800 metres

Middle-distance running event

Athletics
800 metres
Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.
World records
MenKenya David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
WomenCzechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 (1983)
Olympic records
MenKenya David Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
WomenSoviet Union Nadezhda Olizarenko 1:53.43 (1980)
World Championship records
MenUnited States Donavan Brazier 1:42.34 (2019)
WomenCzechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:54.68 (1983)

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

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 1 October 2019.[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 1:41.73 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 10 June 1981 Florence
9 1:41.73 Kipketer #3 7 July 1997 Stockholm
3 9 1:41.73 Nijel Amos  Botswana 9 August 2012 London
12 1:41.74 Rudisha #7 9 June 2012 New York City
5 13 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 26 August 1984 Cologne
14 1:41.83 Kipketer #4 1 September 1996 Rieti
15 1:41.89 Amos #2 12 July 2019 Monaco
16 1:42.01 Rudisha #8 6 September 2009 Rieti
17 1:42.04 Rudisha #9 4 June 2010 Oslo
6 18 1:42.05 Emmanuel Korir  Kenya 22 July 2018 London [6]
19 1:42.12 Rudisha #10 23 June 2012 Nairobi
20 1:42.14 Amos #3 20 July 2018 Monaco
21 1:42.15 Rudisha #11 15 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
22 1:42.17 Kipketer #5 16 September 1996 Tokyo
23 1:42.20 Kipketer #6 22 August 1997 Brussels
7 24 1:42.23 Abubaker Kaki  Sudan 4 June 2010 Oslo [7]
25 1:42.27 Kipketer #7 3 September 1999 Brussels
8 1:42.28 Sammy Koskei  Kenya 26 August 1984 Cologne
9 1:42.34 Wilfred Bungei  Kenya 8 September 2002 Rieti
Donavan Brazier  United States 1 October 2019 Doha [8]
11 1:42.37 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 6 September 2013 Brussels [9]
12 1:42.47 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 24 August 2001 Brussels
13 1:42.51 Amel Tuka  Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 July 2015 Monaco [10]
14 1:42.53 Timothy Kitum  Kenya 9 August 2012 London
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 18 July 2014 Monaco
16 1:42.54 Ferguson Rotich  Kenya 12 July 2019 Monaco [11]
17 1:42.55 André Bucher  Switzerland 17 August 2001 Zürich
18 1:42.58 Vebjørn Rodal  Norway 31 July 1996 Atlanta
19 1:42.60 Johnny Gray  United States 28 August 1985 Koblenz
20 1:42.61 Taoufik Makhloufi  Algeria 15 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [12]
21 1:42.62 Patrick Ndururi  Kenya 13 August 1997 Zürich
22 1:42.67 Alfred Kirwa Yego  Kenya 6 September 2009 Rieti
23 1:42.69 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 3 September 1999 Brussels
Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 3 September 1999 Brussels
25 1:42.79 Frederick Onyancha  Kenya 31 July 1996 Atlanta
Yusuf Saad Kamel  Bahrain 29 July 2008 Monaco

Women (outdoor)

