The fastest 800 m athletes of 2009
David Rudisha leading
The King of the season?

His World Championship challenge ended in an unexpectedly chilly semifinal, but after that David Rudisha showed that in better weather he is currently a match for anyone. He won the Athletics final and the Golden League meetings in Zürich and Brussels. On top of that he ran the fastest race of 2009 in a glorious run in Rieti. His stunning 1:42.01 was the fastest time since 1997 and in the alltime list he moved up to number four.

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1 David RudishaKEN1.42.0106-09-2009Rieti A
2 Alfred Kirwa YegoKEN1.42.6706-09-2009Rieti A
3 Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.42.8606-09-2009Rieti A
4 Abubaker KakiSUD1.43.0908-05-2009Doha
5 Asbel KipropKEN1.43.1708-05-2009Doha
6 Amine LaalouMAR1.43.3601-06-2009Hengelo
7 Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.43.5828-07-2009Monaco
8 Bram SomNED1.43.5906-09-2009Rieti A
9 Mohammed Al SalhiKSA1.43.6608-05-2009Doha
10 Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.43.8213-07-2009Athene
11 Nick SymmondsUSA1.43.8328-07-2009Monaco
12 Marcin LewandowskiPOL1.43.8428-07-2009Monaco
13 Gary ReedCAN1.43.9513-07-2009Athene
14 Yeimer LópezCUB1.44.1030-05-2009Havana
15 Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.44.4711-07-2009Santa Monica
16 Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.44.6324-05-2009Belém
17 Kléberson DavideBRA1.44.6524-05-2009Belém
18 Reuben BettKEN1.44.7924-05-2009Belém
19 Youssef Saad KamelBRN1.44.8306-09-2009Rieti A
20 Augustine ChogeKEN1.44.8617-06-2009Ostrava A
21 Jackson KivuvaKEN1.44.8604-07-2009Madrid B
22 Dmitrijs MilkevicsLAT1.45.0013-07-2009Athene
23 Boaz LalangKEN1.45.15i26-02-2009Praha A
24 Samson NgoepeRSA1.45.1717-06-2009Ostrava B
25 Bilal Mansoor AliBRN1.45.2618-07-2009Heusden
26 Thomas ChamneyIRL1.45.4103-07-2009Oslo
27 Andy GonzálezCUB1.45.4119-06-2009Havana
28 André OlivierRSA1.45.4114-03-2009Stellenbosch
29 Mohamed MoustaouiMAR1.45.4412-07-2009Tanger
30 Jeffrey RiseleyAUS1.45.4817-06-2009Ostrava B
31 Arturo CasadoESP1.45.5204-07-2009Madrid B
32 Tamás KaziHUN1.45.5517-06-2009Ostrava B
33 Dave CampbellIRL1.45.5903-07-2009Oslo
34 Robin SchemberaGER1.45.6301-06-2009Hengelo
35 Nadjim ManseurALG1.45.6410-07-2009Roma
36 Adam KszczotPOL1.45.7217-06-2009Ostrava A
37 Lachlan RenshawAUS1.45.7331-07-2009Leverkusen A
38 Moise JosephHAI1.45.8721-08-2009Berlin s3
39 Lukas RifesserITA1.45.8825-07-2009Pergine Valsugana
40 Richard KiplagatKEN1.45.9017-06-2009Ostrava A
41 Wilfred BungeiKEN1.45.91i26-02-2009Praha A
42 Manuel OlmedoESP1.45.9104-07-2009Madrid A
