The fastest 800 m athletes of 2006
Borzakovskiy wins in Athens
Triumphant again!

Yuriy Borzakovskiy celebrates as he wins ahead of Wilfred Bungei and Dmitrijs Milkevics.

The Athens Grand Prix was the fastest 800 m race for almost two years. Four runners went below 1:44 and in all eight went below 1:45. Four runners improved their personal best and there were new national records for Latvia and Kuwait as well.

For Yuriy it was not only a welcome return to form, but also a happy return to the Olympic venue where he took the gold in 2004.

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1 Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.43.0927-08-2006Rieti A
2 Amine LaalouMAR1.43.2514-07-2006Roma
3 Wilfred BungeiKEN1.43.3127-08-2006Rieti A
4 Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.43.4203-07-2006Athene
5 Bram SomNED1.43.4518-08-2006Zürich r1
6 Youssef Saad KamelBRN1.43.6127-08-2006Rieti A
7 Dmitrijs MilkevicsLAT1.43.6703-07-2006Athene
8 Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.43.6827-08-2006Rieti A
9 Alfred Kirwa YegoKEN1.43.8927-08-2006Rieti A
10 Gary ReedCAN1.43.9327-08-2006Rieti r2
11 Mohammed Al SalhiKSA1.43.9914-07-2006Roma
12 Mehdi BaalaFRA1.44.0418-08-2006Zürich r1
13 Rashid RamziBRN1.44.0517-07-2006Madrid
14 William YiampoyKEN1.44.1218-08-2006Zürich r2
15 Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.44.1303-07-2006Athene
16 Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.44.1603-07-2006Athene
17 Ismael KombichKEN1.44.2411-07-2006Lausanne B
18 Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.44.3303-07-2006Athene
19 Nabil MadiALG1.44.6314-07-2006Roma
20 Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.44.7016-07-2006Lignano
21 Florent LacasseFRA1.44.7411-07-2006Lausanne B
22 David FiegenLUX1.44.8118-08-2006Zürich r2
23 Eugenio BarriosESP1.44.8427-08-2006Rieti r2
24 Andrea LongoITA1.44.8627-08-2006Rieti r2
25 Christian SmithUSA1.44.8616-07-2006Lignano
26 Abraham ChepkirwokUGA1.45.0 m17-06-2006Kampala
27 Alex KipchirchirKEN1.45.0 m01-07-2006Nairobi
28 Richard HillGBR1.45.1010-06-2006Watford A
29 Joseph MutuaKEN1.45.1318-08-2006Zürich r2
30 Achraf TadiliCAN1.45.1527-08-2006Rieti r2
31 Michael RimmerGBR1.45.2326-07-2006Helsinki
32 René HermsGER1.45.2626-07-2006Helsinki
33 Bilal Mansoor AliBRN1.45.2730-08-2006Rovereto
34 Abdulrahman SulaimanQAT1.45.3227-08-2006Rieti r2
35 Juan de Dios JuradoESP1.45.4220-06-2006Huelva
36 Gilbert KipchogeKEN1.45.4305-06-2006Neerpelt
37 Justus KoechKEN1.45.4411-07-2006Lausanne B
38 Salem Al BadriQAT1.45.4522-07-2006Heusden-Zolder B
39 David KrummenackerUSA1.45.6027-08-2006Rieti r2