  • Updated 17 September 2023.[13]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová  Czechoslovakia 26 July 1983 Munich
2 2 1:53.43 Nadezhda Olizarenko  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
3 3 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 29 August 2008 Zürich
4 4 1:54.25 Caster Semenya  South Africa 30 June 2018 Paris [14]
5 5 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba 9 September 1989 Barcelona
6 1:54.60 Semenya #2 20 July 2018 Monaco
7 1:54.68 Kratochvílová #2 9 August 1983 Helsinki
8 1:54.77 Semenya #3 9 September 2018 Ostrava
6 9 1:54.81 Olga Mineyeva  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
10 1:54.82 Quirot #2 24 August 1997 Cologne
11 1:54.85 Olizarenko #2 12 June 1980 Moscow
12 1:54.87 Jelimo #2 18 August 2008 Beijing
7 13 1:54.94 Tatyana Kazankina  Soviet Union 26 July 1976 Montreal
14 1:54.97 Jelimo #3 18 July 2008 Paris
8 14 1:54.97 Athing Mu  United States 17 September 2023 Eugene [15]
16 1:54.98 Semenya #4 3 May 2019 Doha
17 1:54.99 Jelimo #4 1 June 2008 Berlin
18 1:55.04 Kratochvílová #3 23 August 1983 Oslo
19 1:55.04 Mu #2 21 August 2021 Eugene [16]
9 20 1:55.05 Doina Melinte  Romania 1 August 1982 Bucharest
21 1:55.16 Jelimo #5 5 September 2008 Brussels
Semenya #5 13 August 2017 London
10 23 1:55.19 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 17 August 1994 Zürich
Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 20 July 2002 Heusden-Zolder
Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain 17 September 2023 Eugene [15]
13 1:55.26 Sigrun Wodars  East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
14 1:55.32 Christine Wachtel  East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
15 1:55.42 Nikolina Shtereva  Bulgaria 26 July 1976 Montreal
16 1:55.46 Tatyana Providokhina  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
17 1:55.47 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 21 July 2017 Monaco [17]
18 1:55.54 Ellen van Langen  Netherlands 3 August 1992 Barcelona
Liu Dong  China 9 September 1993 Beijing
20 1:55.56 Lyubov Gurina  Soviet Union 31 August 1987 Rome
21 1:55.60 Elfi Zinn  East Germany 26 July 1976 Montreal
22 1:55.61 Ajeé Wilson  United States 21 July 2017 Monaco [17]
23 1:55.68 Ella Kovacs  Romania 2 June 1985 Bucharest
24 1:55.69 Irina Podyalovskaya  Soviet Union 22 June 1984 Kyiv
25 1:55.74 Anita Weiss  East Germany 26 July 1976 Montreal

Annulled marks

Men (indoor)

  • Updated 23 February 2024.[18]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 1:42.67 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 9 March 1997 Paris
2 1:43.63 Elliot Giles  Great Britain 17 February 2021 Toruń
3 1:43.98 Michael Saruni  Kenya 9 February 2019 New York City
4 1:44.15 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 27 January 2001 Karlsruhe
5 1:44.21 Emmanuel Korir  Kenya 3 February 2018 New York City
Donavan Brazier  United States 13 February 2021 New York City
7 1:44.37 Bryce Hoppel  United States 31 January 2021 Fayetteville
8 1:44.52 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 15 February 2014 Birmingham
9 1:44.54 Jamie Webb  Great Britain 17 February 2021 Toruń
10 1:44.57 Adam Kszczot  Poland 14 February 2012 Liévin
11 1:44.71 Joseph Mutua  Kenya 31 January 2004 Stuttgart
12 1:44.75 Ismail Ahmed Ismail  Sudan 26 February 2009 Prague
13 1:44.78 Paweł Czapiewski  Poland 3 March 2002 Vienna
14 1:44.81 Abubaker Kaki  Sudan 9 March 2008 Valencia
15 1:44.82 Mehdi Baala  France 18 February 2003 Stockholm
16 1:44.84 Paul Ereng  Kenya 4 March 1989 Budapest
17 1:44.88 Nico Motchebon  Germany 5 February 1995 Stuttgart
18 1:44.91 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 12 March 1983 Cosford
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  South Africa 9 March 2008 Valencia
20 1:44.93 André Bucher  Switzerland 3 March 2002 Vienna
21 1:44.97 Wilfred Bungei  Kenya 2 February 2003 Stuttgart
22 1:44.98 Noah Kibet  Kenya 11 February 2023 New York City [19]
23 1:44.99 André Olivier  South Africa 15 February 2014 Birmingham
24 1:45.00 Johnny Gray  United States 8 March 1992 Sindelfingen
Catalin Tecuceanu  Italy 23 February 2024 Madrid [20]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:44.88 (top 25 performances)

Women (indoor)

