| Nijel Amos BOT |
| Date of birth: 15 March 94 |
| Age: 26 years 291 days |
| Height: 179 cm |
| Weight: 60 kg |
| Club/team: Nike OTC Elite |
| 800m Olympic Silver Medallist 2012 |
| 800m 5th at World Championships 2017 |
| 800m World Junior Champion 2012 |
| 800m All Africa Games Champion 2015 |
| 4 x 400m All Africa Games Silver Medallist 2015 |
| 800m African Champion 2018 |
| 800m African Champion 2016 |
| 800m African Champion 2014 |
| 4 x 400m African Champion 2014 |
| 800m World University Games Champion 2013 |
| 800m 5th at World Youth Championships 2011 |
| 1 National Title |
| 600m World Alltime no. 65 1:15.63+ Berlin 6 Sep 2015 |
| 400m World Alltime no. 303 44.99 Padova 16 Jul 2019 |
| 800m World Junior Alltime no. 1 1:41.73 London 9 Aug 2012 |
| 400m World Junior Alltime no. 115 45.66A Potchefstroom 19 Mar 2013 |
| 800m World Alltime no. 3 1:41.73 London 9 Aug 2012 |
Personal bests in BOLD.
| 200m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2015 21.34 0.0 | 1 | Erlangen | 30 Jun | ||||
| 400m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2012 45.94 NU20R | 1 | Oedt | 20 Jun | ||||
| 2013 45.66A NU20R | 1 | Potchefstroom | 19 Mar | ||||
| 2014 45.56 | 1 | Abidjan | 26 Apr | ||||
| 2015 45.74 | 1 | Sopot | 27 Jun | ||||
| 2016 45.73 | 1 | Port Elizabeth | 19 Apr | ||||
| 2017 45.55 | 3 | Lignano Sabbiadoro | 12 Jul | ||||
| 2018 45.82 | 3rB | Lignano Sabbiadoro | 11 Jul | ||||
| 2019 44.99 | 1rB | Padova | 16 Jul | ||||
| 600m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2015 1:15.63+ | 1 | Berlin | 6 Sep | ||||
| 2020 1:15.86 | 1 | Blue River OR | 17 Jul | ||||
| 500m Road | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2017 59.26 | 1 | Gateshead | 9 Sep | ||||
| 800m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2011 1:47.28 NU20R NU18R NR | 5-17 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 9 Jul | ||||
| 2012 1:41.73 NR WU20R | 2 | London | 9 Aug | ||||
| 2013 1:44.71 | 4 | Lausanne | 4 Jul | ||||
| 2014 1:42.45 | 1 | Monaco | 18 Jul | ||||
| 2015 1:42.66 | 2 | Monaco | 17 Jul | ||||
| 2016 1:44.66 | 4 | London | 22 Jul | ||||
| 2017 1:43.18 | 1 | London | 9 Jul | ||||
| 2018 1:42.14 | 1 | Monaco | 20 Jul | ||||
| 2019 1:41.89 | 1 | Monaco | 12 Jul | ||||
| 2020 1:49.23 | 1 | Newberg OR | 8 Aug | ||||
| 4 x 400m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2012 3:03.89 | 2 | Roma | 31 May | ||||
| 2014 3:01.89 NR | 1 | Marrakech | 14 Aug | ||||
| 2015 2:59.95 NR | 5h2 | Beijing | 29 Aug | ||||
| 2016 3:02.29 | 1 | Doha | 6 May | ||||
| 2017 3:06.50 | 7h2 | London | 12 Aug | ||||
| Outdoor | |||||||
| 400m | |||||||
| WUG | 2013: | h2 | DNF | ||||
| 800m | |||||||
| AfrC | 2011: | 3-19 | 1:47.38A | 1h1-19 | 1:49.87A | ||
| WY | 2011: | 5-17 | 1:47.28 | 1s3-17 | 1:48.54 | 2h7-17 | 1:52.72 |
| OG | 2012: | 2 | 1:41.73 | 2s1 | 1:44.54 | 1h1 | 1:45.90 |
| WJ | 2012: | 1-19 | 1:43.79 | 1s1-19 | 1:49.67 | 1h2-19 | 1:48.31 |
| WUG | 2013: | 1 | 1:46.53 | 1s3 | 1:48.00 | 1h3 | 1:51.38 |
| AfrC | 2014: | 1 | 1:48.54 | 2h2 | 1:46.73 | ||
| Cont Cup | 2014: | 1 | 1:44.88 | ||||
| CWG | 2014: | 1 | 1:45.18 | 1s2 | 1:45.65 | 2h4 | 1:50.56 |
| AAG | 2015: | 1 | 1:50.45 | 1h1 | 1:50.00 | ||
| WC | 2015: | 3s2 | 1:47.96 | 1h1 | 1:47.23 | ||
| AfrC | 2016: | 1 | 1:45.11 | 1s1 | 1:49.91 | 1h1 | 1:50.19 |
| OG | 2016: | 7h5 | 1:50.46 | ||||
| WC | 2017: | 5 | 1:45.83 | 2s1 | 1:46.29 | 1h5 | 1:47.10 |
| AfrC | 2018: | 1 | 1:45.20 | 2h2 | 1:47.41 | ||
| Cont Cup | 2018: | 3 | 1:46.77 | ||||
| CWG | 2018: | 8 | 1:48.45 | 1h2 | 1:45.12 | ||
| 4 x 400m | |||||||
| AfrC | 2012: | DQ | |||||
| AfrC | 2014: | 1 | 3:01.89 | ||||
| AAG | 2015: | 2 | 3:00.95 | ||||
| WC | 2015: | 5h2 | 2:59.95 | ||||
| WC | 2017: | 7h2 | 3:06.50 | ||||
note:click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.
