2013 World Championships Statistics – Men’s 800m by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in Moskva: 1) Can Mohamed Aman become the first World Youth medalist to win a medal at the Worlds? 2) The best medal by the US is bronze. Can Solomon or Symmonds to better? All time Performance List at the World Championships Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 1:43.06 Billy Konchellah KEN 1 Roma 1987 2 2 1:43.30 Wilson Kipketer DEN 1 Sevilla 1999 3 3 1:43:32 Hezekiel Sepeng RSA 2 Sevilla 1999 4 1:43.38 Wilson Kipketer 1 Athinai 1997 5 4 1:43.41 Peter Elliott GBR 2 Roma 1987 6 5 1:43.65 Willi Wülbeck FRG 1 Helsinki 1983 7 6 1:43.70 Andre Bucher SUI 1 Edmonton 2001 8 7 1:43.76 Jose Luiz Barbosa BRA 3 Roma 1987 9 8 1:43.91 David Rudisha KEN 1 Daegu 2011 10 1:43.99 Billy Konchellah 1 Tokyo 1991 11 9 1:44.00 Norberto Tellez CUB 2 Athinai 1997 12 10 1:44.18 Djabir Said-Guerni ALG 3 Sevilla 1999 13 11 1:44.20 Rob Druppers NED 2 Helsinki 1983 13 1:44.20 David Rudisha 1sf3 Daegu 2011 15 1:44.24 Jose Luiz Barbosa 2 Tokyo 1991 15 12 1:44.24 Rashid Ramzi BRN 1 Helsinki 2005 17 13 1:44.25 Rich Kenah USA 3 Athinai 1997 18 14 1:44.26 Patrick Konchellah KEN 4 Athinai 1997 18 14 1:44.26 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1sf1 Helsinki 2005 20 16 1:44.27 Joaquim Cruz BRA 3 Helsinki 1983 21 1:44.30 Rashid Ramzi 2sf1 Helsinki 2005 22 17 1:44.33 Gary Reed CAN 1sf3 Helsinki 2005 23 18 1:44.41 Wilfred Bungei KEN 2sf3 Helsinki 2005 23 18 1:44.41 Abubaker Kaki SUD 2 Daegu 2011 25 1:44.47 Andre Bucher 1sf2 Edmonton 2001 26 1:44.49 Yuriy Borzakovskiy 3 Daegu 2011 27 20 1:44.51 William Yiampoy KEN 3sf1 Helsinki 2005 27 1:44.51 Yuriy Borzakovskiy 2 Helsinki 2005 29 21 1:44:53 Vebjørn Rodal NOR 5 Athinai 1997 30 22 1:44.54 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1sf1 Osaka 2007 31 1:44.55 Wilfred Bungei 2 Edmonton 2001 31 1:44.55 William Yiampoy 3 Helsinki 2005 33 23 1:44.57 Mohammed Aman ETH 1sf1 Daegu 2011 34 24 1:44.59 Ryszard Ostrowski POL 4 Roma 1987 35 25 1:44.60 Marcin Lewandowski POL 2sf1 Daegu 2011 36 1:44.61 William Yiampoy 2sf2 Edmonton 2001 37 1:44.62 Abubaker Kaki 3sf1 Daegu 2011 38 26 1:44.63 Pawel Czapiewski POL 3 Edmonton 2001 39 27 1:44.67 Mark Everett USA 3 Tokyo 1991 40 28 1:44.71 Paul Ruto KEN 1 Stuttgart 1993 40 28 1:44.71 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 2sf1 Osaka 2007 42 1:44.73 Wilfred Bungei 1h2 Edmonton 2001 43 30 1:44.74 Moussa Fall SEN 1qf1 Roma 1987 44 31 1:44.75 Paul Ereng KEN 4 Tokyo 1991 Slowest winning time: 1:47.09 by Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN) in 2007 Margin of Victory Difference Name Nat Venue Year Max 0.85 second Andre Bucher SUI Edmonton 2001 0.62 second Wilson Kipketer DEN Athinai 1997 Min 0.01 second Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN Osaka 2007 Difference between first and third Diff Winning time 3rd place time Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 0.93 1:43.70 1:44.63 Andre Bucher SUI Edmonton 2001 Min 0.06 1:45.29 1:45.35 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA Berlin 2009 Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place time Name Nat Venue Year Max 0.85 seconds 1:44.18 Djabir Said-Guerni ALG Sevilla 1999 Min 0.01 seconds 1:44.25 Rich Kenah USA Athinai 1997 Fastest time in each round (second round held in 1987, 1997 only) Round Time Name Nat Venue Year Final 1:43.06 Billy Konchellah KEN Roma 1987 Semi-final 1:44.20 David Rudisha KEN Daegu 2011 1:44.26 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS Helsinki 