The fastest 800 m athletes of 2012
David Rudisha and his new WR
The greatest 800 m race ever

Olympic Champion David Rudisha next to his new fantastic 800 m World Record. London 2012 saw the ultimate Olympic 800 m race with almost all runners scoring new personal bests. And of course David Rudisha was crowned with Olympic gold after leading from start to finish and coming home in an incredible new World Record, breaking 1:41 for the first time in history.

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1 David RudishaKEN1.40.9109-08-2012London
2 Nijel AmosBOT1.41.7309-08-2012London
3 Mohammed AmanETH1.42.5330-08-2012Zürich
4 Timothy KitumKEN1.42.5309-08-2012London
5 Duane SolomonUSA1.42.8209-08-2012London
6 Nick SymmondsUSA1.42.9509-08-2012London
7 Abraham Kipchirchir RotichBRN1.43.1320-07-2012Monaco
8 Abubaker KakiSUD1.43.2209-08-2012London
9 Leonard KosenchaKEN1.43.4020-07-2012Monaco
10 Taoufik MakhloufiALG1.43.7117-08-2012Stockholm A
11 Kevin LópezESP1.43.7420-07-2012Monaco
12 Job Koech KinyorKEN1.43.7611-05-2012Doha A
13 Andrew OsagieGBR1.43.7709-08-2012London
14 Edwin Kiplagat MellyKEN1.43.8109-09-2012Rieti
15 Adam KszczotPOL1.43.8327-05-2012Hengelo
16 Anthony ChemutKEN1.43.9623-06-2012Nairobi
17 André OlivierRSA1.44.2920-07-2012Monaco
18 Marcin LewandowskiPOL1.44.3427-05-2012Hengelo
19 Jeffrey RiseleyAUS1.44.4817-07-2012Lignano
20 Alfred Kirwa YegoKEN1.44.4909-06-2012New York
21 Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.44.5402-06-2012Eugene
22 Robert LathouwersNED1.44.6127-05-2012Hengelo
23 Antonio ReinaESP1.44.6511-05-2012Doha A
24 David Mutinda MutuaKEN1.44.6611-05-2012Doha A
25 Charles JockUSA1.44.7512-05-2012Irvine
26 Tyler MulderUSA1.44.7517-07-2012Lignano
27 Ryan MartinUSA1.44.7712-05-2012Irvine
28 Silas KiplagatKEN1.44.8 m04-05-2012Nairobi
29 Sören LudolphGER1.44.8027-05-2012Hengelo
30 Boaz LalangKEN1.44.8309-06-2012New York
31 Michael RimmerGBR1.44.8611-05-2012Doha A
32 Andreas BubeDEN1.44.8920-07-2012Monaco
33 Maurys Surel CastilloCUB1.44.8922-06-2012Huelva
34 Pierre-Ambroise BosseFRA1.44.9709-06-2012Villeneuve d'Ascq A
35 Mohamed Ahmed HamadaEGY1.44.9808-06-2012Torino
36 Gareth WarburtonGBR1.44.9807-06-2012Oslo
37 Amine El ManaouiMAR1.45.0027-05-2012Rabat
38 Nicholas KipkoechKEN1.45.0109-06-2012Villeneuve d'Ascq A
39 Robby AndrewsUSA1.45.0609-06-2012New York
40 Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.45.0907-08-2012London s2
41 Jakob HolušaCZE1.45.1211-05-2012Doha A
42 Luis Alberto MarcoESP1.45.1422-06-2012Huelva
43 Musaeb Abdulrahman BallaQAT1.45.1911-05-2012Doha A
44 Michael RuttUSA1.45.2009-06-2012New York
45 Amine LaalouMAR1.45.2827-05-2012Rabat
46 Wesley VázquezPUR1.45.2915-07-2012Barcelona
47 Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.45.3125-05-2012Porto Alegre
