800 metres
Sign in to saveAlso known as 800 meters, 800 metres run, 800 m, 800 metre, 800-metre run, 800 meter
middle-distance running event
Key facts
- Men
- David Rudisha ( KEN ) 1:40.91 (2012)
- Women
- Jarmila Kratochvílová ( TCH ) 1:53.28 (1983)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Women's 800 m final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
The 800 metres is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event, 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.
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