Women · Middle Distance · All-Time
800 Metres
1:53.28
Best mark
World record
1:54.94
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
1:54.62
Median
Of the 25 performances
8
Countries
SUI 5 · GBR 5 · 6 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 1:53.28 to 1:54.94 · median 1:54.62
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 | Jarmila Kratochvílová WR | TCH | 1:53.28 | 26 Jul 1983 | Munich | 32 |
| 2 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | URS | 1:53.43 | 27 Jul 1980 | Moscow | 26 |
| 3 | Audrey Werro | SUI | 1:53.70 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 22 |
| 4 | Audrey Werro | SUI | 1:53.80 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | 22 |
| 5 | Audrey Werro | SUI | 1:53.98 | 7 Jun 2026 | Stockholm | 22 |
| 6 | Pamela Jelimo | KEN | 1:54.01 | 29 Aug 2008 | Zürich | 18 |
| 7 | Caster Semenya | RSA | 1:54.25 | 30 Jun 2018 | Paris | 27 |
| 8 | Keely Hodgkinson | GBR | 1:54.33 | 7 Jun 2026 | Stockholm | 24 |
| 9 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | CUB | 1:54.44 | 9 Sep 1989 | Barcelona | 26 |
| 10 | Audrey Werro | SUI | 1:54.45 | 16 Jun 2026 | Ostrava | 22 |
| 11 | Caster Semenya | RSA | 1:54.60 | 20 Jul 2018 | Monaco | 27 |
| 12 | Keely Hodgkinson | GBR | 1:54.61 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | 22 |
| 13 | Lilian Odira | KEN | 1:54.62 | 21 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 14 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | TCH | 1:54.68 | 9 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 32 |
| 15 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 1:54.71 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 26 |
| 16 | Keely Hodgkinson | GBR | 1:54.74 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 23 |
| 17 | Caster Semenya | RSA | 1:54.77 | 9 Sep 2018 | Ostrava | 27 |
| 18 | Olga Mineyeva | URS | 1:54.81 | 27 Jul 1980 | Moscow | 27 |
| 18 | Audrey Werro | SUI | 1:54.81 | 14 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | 22 |
| 20 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | CUB | 1:54.82 | 24 Aug 1997 | Cologne | 34 |
| 21 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | URS | 1:54.85 | 12 Jun 1980 | Moscow | 26 |
| 22 | Pamela Jelimo | KEN | 1:54.87 | 18 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 18 |
| 23 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 1:54.90 | 21 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 24 | Keely Hodgkinson | GBR | 1:54.91 | 21 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 23 |
| 25 | Tatyana Kazankina | URS | 1:54.94 | 26 Jul 1976 | Montreal | 24 |