Progression of Official World Record
Men, 800m
Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
1:40.91 | David Rudisha | KEN | 17 Dec 1988 | OG | London | 9 Aug 2012 | 23 years 236 days | 11 years 260 days |
1:41.01 | David Rudisha | KEN | 17 Dec 1988 | Rieti 2010 | Rieti | 29 Aug 2010 | 21 years 255 days | 1 year 346 days |
1:41.09 | David Rudisha | KEN | 17 Dec 1988 | ISTAF | Berlin | 22 Aug 2010 | 21 years 248 days | 7 days |
Sparta AM (1:41.11) | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 12 Dec 1972 | ASV | Köln | 24 Aug 1997 | 24 years 255 days | 12 years 363 days |
1:41.24 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 12 Dec 1972 | WK | Zürich | 13 Aug 1997 | 24 years 244 days | 13 years 9 days |
1:41.73 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 12 Dec 1972 | DNG | Stockholm/S | 7 Jul 1997 | 24 years 207 days | 37 days |
1:41.73 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 29 Sep 1956 | Firenze | 10 Jun 1981 | 24 years 254 days | 16 years 64 days | |
1:42.33 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 29 Sep 1956 | Bislett | Oslo | 5 Jul 1979 | 22 years 279 days | 1 year 340 days |
1:43.50 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 3 Dec 1950 | OG | Montréal | 25 Jul 1976 | 25 years 235 days | 2 years 345 days |
1:44.1hy (1:43.5h) | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 23 Dec 1948 | Eugene OR | 8 Jun 1974 | 25 years 167 days | 2 years 47 days | |
1:44.3h | Dave Wottle | USA | 7 Aug 1950 | OT | Eugene OR | 1 Jul 1972 | 21 years 329 days | 1 year 342 days |
1:44.3h (1:44.40) | Ralph Doubell | AUS | 11 Feb 1945 | OG | Ciudad de México | 15 Oct 1968 | 23 years 247 days | 3 years 260 days |
1:44.9hy (1:44.3h) | Jim Ryun | USA | 29 Apr 1947 | Terre Haute IN | 10 Jun 1966 | 19 years 42 days | 2 years 127 days | |
1:44.3h | Peter Snell | NZL | 17 Dec 1938 | Christchurch | 3 Feb 1962 | 23 years 48 days | 4 years 127 days | |
1:46.8hy (1:46.1h) | Tom Courtney | USA | 17 Aug 1933 | Los Angeles CA | 25 May 1957 | 23 years 281 days | 4 years 254 days | |
1:45.7h | Roger Moëns | BEL | 26 Apr 1930 | Oslo | 3 Aug 1955 | 25 years 99 days | 1 year 295 days | |
1:47.5hy (1:46.8h) | Lon Spurrier | USA | 27 May 1932 | Berkeley CA | 26 Mar 1955 | 22 years 303 days | 130 days | |
1:48.6hy (1:47.9h) | Gunnar Nielsen | DEN | 25 Mar 1928 | København | 30 Sep 1954 | 26 years 189 days | 177 days | |
1:48.6hy (1:47.9h) | Mal Whitfield | USA | 11 Oct 1924 | Turku | 17 Jul 1953 | 28 years 279 days | 1 year 252 days | |
1:49.2hy (1:48.5h) | Mal Whitfield | USA | 11 Oct 1924 | Berea OH | 19 Aug 1950 | 25 years 312 days | 2 years 332 days | |
1:46.6h | Rudolf Harbig | GER | 8 Nov 1913 | Milano | 15 Jul 1939 | 25 years 249 days | 11 years 35 days | |
1:48.4h | Sydney Wooderson | GBR | 30 Aug 1914 | Motspur Park | 20 Aug 1938 | 23 years 355 days | 329 days | |
1:49.6hy (1:48.9h) | Elroy Robinson | USA | New York NY | 11 Jul 1937 | exactly | 1 year 40 days | ||
1:49.7h | Glenn Cunningham | USA | 4 Aug 1909 | Stockholm | 28 Aug 1936 | 27 years 24 days | 317 days | |
1:49.8hy (1:49.1h) | Ben Eastman | USA | 9 Jul 1911 | Princeton NJ | 16 Jun 1934 | 22 years 342 days | 2 years 73 days | |
1:49.70 | Tommy Hampson | GBR | 28 Oct 1907 | OG | Los Angeles CA | 2 Aug 1932 | 24 years 279 days | 1 year 318 days |
1:50.9hy (1:50.0h) | Ben Eastman | USA | 9 Jul 1911 | San Francisco CA | 4 Jun 1932 | 20 years 331 days | 59 days | |
1:50.6h | Séra Martin | FRA | 2 Jul 1906 | NC | Colombes | 14 Jul 1928 | 22 years 12 days | 3 years 326 days |
1:51.6hy (1:50.9h) | Otto Peltzer | GER | 8 Mar 1900 | London | 3 Jul 1926 | 26 years 117 days | 2 years 11 days | |
1:52.2hy (1:51.5h) | Ted Meredith | USA | 14 Nov 1891 | Philadelphia PA | 13 May 1916 | 24 years 181 days | 10 years 51 days | |
1:51.9h | Ted Meredith | USA | 14 Nov 1891 | OG | Stockholm | 8 Jul 1912 | 20 years 237 days | 3 years 310 days |