43 Christian SmithUSA1.46.0011-06-2009Toronto
44 Mouhcine El AmineMAR1.46.0312-07-2009Tanger
45 Karjuan WilliamsUSA1.46.0611-06-2009Toronto
46 Abraham ChepkirwokUGA1.46.0713-07-2009Athene
47 Ali Saad Al-DaranKSA1.46.0817-06-2009Indianapolis
48 Michael RimmerGBR1.46.1324-07-2009London
49 Gilbert KipchogeKEN1.46.1417-06-2009Ostrava B
50 Walid MelianiALG1.46.1427-06-2009Uden
51 Masato YokotaJPN1.46.1618-10-2009Yokohama
52 Ryan BrownUSA1.46.1706-06-2009Eugene
53 Leonel ManzanoUSA1.46.2018-07-2009Heusden
54 Darren St.ClairGBR1.46.2029-08-2009Padova
55 Andrew WheatingUSA1.46.2111-10-2009Fayetteville s1
56 Jakob HolušaCZE1.46.2217-06-2009Ostrava A
57 Miguel QuesadaESP1.46.2410-06-2009Huelva
58 Josef RepcíkSVK1.46.2603-07-2009Oslo
59 Tevan EverettUSA1.46.2713-10-2009Fayetteville
60 Eugenio BarriosESP1.46.3004-07-2009Madrid B
61 Sebastian KeinerGER1.46.3001-06-2009Hengelo
62 Jeff LastennetFRA1.46.3020-08-2009Berlin h3
63 Prince MumbaZAM1.46.3 m26-07-2009Brasschaat A
64 Mohammed AmanETH1.46.3417-05-2009Rio de Janeiro
65 Anter ZerguelaineALG1.46.3414-06-2009Casablanca
66 Mattias ClaessonSWE1.46.3603-07-2009Oslo
67 Joe ThomasGBR1.46.3606-08-2009Købnhavn
68 Hezekiél SepengRSA1.46.3814-03-2009Stellenbosch
69 Said DoulalMAR1.46.3912-07-2009Tanger
70 Rashid MohamedBRN1.46.4112-07-2009Tanger
71 Robert LathouwersNED1.46.4523-05-2009Hoorn
72 Brandon ShawUSA1.46.4506-06-2009Eugene
73 Luis Alberto MarcoESP1.46.4710-06-2009Huelva
74 Michael RuttUSA1.46.4713-06-2009Waltham
75 Christian ObristITA1.46.4808-09-2009Barletta
76 Warren HendricksRSA1.46.5114-06-2009Casablanca
77 Matt SchererUSA1.46.5314-06-2009Burnaby
78 Brian GagnonUSA1.46.5613-06-2009Waltham
79 Tetlo EmmenUSA1.46.6 m26-07-2009Brassschaat A
80 Hosea KandieKEN1.46.6 m26-06-2009Nairobi h1
81 Nathan BrannenCAN1.46.6113-07-2009Athene
82 Geoffrey KibetKEN1.46.6304-06-2009Torino
83 Goran NavaSRB1.46.6304-06-2009Torino
84 Raidel AceaCUB1.46.6830-05-2009Havana
85 Sören LudolphGER1.46.6905-07-2009Ulm
86 Takeshi KuchinoJPN1.46.7118-10-2009Yokohama
87 Lopez LomongUSA1.46.7215-07-2009Liège
88 Azzine BoudjemaaFRA1.46.7301-06-2009Rehlingen
89 Adriaan van WykRSA1.46.7514-03-2009Stellenbosch
90 Pawel CzapiewskiPOL1.46.7801-06-2009Rehlingen
91 Ryan FosterAUS1.46.7811-10-2009Fayetteville s1
92 Jonathan JohnsonUSA1.46.8007-05-2009Knoxville
93 Francis KakonziKEN1.46.8 m26-06-2009Nairobi h2
94 Tyler MulderUSA1.46.8013-10-2009Fayetteville
95 Aldwyn SappletonJAM1.46.8202-05-2009Kingston
96 Duane SolomonUSA1.46.8225-07-2009Santa Monica
97 Bernard LagatKEN1.46.8407-07-2009Lausanne
98 Sean TullyUSA1.46.8411-10-2009Fayetteville s1
99 Fernando da SilvaBRA1.46.8624-05-2009Belém