2005 Second round 1:44.74 Moussa Fall SEN Roma 1987 First round 1:44.73 Wilfred Bungei KEN Edmonton 2001 Fastest non-qualifier for the final Time Position Name Nat Venue Year 1:44.90 3h1 Yusuf Saad Kamel BRN Helsinki 2005 Average of last six (21 st century) World Championships Average 2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 2001 Winning Time 1:44.84 1:43.91 1:45.29 1:47.09 1:44.24 1:44.81 1:43.70 Winning Medal 1:45.22 1:44.49 1:45.35 1:47.39 1:44.55 1:44.90 1:44.63 8th place 1:46.11 1:45.93 1:45.33 1:47.58 1:45.40 1:46.43 1:45.97 800m – 1500m double gold medalists Name Nation Venue Year Rashid Ramzi BRN Helsinki 2005 Best Marks for Places in the World Championships Pos Time Name Nat Venue Year 1 1:43.06 Billy Konchellah KEN Roma 1987 2 1:43.32 Hezekiel Sepeng RSA Sevilla 1999 1:43.41 Peter Elliott GBR Roma 1987 3 1:43:76 Jose Luiz Barbosa BRA Roma 1987 4 1:44.26 Patrick Konchellah KEN Athinai 1997 5 1:44.53 Vebjørn Rodal NOR Athinai 1997 6 1:44.84 Stephen Ole Marai KEN Roma 1987 7 1:45.07 Slobodan Popovic YUG Roma 1987 8 1:45.93 Mohammed Aman ETH Daegu 2011 1:46.17 Tom McKean GBR Stuttgart 1993 Marcin Lewandowski POL Berlin 2009 Best Marks for Places – all competitions Pos Time Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 1:40.91 David Rudisha KEN London - OG 9 Aug 2012 1:41.01 David Rudisha KEN Rieti 29 Aug 2010 2 1:41.73 Nijel Amos BOT London – OG 9 Aug 2012 1:42.23 Abubaker Kaki SUD Oslo 4 June 2010 1:42.28 Sammy Koskei KEN Köln 26 Aug 1984 3 1:42.53 Timothy Kitum KEN London – OG 9 Aug 2012 1:42.69 Japheth Kimutai KEN Bruxelles 3 Sept 1999 4 1:42.82 Duane Solomon USA London - OG 9 Aug 2012 1:42.85 Norberto Tellez CUB Atlanta 31 July 1996 5 1:42.95 Nick Symmonds USA London – OG 9 Aug 2012 1:43.09 Djabir Said-Guerni ALG Bruxelles 3 Sept 1999 6 1:43.20 Mohamed Aman ETH London - OG 9 Aug 2012 1:43.30 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS Zürich 17 Aug 2001 7 1:43.32 Abubaker Kaki SUD London – OG 9 Aug 2012 1:43.89 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN Rieti 27 Aug 2006 8 1:43.77 Andrew Osagie GBR London – OG 9 Aug 2012 1:44.20 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS Bruxelles 30 Aug 2002 Multiple Gold Medalists: Wilson Kipketer (DEN): 1995, 1997, 1999 Billy Konchellah (KEN): 1987, 1991 Multiple Medalists: Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN): 2007 Gold, 2009 Silver Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA): 2003 Bronze, 2009 Gold Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS): 2003 Silver, 2005 Silver, 2007 Bronze, 2011 Bronze Djabir Said-Guerni (ALG): 1999 Bronze, 2003 Gold Wilson Kipketer (DEN): 1995 Gold, 1997 Gold, 1999 Gold Jose Luiz Barbosa (BRA): 1987 Bronze, 1991 Silver Billy Konchellah (KEN): 1987 Gold, 1991 Gold, 1993 Bronze Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze KEN 1993 Paul Ruto Billy Konchellah Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Nation Men Women Venue Year RSA Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Caster Semenya Berlin 2009 KEN Alfred Kirwa Yego Janeth Jepkosgei Osaka 2007 Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze KEN 5 2 2 DEN 3 RSA 1 1 1 ALG 1 1 BRN 1 1 FRG 1 SUI 1 RUS 2 2 BRA 1 2 GBR 1 CUB 1 ITA 1 BDI 1 NED 1 CAN 1 SUD 1 USA 2 NOR 1 POL 1 Fastest known splits in the World Championships Time Final Pos Name Winning Time Nat Venue Year First 400m 49.68 1st Wilson Kipketer 1:43.38 DEN Athinai 1997 Last 400m 51.4 1st Rashid Ramzi 1:44.24 BRN Helsinki 2005 World Championships medalist with Olympic