40 Paul KorirKEN1.45.6313-07-2006Lappeenranta
41 Sam EllisGBR1.45.6710-06-2006Watford A
42 Miguel QuesadaESP1.45.6827-08-2006Rieti r2
43 Majid Saeed SultanQAT1.45.7202-06-2006Oslo
44 Ivan HeshkoUKR1.45.7406-06-2006Torino
45 Manuel OlmedoESP1.45.7420-06-2006Huelva
46 Thomas MatthijsBEL1.45.7522-07-2006Heusden-Zolder A
47 Tom LancashireGBR1.45.7613-05-2006Atlanta
48 Johan CronjeRSA1.45.7716-07-2006LapinLahti
49 Abubaker KakiSUD1.45.7810-06-2006Rabat
50 Jackson KivuvaKEN1.45.8 m01-07-2006Nairobii
51 Nick SymmondsUSA1.45.8325-06-2006Indianapolis
52 Jebreh HarrisUSA1.45.9125-06-2006Indianapolis
53 Cosmas RonoKEN1.45.9119-07-2006Liège r1
54 Maurizio BobbatoITA1.45.9301-09-2006Padova
55 Samuel BurleyUSA1.45.9325-06-2006Indianapolis
56 Ramil AritkulovRUS1.45.9816-07-2006Tula
57 Edwin LettingKEN1.45.9922-07-2006Heusden-Zolder B
58 Ivan NesterovRUS1.45.9916-07-2006Tula
59 Tarek BoukensaALG1.46.1020-07-2006Alger
60 Arnoud OkkenNED1.46.1101-09-2006Padova
61 Tim RamirezUSA1.46.2016-07-2006Lignano
62 Osmar dos SantosBRA1.46.2227-05-2006Ponce
63 Grzegorz KrzosekPOL1.46.2228-07-2006Leverkusen
64 Abdoulaye WagneSEN1.46.2315-07-2006Pergone Valsugana
65 Miroslaw FormelaPOL1.46.2601-07-2006Warsaw
66 Andy GonzálezCUB1.46.2629-07-2006Cartagena
67 Ryan BrownUSA1.46.2910-06-2006Sacramento
68 Sylas KimutaiKEN1.46.3 m01-07-2006Nairobi
69 David RudishaKEN1.46.3 m01-07-2006Nairobi
70 Jimmy WatkinsGBR1.46.3310-06-2006Watford A
71 Michael ColtherdGBR1.46.3410-06-2006Watford A
72 Glody DubeBOT1.46.3405-07-2006Tomblaine
73 Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.46.3424-09-2006São Paulo
74 Shaun SmithJAM1.46.3615-04-2006Lincoln
75 Ali Abubaker KamalQAT1.46.3815-07-2006Pergone Valsugana
76 Sherridan KirkTRI1.46.4013-05-2006Atlanta
77 Solomon BirirKEN1.46.4218-06-2006Warszawa
78 Kevin ElliottUSA1.46.4225-06-2006Indianapolis
79 Josef RepcíkSVK1.46.4324-06-2006Nivelles
80 Li XiangyuCHI1.46.4516-07-2006Lignano
81 Mattias ClaessonSWE1.46.4612-06-2006Karlskrona
82 Jonathan JohnsonUSA1.46.5019-07-2006Liège r1
83 Said DoulalMAR1.46.5310-06-2006Rabat
84 John LiteiKEN1.46.5522-03-2006Melbourne h1
85 Kléberson DavideBRA1.46.5617-05-2006Fortaleza
86 Efthimios PapadopoulosGRE1.46.5603-07-2006Athene
87 Andrew BaddeleyGBR1.46.6224-06-2006Solihull
88 Tim BayleyGBR1.46.6410-06-2006Sacramento
89 Nicholas KemboiQAT1.46.6519-07-2006Liège r1
90 Livio SciandraITA1.46.6616-07-2006Lignano
91 Yuri KoldinRUS1.46.6916-07-2006Tula
92 Marcin LewandowskiPOL1.46.6924-06-2006Szczecin
93 Derrick PetersonUSA1.46.6919-07-2006Liège r1
94 Reda Aït DouidaMAR1.46.7217-06-2006Rabat
95 Berhanu AlemuETH1.46.7216-04-2006Addis Ababa
96 Colin McCourtGBR1.46.7324-06-2006Solihull