  • Updated March 2024.[21]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 1:55.82 Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 3 March 2002 Vienna
2 1:55.85 Stephanie Graf  Austria 3 March 2002 Vienna
3 1:56.40 Christine Wachtel  East Germany 13 February 1988 Vienna
4 1:56.90 Ludmila Formanová  Czech Republic 7 March 1999 Maebashi
5 1:57.06 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 21 February 1999 Liévin
6 1:57.18 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain 25 February 2023 Birmingham [22]
7 1:57.23 Inna Yevseyeva  Ukraine 1 February 1992 Moscow
8 1:57.47 Natalya Tsyganova  Russia 7 March 1999 Maebashi
9 1:57.51 Olga Kotlyarova  Russia 18 February 2006 Moscow
10 1:57.52 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 14 February 2021 Val-de-Reuil
11 1:57.53 Larisa Chzhao  Russia 23 January 2005 Moscow
12 1:57.67 Sigrun Wodars  East Germany 13 February 1988 Vienna
13 1:57.86 Habitam Alemu  Ethiopia 6 February 2024 Toruń [23]
14 1:57.91 Jemma Reekie  Great Britain 1 February 2020 Glasgow
15 1:58.10 Mariya Savinova  Russia 8 March 2009 Turin
16 1:58.14 Yuliya Stepanova  Russia 17 February 2011 Moscow
17 1:58.29 Ajeé Wilson  United States 8 February 2020 New York City
18 1:58.31 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 4 March 2018 Birmingham
19 1:58.34 Svetlana Cherkasova  Russia 4 February 2006 Moscow
20 1:58.35 Tsige Duguma  Ethiopia 2 March 2024 Glasgow [24]
21 1:58.37 Helena Fuchsova  Czech Republic 25 February 2001 Liévin
22 1:58.40 Athing Mu  United States 27 February 2021 Fayetteville
23 1:58.43 Jennifer Meadows  Great Britain 14 March 2010 Doha
24 1:58.44 Laura Muir  Great Britain 1 February 2020 Glasgow
25 1:58.46 Natoya Goule  Jamaica 17 February 2022 Liévin [25]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:57.68 (top 25 performances)

U20 records and U18 world bests

Age group Men Women
Time Athlete Nation Time Athlete Nation
U20 (records) 1:41.73 Nijel Amos  Botswana 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya
U18 (world bests) 1:43.37 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 1:57.18 Wang Yuan  China

