Men · Middle Distance · All-Time

800 Metres

World record

1:40.91

David RudishaKENLondon · 9 Aug 2012

14 years standingRecord progression →

1:40.91

Best mark

World record

1:42.81

Top 50 cutoff

50 rows

1:42.40

Median

Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks

24

Countries

KEN 14 · USA 6 · 22 others

Performance distribution

50 athletes from 1:40.91 to 1:42.81 · median 1:42.40

1:40.911:41.111:41.111:41.201:41.461:41.611:41.671:41.731:41.731:41.771:42.011:42.041:42.051:42.081:42.081:42.081:42.151:42.161:42.191:42.231:42.271:42.281:42.291:42.341:42.371:42.431:42.471:42.511:42.531:42.531:42.541:42.551:42.551:42.581:42.601:42.611:42.621:42.661:42.671:42.671:42.691:42.691:42.701:42.761:42.771:42.781:42.781:42.791:42.791:42.81

1:40.91 · WR1:42.40 · median1:42.81 · cutoff

Top 50 cutoff

The mark an athlete needed to make the list

World all-time top 50

Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology

50 rows

#AthleteCountryMarkDateVenueAge
1 David Rudisha WR KEN 1:40.91 9 Aug 2012 London 23
2 Wilson Kipketer DEN 1:41.11 24 Aug 1997 Köln 24
3 Emmanuel Wanyonyi KEN 1:41.11 22 Aug 2024 Lausanne 20
4 Marco Arop CAN 1:41.20 10 Aug 2024 Saint-Denis 25
5 Djamel Sedjati ALG 1:41.46 12 Jul 2024 Monaco 25
6 Gabriel Tual FRA 1:41.61 7 Jul 2024 Paris 26
7 Bryce Hoppel USA 1:41.67 10 Aug 2024 Saint-Denis 26
8 Sebastian Coe GBR 1:41.73 10 Jun 1981 Firenze 24
9 Nijel Amos BOT 1:41.73 9 Aug 2012 London 18
10 Joaquim Cruz BRA 1:41.77 26 Aug 1984 Köln 21
11 Josh Hoey USA 1:42.01 11 Jul 2025 Monaco 25
12 Mohamed Attaoui ESP 1:42.04 12 Jul 2024 Monaco 22
13 Emmanuel Korir KEN 1:42.05 22 Jul 2018 London 23
14 Aaron Kemei KEN 1:42.08 7 Jul 2024 Paris
15 Wyclife Kinyamal KEN 1:42.08 7 Jul 2024 Paris 27
16 Cooper Lutkenhaus USA 1:42.08 10 Jun 2026 Oslo 17
17 Cian McPhillips IRL 1:42.15 20 Sep 2025 Tokyo 23
18 Donavan Brazier USA 1:42.16 3 Aug 2025 Eugene 28
19 Brandon Miller USA 1:42.19 18 Jul 2026 London
20 Abubaker Kaki SUD 1:42.23 4 Jun 2010 Oslo 20
21 Ben Pattison GBR 1:42.27 12 Jul 2024 Monaco 22
22 Sammy Koskei KEN 1:42.28 26 Aug 1984 Köln 23
23 Max Burgin GBR 1:42.29 20 Sep 2025 Tokyo 23
24 Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:42.34 8 Sep 2002 Rieti 22
25 Mohammed Aman ETH 1:42.37 6 Sep 2013 Bruxelles 19
26 Eliott Crestan BEL 1:42.43 7 Jul 2024 Paris
27 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:42.47 24 Aug 2001 Bruxelles
28 Amel Tuka BIH 1:42.51 17 Jul 2015 Monaco
29 Timothy Kitum KEN 1:42.53 9 Aug 2012 London
30 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA 1:42.53 18 Jul 2014 Monaco
31 Ferguson Cheruiyot KEN 1:42.54 12 Jul 2019 Monaco
32 André Bucher SUI 1:42.55 17 Aug 2001 Zürich
33 Peter Bol AUS 1:42.55 11 Jul 2025 Monaco
34 Vebjørn Rodal NOR 1:42.58 31 Jul 1996 Atlanta
35 Johnny Gray USA 1:42.60 28 Aug 1985 Koblenz
36 Taoufik Makhloufi ALG 1:42.61 15 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro 28
37 Patrick Ndururi KEN 1:42.62 13 Aug 1997 Zürich
38 Koitatoi Kidali KEN 1:42.66 15 Jun 2024 Nairobi
39 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:42.67 6 Sep 2009 Rieti
40 Francesco Pernici ITA 1:42.67 13 Sep 2026 Budapest
41 Hezekiél Sepeng RSA 1:42.69 3 Sep 1999 Bruxelles
42 Japheth Kimutai KEN 1:42.69 3 Sep 1999 Bruxelles
43 Tshepiso Masalela BOT 1:42.70 25 May 2025 Rabat
44 Navasky Anderson JAM 1:42.76 20 Sep 2025 Tokyo
45 Slimane Moula ALG 1:42.77 15 Jun 2025 Stockholm
46 Mark English IRL 1:42.78 13 Sep 2026 Budapest
47 Yanis Meziane FRA 1:42.78 13 Sep 2026 Budapest
48 Frederick Onyancha KEN 1:42.79 31 Jul 1996 Atlanta
49 Youssef Saad Kamel BRN 1:42.79 19 Jul 2008 Monaco
50 Jean-Patrick Nduwimana BDI 1:42.81 17 Aug 2001 Zürich
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