48 Kléberson DavideBRA1.45.3202-06-2012São Paulo
49 Giordano BenedettiITA1.45.3417-07-2012Lignano
50 Nixon ChepsebaKEN1.45.4 m18-05-2012Nairobi
51 Elijah GreerUSA1.45.4025-06-2012Eugene
52 Rafith RodriguezCOL1.45.4112-05-2012Ponce
53 Reuben BettKEN1.45.4405-07-2012Liège
54 Abdulaziz MohamedKSA1.45.5227-05-2012Rabat
55 Ismael KombichKEN1.45.6 m18-05-2012Nairobi
56 Diomar de SouzaBRA1.45.6222-04-2012Porto Alegre
57 Diego GomesBRA1.45.6220-05-2012Rio de Janeiro
58 Mark WieczorekUSA1.45.6225-06-2012Eugene
59 Benson SeureiKEN1.45.6707-07-2012Bottrop
60 Mouhcine El AmineMAR1.45.7027-05-2012Rabat
61 Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.45.71o07-02-2012Mustasaari
62 Jackson KivuvaKEN1.45.7127-05-2012Hengelo
63 Lachlan RenshawAUS1.45.7517-07-2012Lignano
64 Mark EnglishIRL1.45.7726-05-2012Oordegem
65 Bilal Mansoor AliBRN1.45.7809-06-2012Stockholm
66 Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.45.7814-04-2012Port Elizabeth
67 Richard KiplagatKEN1.45.7923-06-2012Nairobi
68 Paul RenaudieFRA1.45.8509-06-2012Villeneuve d'Ascq A
69 Yeimer LópezCUB1.45.8916-05-2012Daegu
70 Erik SowinskiUSA1.45.9008-06-2012Des Moines
71 Evans KipkorirKEN1.45.9107-07-2012Heusden A
72 Asbel KipropKEN1.45.9118-02-2012Sydney
73 Alvaro RodriguezESP1.45.9407-07-2012Madrid B
74 Hamed OualichFRA1.45.9625-05-2012Ostrava A
75 Geoff HarrisCAN1.45.9706-08-2012London h4
76 Sadjad MoradiIRI1.45.9811-05-2012Doha B
77 Tevan EverettUSA1.46.0209-06-2012West Chester
78 Stepan PoistogovRUS1.46.0213-06-2012Moskva
79 Brandon McBrideCAN1.46.0715-07-2012Barcelona
80 Mukhtar MohammedGBR1.46.1017-08-2012Stockholm B
81 Cas LoxsomUSA1.46.1213-05-2012Madison
82 Nick WillisNZL1.46.1807-07-2012Heusden A
83 Masato YokotaJPN1.46.1916-05-2012Daegu
84 Edward KemboiKEN1.46.2006-06-2012Des Moines h3
85 Lopez LomongUSA1.46.2118-05-2012Eagle Rock A
86 Andy GonzálezCUB1.46.2227-05-2012Havana
87 Brandon JohnsonUSA1.46.2310-06-2012Burnaby
88 Sebastian KeinerGER1.46.3309-06-2012Mannheim
89 Andrew WheatingUSA1.46.3317-08-2012Stockholm B
90 Andrew Kiptoo RotichKEN1.46.3417-07-2012Lignano
91 Joe ThomasGBR1.46.35i18-02-2012Birmingham
92 Rynardt van RensburgRSA1.46.3614-04-2012Port Elizabeth
93 Lutimar PaesBRA1.46.3702-06-2012São Paulo
94 Brian GagnonUSA1.46.4009-06-2012West Chester
95 Cornelius KiplangatKEN1.46.4 m15-06-2012Kasarani
96 Richard WestCAN1.46.4106-06-2012Des Moines h3
97 Michael PrebleUSA1.46.4324-03-2012Los Angeles
98 James GurrAUS1.46.4503-03-2012Melbourne
99 Thijmen KupersNED1.46.4627-05-2012Hengelo
100 Esrael AwokeETH1.46.4810-05-2012Addis Ababa
101 Fernando da SilvaBRA1.46.4920-05-2012Rio de Janeiro
102 Teng HainingCHN1.46.5612-06-2012Colombo
103 Ioan ZaizanROU1.46.5606-07-2012Bottrop
