The fastest 800 m athletes of 2004
Wilson Kipketer wins in Rome
The last races of a great champion

After a modest outdoor season in 2003 it looked unlikely that Wilson Kipketer would be a major contender for an Olympic medal in Athens. But he surprised most people in his first race of the 2004 season . In Rome Wilson ran a clever rather than a dominant race, and beat the entire field in one of the fastest times of the season. In Athens though he had to be content with bronze. Sadly the greatest 800 m runner of all time will never be Olympic champion.

(from left to right: Florent Lacasse (FRA), Joeri Jansen (BEL), Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA), Wilson Kipketer (DEN), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG), André Bucher (SUI), Wilfred Bungei (KEN) )

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1 Wilfred BungeiKEN1.43.0606-08-2004Zürich A
2 Youssef Saad KamelBRN1.43.1106-08-2004Zürich B
3 William YiampoyKEN1.43.2906-08-2004Zürich A
4 Joseph MutuaKEN1.43.3505-09-2004Rieti
5 Amine LaalouMAR1.43.6806-08-2004Zürich B
6 Wilson KipketerDEN1.43.8802-07-2004Roma A
7 Antonio ReinaESP1.43.8906-08-2004Zürich B
8 Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.43.9204-07-2004Iráklion
9 Hezekiél SepengRSA1.43.9402-07-2004Roma A
10 Michael RotichKEN1.44.0904-07-2004Iráklion
11 René HermsGER1.44.1408-08-2004München
12 Justus KoechKEN1.44.1904-07-2004Iráklion
13 Bram SomNED1.44.3705-09-2004Rieti
14 Andrea LongoITA1.44.4202-07-2004Roma A
15 Djabir Saïd-GuerniALG1.44.4403-09-2004Bruxelles
16 Joeri JansenBEL1.44.4802-07-2004Roma A
17 Florent LacasseFRA1.44.4802-07-2004Roma A
18 Timothy KiptanuiKEN1.44.4908-09-2004Rovereto A
19 Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.44.5603-09-2004Bruxelles
20 Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.44.6226-08-2004Athene s2
21 William ChirchirKEN1.44.6525-07-2004Lappeenranta
22 Jonathan JohnsonUSA1.44.7712-07-2004Sacramento
23 Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.44.8906-08-2004Zürich B
24 Gary ReedCAN1.44.9231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
25 David KrummenackerUSA1.44.9306-08-2004Zürich B
26 Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.45.0404-07-2004Iráklion
27 Derrick PetersonUSA1.45.0812-07-2004Sacramento
28 Nicholas WachiraKEN1.45.1308-06-2004Zaragoza
29 Nicolas AïssatFRA1.45.1404-07-2004Iráklion
30 Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.45.1725-08-2004Athene h4
31 Achraf TadiliCAN1.45.2122-05-2004Mexico City
32 Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.45.2524-06-2004Alger
33 Majid Saeed SultanQAT1.45.2505-09-2004Rieti
34 Mounir YemmouniFRA1.45.2506-08-2004Zürich B
35 Jean-Patrick NduwimanaBDI1.45.2631-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
36 Berhanu AlemuETH1.45.2811-06-2004Bergen
37 Ramil AritkulovRUS1.45.2831-07-2004Tula
38 Samuel MweraTAN1.45.3025-08-2004Athene h4
39 Manuel OlmedoESP1.45.3017-07-2004Madrid r1
