Men's 800 metres European record progression
The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 800 metres, as ratified by the EAA[1][2]
Hand timing
[edit]| Time | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:51.6* | Otto Peltzer |  Germany
|
London, England | July 3, 1926 |
| 1:50.6 | Sera Martin |  France
|
Paris, France | July 14, 1928 |
| 1:49.8 | Tommy Hampson |  United Kingdom
|
Los Angeles, United States | August 2, 1932 |
| 1:48.4 | Sydney Wooderson | United Kingdom
|
Motspur Park, England | August 20, 1938 |
| 1:46.6 | Rudolf Harbig |  Germany
|
Milan, Italy | July 17, 1939 |
| 1:45.7 | Roger Moens |  Belgium
|
Oslo, Norway | August 3, 1955 |
| 1:44.9 | Franz-Josef Kemper |  West Germany
|
Hanover, Germany | August 7, 1966 |
| 1:44.9 | Walter Adams | West Germany
|
Stuttgart, Germany | July 16, 1970 |
| 1:44.5 | Pekka Vasala |  Finland
|
Helsinki, Finland | August 20, 1972 |
| 1:43.7 | Marcello Fiasconaro |  Italy
|
Milan, Italy | June 27, 1973 |
(*) Performance timed over 880 yards
Automatic timing
[edit]| Time | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:42.33 | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom
|
Oslo, Norway | July 5, 1979 |
| 1:41.73 | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom
|
Florence, Italy | June 10, 1981 |
| 1:41.73 | Wilson Kipketer |  Denmark
|
Stockholm, Sweden | July 7, 1997 |
| 1:41.24 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark
|
Zürich, Switzerland | August 13, 1997 |
| 1:41.11 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark
|
Cologne, Germany | August 24, 1997 |
References
[edit]- ^ Athletix Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ European Athletics Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine