800 metres at the World Athletics Championships

The 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 800 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes.

800 metres
at the World Championships in Athletics
The men's 2011 final
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832019
Women: 19832019
Championship record
Men1:42.34 Donavan Brazier (2019)
Women1:54.68 Jarmila Kratochvílová (1983)
Reigning champion
Men Donavan Brazier (USA)
Women Halima Nakaayi (UGA)

The championship records for the event are 1:43.06 for men, set by Billy Konchellah in 1987, and 1:54.68 for women, set by Jarmila Kratochvílová in 1983. Set at the inaugural championships, Kratochvílová's record is the longest-standing record of the competition.[1] The 800 m world record has never been broken at the competition by either men or women.[2]

Maria Mutola is the most successful athlete of the event: from a period spanning 1993 to 2003, she won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the World Championships 800 m. The most successful man is Wilson Kipketer, who won three straight titles from 1995 to 1999. Only two other people, Billy Konchellah and Ana Fidelia Quirot, have won two world championship titles in the event. Yuriy Borzakovskiy, though never a champion, has won the most medals in the men's competition, with two silver and two bronze medals.

Kenya is the most successful nation in the discipline, with five gold medals in the men's, two in the women's race, and a total of 13 medals overall. The actions of Mutola and Kipketer alone rank Mozambique at the top of the women's rankings and Denmark second in the men's medal table. Cuba—the second most successful nation among women—has won three women's gold medals. South Africa is the only nation besides Kenya to have provided both a men's and women's winner. Russia has the second highest overall medal tally, with eleven medals across the men's and women's divisions, but it has also provided six of the eight athletes sanctioned for doping at this World Championship distance.

Age

  • All information from IAAF[3]
Distinction Male athlete Age Female athlete Age
Youngest champion Alfred Kirwa Yego20 years, 274 days Caster Semenya18 years, 224 days
Youngest medalist Joaquim Cruz20 years, 150 days Caster Semenya18 years, 224 days
Youngest participant Mohamed Abd el Rahman15 years, 237 days[nb1] Hind Musa14 years, 334 days
Oldest champion Paul Ruto32 years, 287 days Ana Fidelia Quirot34 years, 139 days
Oldest medalist Paul Ruto32 years, 287 days Letitia Vriesde36 years, 311 days
Oldest participant Babacar Niang36 years, 330 days Letitia Vriesde40 years, 306 days
  • nb The exact date of birth of the youngest male participant, Mohamed Abd el Rahman, is unknown but he remains the youngest given his known year of birth and calculating from 1 January of that year.[3]

Doping

A total of nine athletes, all of them women and seven of them Russian, have had their 800 m results annulled at the World Championships due to doping infractions. The first was Delisa Floyd of the United States (1991 semi-finalist) was among the first few women to be disqualified from the championships for doping. The 1993 finalist Liliya Nurutdinova was the only woman disqualified at the 1993 championships. Another Russian, Lyubov Tsyoma, had her semi-final run in 1997 annulled. Ten years passed without incident until a third Russian, Svetlana Cherkasova was struck from the heats for doping in 2007.[4]

Two women semi-finalists were disqualified for doping in 2009: a fourth Russian, Svetlana Klyuka, and Tetiana Petlyuk of Ukraine. Petlyuk was retrospectively banned through a biological passport anomaly and this also took in her run at the 2011 World Championships. That same year two more Russians were disqualified, both of them finalists: Yuliya Rusanova and Yekaterina Kostetskaya.[4][5] In 2017, the third Russian finalist, gold medalist Mariya Savinova was banned for life, retroactive to 2010, making it a clean sweep of disqualified Russians in 2011, as well as taking Savinova's silver in 2013. Both times Alysia Johnson Montaño advanced to take the bronze medal.

Medalists

Men

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

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Wilson Kipketer Denmark (DEN)1995–19993003
2Billy Konchellah Kenya (KEN)1987–19932013
3David Rudisha Kenya (KEN)2011-20152002
4Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya (KEN)2007–20091102
5=Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria (ALG)1999–20031012
5=Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa (RSA)2003–20091012
7Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia (RUS)2003–20110224
8José Luiz Barbosa Brazil (BRA)1987–19910112

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Kenya (KEN)5229
2 Denmark (DEN)3003
3 South Africa (RSA)1113
4= Algeria (ALG)1012
4= Bahrain (BHR)1012
6= West Germany (FRG)1001
6= Ethiopia (ETH)1001
6=  Switzerland (SUI)1001
9 Russia (RUS)0224
10= Burundi (BDI)0101
10= Canada (CAN)0101
10= Cuba (CUB)0101
10= Great Britain (GBR)0101
10= Italy (ITA)0101
10= Netherlands (NED)0101
10= Sudan (SUD)0101
17= Brazil (BRA)0123
17= United States (USA)0123
19= Djibouti (DJI)0011
19= Poland (POL)0011
19= Norway (NOR)0011

Women

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

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Maria Mutola Mozambique (MOZ)1993–20033115
2Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba (CUB)1991–19972103
3Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN)2007–20111113
4=Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)2009–20172103
4=Mariya Savinova Russia (RUS)2011–20131102
6Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union (URS)
 Russia (RUS)
1983–19930213
7=Letitia Vriesde Suriname (SUR)1995–20010112
7=Kelly Holmes Great Britain (GBR)1995–20030112
9Hasna Benhassi Morocco (MAR)2005–20070202
10Ella Kovacs Romania (ROM)1991–19930022

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Mozambique (MOZ)3115
2 Cuba (CUB)3104
3 Kenya (KEN)2114
4 South Africa (RSA)2103
5 Russia (RUS)1337
6 Soviet Union (URS)1124
7 East Germany (GDR)1102
8= Czech Republic (CZE)1001
8= Czechoslovakia (TCH)1001
10 Morocco (MAR)0202
11 Great Britain (GBR)0123
12 Suriname (SUR)0112
13 Austria (AUT)0101
14 Romania (ROM)0022
15= Spain (ESP)0011
15= United States (USA)0022

Championship record progression

Men

Men's 800 metres World Championships record progression[6]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
1:46.32James Robinson United States (USA) 1983Heats1983-08-07
1:45.84David Mack United States (USA) 1983Heats1983-08-07
1:45.62Joaquim Cruz Brazil (BRA) 1983Semi-final1983-08-08
1:45.24Hans-Peter Ferner West Germany (FRG) 1983Semi-final1983-08-08
1:43.65Willi Wülbeck West Germany (FRG) 1983Final1983-08-09
1:43.06Billy Konchellah Kenya (KEN) 1987Final1987-09-01

Women

Women's 800 metres World Championships record progression[7]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
2:02.08Margrit Klinger West Germany (FRG) 1983Heats1983-08-07
1:59.55Yekaterina Podkopayeva Soviet Union (URS) 1983Semi-finals1983-08-08
1:59.33Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union (URS) 1983Semi-finals1983-08-08
1:54.68Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1983Final1983-08-09

References

  1. Championships Records. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  2. IAAF World Championships: IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, pp. 595–6 (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.
  3. Butler 2013, p. 34–7.
  4. Butler 2013, p. 67–9.
  5. "List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under IAAF Rules as at: 28.07.14". IAAF. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. Main > Men, 800 m > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-07.
  7. Main > Women, 800 m > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-07.

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