Olympic medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
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1896 Athens
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Edwin Flack
 Australia
Nándor Dáni
 Hungary
Dimitrios Golemis
 Greece
1900 Paris
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Alfred Tysoe
 Great Britain
John Cregan
 United States
David Hall
 United States
1904 St. Louis
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Jim Lightbody
 United States
Howard Valentine
 United States
Emil Breitkreutz
 United States
1908 London
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Mel Sheppard
 United States
Emilio Lunghi
 Italy
Hanns Braun
 Germany
1912 Stockholm
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Ted Meredith
 United States
Mel Sheppard
 United States
Ira Davenport
 United States
1920 Antwerp
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Albert Hill
 Great Britain
Earl Eby
 United States
Bevil Rudd
 South Africa
1924 Paris
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Douglas Lowe
 Great Britain
Paul Martin
 Switzerland
Schuyler Enck
 United States
1928 Amsterdam
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Douglas Lowe
 Great Britain
Erik Byléhn
 Sweden
Hermann Engelhard
 Germany
1932 Los Angeles
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Tommy Hampson
 Great Britain
Alex Wilson
 Canada
Phil Edwards
 Canada
1936 Berlin
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John Woodruff
 United States
Mario Lanzi
 Italy
Phil Edwards
 Canada
1948 London
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Mal Whitfield
 United States
Arthur Wint
 Jamaica
Marcel Hansenne
 France
1952 Helsinki
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Mal Whitfield
 United States
Arthur Wint
 Jamaica
Heinz Ulzheimer
 Germany
1956 Melbourne
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Tom Courtney
 United States
Derek Johnson
 Great Britain
Audun Boysen
 Norway
1960 Rome
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Peter Snell
 New Zealand
Roger Moens
 Belgium
George Kerr
 British West Indies
1964 Tokyo
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Peter Snell
 New Zealand
Bill Crothers
 Canada
Wilson Kiprugut
 Kenya
1968 Mexico City
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Ralph Doubell
 Australia
Wilson Kiprugut
 Kenya
Tom Farrell
 United States
1972 Munich
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Dave Wottle
 United States
Yevhen Arzhanov
 Soviet Union
Mike Boit
 Kenya
1976 Montreal
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Alberto Juantorena
 Cuba
Ivo Van Damme
 Belgium
Rick Wohlhuter
 United States
1980 Moscow
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Steve Ovett
 Great Britain
Sebastian Coe
 Great Britain
Nikolay Kirov
 Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
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Joaquim Cruz
 Brazil
Sebastian Coe
 Great Britain
Earl Jones
 United States
1988 Seoul
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Paul Ereng
 Kenya
Joaquim Cruz
 Brazil
Saïd Aouita
 Morocco
1992 Barcelona
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William Tanui
 Kenya
Nixon Kiprotich
 Kenya
Johnny Gray
 United States
1996 Atlanta
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Vebjørn Rodal
 Norway
Hezekiél Sepeng
 South Africa
Frederick Onyancha
 Kenya
2000 Sydney
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Nils Schumann
 Germany
Wilson Kipketer
 Denmark
Djabir Saïd-Guerni
 Algeria
2004 Athens
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Yuriy Borzakovskiy
 Russia
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
 South Africa
Wilson Kipketer
 Denmark
2008 Beijing
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Wilfred Bungei
 Kenya
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
 Sudan
Alfred Kirwa Yego
 Kenya
2012 London
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David Rudisha
 Kenya
Nijel Amos
 Botswana
Timothy Kitum
 Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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David Rudisha
 Kenya
Taoufik Makhloufi
 Algeria
Clayton Murphy
 United States
2020 Tokyo
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Emmanuel Korir
 Kenya
Ferguson Rotich
 Kenya
Patryk Dobek
 Poland
2024 Paris
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Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
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1928 Amsterdam
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Lina Radke
 Germany
Kinuye Hitomi
 Japan
Inga Gentzel
 Sweden
1932–1956 not included in the Olympic program
1960 Rome
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Lyudmila Shevtsova
 Soviet Union
Brenda Jones
 Australia
Ursula Donath
 United Team of Germany
1964 Tokyo
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Ann Packer
 Great Britain
Maryvonne Dupureur
 France
Marise Chamberlain
 New Zealand
1968 Mexico City
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Madeline Manning
 United States
Ilona Silai
 Romania
Mia Gommers
 Netherlands
1972 Munich
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Hildegard Falck
 West Germany
Nijolė Sabaitė
 Soviet Union
Gunhild Hoffmeister
 East Germany
1976 Montreal
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Tatyana Kazankina
 Soviet Union
Nikolina Shtereva
 Bulgaria
Elfi Zinn
 East Germany
1980 Moscow
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Nadiya Olizarenko
 Soviet Union
Olga Mineyeva
 Soviet Union
Tatyana Providokhina
 Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
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Doina Melinte
 Romania
Kim Gallagher
 United States
Fiţa Lovin
 Romania
1988 Seoul
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Sigrun Wodars
 East Germany
Christine Wachtel
 East Germany
Kim Gallagher
 United States
1992 Barcelona
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Ellen van Langen
 Netherlands
Liliya Nurutdinova
 Unified Team
Ana Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
1996 Atlanta
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Svetlana Masterkova
 Russia
Ana Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
Maria Mutola
 Mozambique
2000 Sydney
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Maria Mutola
 Mozambique
Stephanie Graf
 Austria
Kelly Holmes
 Great Britain
2004 Athens
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Kelly Holmes
 Great Britain
Hasna Benhassi
 Morocco
Jolanda Čeplak
 Slovenia
2008 Beijing
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Pamela Jelimo
 Kenya
Janeth Jepkosgei
 Kenya
Hasna Benhassi
 Morocco
2012 London
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Caster Semenya
 South Africa[26][27]
Ekaterina Poistogova
 Russia
Pamela Jelimo
 Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Caster Semenya
 South Africa
Francine Niyonsaba
 Burundi
Margaret Wambui
 Kenya
2020 Tokyo
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Athing Mu
 United States
Keely Hodgkinson
 Great Britain
Raevyn Rogers
 United States
2024 Paris
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World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 Willi Wülbeck (FRG)  Rob Druppers (NED)  Joaquim Cruz (BRA)
1987 Rome
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 Billy Konchellah (KEN)  Peter Elliott (GBR)  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)
1991 Tokyo
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 Billy Konchellah (KEN)  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)  Mark Everett (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Paul Ruto (KEN)  Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA)  Billy Konchellah (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Wilson Kipketer (DEN)  Arthémon Hatungimana (BDI)  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)
1997 Athens
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 Wilson Kipketer (DEN)  Norberto Téllez (CUB)  Rich Kenah (USA)
1999 Seville
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 Wilson Kipketer (DEN)  Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)  Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
2001 Edmonton
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 André Bucher (SUI)  Wilfred Bungei (KEN)  Paweł Czapiewski (POL)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)
2005 Helsinki
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 Rashid Ramzi (BHR)  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)  William Yiampoy (KEN)
2007 Osaka
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 Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN)  Gary Reed (CAN)  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
2009 Berlin
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 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)  Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN)  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)
2011 Daegu
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 David Rudisha (KEN)  Abubaker Kaki (SUD)  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
2013 Moscow
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 Mohammed Aman (ETH)  Nick Symmonds (USA)  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI)
2015 Beijing
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 David Rudisha (KEN)  Adam Kszczot (POL)  Amel Tuka (BIH)
2017 London
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 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (FRA)  Adam Kszczot (POL)  Kipyegon Bett (KEN)
2019 Doha
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 Donavan Brazier (USA)  Amel Tuka (BIH)  Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (KEN)
2022 Eugene
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 Emmanuel Korir (KEN)  Djamel Sedjati (ALG)  Marco Arop (CAN)
2023 Budapest
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 Marco Arop (CAN)  Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN)  Ben Pattison (GBR)