97 Jimmy LombaFRA1.46.7419-07-2006Liège r2
98 Antoine MartiakFRA1.46.7430-05-2006Ostrava
99 Sadjad MoradiIRI1.46.7521-07-2006Shiraz
100 Christian ObristITA1.46.7701-09-2006Padova
101 Zach GlavashUSA1.46.80i25-02-2006Lincoln
102 Prince MumbaZAM1.46.8010-06-2006Sacramento
103 Thomas ChamneyIRL1.46.8201-07-2006Oordegem
104 Linus BiwottKEN1.46.8324-06-2006Nivelles
105 Joeri JansenBEL1.46.8810-06-2006Kessel-Lo
106 Tetlo EmmenUSA1.46.8913-05-2006Eagle Rock
107 Andrew EllertonCAN1.46.9116-07-2006Gent
108 Dave CampbellIRL1.46.9924-06-2006Solihull
109 Jeremy MimsUSA1.46.9903-06-2006Brasschaat
110 Joseph LomongSUD1.47.0008-06-2006Sacramento s1
111 Lachlan RenshawAUS1.47.0015-08-2006Bejing h5
112 Saïd AhmedMOR1.47.0128-07-2006Leverkusen
113 Jackson LangatKEN1.47.02i11-03-2006Fayetteville
114 Abdou AdamQAT1.47.0312-05-2006Doha r2
115 René BauschingerGER1.47.0430-07-2006Nürnberg
116 Moses KibetKEN1.47.1129-05-2006Addis Ababa
117 Driss YousfiFRA1.47.1101-07-2006Oordegem
118 Rabie DoukkanaMAR1.47.1326-07-2006Soria
119 Tiago RodriguesPOR1.47.1417-07-2006Madrid r2
120 Andrew KruminsAUS1.47.1615-04-2006Walnut
121 Ghamanda RamIND1.47.1614-02-2006New Delhi
122 Timothy DunneUSA1.47.1803-06-2006Nashville
123 Neil DougalGBR1.47.2001-07-2006Oordegem
124 Rob MyersUSA1.47.2629-06-2006Bloomington
125 Hiroshi SasanoJPN1.47.2816-07-2006LapinLahti
126 Robin SchemberaGER1.47.2908-07-2006Mannheim
127 Willy RotichKEN1.47.3016-07-2006LapinLahti
128 Martin ConradGER1.47.3124-06-2006Szczecin
129 Brandon ShawUSA1.47.3229-06-2006Bloomington
130 Elkana KosgeiKEN1.47.3308-04-2006Durham
131 Tibari AissamMAR1.47.3603-06-2006Casablanca
132 Nick BromleyAUS1.47.3615-01-2006Sydney
133 Åldne DåhlinNOR1.47.3928-07-2006Leverkusen
134 Jimmy AdarUGA1.47.4 m17-06-2006Kampala
135 Daniel Kipch. KomenKEN1.47.4 m07-01-2006Nairobi
136 Nick WillisNZL1.47.4009-03-2006Melbourne
137 Joseph BoitKEN1.47.4105-07-2006Tomblaine
138 Arturo CasadoESP1.47.4117-07-2006Madrid r2
139 Ed JacksonGBR1.47.4310-06-2006Watford A
140 Ehsan MohajershojaeiIRI1.47.4312-12-2006Doha
141 Rashid MohamedBRN1.47.4318-06-2006Warszawa
142 Duane SolomonUSA1.47.4510-06-2006Sacramento
143 Ben GreenGBR1.47.4710-06-2006Watford A
144 Jon RankinUSA1.47.4722-06-2006Indianapolis h2
145 Dominic TanuiKEN1.47.4926-05-2006Austin h2
146 Vincent MumoKEN1.47.5020-08-2006La Chaux-de-Fonds
147 James NolanIRL1.47.5113-07-2006Lappeenranta
148 Franck BarreFRA1.47.5305-07-2006Tomblaine
149 Will FittsUSA1.47.5308-06-2006Sacramento s1
150 Thomas PlanqueFRA1.47.5301-07-2006Oordegem
151 Werner BothaAUS1.47.5411-02-2006Sydney
152 James McIlroyGBR1.47.5419-02-2006Melbourne
