Athletics 800 metres
Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.
World records
Men	David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 (2012)
Women	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 (1983)
Short track world records
Men	Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.67 (1997)
Women	Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) 1:55.82 (2002)
Olympic records
Men	David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 (2012)
Women	Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) 1:53.43 (1980)
World Championship records
Men	Donavan Brazier (USA) 1:42.34 (2019)
Women	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:54.68 (1983)
World junior (U20) records
Men	Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73 (2012)
Women	Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:54.01 (2008)

The 800 metres, or meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the first modern games in 1896. During the winter track season the event is usually run by completing four laps of an indoor 200-metre track.

The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half mile (880 yards), a traditional British racing distance. 800 m is 4.67 m less than a half mile.

The event combines aerobic endurance with anaerobic conditioning and sprint speed, so the 800m athlete has to combine training for both.

Runners in this event are occasionally fast enough to also compete in the 400 metres but more commonly have enough endurance to 'double up' in the 1500m. Only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvílová have won major international titles at 400m and 800m.

Race tactics

The 800m is also known for its tactical racing. Because it is the shortest middle-distance event that has all the runners converge into one lane (after the first bend), positioning on the cut-in and the position of the pack is critical to the outcome of the race. Gaining a front position early in the race is often advantageous as there are occasionally trips when running in a pack. Olympic champions Dave Wottle, Kelly Holmes and others have defied that logic by running a more evenly paced race, lagging behind the pack and accelerating past the slowing early leaders. Often the winner of elite 800m races is not the fastest runner, but the athlete best positioned near the end of the race: an athlete directly behind another runner, has to switch to an outer lane to overtake, so has to run further—and might be blocked by a third runner alongside.^[1]

800 metre participants usually run a positive split, where the first lap is faster, but a negative split is occasionally run as a tactic. The current world record (by David Rudisha) was run with a positive split in the 2012 Olympics. Rudisha ran the first lap in 49.28 seconds and the second in 51.63 seconds. Theoretically, an even split is the most efficient running mode,^{[citation needed]} but it is difficult to pace correctly.

Continental records

• Updated 23 July 2023.^[2][3]

Area	Men			Women
	Time	Athlete	Nation	Time	Athlete	Nation
Africa (records)	1:40.91 WR	David Rudisha	Kenya	1:54.01	Pamela Jelimo	Kenya
Asia (records)	1:42.79	Yusuf Saad Kamel	Bahrain	1:55.54	Liu Dong	China
Europe (records)	1:41.11	Wilson Kipketer	Denmark	1:53.28 WR	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia
North, Central America and Caribbean (records)	1:42.34	Donavan Brazier	United States	1:54.44	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Cuba
Oceania (records)	1:43.99	Joseph Deng	Australia	1:57.78	Catriona Bisset	Australia
South America (records)	1:41.77	Joaquim Cruz	Brazil	1:56.58	Letitia Vriesde	Suriname

All-time top 25

Men (outdoor)

• Updated June 2024.^[4]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	1:40.91	David Rudisha	Kenya	9 August 2012	London	[5]
	2	1:41.01	Rudisha #2		29 August 2010	Rieti
	3	1:41.09	Rudisha #3		22 August 2010	Berlin
2	4	1:41.11	Wilson Kipketer	Denmark	24 August 1997	Cologne
	5	1:41.24	Kipketer #2		13 August 1997	Zürich
	6	1:41.33	Rudisha #4		10 September 2011	Rieti
	7	1:41.51	Rudisha #5		10 July 2010	Heusden-Zolder
	8	1:41.54	Rudisha #6		6 July 2012	Paris
3	9	1:41.70	Emmanuel Wanyonyi	Kenya	15 June 2024	Nairobi	[6]
4	10	1:41.73	Sebastian Coe	Great Britain	10 June 1981	Florence
	10	1:41.73	Kipketer #3		7 July 1997	Stockholm
4	10	1:41.73	Nijel Amos	Botswana	9 August 2012	London
	13	1:41.74	Rudisha #7		9 June 2012	New York City
6	14	1:41.77	Joaquim Cruz	Brazil	26 August 1984	Cologne
	15	1:41.83	Kipketer #4		1 September 1996	Rieti
	16	1:41.89	Amos #2		12 July 2019	Monaco
	17	1:42.01	Rudisha #8		6 September 2009	Rieti
	18	1:42.04	Rudisha #9		4 June 2010	Oslo
7	19	1:42.05	Emmanuel Korir	Kenya	22 July 2018	London	[7]
	20	1:42.12	Rudisha #10		23 June 2012	Nairobi
	21	1:42.14	Amos #3		20 July 2018	Monaco
	22	1:42.15	Rudisha #11		15 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
	23	1:42.17	Kipketer #5		16 September 1996	Tokyo
	24	1:42.20	Kipketer #6		22 August 1997	Brussels
8	25	1:42.23	Abubaker Kaki	Sudan	4 June 2010	Oslo	[8]
9		1:42.28	Sammy Koskei	Kenya	26 August 1984	Cologne
10		1:42.34	Wilfred Bungei	Kenya	8 September 2002	Rieti
			Donavan Brazier	United States	1 October 2019	Doha	[9]
12		1:42.37	Mohammed Aman	Ethiopia	6 September 2013	Brussels	[10]
13		1:42.47	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Russia	24 August 2001	Brussels
14		1:42.50	Wyclife Kinyamal	Kenya	15 June 2024	Nairobi	[11]
15		1:42.51	Amel Tuka	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17 July 2015	Monaco	[12]
16		1:42.53	Timothy Kitum	Kenya	9 August 2012	London
			Pierre-Ambroise Bosse	France	18 July 2014	Monaco
18		1:42.54	Ferguson Rotich	Kenya	12 July 2019	Monaco	[13]
19		1:42.55	André Bucher	Switzerland	17 August 2001	Zürich
20		1:42.58	Vebjørn Rodal	Norway	31 July 1996	Atlanta
21		1:42.60	Johnny Gray	United States	28 August 1985	Koblenz
22		1:42.61	Taoufik Makhloufi	Algeria	15 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[14]
23		1:42.62	Patrick Ndururi	Kenya	13 August 1997	Zürich
24		1:42.66	Koitatoi Kidali	Kenya	15 June 2024	Nairobi	[15]
25		1:42.67	Alfred Kirwa Yego	Kenya	6 September 2009	Rieti	Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=800_metres >Text je dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons Uveďte autora – Zachovejte licenci, případně za dalších podmínek. Podrobnosti naleznete na stránce Podmínky užití.  Navigace: Módní doplňky > Šperkařství Šperky Chytré hodinky Galanterie Hodinářské firmy Hodinky Hodiny Módní doplňky Minerály Pokrývky hlavy Sklářství Zlatníci Zlatnictví Příbuzné výrazy : Řetízek (ozdoba) Šátek Beadweaving Bižuterie Bolo Dřevěný motýlek Deštník Digitálky Fiží Galanterie Hodinky Kšandy Kapesník Korálek Kravata Lanyard Modista Motýlek (oděvní doplněk) Odznak Pléd Placka (odznak) Rukávník Spona na kravatu Sponka do vlasů Tabulky (kolárek) Vějíř Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. Copyright.sk © 2024