1.47.4510-08-2003Szombathely B
149 Daniel RuizESP1.47.4607-06-2003Sevilla
150 Peter RokoSUD1.47.4830-10-2003Hyderabad
151 Farid EssakiMAR1.47.5016-07-2003La Roche-sur-Yon
152 Sherridan KirkTRI1.47.5006-08-2003Santo Domingo
153 James NolanIRL1.47.5010-09-2003Rovereto B
154 Mike StemberUSA1.47.5219-04-2003Walnut r7
155 Fred SharpeUSA1.47.53o08-03-2003Ames
156 Edward MutaiKEN1.47.5507-06-2003Leuven
157 Jesse O'ConnellUSA1.47.5614-06-2003Sacramento
158 Rashid RamziBRN1.47.5607-09-2003Amman
159 Aldwyn SappletonJAM1.47.5712-06-2003Sacramento s1
160 Matthew ShoneGBR1.47.5708-08-2003Budapest
161 Isaiah NkunaRSA1.47.6214-02-2003Stellenbosch
162 Stefan BeumerNED1.47.6324-05-2003Nijmegen 1
163 Lee Jae-HoonKOR1.47.6305-06-2003Daejeon
164 Mounir YemmouniFRA1.47.6306-07-2003Bondoufle
165 Cornelius ChirchirKEN1.47.64i21-02-2003Birmingham B
166 Reyes EstévezESP1.47.6615-07-2003Salamanca
167 Alexandre PadovaniFRA1.47.6706-07-2003Bondoufle
168 Nahashon RutoKEN1.47.6827-07-2003Pyrgos
169 Yuri KoldinRUS1.47.6908-06-2003Tula
170 Evans NdunguKEN1.47.6912-07-2003Nairobi
171 Roman OravecCZE1.47.7008-08-2003Budapest
172 Gareth HyettNZL1.47.7202-08-2003Heusden-Zolder B
173 Jacob KoczmanUSA1.47.7219-07-2003Bloomington
174 Miguel QuesadaESP1.47.7313-08-2003Brasschaat
175 Joseph LeeUSA1.47.75i14-03-2003Fayetteville h2
176 Thomas PlanqueFRA1.47.7526-06-2003Strasbourg
177 Michael ChepkongaKEN1.47.7612-07-2003Nairobi
178 Brian BerryhillUSA1.47.7705-07-2003Watford
179 Marcio de OliveiraBRA1.47.8015-06-2003São Paulo
180 Oleg LobanovUKR1.47.8122-06-2003Velenje
181 Jason StewartNZL1.47.8115-06-2003Dortmund
182 Alibey SükürovAZE1.47.8210-08-2003Istanbul
183 Franek HaschkeGER1.47.8510-08-2003Berlin
184 Elkana KosgeiKEN1.47.8723-08-2003Hechtel
185 Gezahegn AlemuETH1.47.8905-07-2003Uden
186 Mike IngeUSA1.47.8922-06-2003Stanford
187 Artem MastrovRUS1.47.8910-08-2003Tula
188 Michael TaylorUSA1.47.8919-04-2003Walnut r5
189 Ioan ZaizanROU1.47.9010-08-2003Bucuresti
190 Nathan KahanBEL1.47.9113-08-2003Brasschaat
191 Volodymyr KovalykUKR1.47.9104-07-2003Kiev
192 Peter BiwottKEN1.47.9315-06-2003Warszawa
193 Sergio GallardoESP1.47.9319-07-2003Madrid
194 Andrew NeugebauerUSA1.47.9326-04-2003Des Moines
195 Yeimer LópezCUB1.47.9406-07-2003Padova
196 Grant RobisonUSA1.47.9612-07-2003Walnut