104 Patrick RoachUSA1.46.5809-06-2012West Chester
105 Mor SeckSEN1.46.5820-06-2012Chiasso
106 Khalid BenmahdiALG1.46.5922-06-2012Annaba
107 Rob NovakUSA1.46.5912-05-2012Ponce
108 Pierre Antoine BalhanBEL1.46.6005-07-2012Liège
109 Samir JamaaMAR1.46.6127-05-2012Rabat
110 Prince MumbaZAM1.46.6121-04-2012Walnut
111 David PachutaUSA1.46.6206-06-2012Des Moines h3
112 Josef RepcíkSVK1.46.6228-06-2012Helsinki s1
113 Mohamed Al-GarniQAT1.46.6302-09-2012Padova
114 Gebremedhin MekonnenETH1.46.6307-07-2012Madrid A
115 Harun AbdaUSA1.46.6506-06-2012Des Moines h3
116 Andreas RapatzGER1.46.65i11-02-2012Wien
117 Liam Boylan-PettUSA1.46.6609-06-2012West Chester
118 Andrew EllertonCAN1.46.6618-05-2012Eagle Rock A
119 Aaron EvansBER1.46.6608-06-2012Des Moines
120 Raphael PallitschAUT1.46.6706-07-2012Bottrop
121 Raidel AceaCUB1.46.6827-05-2012Havana
122 Geoffrey RonoKEN1.46.6816-05-2012Daegu
123 Mohamed BelbachirALG1.46.7015-07-2012Barcelona
124 Shiferaw WoleETH1.46.7010-05-2012Addis Ababa
125 Hamza DriouchQAT1.46.7212-06-2012Colombo
126 Nathan BrannenCAN1.46.7430-06-2012Calgary
127 Mohammed MainyMAR1.46.7421-07-2012Ninove A
128 Miguel QuesadaESP1.46.7607-06-2012Huelva
129 Leonel ManzanoUSA1.46.7910-07-2012Sotteville-lès-Rouen
130 Zan RudolfSLO1.46.7914-06-2012Velenje
131 Timothy SeinKEN1.46.8 m18-05-2012Nairobi
132 Kyle SmithCAN1.46.8316-06-2012Indianapolis
133 Imed Hamed NoorKSA1.46.8507-07-2012Bottrop
134 Brice PanelFRA1.46.8627-05-2012Forbach
135 Johan CronjeRSA1.46.8714-06-2012Velenje
136 Oleksandr OsmolovychUKR1.46.8717-06-2012Zhukovskiy
137 Soresa FidaETH1.46.8807-07-2012Bottrop
138 Jamaal JamesTTO1.46.8809-06-2012West Chester
139 Ivan NesterovRUS1.46.8813-06-2012Moskva
140 Thomas RothNOR1.46.8828-06-2012Helsinki s1
141 Sho KawamotoJPN1.46.8926-05-2012Yokohama
142 David TorrenceUSA1.46.9021-07-2012Ninove A
143 Dustin EmraniISR1.46.9214-06-2012Tel Aviv
144 Dennis KrügerGER1.46.9215-07-2012Barcelona
145 Thapelo MadibaRSA1.46.9224-03-2012Potchefstroom
146 Isaac SeokeBOT1.46.9205-05-2012Pretoria
147 Tetlo EmmenUSA1.46.9509-06-2012Indianapolis
148 Alex KibetQAT1.46.9528-07-2012Huizingen
149 Mario ScapiniITA1.46.9531-05-2012Roma
150 Andrew DawsonUSA1.46.9616-06-2012Indianapolis
151 Igor DavydovUKR1.46.9814-06-2012Yalta
152 Xia XiudongCHN1.47.0123-06-2012Fuzhou
153 Paul RobinsonIRL1.47.0202-09-2012Padova
154 Martin ConradGER1.47.0328-05-2012Rehlingen
155 Jena UmarETH1.47.0310-05-2012Addis Ababa
156 Julius MutekangaUGA1.47.0421-05-2012Tempe
157 Sharif WebbUSA1.47.0416-06-2012Indianapolis
158 Ignacio LagunaESP1.47.0518-07-2012Granollers
159 Lance RollerUSA1.47.0706-06-2012Des Moines h1
160 Niall BrooksGBR1.47.0821-08-2012Stretford
161 Jackson LangatKEN1.47.0916-06-2012Indianapolis
162 Tamás KaziHUN1.47.1006-08-2012London h3