40 Arthémon HatungimanaBDI1.45.4631-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
41 Mehdi BaalaFRA1.45.5213-06-2004Erfurt
42 Nick WillisNZL1.45.5431-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
43 André BucherSUI1.45.5606-08-2004Zürich A
44 Dmitrijs MilkevicsLAT1.45.6031-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
45 Miguel QuesadaESP1.45.6117-07-2004Madrid r1
46 David FiegenLUX1.45.6331-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
47 Osmar dos SantosBRA1.45.6402-07-2004Roma B
48 Arnoud OkkenNED1.45.6731-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
49 Ricky SoosGBR1.45.7025-08-2004Athene h2
50 Nabil MadiALG1.45.7307-08-2004Algiers
51 Henry RotichKEN1.45.7616-05-2004Belém
52 Khalid TighazouineMAR1.45.8519-06-2004Meknès
53 Glody DubeBOT1.45.8626-06-2004Cuxhaven
54 Abdou AdamQAT1.45.8908-09-2004Rovereto B
55 Rui SilvaPOR1.45.9004-07-2004Iráklion
56 Peter BiwottKEN1.45.9127-06-2004Ratingen
57 Ivan HeshkoUKR1.45.9225-08-2004Athene h6
58 Nico MotchebonGER1.46.0102-07-2004Roma B
59 Edwin LettingKEN1.46.0417-07-2004Brazzaville
60 Sadjad MoradiIRI1.46.0722-07-2004Sari
61 Jackson LangatKEN1.46.09i13-02-2004Fayetteville
62 Alan WebbUSA1.46.0902-08-2004Malmö
63 Vincent KemboiKEN1.46.1202-06-2004Milano
64 Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.46.1206-06-2004São Paulo
65 Rashid RamziBRN1.46.15i07-03-2004Budapest
66 Jesse O'ConnellUSA1.46.1602-08-2004Malmö
67 Zach WhitmarshCAN1.46.2 m03-06-2004Victoria
68 Lee Jae-HoonKOR1.46.2425-08-2004Athene h1
69 Jason StewartNZL1.46.2425-08-2004Athene h3
70 Benson EshoKEN1.46.2523-07-2004Pergine Valsugana
71 Livio SciandraITA1.46.2604-06-2004Torino
72 Mike EastGBR1.46.2731-07-2004London (Nh)
73 Grzegorz KrzosekPOL1.46.2717-07-2004Bialogard
74 Charlie GruberUSA1.46.3027-06-2004Eagle Rock
75 Willy RotichKEN1.46.3218-07-2004Lapinlahti
76 Andreas FreimannGER1.46.3611-06-2004Kassel
77 Rickard PellSWE1.46.3631-05-2004Rehlingen
78 Isaac SangKEN1.46.3627-06-2004Ratingen
79 Paskar OworUGA1.46.3728-06-2004Strasbourg
80 Fouad RtaimateFRA1.46.3818-07-2004Lapinlahti
81 Salem Al BadriQAT1.46.3931-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
82 Pawel CzapiewskiPOL1.46.3908-08-2004Poznan
83 Rizak DirsheSWE1.46.3931-05-2004Rehlingen
84 Juan de Dios JuradoESP1.46.3917-07-2004Madrid r1
85 Rashid MohamedBRN1.46.4321-07-2004Reims
86 Samuel BurleyUSA1.46.4502-08-2004Malmö
87 Miroslaw FormelaPOL1.46.4617-07-2004Bialogard
88 Ehsan MohajershojaeiIRI1.46.4622-07-2004Sari
89 Abdesslam KenoucheFRA1.46.4714-09-2004Nancy
90 Nthambe MaswiKEN1.46.4731-05-2004Rehlingen
91 Nathan BrannenCAN1.46.4802-07-2004Roma B
92 Simon KimataKEN1.46.4810-04-2004Westwood
93 Francis MarwaKEN1.46.5 m14-05-2004Nairobi
94 Nahashon RutoKEN1.46.5 m22-05-2004Nairobi
95 José Manuel CortésESP1.46.5108-08-2004Huelva
96 Werner BothaRSA1.46.5231-05-2004Hengelo
97 Andrew EllertonCAN1.46.5607-05-2004Ann Arbor
98 Paul CrossUSA1.46.6016-05-2004Oxford (MS)
99 Sylas KimutaiKEN1.46.6 m22-05-2004Nairobi