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Kenya (KEN) 7 3 4 14
2  Denmark (DEN) 3 0 0 3
3  United States (USA) 1 1 2 4
4  Algeria (ALG) 1 1 1 3
 South Africa (RSA) 1 1 1 3
 Canada (CAN) 1 1 1 3
7  Bahrain (BHR) 1 0 1 2
8  Ethiopia (ETH) 1 0 0 1
  Switzerland (SUI) 1 0 0 1
 West Germany (FRG) 1 0 0 1
 France (FRA) 1 0 0 1
12  Russia (RUS) 0 2 2 4
13  Poland (POL) 0 2 1 3
14  Brazil (BRA) 0 1 2 3
15  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 0 1 1 2
 Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 1 2
17  Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
 Netherlands (NED) 0 1 0 1
 Sudan (SUD) 0 1 0 1
 Burundi (BDI) 0 1 0 1
 Cuba (CUB) 0 1 0 1
22  Djibouti (DJI) 0 0 1 1
 Norway (NOR) 0 0 1 1

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)  Lyubov Gurina (URS)  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS)
1987 Rome
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 Sigrun Wodars (GDR)  Christine Wachtel (GDR)  Lyubov Gurina (URS)
1991 Tokyo
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 Liliya Nurutdinova (URS)  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Lyubov Gurina (RUS)  Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)  Kelly Holmes (GBR)
1997 Athens
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 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS)  Maria Mutola (MOZ)
1999 Seville
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 Ludmila Formanová (CZE)  Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)
2001 Edmonton
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Stephanie Graf (AUT)  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Kelly Holmes (GBR)  Natalya Khrushcheleva (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
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 Zulia Calatayud (CUB)  Hasna Benhassi (MAR)  Tatyana Andrianova (RUS)
2007 Osaka
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 Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)  Hasna Benhassi (MAR)  Mayte Martínez (ESP)
2009 Berlin
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 Caster Semenya (RSA)  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)  Jenny Meadows (GBR)
2011 Daegu
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 Caster Semenya (RSA)  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)  Alysia Johnson Montaño (USA)
2013 Moscow
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 Eunice Sum (KEN)  Brenda Martinez (USA)  Alysia Johnson Montaño (USA)
2015 Beijing
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 Maryna Arzamasava (BLR)  Melissa Bishop (CAN)  Eunice Sum (KEN)
2017 London
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 Caster Semenya (RSA)  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)  Ajeé Wilson (USA)
2019 Doha
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 Halimah Nakaayi (UGA)  Raevyn Rogers (USA)  Ajeé Wilson (USA)
2022 Eugene
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 Athing Mu (USA)  Keely Hodgkinson (GBR)  Mary Moraa (KEN)
2023 Budapest
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 Mary Moraa (KEN)  Keely Hodgkinson (GBR)  Athing Mu (USA)