163 Redouane BaaziriMAR1.47.1105-05-2012Fez
164 Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.47.1305-07-2012Sollentuna
165 James KaanAUS1.47.1318-02-2012Sydney
166 Brandon ShawUSA1.47.1321-05-2012Tempe
167 Takeshi KuchinoJPN1.47.1421-07-2012Ninove A
168 Guy LearmonthGBR1.47.1407-06-2012Oslo
169 Joey RobertsUSA1.47.14i28-01-2012College Station
170 Szymon KrawczykPOL1.47.1616-06-2012Bielsko-Biala
171 Patrick SchoenballGER1.47.1706-07-2012Bottrop
172 Jan Van den BroeckBEL1.47.19i07-01-2012Gent
173 Isaac KipketerKEN1.47.2 m04-05-2012Nairobi
174 Sean ObinwaUSA1.47.22i28-01-2012College Station
175 Francisco RoldánESP1.47.2318-07-2012Granollers
176 Martin BischoffGER1.47.2420-05-2012Wattenscheid
177 Anis AnanenkaBLR1.47.2603-06-2012Bydgoszcz
178 Rabie DoukkanaMAR1.47.2627-06-2012Halluin
179 Yohannes GhirmaiERI1.47.2707-06-2012Rhede
180 Ehsan MohajershojaeiIRI1.47.2711-05-2012Kanchanaburi
181 Andreas VojtaAUT1.47.2814-06-2012Velenje
182 John BolasUSA1.47.2921-07-2012Solihull
183 Johan SvenssonSWE1.47.3107-06-2012Oslo
184 Charlie GriceGBR1.47.3321-07-2012Solihull
185 Ivan TukhtachevRUS1.47.3313-06-2012Moskva
186 Moise JosephHAI1.47.3421-07-2012Ninove A
187 Selasi LumaxGHA1.47.34i25-02-2012Boston
188 Nabil MadiALG1.47.3408-07-2012Algiers
189 Andréas DimitrákisGRE1.47.3525-07-2012Thiva
190 Azzine BoudjemaaFRA1.47.3626-05-2012Oordegem
191 Tlou SelobaRSA1.47.3714-04-2012Port Elizabeth
192 Eliud Kiptoo RuttoKEN1.47.3916-05-2012Daegu
193 Moses Kipkemboi KibetKEN1.47.4 m08-06-2012Nairobi
194 Bartosz NowickiPOL1.47.4003-06-2012Bydgoszcz
195 Jeff SeeUSA1.47.4009-06-2012Indianapolis
196 Yevgeniy SharminRUS1.47.4021-06-2012Moskva
197 Homiyu TesfayeGER1.47.4004-07-2012Pfungstadt
198 Pablo SolaresMEX1.47.4108-07-2012Hilversum
199 Mamadou GueyeSEN1.47.4304-07-2012Caprino Veronese
200 Richard JonesUSA1.47.4318-05-2012Eagle Rock C
201 Oleg KayafaUKR1.47.4328-05-2012Yalta
202 Ahmed MainyMAR1.47.4317-08-2012Stockholm A
203 Ben ScheetzUSA1.47.43i25-02-2012Boston
204 Vladimir ObnosovRUS1.47.4421-06-2012Moskva
205 Christian SmithUSA1.47.4416-06-2012Indianapolis
206 Sajeesh JosephIND1.47.4511-05-2012Kanchanaburi
207 Ayanleh SouleimanDJI1.47.4518-07-2012Antrim
208 Abdellatif El AloianiMAR1.47.4604-07-2012Caprino Veronese
209 Viktor TyumentsevUKR1.47.4714-06-2012Yalta
210 Yang XiaofeiCHN1.47.4823-06-2012Fuzhou
211 Christian GonzalezUSA1.47.4901-06-2012New York A
212 Geoffrey MatumKEN1.47.5021-08-2012Købnhavn
213 Johan RogestedtSWE1.47.5117-08-2012Stockholm B
214 Alex RoweAUS1.47.5518-05-2012Eagle Rock A
215 Andreas LangeGER1.47.5606-07-2012Bottrop
216 Otlaadisa SegosebeBOT1.47.5605-05-2012Pretoria
217 Ghamanda RamIND1.47.5724-06-2012Hyderabad
218 Gideon KipngetichKEN1.47.5814-06-2012Göteborg B
