For the 2022 Netflix docuseries, see 800 Meters.
800 metres
Event800 metres
WrmenDavid Rudisha (Kenya) 1:40.91 (2012)
OrmenDavid Rudisha (Kenya) 1:40.91 (2012)
CrmenEmmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya) 1:41.86 (2025)
WrwomenJarmila Kratochvílová (Czechoslovakia) 1:53.28 (1983)
OrwomenNadezhda Olizarenko (Soviet Union) 1:53.43 (1980)
CrwomenLilian Odira (Kenya) 1:54.62 (2025)
ShwrmenJosh Hoey (United States) 1:42.50 (2026)
ShwrwomenKeely Hodgkinson (United Kingdom) 1:54.87 (2026)
Wu20rmenNijel Amos (BOT) 1:41.73 (2012)
Wu20rwomenPamela Jelimo (Kenya) 1:54.01 (2008)

The 800 metres is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event, 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 farther—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.

In 2024, the race tactics in the men's 800m shifted toward a more evenly paced race. All fifteen sub-1:42 performances prior to 2024 featured a sub 50 second first lap. However, of the twelve sub-1:42 performances in 2024, six featured a first lap of 50 seconds or slower.[2]

Area records

AreaMenWomen
TimeSeasonAthleteTimeSeasonAthlete
World1:40.912012David Rudisha (Kenya)1:53.281983Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czechoslovakia)
Area records
Africa (records)1:40.912012David Rudisha (Kenya)1:54.012008Pamela Jelimo (Kenya)
Asia (records)1:42.792008Yusuf Saad Kamel (Bahrain)1:55.541993Liu Dong (China)
Europe (records)1:41.111997Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)1:53.281983Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czechoslovakia)
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)		1:41.202024Marco Arop (Canada)1:54.441989Ana Fidelia Quirot (Cuba)
Oceania (records)1:42.552025Peter Bol (Australia)1:57.152025Jessica Hull (Australia)
South America (records)1:41.771984Joaquim Cruz (Brazil)1:56.681995Letitia Vriesde (SUR)

All-time top 25

See also: 800 metres world record progression
Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 800m times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 800m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 800m times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 800m times

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of September 2025.[5]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:40.91David Rudisha9 August 2012London[6]
21:41.01Rudisha #229 August 2010Rieti
31:41.09Rudisha #322 August 2010Berlin
241:41.11Wilson Kipketer24 August 1997Cologne
Emmanuel Wanyonyi22 August 2024Lausanne[7]
61:41.19Wanyonyi #210 August 2024Saint-Denis[8]
471:41.20Marco Arop10 August 2024Saint-Denis[8]
81:41.24Kipketer #213 August 1997Zürich
91:41.33Rudisha #410 September 2011Rieti
101:41.44Wanyonyi #311 July 2025Monaco[9]
5111:41.46Djamel Sedjati12 July 2024Monaco[10]
121:41.50Sedjati #210 August 2024Saint-Denis[8]
131:41.51Rudisha #510 July 2010Heusden-Zolder
141:41.54Rudisha #66 July 2012Paris
151:41.56Sedjati #37 July 2024Paris[11]
161:41.58Wanyonyi #47 July 2024Paris[11]
6171:41.61Gabriel Tual7 July 2024Paris[11]
7181:41.67Bryce Hoppel10 August 2024Saint-Denis[8]
191:41.70Wanyonyi #515 June 2024Nairobi[12]
201:41.72Arop #222 August 2024Lausanne[7]
8211:41.73Sebastian Coe10 June 1981Florence
211:41.73Kipketer #37 July 1997Stockholm
8211:41.73Nijel Amos9 August 2012London
241:41.74Rudisha #79 June 2012New York City
10251:41.77Joaquim Cruz26 August 1984Cologne
111:42.01Josh Hoey11 July 2025Monaco[9]
121:42.04Mohamed Attaoui12 July 2024Monaco[10]
131:42.05Emmanuel Korir22 July 2018London[13]
141:42.08Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa7 July 2024Paris[11]
Wyclife Kinyamal7 July 2024Paris[11]
161:42.15Cian McPhillips20 September 2025Tokyo[14]
171:42.16Donavan Brazier3 August 2025Eugene[15]
181:42.23Abubaker Kaki4 June 2010Oslo[16]
191:42.27Ben Pattison12 July 2024Monaco[10]
Cooper Lutkenhaus3 August 2025Eugene[15]
211:42.28Sammy Koskei26 August 1984Cologne
221:42.29Max Burgin20 September 2025Tokyo[14]
231:42.34Wilfred Bungei8 September 2002Rieti
241:42.37Mohammed Aman6 September 2013Brussels[17]
251:42.43Eliott Crestan7 July 2024Paris[11]

