800 m World Records
TimeAthleteNat VenueDateRemarks
1.40.91David RudishaKEN London9-08-2012 Set at the Olympic games
1.41.01David RudishaKEN Rieti29-08-2010
1.41.09David RudishaKEN Berlin22-08-2010
1.41.11Wilson KipketerDEN Köln24-08-1997
1.41.24Wilson KipketerDEN Zürich13-08-1997
1.41.73Wilson KipketerDEN Stockholm7-07-1997 Equalled the WR
1.41.73Sebastian CoeGBR Firenze10-06-1981
1.42.33Sebastian CoeGBR Oslo5-07-1979
1.43.44Alberto JuantorenaCUB Sofia21-08-1977
1.43.50Alberto JuantorenaCUB Montreal25-07-1976 Set at the Olympic games
1.43.5Rick WohlhuterUSA Eugene8-06-1974 No official WR
Time estimated from 1.44.1 on 880 y
1.43.7Marcello FiasconaroITA Milano27-06-1973
1.44.0Rick WohlhuterUSA Los Angeles27-05-1973 No official WR
Time estimated from 1.44.6 on 880 y
1.44.3Dave WottleUSA Eugene1-07-1972
1.44.3Ralph DoubellAUS Mexico City15-10-1968 Set at the Olympic games
Electronically : 1.44.40
1.44.3Jim RyunUSA Terre Haute10-06-1966 No official WR
Time estimated from 1.44.9 on 880 y
1.44.3Peter SnellNZL Christchurch3-02-1962
1.45.7Roger MoensBEL Oslo3-08-1955
1.46.6Rudolf HarbigGER Milano15-07-1939
1.48.4Sydney WoodersonGBR London20-08-1938
1.49.6Elroy RobinsonUSA New York11-07-1937 Time from an 880 yard race
Acknowledged as a WR for 800m
1.49.7Glenn CunninghamUSA Stockholm20-08-1936
1.49.8Ben EastmanUSA Princeton16-06-1934
1.49.8Thomas HampsonGBR Los Angeles2-08-1932 Set at the Olympic games
1.50.6Sera MartinFRA Paris14-07-1926
1.51.6Otto PeltzerGER London3-07-1926 Time from an 880 yard race
Acknowledged as a WR for 800m
1.51.9Ted MeredithUSA Stockholm8-07-1912 Set at the Olympic games
1.52.1Emilio LunghiITA Montreal15-09-1909 Time from an 880 yard race
Acknowledged as a WR for 800m
1.52.8Mel SheppardUSA London21-07-1908 Set at the Olympic games