800m world record splits since sub-1:50
 | Coach Matthew Barreau Aug 24th 2010, 2:38pm | PrintReport |
Lap Times In 800 WRs Since The First Sub-1:50
Since Tom Hampson of
Britain ran history's first sub-1:50 in the 800 at the '32 Olympics,
only twice in the progression of the fastest time ever (not necessarily
the official World Record) has the mark been made with a second lap
faster than the first. Those were by Jim Ryun and Dave Wottle.Going backwards, the best-time progression, with lap splits and differential (+ = converted from 880-yard time):
1:41.09 David Rudisha 49.1/52.0 +2.9
1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer 49.3/51.8 +2.5
1:41.24 Kipketer 48.3/52.9 +4.6
1:41.73 Kipketer 49.6/52.1 +2.5
1:41.73 Seb Coe 49.7/52.0 +2.3
1:42.33 Coe 50.6/51.7 +1.1
1:43.44 Alberto Juantorena 51.4/52.0 +0.6
1:43.50 Juantorena 50.9/52.6 +1.7
1:43.5+ Rick Wohlhuter 50.7/52.8 +2.1
1:43.7 Marcello Fiasconaro 51.2/52.5 +1.3
1:44.0+ Wohlhuter 51.7/52.3 +0.6
1:44.3 Dave Wottle 52.9/51.4 -1.5
1:44.40 Ralph Doubell 51.2/53.2 +2.0
1:44.3+ Jim Ryun 53.0/51.3 -1.7
1:44.3 Peter Snell 50.6/53.7 +2.9
1:45.7 Roger Moens 52.6/53.3 +0.7
1:46.6 Rudolf Harbig 52.8/53.8 +1.0
1:48.4 Sydney Wooderson 52.3/56.1 +3.8
1:49.0+ Elroy Robinson 53.2/55.8 +2.6
1:49.1+ Glenn Cunningham 53.7/56.0 +2.3
1:49.1 Ben Eastman 53.7/55.4 +1.7
1:49.8 Tom Hampson 54.8/54.9 +0.1
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