Women (outdoor)

  • Updated September 2025.[18]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:53.28Jarmila Kratochvílová26 July 1983Munich
221:53.43Nadezhda Olizarenko27 July 1980Moscow
331:54.01Pamela Jelimo29 August 2008Zürich
441:54.25Caster Semenya30 June 2018Paris[19]
551:54.44Ana Fidelia Quirot9 September 1989Barcelona
61:54.60Semenya #220 July 2018Monaco
671:54.61Keely Hodgkinson20 July 2024London[20]
781:54.62Lilian Odira21 September 2025Tokyo[21]
91:54.68Kratochvílová #29 August 1983Helsinki
101:54.74Hodgkinson #216 August 2025Chorzów[22]
111:54.77Semenya #39 September 2018Ostrava
8121:54.81Olga Mineyeva27 July 1980Moscow
131:54.82Quirot #224 August 1997Cologne
141:54.85Olizarenko #212 June 1980Moscow
151:54.87Jelimo #218 August 2008Beijing
9161:54.90Georgia Hunter Bell21 September 2025Tokyo[23]
171:54.91Hodgkinson #321 September 2025Tokyo[24]
10181:54.94Tatyana Kazankina26 July 1976Montreal
191:54.97Jelimo #318 July 2008Paris
11191:54.97Athing Mu17 September 2023Eugene[25]
211:54.98Semenya #43 May 2019Doha
221:54.99Jelimo #41 June 2008Berlin
231:55.04Kratochvílová #323 August 1983Oslo
231:55.04Mu #221 August 2021Eugene[26]
12251:55.05Doina Melinte1 August 1982Bucharest
131:55.19Maria Mutola17 August 1994Zürich
Jolanda Čeplak20 July 2002Heusden-Zolder
151:55.26Sigrun Wodars31 August 1987Rome
161:55.32Christine Wachtel31 August 1987Rome
171:55.42Nikolina ShterevaBulgaria26 July 1976Montreal
181:55.46Tatyana Providokhina27 July 1980Moscow
191:55.47Francine Niyonsaba21 July 2017Monaco[27]
201:55.54Ellen van Langen3 August 1992Barcelona
Liu Dong9 September 1993Beijing
221:55.56Lyubov Gurina31 August 1987Rome
231:55.60Elfi Zinn26 July 1976Montreal
241:55.61Ajeé Wilson21 July 2017Monaco[27]
Jemma Reekie20 July 2024London[20]

Annulled marks

Men (indoor)