153 Ioan ZaizanROU1.47.5424-07-2006Bucuresti
154 Moise JosephHAI1.47.56i29-01-2006Karlsruhe
155 Chris ReynoldsGBR1.47.5710-06-2006Watford B
156 Kevin HicksUSA1.47.5822-04-2006Lawrence
157 Luciano MeloBRA1.47.5824-09-2006São Paulo
158 Mikko LahtioFIN1.47.5916-07-2006LapinLahti
159 Djabir Saïd-GuerniALG1.47.5923-06-2006Alger
160 Maurys Surel CastilloCUB1.47.6029-07-2006Cartagena
161 Abdelatif DaraaMAR1.47.6003-06-2006Casablanca
162 Dmitrijs JurkevicsLAT1.47.6108-07-2006Mannheim
163 Sebastian KeinerGER1.47.6108-07-2006Mannheim
164 Elias KoechKEN1.47.6207-06-2006Sacramento h4
165 Christian NeunhäusererITA1.47.6228-06-2006Lana
166 Matthias RosseeuwBEL1.47.6322-07-2006Heusden-Zolder B
167 Matt GrooseUSA1.47.6513-05-2006Nashville
168 Mohamed MoroITA1.47.6516-07-2006Lignano
169 João PiresPOR1.47.6517-06-2006Rabat
170 Salvador CrespoESP1.47.6620-06-2006Huelva
171 Tim HarrisUSA1.47.6610-06-2006Sacramento
172 Juha KukkamoFIN1.47.6705-06-2006Neerpelt
173 Jason StewartNZL1.47.7109-03-2006Melbourne
174 Elijah BoitKEN1.47.7220-08-2006Avezzano
175 Steffen CoGER1.47.7228-07-2006Leverkusen
176 Juan Van DeventerRSA1.47.7227-01-2006Pretoria
177 Elliot BlountUSA1.47.7601-07-2006Bloomington
178 Luis Alberto MarcoESP1.47.7620-06-2006Huelva r2
179 Moritz WaldmannGER1.47.7630-07-2006Nürnberg
180 Oabona Baloyi (Onalenna)BOT1.47.7822-03-2006Melbourne h2
181 William Rabih KoudiSUD1.47.7810-06-2006Rabat
182 Gebremedhin MekonnenETH1.47.8 m08-05-2006Khartoum
183 Hudson de SouzaBRA1.47.8517-05-2006Fortaleza
184 Gareth HyettNZL1.47.8531-01-2006Wanganui
185 Paul LaslettGBR1.47.8510-06-2006Watford A
186 Vyacheslav SokolovRUS1.47.8616-07-2006Tula
187 Peter EtootKEN1.47.87o04-02-2006Notre Dame
188 Alvaro RodriguezESP1.47.8724-06-2006Alcala de Henares
189 Werner BothaRSA1.47.8925-02-2006Oudtshoorn
190 Hassan KhalloukiMAR1.47.8911-06-2006Nogent-sur-Marne
191 Christian NiederbergerSUI1.47.8918-08-2006Zürich r2
192 Courtney JaworskiUSA1.47.9 m15-04-2006Princeton
193 David KaroneiKEN1.47.9116-07-2006Gent
194 István KerékjártóHUN1.47.9215-04-2006Walnut
195 Joe LegareUSA1.47.92i11-03-2006Fayetteville
196 Yoshihiro ShimodairaJPN1.47.9227-05-2006Nobeoka
197 Japhet LeleiKEN1.47.9320-08-2006Avezzano
198 José Manuel CortésESP1.47.9420-06-2006Huelva
199 Fadil BellaaboussFRA1.47.9519-06-2006Strasbourg A
200 Juan Carlos HigueroESP1.47.9505-07-2006Salamanca A
201 Martell MunguiaUSA1.47.9507-06-2006Sacramento h4
202 Gered BurnsUSA1.47.97i11-03-2006Fayetteville
203 Brendon MahoneyUSA1.47.9727-06-2006Bloomington
204 James NasratGBR1.47.9828-07-2006London
205 Marcus MayesUSA1.47.9914-05-2006Waco
206 Neville MillerUSA1.47.9922-06-2006Indianapolis h3