| 200m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 21.34 0.0 | Erlangen | 30 Jun 2015 | |||||
| 400m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| races under 45 seconds: 1 | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 44.99 | Padova | 16 Jul 2019 | |||||
| 600m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 1:15.63+ | Berlin | 6 Sep 2015 | |||||
| 500m Road | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 59.26 | Gateshead | 9 Sep 2017 | |||||
| 800m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| races under 1:45.00: 32 | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 1:41.73 NR WU20R | London | 9 Aug 2012 | |||||
| 800m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 1:41.73 | 2 | London | 9 Aug 2012 | ||||
| 1:41.89 | 1 | Monaco | 12 Jul 2019 | ||||
| 1:42.14 | 1 | Monaco | 20 Jul 2018 | ||||
| 1:42.45 | 1 | Monaco | 18 Jul 2014 | ||||
| 1:42.66 | 2 | Monaco | 17 Jul 2015 | ||||
| 1:42.98 | 2 | Zürich | 29 Aug 2019 | ||||
| 1:43.11 | 1 | Mannheim | 9 Jun 2012 | ||||
| 1:43.18 | 1 | London | 9 Jul 2017 | ||||
| 1:43.27 | 1 | Lausanne | 9 Jul 2015 | ||||
| 1:43.28 | 1 | Berlin | 6 Sep 2015 | ||||
| Average: 1:42.669 | |||||||
| 400m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 44.99 | 1rB | Padova | 16 Jul 2019 | ||||
| 45.55 | 3 | Lignano Sabbiadoro | 12 Jul 2017 | ||||
| 45.56 | 1 | Abidjan | 26 Apr 2014 | ||||
| 45.66A | 1 | Potchefstroom | 19 Mar 2013 | ||||
| 45.73 | 1 | Port Elizabeth | 19 Apr 2016 | ||||
| 45.74 | 1 | Sopot | 27 Jun 2015 | ||||
| 45.74 | 1 | Erlangen | 30 Jun 2015 | ||||
| 45.75A | 1 | Gaborone | 19 Apr 2014 | ||||
| 45.75A | 1 | Gaborone | 4 May 2014 | ||||
| 45.77A | 2 | Sasolburg | 25 Mar 2014 | ||||
| Average: 45.624 | |||||||
| 200m: | 1 |
| 400m: | 28 |
| 600m: | 2 |
| 500m Road: | 1 |
| 800m: | 84 |
| 4 x 400m: | 8 |
position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.
| 600m | |||||||
| 1:15.86 | WL SB (3) | 1 | Blue River OR | Blue River OR | 17 Jul | ||
| 800m | |||||||
| 1:49.23 | SB (200) | 1 | Newberg OR | Newberg OR | 8 Aug | ||
| Season | Ind/Out | Event | Pos | Result |
| 2012 | Outdoor | 800m | 2 | 1:41.73 |
| 2013 | Outdoor | 400m | 65 | 45.66A |
| 2013 | Outdoor | 800m | 26 | 1:44.71 |
| 2014 | Outdoor | 400m | 76 | 45.56 |
| 2014 | Outdoor | 800m | 1 | 1:42.45 |
| 2015 | Outdoor | 600m | 6 | 1:15.63+ |
| 2015 | Outdoor | 800m | 2 | 1:42.66 |
| 2016 | Outdoor | 800m | 21 | 1:44.66 |
| 2017 | Outdoor | 400m | 84 | 45.55 |
| 2017 | Outdoor | 800m | 2 | 1:43.18 |
| 2018 | Outdoor | 800m | 2 | 1:42.14 |
| 2019 | Outdoor | 400m | 29 | 44.99 |
| 2019 | Outdoor | 800m | 1 | 1:41.89 |
| 2020 | Outdoor | 600m | 3 | 1:15.86 |
| Significant winstreaks 400m (at least 5 finals): | |||||||
| Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 20 Jun 2012 -> 20 Apr 2013 Show/hide | |||||||
| Significant winstreaks 800m (at least 5 finals): | |||||||
| Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 28 Apr 2012 -> 15 Jul 2012 Show/hide | |||||||