100 Tom OmeyBEL1.46.6131-07-2004Heusden-Zolder A
101 Michal SnebergerCZE1.46.6302-08-2004Malmö
102 James McIlroyGBR1.46.6431-05-2004Rehlingen
103 ? ShukurovAZE1.46.6403-07-2004Baku
104 Jebreh HarrisUSA1.46.6612-07-2004Sacramento
105 Sherridan KirkTRI1.46.6716-05-2004Oxford (MS)
106 Jeff DeLongUSA1.46.6827-06-2004Eagle Rock
107 Michael TooKEN1.46.7 m08-05-2004Eldoret
108 João PiresPOR1.46.7125-08-2004Athene h5
109 Davide RoncalliITA1.46.7114-07-2004Nuoro
110 Christian SmithUSA1.46.7402-07-2004Indianapolis
111 Elliot BlountUSA1.46.7611-06-2004Victoria 2
112 Moise JosephHAI1.46.7602-05-2004Gainesville
113 Abdoulaye WagneSEN1.46.7604-06-2004Torino
114 Abdulrahman SulaimanQAT1.46.7728-07-2004Besigheim
115 Salvador CrespoESP1.46.7808-08-2004Huelva
116 Neil SpeaightGBR1.46.7825-06-2004Dunblin
117 Japheth KimutaiKEN1.46.8004-07-2004Iráklion
118 Jesse StrutzelUSA1.46.8010-04-2004Westwood
119 John YegoKEN1.46.8 m15-05-2004Nairobi
120 Peter EtootKEN1.46.8328-05-2004Baton Rouge h1
121 Tarek BoukensaALG1.46.8714-09-2004Nancy
122 Marc SylvesterUSA1.46.8709-07-2004Sacramento h1
123 Panayotis StroubakosGRE1.46.8804-07-2004Iráklion
124 Jimmy LombaFRA1.46.8911-06-2004Kassel
125 Joseph BoitKEN1.46.9 m08-05-2004Eldoret
126 Selahattin ÇobanogluTUR1.46.9231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
127 Thomas PlanqueFRA1.46.9228-06-2004Strasbourg
128 Mike StemberUSA1.46.9227-06-2004Eagle Rock
129 Wilson KirwaFIN1.46.9309-07-2004Barcelona
130 Byron PiedraECU1.46.9311-07-2004Quito
131 James NasratGBR1.46.9514-08-2004Nivelles
132 Bernard LagatKEN1.46.9618-04-2004Walnut
133 Erkinjon IsakovUZB1.46.9823-07-2004Bishkek
134 Mikhail KolganovKAZ1.46.9905-06-2004Almaty
135 Jason BriggsUSA1.47.0026-06-2004Bloomington
136 Prince MumbaZAM1.47.0110-06-2004Austin h2
137 Hiroshi SasanoJPN1.47.0231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
138 Maurizio BobbatoITA1.47.0308-09-2004Rovereto B
139 Juan Carlos HigueroESP1.47.0317-07-2004Madrid r2
140 Dave PaulsenUSA1.47.0305-06-2004Eagle Rock r2
141 Tom VanchazeBEL1.47.0331-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
142 Joel KidgerGBR1.47.0508-08-2004Szombathely
143 Jacob KoczmanUSA1.47.0612-07-2004Sacramento
144 Mattias ClaessonSWE1.47.0707-08-2004Karlstad
145 Johnny ShupingRSA1.47.0917-04-2004Durban
146 ? MeguelatiALG1.47.1107-08-2004Algiers
147 Peter RokoSUD1.47.1319-06-2004Rabat
148 John LiteiKEN1.47.1513-06-2004Erfurt
149 Bryan WoodwardUSA1.47.1727-06-2004Eagle Rock
150 Francis KakonziKEN1.47.2 m29-05-2004Nairobi
151 Alfred KiprotichKEN1.47.2 m18-06-2004Nairobi s2
152 Antoine MartiakFRA1.47.2128-06-2004Strasbourg
153 Brian RueUSA1.47.2127-06-2004Eagle Rock
154 Floyd ThompsonUSA1.47.2101-07-2004Burnaby
155 Mike IngeUSA1.47.2309-07-2004Sacramento h1
156 Graham DavidsonRSA1.47.2431-05-2004Rehlingen
157 Todd MacDonaldAUS1.47.2526-06-2004Cuxhaven
158 Abdel MahmoudiFRA1.47.2621-07-2004Reims
159 Simoncito SilveraVEN1.47.2608-08-2004Huelva
160 Boris KaveshnikovRUS1.47.2705-06-2004Almaty
161 Christian ObristITA1.47.2704-06-2004Torino