  • Updated March 2026.[28]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:42.50Josh Hoey24 January 2026Boston[29]
221:42.67Wilson Kipketer9 March 1997Paris
31:43.24Hoey #223 February 2025New York City[30]
341:43.63Elliot Giles17 February 2021Toruń
451:43.83Eliott Crestan3 February 2026Ostrava[31]
61:43.90Hoey #38 February 2025New York City[32]
71:43.91Crestan #219 February 2026Liévin[33]
81:43.96Kipketer #27 March 1997Paris
591:43.98Michael Saruni9 February 2019New York City
6101:44.03Cooper Lutkenhaus14 February 2026Winston-Salem[34]
7111:44.07Maciej Wyderka3 February 2026Ostrava[35]
111:44.07Crestan #322 February 2026Toruń[36]
8131:44.15Yuriy Borzakovskiy27 January 2001Karlsruhe
9141:44.19Bryce Hoppel8 February 2025New York City[32]
10151:44.21Emmanuel Korir3 February 2018New York City
Donavan Brazier13 February 2021New York City
171:44.22Brazier #28 February 2020New York City
12181:44.23Mark English3 February 2026Ostrava[37]
191:44.24Lutkenhaus #222 March 2026Toruń[38]
13201:44.26Brandon Miller23 February 2025New York City[30]
211:44.30Wyderka #222 February 2026Toruń[36]
221:44.34Borzakovskiy #218 February 2003Stockholm
231:44.35Borzakovskiy #330 January 2000Dortmund
241:44.37Hoppel #231 January 2021Fayetteville
251:44.38Crestan #422 March 2026Toruń[39]
141:44.52Mohammed Aman15 February 2014Birmingham
151:44.54Jamie Webb17 February 2021Toruń
161:44.57Adam Kszczot14 February 2012Liévin
171:44.65Josué Canales19 January 2025Luxembourg[40]
181:44.67Mohamed Ali Gouaned8 February 2026Metz[41]
191:44.68Filip Ostrowski24 January 2026Boston[29]
201:44.70Colin Sahlman1 February 2026New York City[42]
211:44.71Joseph Mutua31 January 2004Stuttgart
221:44.72Ryan Clarke24 January 2026Boston[29]
231:44.73Handal Roban14 February 2026Winston-Salem[43]
241:44.75Ismail Ahmed Ismail26 February 2009Prague
Samuel Chapple3 February 2026Ostrava[44]
Navasky Anderson22 February 2026Toruń[36]

Women (indoor)

  • Updated March 2026.[45]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:54.87Keely Hodgkinson19 February 2026Liévin[46]
21:55.30Hodgkinson #222 March 2026Toruń[47]
231:55.82Jolanda Čeplak3 March 2002Vienna
341:55.85Stephanie Graf3 March 2002Vienna
51:56.33Hodgkinson #314 February 2026Birmingham[48]
461:56.40Christine Wachtel13 February 1988Vienna
571:56.64Audrey Werro22 March 2026Toruń[49]
81:56.85Graf #210 February 2002Ghent
691:56.90Ludmila Formanová7 March 1999Maebashi
7101:57.06Maria Mutola21 February 1999Liévin
111:57.13Mutola #218 February 1996Liévin
121:57.17Mutola #37 March 1999Maebashi
131:57.18Čeplak #210 February 2002Ghent
Hodgkinson #425 February 2023Birmingham[50]
151:57.20Hodgkinson #519 February 2022Birmingham
8161:57.23Inna Yevseyeva1 February 1992Moscow
171:57.27Werro #211 February 2026Belgrade[51]
9181:57.43Isabelle Boffey30 January 2026Boston[52]
10191:57.47Natalya Tsyganova7 March 1999Maebashi
201:57.48Mutola #410 February 2002Ghent
Mutola #515 February 2004Karlsruhe
221:57.49Werro #31 February 2026Val-de-Reuil[53]
11231:57.51Olga Kotlyarova18 February 2006Moscow
12241:57.52Gudaf Tsegay14 February 2021Val-de-Reuil
13251:57.53Larisa Chzhao23 January 2005Moscow
251:57.53Graf #325 February 2001Liévin
141:57.67Sigrun Wodars13 February 1988Vienna
151:57.80Georgia Hunter Bell1 March 2026Glasgow
161:57.86Habitam Alemu6 February 2024Toruń[54]
171:57.91Jemma Reekie1 February 2020Glasgow
181:57.97Roisin Willis30 January 2026Boston[55]
191:58.10Mariya Savinova8 March 2009Turin
201:58.14Yuliya Stepanova17 February 2011Moscow
211:58.29Ajeé Wilson8 February 2020New York City
221:58.31Francine Niyonsaba4 March 2018Birmingham
231:58.34Svetlana Cherkasova4 February 2006Moscow
241:58.35Tsige Duguma2 March 2024Glasgow[56]
251:58.36Addison Wiley22 March 2026Toruń[57]