219 Zebene AlemayehuETH1.47.5907-07-2012Bottrop
220 Åldne DåhlinNOR1.47.5928-05-2012Rehlingen
221 Kevin HicksUSA1.47.5906-04-2012Gainesville
222 Jan KubistaCZE1.47.5911-06-2012Praha
223 Austin MuddUSA1.47.5906-06-2012Des Moines h1
224 Pavel TebenkovKAZ1.47.5903-07-2012Cheboksary h8
225 Bereket DestaETH1.47.6001-06-2012Montbéliard
226 Mason McHenryUSA1.47.6024-03-2012Tempe
227 Jamal Al-HayraniQAT1.47.6113-07-2012Barcelona h3
228 Russell BrownUSA1.47.6116-06-2012Eugene
229 Mattia MorettiITA1.47.6104-07-2012Caprino Veronese
230 Samuel EllisonUSA1.47.6208-06-2012Des Moines
231 Rikus RasRSA1.47.6214-04-2012Port Elizabeth
232 Timothy Kipkorir LimoKEN1.47.6302-06-2012Regensburg
233 James EichbergerMEX1.47.6425-05-2012Austin h2
234 José Alberto VerasDOM1.47.6416-06-2012Holmdel
235 Jimmy AdarUGA1.47.6527-04-2012Dubai
236 Brian HillUSA1.47.6521-04-2012Walnut OD
237 Ed AstonGBR1.47.6726-05-2012Oordegem
238 Oleg SidorovRUS1.47.7017-06-2012Zhukovskiy
239 Silas KisorioKEN1.47.7128-07-2012Huizingen
240 Matthew CentrowitzUSA1.47.7225-07-2012Dublin
241 Craig HufferAUS1.47.7321-08-2012Købnhavn
242 Mateusz UrbaniakPOL1.47.7426-05-2012Oordegem
243 Patrick ZwickerGER1.47.7406-07-2012Bottrop
244 Curtis BeachUSA1.47.7525-05-2012Jacksonville h1
245 James GilreathUSA1.47.7513-05-2012Manhattan
246 Vitalij KozlovLTU1.47.7809-06-2012Valmiera
247 Andrew BaddeleyGBR1.47.8014-06-2012Göteborg
248 Marouane HabtiMAR1.47.8005-05-2012Fès
249 Jinson JohnsonIND1.47.8024-06-2012Hyderabad
250 Jonathan KitilitKEN1.47.8 m08-06-2012Nairobi
251 Majdubi KamaliMAR1.47.8107-07-2012Bottrop
252 Travis ThompsonUSA1.47.8224-03-2012Los Angeles
253 Adnan Taees AkkarIRQ1.47.8306-08-2012London h6
254 Aldwyn SappletonJAM1.47.8502-06-2012Nashville
255 Hilary TuweiKEN1.47.8608-06-2012Torino
256 Brice LeroyFRA1.47.8701-06-2012Montbéliard
257 Howard ShepardUSA1.47.8725-05-2012Jacksonville h1
258 Sebastian SmolinskiPOL1.47.8716-06-2012Bielsko-Biala
259 Oleksandr BorysyukUKR1.47.8828-05-2012Yalta
260 Wouter de BoerNED1.47.8821-07-2012Ninove B
261 William MothosolaRSA1.47.8914-04-2012Port Elizabeth
262 Anthony RomaniwCAN1.47.8921-07-2012Ninove A
263 Jiang YongchaoCHN1.47.8923-06-2012Fuzhou
264 David PalacioESP1.47.9113-08-2012Huelva
265 Abderrahmane AnouALG1.47.9222-06-2012Colmar
266 Pai LongCHN1.47.9223-06-2012Fuzhou
267 Konstadinos NakópoulosGRE1.47.9226-05-2012Oordegem
268 Jordan WilliamszAUS1.47.9418-02-2012Sydney
269 Christian ObristITA1.47.9509-06-2012Caprino Veronese
270 Felix KiturKEN1.47.9625-05-2012Jacksonville h3
271 Tyler SmithCAN1.47.9616-06-2012Edmonton
272 Anderson da SilvaBRA1.47.9720-05-2012São Paulo
273 Artur OstrowskiPOL1.47.97i18-02-2012Val-de-Reuil
274 Jean Pierre FerrugemBRA1.47.9820-05-2012São Paulo
275 Nadjim ManseurALG1.47.9811-05-2012Doha B