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Kenya (KEN) 3 2 2 7
2  Mozambique (MOZ) 3 1 1 5
3  Cuba (CUB) 3 1 0 4
4  South Africa (RSA) 3 0 0 2
5  United States (USA) 1 2 5 8
6  Soviet Union (URS) 1 1 2 4
7  East Germany (GDR) 1 1 0 2
8  Belarus (BLR) 1 0 0 1
 Czech Republic (CZE) 1 0 0 1
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 0 0 1
 Uganda (UGA) 1 0 0 1
12  Russia (RUS) 0 2 3 5
13  Morocco (MAR) 0 2 0 2
14  Great Britain (GBR) 0 3 2 5
15  Suriname (SUR) 0 1 1 2
16  Austria (AUT) 0 1 0 1
17  Romania (ROM) 0 0 2 2
18  Spain (ESP) 0 0 1 1
19  Burundi (BDI) 0 1 0 1
 Canada (CAN) 0 1 0 1

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  Colomán Trabado (ESP)  Benjamín González (ESP)  Ikem Billy (GBR)
1987 Indianapolis
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 José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)  Vladimir Graudyn (URS)  Faouzi Lahbi (MAR)
1989 Budapest
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 Paul Ereng (KEN)  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA)  Tonino Viali (ITA)
1991 Seville
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 Paul Ereng (KEN)  Tomás de Teresa (ESP)  Simon Hoogewerf (CAN)
1993 Toronto
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 Tom McKean (GBR)  Charles Nkazamyampi (BDI)  Nico Motchebon (GER)
1995 Barcelona
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 Clive Terrelonge (JAM)  Benson Koech (KEN)  Pavel Soukup (CZE)
1997 Paris
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 Wilson Kipketer (DEN)  Mahjoub Haïda (MAR)  Rich Kenah (USA)
1999 Maebashi
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 Johan Botha (RSA)  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)  Nico Motchebon (GER)
2001 Lisbon
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 Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)  Johan Botha (RSA)  André Bucher (SUI)
2003 Birmingham
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 David Krummenacker (USA)  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)  Wilfred Bungei (KEN)
2004 Budapest
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 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)  Rashid Ramzi (BHR)  Osmar dos Santos (BRA)
2006 Moscow
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 Wilfred Bungei (KEN)  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
2008 Valencia
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 Abubaker Kaki (SUD)  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)
2010 Doha
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 Abubaker Kaki (SUD)  Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (KEN)  Adam Kszczot (POL)
2012 Istanbul
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 Mohammed Aman (ETH)  Jakub Holuša (CZE)  Andrew Osagie (GBR)
2014 Sopot
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 Mohammed Aman (ETH)  Adam Kszczot (POL)  Andrew Osagie (GBR)
2016 Portland
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 Boris Berian (USA)  Antoine Gakeme (BDI)  Erik Sowinski (USA)
2018 Birmingham
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 Adam Kszczot (POL)  Drew Windle (USA)  Saúl Ordóñez (ESP)
2022 Belgrade
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 Mariano García (ESP)  Noah Kibet (KEN)  Bryce Hoppel (USA)
2024 Glasgow
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 Bryce Hoppel (USA)  Andreas Kramer (SWE)  Elliott Crestan (BEL)