100 Chris GowellGBR1.46.8813-10-2009Fayetteville
101 Dmitrijs JurkevicsLAT1.46.9020-08-2009Berlin h7
102 Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.46.9109-10-2009Damascus
103 Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.46.9410-06-2009Huelva
104 Oleksandr OsmolovychUKR1.46.9507-06-2009Warszawa
105 Kevin HicksUSA1.46.9714-06-2009Burnaby
106 Gered BurnsUSA1.47.0713-06-2009Waltham
107 Richard JonesUSA1.47.1013-06-2009Fayetteville
108 Hilary TuweiKEN1.47.1 m13-06-2009Eldoret
109 Samir KheddarALG1.47.1104-06-2009Algiers
110 Yuri KoldinRUS1.47.1123-07-2009Cheboksary h1
111 Ireneusz SekretarskiPOL1.47.1111-10-2009Fayetteville s1
112 Mark WieczorekUSA1.47.1128-05-2009Beaverton
113 Abdallah AbdelgaderSUD1.47.1230-06-2009Kristiinankaupunki
114 Kevin HautcoeurFRA1.47.1211-06-2009Montreuil-sous-Bois
115 Shiferaw WoleETH1.47.1401-06-2009Rehlingen
116 Ioan ZaizanROU1.47.1402-08-2009Bucuresti
117 Andrew OsagieGBR1.47.1515-08-2009Cardiff
118 Florent LacasseFRA1.47.2005-08-2009Castres
119 Livio SciandraITA1.47.2412-07-2009Tanger
120 Carsten SchlangenGER1.47.2505-06-2009Baunatal
121 Sherridan KirkTRI1.47.2602-05-2009Kingston
122 Juan Carlos HigueroESP1.47.2704-07-2009Madrid B
123 Tom LancashireGBR1.47.2826-05-2009Stretford
124 Mario ScapiniITA1.47.2812-07-2009Lignano
125 Nils SchumannGER1.47.2805-07-2009Ulm
126 Damien MossGBR1.47.2924-07-2009London
127 Thomas MatthijsBEL1.47.3327-06-2009Uden
128 Samir DahmaniFRA1.47.3406-06-2009Bastia
129 Jozef PelikánSVK1.47.3617-06-2009Ostrava B
130 Paul BradshawGBR1.47.3713-06-2009Watford
131 Byron PiedraECU1.47.3724-05-2009Belém
132 Oabona Baloyi (Onalenna)BOT1.47.3830-05-2009Gaborone
133 Ryan GregsonAUS1.47.3806-09-2009Rieti B
134 Péter SzemetiHUN1.47.3806-06-2009Debrecen
135 Jason CollettUSA1.47.3911-10-2009Fayetteville s1
136 Abdoulaye WagneSEN1.47.3925-07-2009Pergine Valsugana
137 Gilbert KeterKEN1.47.4014-06-2009Casablanca
138 Nicholas KipkoechKEN1.47.4 m16-06-2009Nairobi
139 Mohammed BattaniMAR1.47.4203-07-2009Marseille
140 Geoffrey RonoKEN1.47.4331-08-2009Gateshead
141 Florian CarvalhoFRA1.47.4407-08-2009Ninove
142 Ivan TukhtachevRUS1.47.4617-06-2009Kazan
143 Victor KipchirchirKEN1.47.4825-07-2009Pergine Valsugana
144 Carlos PhillipsUSA1.47.4811-10-2009Fayetteville s1
145 David BustosESP1.47.5003-06-2009Sevilla
146 Kayus MaudiKEN1.47.5 m26-06-2009Nairobi h1
147 Gavyn NeroTRI1.47.5105-07-2009La Habana
148 Artur OstrowskiPOL1.47.5207-06-2009Warszawa
149 Antonio ReinaESP1.47.5214-06-2009Berlin
150 Rob MyersUSA1.47.5515-07-2009Luzern
151 Alvaro RodriguezESP1.47.5613-06-2009Ciudad Real
152 Hudson de SouzaBRA1.47.5824-05-2009Belém