U20 records and U18 world bests

Age groupMenWomen
TimeAthleteNationTimeAthleteNation
U20 (records)1:41.73Nijel Amos1:54.01Pamela Jelimo
U18 (world bests)1:42.27Cooper Lutkenhaus1:57.18Wang Yuan

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

1985 ParisColomán Trabado (Spain)Benjamín González (Spain)Ikem Billy (United Kingdom)
1987 Indianapolis
José Luíz Barbosa (Brazil)Vladimir Graudyn (Soviet Union)Faouzi Lahbi (Morocco)
1989 Budapest
Paul Ereng (Kenya)José Luíz Barbosa (Brazil)Tonino Viali (Italy)
1991 Seville
Paul Ereng (Kenya)Tomás de Teresa (Spain)Simon Hoogewerf (Canada)
1993 Toronto
Tom McKean (United Kingdom)Charles Nkazamyampi (BDI)Nico Motchebon (Germany)
1995 Barcelona
Clive Terrelonge (Jamaica)Benson Koech (Kenya)Pavel Soukup (Czech Republic)
1997 Paris
Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Mahjoub Haïda (Morocco)Rich Kenah (United States)
1999 Maebashi
Johan Botha (South Africa)Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Nico Motchebon (Germany)
2001 Lisbon
Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Russia)Johan Botha (South Africa)André Bucher (Switzerland)
2003 Birmingham
David Krummenacker (United States)Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Wilfred Bungei (Kenya)
2004 Budapest
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (South Africa)Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain)Osmar dos Santos (Brazil)
2006 Moscow
Wilfred Bungei (Kenya)Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (South Africa)Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Russia)
2008 Valencia
Abubaker Kaki (Sudan)Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (South Africa)Yusuf Saad Kamel (Bahrain)
2010 Doha
Abubaker Kaki (Sudan)Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (Kenya)Adam Kszczot (Poland)
2012 Istanbul
Mohammed Aman (Ethiopia)Jakub Holuša (Czech Republic)Andrew Osagie (United Kingdom)
2014 Sopot
Mohammed Aman (Ethiopia)Adam Kszczot (Poland)Andrew Osagie (United Kingdom)
2016 Portland
Boris Berian (United States)Antoine Gakeme (BDI)Erik Sowinski (United States)
2018 Birmingham
Adam Kszczot (Poland)Drew Windle (United States)Saúl Ordóñez (Spain)
2022 Belgrade
Mariano García (Spain)Noah Kibet (Kenya)Bryce Hoppel (United States)
2024 Glasgow
Bryce Hoppel (United States)Andreas Kramer (Sweden)Elliott Crestan (Belgium)
2025 Nanjing
Josh Hoey (United States)Elliot Crestan (Belgium)Josué Canales (Spain)
2026 Toruń
Cooper Lutkenhaus (United States)Elliot Crestan (Belgium)Mohamed Attaoui (Spain)