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)  Jane Finch (GBR)  Mariana Simeanu (ROU)
1987 Indianapolis
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 Christine Wachtel (GDR)  Gabriela Sedláková (TCH)  Lyubov Kiryukhina (URS)
1989 Budapest
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 Christine Wachtel (GDR)  Tatyana Grebenchuk (URS)  Ellen Kiessling (GDR)
1991 Seville
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 Christine Wachtel (GER)  Violeta Beclea (ROU)  Ella Kovacs (ROU)
1993 Toronto
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)  Joetta Clark (USA)
1995 Barcelona
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS)  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
1997 Paris
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Natalya Dukhnova (BLR)  Joetta Clark (USA)
1999 Maebashi
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 Ludmila Formanová (CZE)  Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Natalya Tsyganova (RUS)
2001 Lisbon
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Stephanie Graf (AUT)  Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová (CZE)
2003 Birmingham
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Stephanie Graf (AUT)  Mayte Martínez (ESP)
2004 Budapest
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)  Joanne Fenn (GBR)
2006 Moscow
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 Maria Mutola (MOZ)  Kenia Sinclair (JAM)  Hasna Benhassi (MAR)
2008 Valencia
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 Tamsyn Lewis (AUS)  Tetiana Petlyuk (UKR)  Maria Mutola (MOZ)
2010 Doha
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 Mariya Savinova (RUS)  Jenny Meadows (GBR)  Alysia Johnson (USA)
2012 Istanbul
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 Pamela Jelimo (KEN)  Nataliia Lupu (UKR)  Erica Moore (USA)
2014 Sopot
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 Chanelle Price (USA)  Angelika Cichocka (POL)  Maryna Arzamasova (BLR)
2016 Portland
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 Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)  Ajeé Wilson (USA)  Margaret Wambui (KEN)
2018 Birmingham
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 Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)  Ajeé Wilson (USA)  Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (GBR)
2022 Belgrade
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 Ajeé Wilson (USA)  Freweyni Hailu (ETH)  Halimah Nakaayi (UGA)
2024 Glasgow
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 Tsige Duguma (ETH)  Jemma Reekie (GBR)  Noélie Yarigo (BEN)
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Season's bests

Men

Year Time Athlete Place
1970 1:44.8  Ken Swenson (USA) Stuttgart
1971 1:44.7  Dicky Broberg (RSA) Stellenbosch
1972 1:44.3  Dave Wottle (USA) Eugene
1973 1:43.7  Marcello Fiasconaro (ITA) Milan
1974 1:43.5  Rick Wohlhuter (USA) Eugene
1975 1:43.79  Mike Boit (KEN) Zürich
1976 1:43.50  Alberto Juantorena (CUB) Montreal
1977 1:43.44  Alberto Juantorena (CUB) Sofia
1978 1:43.84  Olaf Beyer (GDR) Prague
1979 1:42.33  Sebastian Coe (GBR) Oslo
1980 1:44.53  Don Paige (USA) Eugene
1981 1:41.73  Sebastian Coe (GBR) Florence
1982 1:44.45  Steve Cram (GBR) London
1983 1:43.61  Steve Cram (GBR) Oslo
1984 1:41.77  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) Cologne
1985 1:42.49  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) Koblenz
1986 1:43.19  Steve Cram (GBR) Rieti
1987 1:43.06  Billy Konchellah (KEN) Rome
1988 1:42.65  Johnny Gray (USA) Zürich
1989 1:43.16  Paul Ereng (KEN) Zürich
1990 1:42.97  Peter Elliott (GBR) Seville
1991 1:43.08  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) Rieti
1992 1:42.80  Johnny Gray (USA) New Orleans
1993 1:43.54  Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) Rieti
1994 1:43.17  Benson Koech (KEN) Rieti
1995 1:42.87  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) Monaco
1996 1:41.83  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) Rieti
1997 1:41.11  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) Cologne
1998 1:42.75  Japheth Kimutai (KEN) Stuttgart
1999 1:42.27  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) Brussels
2000 1:43.12  André Bucher (SUI) Lausanne
2001 1:42.47  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) Brussels
2002 1:42.32  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) Rieti
2003 1:42.52  Wilfred Bungei (KEN) Brussels
2004 1:43.08  Wilfred Bungei (KEN) Zürich
2005 1:43.70  Wilfred Bungei (KEN) Rieti
2006 1:43.09  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) Rieti
2007 1:43.74  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) Monaco
2008 1:42.69  Abubaker Kaki (SUD) Oslo
2009 1:42.01  David Rudisha (KEN) Rieti
2010 1:41.01  David Rudisha (KEN) Rieti
2011 1:41.33  David Rudisha (KEN) Rieti
2012 1:40.91  David Rudisha (KEN) London
2013 1:42.37  Mohammed Aman (ETH) Brussels
2014 1:42.45  Nijel Amos (BOT) Monaco
2015 1:42.51  Amel Tuka (BIH) Monaco
2016 1:42.15  David Rudisha (KEN) Rio de Janeiro
2017 1:43.10  Emmanuel Korir (KEN) Monaco
2018 1:42.05  Emmanuel Korir (KEN) London
2019 1:41.89  Nijel Amos (BOT) Monaco
2020 1:43.15  Donavan Brazier (USA) Monaco
2021 1:42.91  Nijel Amos (BOT) Monaco
2022 1:43.26  Emmanuel Korir (KEN) Zürich
2023 1:42.80  Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) Eugene

