Men · Middle Distance · All-Time
800 Metres
1:40.91
Best mark
World record
1:41.76
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
1:41.51
Median
Of the 25 performances
8
Countries
KEN 13 · DEN 3 · 6 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 1:40.91 to 1:41.76 · median 1:41.51
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
All performances · 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 | David Rudisha | KEN | 1:41.01 | 29 Aug 2010 | Rieti | 21 |
| 3 | David Rudisha | KEN | 1:41.09 | 22 Aug 2010 | Berlin | 21 |
| 4 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1:41.11 | 24 Aug 1997 | Cologne | 24 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | KEN | 1:41.11 | 22 Aug 2024 | Lausanne | 20 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | KEN | 1:41.19 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 20 |
| 7 | Marco Arop | CAN | 1:41.20 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 8 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1:41.24 | 13 Aug 1997 | Zürich | 24 |
| 9 | David Rudisha | KEN | 1:41.33 | 10 Sep 2011 | Rieti | 22 |
| 10 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | KEN | 1:41.44 | 11 Jul 2025 | Monaco | 20 |
| 11 | Djamel Sedjati | ALG | 1:41.46 | 12 Jul 2024 | Monaco | 25 |
| 12 | Djamel Sedjati | ALG | 1:41.50 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 13 | David Rudisha | KEN | 1:41.51 | 10 Jul 2010 | Heusden-Zolder | 21 |
| 14 | David Rudisha | KEN | 1:41.54 | 6 Jul 2012 | Paris | 23 |
| 15 | Djamel Sedjati | ALG | 1:41.56 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 25 |
| 16 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | KEN | 1:41.58 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 19 |
| 17 | Gabriel Tual | FRA | 1:41.61 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 26 |
| 18 | Bryce Hoppel | USA | 1:41.67 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | KEN | 1:41.70 | 15 Jun 2024 | Nairobi | 19 |
| 20 | Marco Arop | CAN | 1:41.72 | 22 Aug 2024 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 21 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 1:41.73 | 10 Jun 1981 | Florence | 24 |
| 21 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1:41.73 | 7 Jul 1997 | Stockholm | 24 |
| 21 | Nijel Amos | BOT | 1:41.73 | 9 Aug 2012 | London | 18 |
| 24 | David Rudisha | KEN | 1:41.74 | 9 Jun 2012 | New York City | 23 |
| 25 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | KEN | 1:41.76 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zurich | 22 |