Women

1985 ParisCristieana Cojocaru (Romania)Jane Finch (United Kingdom)Mariana Simeanu (Romania)
1987 Indianapolis
Christine Wachtel (East Germany)Gabriela Sedláková (Czechoslovakia)Lyubov Kiryukhina (Soviet Union)
1989 Budapest
Christine Wachtel (East Germany)Tatyana Grebenchuk (Soviet Union)Ellen Kiessling (East Germany)
1991 Seville
Christine Wachtel (Germany)Violeta Beclea (Romania)Ella Kovacs (Romania)
1993 Toronto
Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Svetlana Masterkova (Russia)Joetta Clark (United States)
1995 Barcelona
Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Yelena Afanasyeva (Russia)Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
1997 Paris
Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Natalya Dukhnova (Belarus)Joetta Clark (United States)
1999 Maebashi
Ludmila Formanová (Czech Republic)Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Natalya Tsyganova (Russia)
2001 Lisbon
Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Stephanie Graf (Austria)Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová (Czech Republic)
2003 Birmingham
Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Stephanie Graf (Austria)Mayte Martínez (Spain)
2004 Budapest
Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Jolanda Čeplak (Slovenia)Joanne Fenn (United Kingdom)
2006 Moscow
Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Kenia Sinclair (Jamaica)Hasna Benhassi (Morocco)
2008 Valencia
Tamsyn Lewis (Australia)Tetiana Petlyuk (Ukraine)Maria Mutola (Mozambique)
2010 Doha
Mariya Savinova (Russia)Jenny Meadows (United Kingdom)Alysia Johnson (United States)
2012 Istanbul
Pamela Jelimo (Kenya)Nataliia Lupu (Ukraine)Erica Moore (United States)
2014 Sopot
Chanelle Price (United States)Angelika Cichocka (Poland)Maryna Arzamasova (Belarus)
2016 Portland
Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)Ajeé Wilson (United States)Margaret Wambui (Kenya)
2018 Birmingham
Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)Ajeé Wilson (United States)Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (United Kingdom)
2022 Belgrade
Ajeé Wilson (United States)Freweyni Hailu (Ethiopia)Halimah Nakaayi (Uganda)
2024 Glasgow
Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia)Jemma Reekie (United Kingdom)Noélie Yarigo (BEN)
2025 Nanjing
Prudence Sekgodiso (South Africa)Nigist Getachew (Ethiopia)Patricia Silva (Portugal)
2026 Toruń
Keely Hodgkinson (United Kingdom)Audrey Werro (Switzerland)Addison Wiley (United States)
  • Known as the World Indoor Games

World leading times

Men

YearTimeAthletePlace
19701:44.8 Ken Swenson (United States)Stuttgart
19711:44.7 Dicky Broberg (South Africa)Stellenbosch
19721:44.3 Dave Wottle (United States)Eugene
19731:43.7 Marcello Fiasconaro (Italy)Milan
19741:43.5 Rick Wohlhuter (United States)Eugene
19751:43.79Mike Boit (Kenya)Zürich
19761:43.50Alberto Juantorena (Cuba)Montreal
19771:43.44Alberto Juantorena (Cuba)Sofia
19781:43.84Olaf Beyer (East Germany)Prague
19791:42.33Sebastian Coe (United Kingdom)Oslo
19801:44.53Don Paige (United States)Eugene
19811:41.73Sebastian Coe (United Kingdom)Florence
19821:44.45Steve Cram (United Kingdom)London
19831:43.61Steve Cram (United Kingdom)Oslo
19841:41.77Joaquim Cruz (Brazil)Cologne
19851:42.49Joaquim Cruz (Brazil)Koblenz
19861:43.19Steve Cram (United Kingdom)Rieti
19871:43.06Billy Konchellah (Kenya)Rome
19881:42.65Johnny Gray (United States)Zürich
19891:43.16Paul Ereng (Kenya)Zürich
19901:42.97Peter Elliott (United Kingdom)Seville
19911:43.08José Luíz Barbosa (Brazil)Rieti
19921:42.80Johnny Gray (United States)New Orleans
19931:43.54Nixon Kiprotich (Kenya)Rieti
19941:43.17Benson Koech (Kenya)Rieti
19951:42.87Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Monaco
19961:41.83Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Rieti
19971:41.11Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Cologne
19981:42.75Japheth Kimutai (Kenya)Stuttgart
19991:42.27Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Brussels
20001:43.12André Bucher (Switzerland)Lausanne
20011:42.47Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Russia)Brussels
20021:42.32Wilson Kipketer (Denmark)Rieti
20031:42.52Wilfred Bungei (Kenya)Brussels
20041:43.08Wilfred Bungei (Kenya)Zürich
20051:43.70Wilfred Bungei (Kenya)Rieti
20061:43.09Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (South Africa)Rieti
20071:43.74Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (South Africa)Monaco
20081:42.69Abubaker Kaki (Sudan)Oslo
20091:42.01David Rudisha (Kenya)Rieti
20101:41.01David Rudisha (Kenya)Rieti
20111:41.33David Rudisha (Kenya)Rieti
20121:40.91David Rudisha (Kenya)London
20131:42.37Mohammed Aman (Ethiopia)Brussels
20141:42.45Nijel Amos (BOT)Monaco
20151:42.51Amel Tuka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Monaco
20161:42.15David Rudisha (Kenya)Rio de Janeiro
20171:43.10Emmanuel Korir (Kenya)Monaco
20181:42.05Emmanuel Korir (Kenya)London
20191:41.89Nijel Amos (BOT)Monaco
20201:43.15Donavan Brazier (United States)Monaco
20211:42.91Nijel Amos (BOT)Monaco
20221:43.26Emmanuel Korir (Kenya)Zürich
20231:42.80Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya)Eugene
20241:41.11Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya)Lausanne
20251:41.44Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya)Monaco
20261:42.50 Josh Hoey (United States)Boston