medal Name Nat World Championships Year Olympics Year David Rudisha KEN Gold 2011 Gold 2012 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN Gold 2007 Bronze 2008 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA Gold 2009 Silver 2004 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS Silver 2003, 2005 Gold 2004 Djabir Said-Guerni ALG Gold 2003 Bronze 2000 Wilson Kipketer DEN Gold 1995, 1997, 1999 Silver 2000 Vebjørn Rodal NOR Bronze 1995 Gold 1996 Joaquim Cruz BRA Bronze 1983 Gold 1984 World Champion with World Indoor Championships Gold medal Name Nat World Championships World Indoor Championships Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 2009 2004 Wilson Kipketer DEN 1995, 1997, 1999 1997 World Championships medalist who previously won World Junior medal Name Nat World Championships Year World Junior Championships Year David Rudisha KEN Gold 2011 Gold 2006 Abubaker Kaki SUD Silver 2011 Gold 2008 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN Gold 2007 Silver 2004 Wilfred Bungai KEN Silver 2001 Silver 1998 Andre Bucher SUI Gold 2001 Silver at 1500m 1994 Norberto Tellez CUB Silver 1997 Bronze 1990 World Championships medalist who previously won World Youth medal: None World Champion with European Championships gold medal Name Nat World Championships European Championships Wilson Kipketer DEN 1995, 1997, 1999 2002 World Championships medalists with Asian Games medal: Name Nat World Championships Year Asian Games Year Yusuf Saad Kamel BRN Bronze 2009 Gold 2006 World Championships medalists with Asian Championships medal: None World Champion with All Africa Games gold medal Name Nat World Championships Africa Games Billy Konchellah KEN 1987, 1991 1987 World Champions with African Championships gold medal Name Nat World Championships African Championships David Rudisha KEN 2011 2008, 2010 Djabir Said-Guerni ALG 2003 2000, 2002 World Champion with Pan American Games gold medalist: Name Nat World Champ Year Pan American Games Year Norberto Tellez CUB Silver 1997 Silver 1999 Jose Luiz Barbosa BRA Silver 1991 Gold 1995 World Championships medalists with Commonwealth Games medal Name Nat World Championships Commonwealth Games Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 2009 2002 Last six World Championships: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2011 David Rudisha KEN 1:43.91 Abubaker Kaki SUD 1:44.41 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:44.49 2009 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:45.29 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:45.35 Yusuf Saad Kamel BRN 1:45.35 2007 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:47.09 Gary Reed CAN 1:47.10 Yuri Borzakovskiy RUS 1:47.39 2005 Rashid Ramzi BRN 1:44.24 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:44.51 William Yiampoy KEN 1:44.55 2003 Djabir Said-Guerni ALG 1:44.81 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:44.84 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:44.90 2001 Andre Bucher SUI 1:43.70 Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:44.55 Pawel Czapiewski POL 1:44.63 Last four Olympics: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2012 David Rudisha KEN 1:40.91 Nijel Amos BOT 1:41.73 Timothy Kitum KEN 1:42.53 2008 Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:44.65 Ahmed Ismail SUD 1:44.70 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:44.82 2004 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:44.45 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:44.61 Wilson