Women

Year Time Athlete Place
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976 1:54.94  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Montreal
1977 1:57.39  Ileana Silai (ROU) Bucharest
1978 1:55.80  Tatyana Providokhina (URS) Prague
1979 1:56.2  Totka Petrova (BUL) Paris
1980 1:53.43  Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) Moscow
1981 1:56.98  Lyudmila Veselkova (URS) Leningrad
1982 1:55.05  Doina Melinte (ROU) Bucharest
1983 1:53.28  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) Munich
1984 1:55.69  Irina Podyalovskaya (URS) Kyiv
1985 1:55.68  Ella Kovacs (ROU) Bucharest
1986 1:56.2  Doina Melinte (ROU) Bucharest
1987 1:55.26  Sigrun Wodars (GDR) Rome
1988 1:56.00  Inna Yevseyeva (URS) Kyiv
 Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) Kharkiv
1989 1:54.44  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) Barcelona
1990 1:55.87  Sigrun Wodars (GDR) Split
1991 1:57.23  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Kyiv
1992 1:55.54  Ellen van Langen (NED) Barcelona
1993 1:55.43  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Stuttgart
1994 1:55.19  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Zürich
1995 1:55.72  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Monaco
1996 1:56.04  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Monaco
1997 1:54.82  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) Cologne
1998 1:56.11  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Zürich
1999 1:55.87  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Moscow
2000 1:56.15  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Sydney
2001 1:56.85  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Zürich
2002 1:55.19  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) Heusden-Zolder
2003 1:55.55  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Madrid
2004 1:56.23  Tatyana Andrianova (RUS) Tula
2005 1:56.07  Tatyana Andrianova (RUS) Tula
2006 1:56.66  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) Lausanne
2007 1:56.04  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) Osaka
2008 1:54.01  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) Zürich
2009 1:55.45  Caster Semenya (RSA) Berlin
2010 1:57.34  Alysia Johnson (USA) Monaco
2011 1:55.87  Mariya Savinova (RUS) Daegu
2012 1:56.19  Mariya Savinova (RUS) London
2013 1:56.72  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) Eugene
2014 1:57.67  Ajeé Wilson (USA) Monaco
2015 1:56.99  Eunice Sum (KEN) Saint-Denis
2016 1:55.28  Caster Semenya (RSA) Rio de Janeiro
2017 1:55.16  Caster Semenya (RSA) London
2018 1:54.25  Caster Semenya (RSA) Paris
2019 1:54.98  Caster Semenya (RSA) Doha
2020 1:57.68  Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Doha
2021 1:55.04  Athing Mu (USA) Eugene
2022 1:56.30  Athing Mu (USA) Eugene
2023 1:54.97  Athing Mu (USA) Eugene

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