162 Roberto ParraESP1.47.2808-06-2004Zaragoza
163 Juha KukkamoFIN1.47.3218-07-2004Lapinlahti
164 Jouni HaatainenFIN1.47.3318-07-2004Lapinlahti
165 David LeleiKEN1.47.33i29-02-2004Leipzig
166 Sultan Majed SaeedQAT1.47.3316-07-2004Grosseto
167 Anter ZerguelaineALG1.47.3322-09-2004Algiers
168 Bonolo MaboaRSA1.47.3513-02-2004Potchefstroom
169 Shaun AbrahamsRSA1.47.3717-04-2004Durban
170 Mindaugas NorbutasLTU1.47.3825-08-2004Athene h2
171 Alfred Kirwa YegoKEN1.47.3916-07-2004Grosseto
172 Yassine BensghirMAR1.47.4 m23-05-2004Rabat
173 Sergio GallardoESP1.47.4008-06-2004Zaragoza B
174 Christian NeunhäusererITA1.47.4002-07-2004Roma B
175 Yevgeniy IvanovRUS1.47.4231-07-2004Tula
176 Anthony NotebaertFRA1.47.4228-06-2004Strasbourg
177 Diogo SousaPOR1.47.4609-07-2004Barcelona
178 Charles JantjiesRSA1.47.4717-04-2004Durban
179 Richard SmithUSA1.47.4730-04-2004Stanford
180 Lubert LewisUSA1.47.4812-06-2004Waltham
181 Massimo de MeoITA1.47.5117-07-2004Formia
182 James HatchUSA1.47.5216-05-2004Oxford (MS)
183 Artem MastrovRUS1.47.5231-07-2004Tula
184 Mohammed BattaniMAR1.47.5426-06-2004Villefranche-s-Saone
185 Kevin ElliottUSA1.47.5527-03-2004Stanford
186 Johan CronjeRSA1.47.5909-06-2004Luzern
187 Jamel AhrassFRA1.47.6021-07-2004Reims
188 Toby HenkelsUSA1.47.6009-07-2004Sacramento h1
189 Michael McGrathUSA1.47.6231-07-2004Heusden-Zolder B
190 Valdinei da SilvaBRA1.47.6318-04-2004São Paulo
191 Manuel DamiãoPOR1.47.6413-06-2004Lisboa
192 Ferencz RigoROM1.47.6930-05-2004Bucuresti
193 Samuel DadiETH1.47.7 m05-05-2004Addis Ababa
194 Rob MyersUSA1.47.7102-07-2004Indianapolis
195 Timothy DunneUSA1.47.7605-06-2004Eagle Rock r2
196 Mohamed MoroITA1.47.7723-07-2004Pergine Valsugana
197 Trent RiterUSA1.47.7820-06-2004Stanford
198 Arturo CasadoESP1.47.8013-07-2004Salamanca
199 Will FittsUSA1.47.8010-04-2004Tempe
200 Roman HanzelSVK1.47.80i07-02-2004Wien r1
201 Alex SangKEN1.47.8 m29-05-2004Nairobi
202 Pavlos FarrouggiasGRE1.47.8104-07-2004Iráklion
203 Courtney JaworskiUSA1.47.8126-06-2004Chapel Hill
204 Kris LandersUSA1.47.8130-04-2004Stanford
205 Anton BochkaryovRUS1.47.8231-07-2004Tula
206 Aldwyn SappletonJAM1.47.8227-06-2004Kingston
207 Adil Hadj HamouFRA1.47.8426-06-2004Villefranche-s-Saone
208 Jonas HammFIN1.47.8418-07-2004Lapinlahti
209 Matthew ShoneGBR1.47.8431-07-2004London (Nh)
210 Sam EllisGBR1.47.8617-07-2004Cardiff
211 Fernando AlmeidaPOR1.47.8707-08-2004Brasschaat B
212 Reda Aït DouidaMAR1.47.8824-06-2004Alger
213 Stanislav KhukharkinRUS1.47.8813-07-2004Moskva r6
214 K Mathew BinuIND1.47.8918-04-2004Patiala
215 Noah NgenyKEN1.47.9 m14-07-2004Eltham
216 Dmitriy OnufriyenkoRUS1.47.9113-07-2004Moskva r6
217 Catalin MihuROM1.47.9230-05-2004Bucuresti
218 Diego RuizESP1.47.9504-07-2004Alcalá de Henares
219 Juan Carlos EstesoESP1.47.9803-07-2004San Sebastián
220 Joe LegareUSA1.47.9826-06-2004Chapel Hill
221 Andrey TomylinUKR1.47.9829-05-2004Kiev
222 Volodymyr KovalykUKR1.47.9929-05-2004Kiev
223 Kris McCarthyAUS1.47.9929-02-2004Sydney