Men · Middle Distance · All-Time
800 Metres
1:40.91
Best mark
World record
1:42.37
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
1:42.05
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
13
Countries
KEN 7 · USA 5 · 11 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 1:40.91 to 1:42.37 · median 1:42.05
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 28 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Rudisha WR | KEN | 1:40.91 | 9 Aug 2012 | London | 23 |
| 2 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1:41.11 | 24 Aug 1997 | Cologne | 24 |
| 2 | 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 | Florence | 24 |
| 8 | Nijel Amos | BOT | 1:41.73 | 9 Aug 2012 | London | 18 |
| 10 | Joaquim Cruz | BRA | 1:41.77 | 26 Aug 1984 | Cologne | 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 Cheminingwa | KEN | 1:42.08 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 14 | Wyclife Kinyamal | KEN | 1:42.08 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 27 |
| 14 | 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 | Cologne | 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 | Brussels | 19 |