800 metres men legal analytics

800 metres table View source
Top mark
1:40.91
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ David Rudisha
London · 2012-08-09
10th-place mark
1:41.44
gap: +0.53
100th-place mark
1:42.63
gap: +1.72
Median age, top 100
24.4 yrs
Distinct athletes
1002
9371 canonical perfs
Years contested
1955–2026
13 historical WRs
World-record progression 13 world records since 1955

Canonical list: All-time men's best 800 m. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 65 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1955: 2 performances1957: 1 performance1962: 1 performance1964: 6 performances1966: 5 performances1967: 4 performances1968: 12 performances1969: 10 performances1970: 12 performances1971: 10 performances1972: 16 performances1973: 40 performances1974: 29 performances1975: 34 performances1976: 42 performances1977: 56 performances1978: 32 performances1979: 30 performances1980: 38 performances1981: 43 performances1982: 63 performances1983: 131 performances1984: 163 performances1985: 127 performances1986: 130 performances1987: 108 performances1988: 165 performances1989: 124 performances1990: 154 performances1991: 122 performances1992: 161 performances1993: 131 performances1994: 128 performances1995: 176 performances1996: 264 performances1997: 206 performances1998: 180 performances1999: 212 performances2000: 201 performances2001: 203 performances2002: 168 performances2003: 213 performances2004: 222 performances2005: 193 performances2006: 204 performances2007: 160 performances2008: 191 performances2009: 148 performances2010: 159 performances2011: 198 performances2012: 239 performances2013: 237 performances2014: 181 performances2015: 220 performances2016: 225 performances2017: 222 performances2018: 175 performances2019: 215 performances2020: 74 performances2021: 314 performances2022: 260 performances2023: 351 performances2024: 552 performances2025: 632 performances2026: 46 performances1960197019801990200020102020063219552026
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1950s 1:45.7 πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Roger Moens 1955-08-03
  2. 1960s 1:44.3+ πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Peter Snell 1962-02-03
  3. 1970s 1:42.33 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Sebastian Coe 1979-07-05
  4. 1980s 1:41.73 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Sebastian Coe 1981-06-10
  5. 1990s 1:41.11 πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Wilson Kipketer 1997-08-24
  6. 2000s 1:42.01 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ David Rudisha 2009-09-06
  7. 2010s 1:40.91 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ David Rudisha 2012-08-09
  8. 2020s 1:41.11 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Emmanuel Wanyonyi 2024-08-22
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 32
  2. πŸ‡©πŸ‡° DEN 13
  3. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 9
  4. πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ ALG 7
  5. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN 6
  6. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ GBR 6
  7. πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA 5
  8. πŸ‡§πŸ‡· BRA 5
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Wilson Kipketer 13
  2. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ David Rudisha 12
  3. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Emmanuel Wanyonyi 9
  4. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Marco Arop 6
  5. πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Djamel Sedjati 6
  6. πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Joaquim Cruz 5
  7. πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ό Nijel Amos 4
  8. πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Gabriel Tual 4
Mark vs age 800 points