What is the world record for the 800m?
What is the world record for the 800m?
Please try again later. Full highlights as Kenya’s David Rudisha wins Gold in the Men’s 800m Final and breaks the World Record with a time of 1.40.91 at London’s Olympic Stadium. Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad.
When was the women’s 800m at the Olympics?
Full race replay of the Women’s 800m event from the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Games (11 August 2012). Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world.
When did David Rudisha break the 800m world record?
Published on Aug 9, 2012. Full highlights as Kenya’s David Rudisha wins Gold in the Men’s 800m Final and breaks the World Record with a time of 1.40.91 at London’s Olympic Stadium. Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad.
When was the 800 meters at the Olympics?
800 metres at the Olympics. The 800 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men’s 800 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896.
Who are the Olympic 800 m gold medalists?
Four men have won back-to-back 800 m Olympic titles: Douglas Lowe (1924/1928), Mal Whitfield (1948/1952), Peter Snell (1960/1964), and Rudisha (2012/2016). No women have won multiple titles in the event; Maria Mutola and Kelly Holmes are the only women’s gold medalists to have reached the podium on two occasions.
What’s the world record for the 100 metres?
Olympic Games Records Discipline Perf Wind Competitor Date 100 Metres 10.62 +1.0 Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER 24 SEP 1988 200 Metres 21.34 +1.3 Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER 29 SEP 1988 400 Metres 48.25 Marie-José PÉREC 29 JUL 1996 800 Metres 1:53.43 Nadezhda OLIZARENKO 27 JUL 1980