Women

YearTimeAthletePlace
1970———
19712:00.00Vera Nikolić (Yugoslavia)Helsinki
19721:58.55Hildegard Falck (West Germany)Munich
19731:57.48Svetla Zlateva (Bulgaria)Athens
19741:58.14Lilyana Tomova (Bulgaria)Rome
19751:59.87Marie-Françoise Dubois (France)Montreal
19761:54.94Tatyana Kazankina (Soviet Union)Montreal
19771:57.39Ileana Silai (Romania)Bucharest
19781:55.80Tatyana Providokhina (Soviet Union)Prague
19791:56.2 Totka Petrova (Bulgaria)Paris
19801:53.43Nadezhda Olizarenko (Soviet Union)Moscow
19811:56.98Lyudmila Veselkova (Soviet Union)Leningrad
19821:55.05Doina Melinte (Romania)Bucharest
19831:53.28Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czechoslovakia)Munich
19841:55.69Irina Podyalovskaya (Soviet Union)Kyiv
19851:55.68Ella Kovacs (Romania)Bucharest
19861:56.2 Doina Melinte (Romania)Bucharest
19871:55.26Sigrun Wodars (East Germany)Rome
19881:56.00Inna Yevseyeva (Soviet Union)Kyiv
Nadezhda Olizarenko (Soviet Union)Kharkiv
19891:54.44Ana Fidelia Quirot (Cuba)Barcelona
19901:55.87Sigrun Wodars (East Germany)Split
19911:57.23Svetlana Masterkova (Russia)Kyiv
19921:55.54Ellen van Langen (Netherlands)Barcelona
19931:55.43Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Stuttgart
19941:55.19Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Zürich
19951:55.72Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Monaco
19961:56.04Svetlana Masterkova (Russia)Monaco
19971:54.82Ana Fidelia Quirot (Cuba)Cologne
19981:56.11Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Zürich
19991:55.87Svetlana Masterkova (Russia)Moscow
20001:56.15Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Sydney
20011:56.85Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Zürich
20021:55.19Jolanda Čeplak (Slovenia)Heusden-Zolder
20031:55.55Maria Mutola (Mozambique)Madrid
20041:56.23Tatyana Andrianova (Russia)Tula
20051:56.07Tatyana Andrianova (Russia)Tula
20061:56.66Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya)Lausanne
20071:56.04Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya)Osaka
20081:54.01Pamela Jelimo (Kenya)Zürich
20091:55.45Caster Semenya (South Africa)Berlin
20101:57.34Alysia Johnson (United States)Monaco
20111:56.35Caster Semenya (South Africa)Daegu
20121:56.59Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)Brussels
20131:56.72Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)Eugene
20141:57.67Ajeé Wilson (United States)Monaco
20151:56.99Eunice Sum (Kenya)Saint-Denis
20161:55.28Caster Semenya (South Africa)Rio de Janeiro
20171:55.16Caster Semenya (South Africa)London
20181:54.25Caster Semenya (South Africa)Paris
20191:54.98Caster Semenya (South Africa)Doha
20201:57.68Faith Kipyegon (Kenya)Doha
20211:55.04Athing Mu (United States)Eugene
20221:56.30Athing Mu (United States)Eugene
20231:54.97Athing Mu (United States)Eugene
20241:54.61Keely Hodgkinson (United Kingdom)London
20251:54.62Lilian Odira (Kenya)Tokyo
20261:54.87 Keely Hodgkinson (United Kingdom)Liévin

See also

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