153 Jacob HernandezUSA1.47.5818-04-2009Austin
154 Hamed OualichFRA1.47.5801-06-2009Rehlingen B
155 Ed JacksonGBR1.47.6 m26-07-2009Brasschaat A
156 Peter KiplangatKEN1.47.6 m16-06-2009Nairobi
157 Dickson TuweiKEN1.47.6 m16-06-2009Nairobi
158 Peter van der WesthuizenRSA1.47.6029-08-2009Padova
159 Jimmy AdarUGA1.47.6113-06-2009Leiden
160 Donte HolmesUSA1.47.6111-10-2009Fayetteville s2
161 René BauschingerGER1.47.63i07-02-2009Stuttgart
162 Ivan NesterovRUS1.47.6402-08-2009Tula
163 Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.47.6502-08-2009Tula
164 Arnoud OkkenNED1.47.6723-05-2009Hoorn
165 Sadjad MoradiIRI1.47.6820-08-2009Berlin h1
166 Dávid TakácsHUN1.47.6802-08-2009Budapest
167 Ahmed FarajEGY1.47.6930-06-2009Kristiinankaupunki
168 Abdesslam KenoucheFRA1.47.6911-06-2009Montreuil-sous-Bois
169 Eduard VillanuevaVEN1.47.6917-05-2009Rio de Janeiro
170 Alex CheropUGA1.47.7 m25-07-2009Kampala
171 Juan de Dios JuradoESP1.47.7010-06-2009Huelva
172 Mikko LahtioFIN1.47.7030-08-2009Göteborg
173 Mamadou GueyeSEN1.47.7112-07-2009Lignano
174 Abdo AmanETH1.47.7511-01-2009Addis Ababa
175 Fernando DíezESP1.47.7510-06-2009Huelva B
176 Nick BromleyAUS1.47.7620-03-2009Brisbane
177 Mason McHenryUSA1.47.76o07-03-2009Ames
178 Daniel GitauKEN1.47.7811-04-2009Machida
179 Alex McClaryUSA1.47.7817-05-2009Gainesville
180 Golden CoachmanUSA1.47.8216-05-2009Atlanta
181 Lutimar PaesBRA1.47.8207-06-2009Rio de Janeiro
182 Alex SangKEN1.47.8301-06-2009Rehlingen
183 Jeffrey FisherUSA1.47.8506-06-2009Eugene
184 David FreemanPUR1.47.8516-05-2009Ponce
185 David PalacioESP1.47.8525-07-2009Barcelona
186 Cristian VorovenciROU1.47.8602-08-2009Bucuresti
187 Lance RollerUSA1.47.8810-10-2009Fayetteville h4
188 Geoff HarrisCAN1.47.9 m26-07-2009Brassschaat A
189 Edwin KipropKEN1.47.9 m30-05-2009Nairobi
190 Anthony LunaUSA1.47.9017-06-2009Indianapolis
191 David Mutinda MutuaKEN1.47.9 m16-06-2009Nairobi
192 Fabio BortolottiITA1.47.9115-07-2009Conegliano
193 Dominic TanuiKEN1.47.9111-10-2009Fayetteville s2
194 James BrewerGBR1.47.9220-06-2009Bilbao
195 Kevin LópezESP1.47.9403-06-2009Sevilla
196 Cory PrimmUSA1.47.9511-10-2009Fayetteville s2
197 Kamal SaidiFRA1.47.9505-08-2009Castres
198 Mike CarmodyUSA1.47.9617-06-2009Indianapolis
199 Jeff MoriartyUSA1.47.9609-05-2009Philadelphia h4
200 Pablo SolaresMEX1.47.9620-08-2009Berlin h7
201 Salvador CrespoESP1.47.9710-06-2009Huelva
202 Steve FennellGBR1.47.9727-06-2009Stretford
203 Vyacheslav SokolovRUS1.47.9701-07-2009Moskva h7
204 Ricardo CunninghamJAM1.47.9805-07-2009La Habana
205 David TorrenceUSA1.47.9821-07-2009Gent A
206 Niall BrooksGBR1.47.9913-06-2009Watford