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800 metres

Middle-distance running event

Middle-distance running event

FieldValue
event800 metres
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caption[Men's 800 metres](2011-world-championships-in-athletics-men-s-800-metres) final in [Daegu 2011](2011-world-championships-in-athletics).
WRmenDavid Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
ORmenDavid Rudisha 1:40.91 (2012)
CRmenEmmanuel Wanyonyi 1:41.86 (2025)
WRwomenJarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 (1983)
ORwomenNadezhda Olizarenko 1:53.43 (1980)
CRwomenLilian Odira 1:54.62 (2025)
ShWRmenJosh Hoey 1:42.50 (2026)ShWRwomen=Jolanda Čeplak 1:55.82 (2002)WU20Rmen=Nijel Amos 1:41.73 (2012)WU20Rwomen=Pamela Jelimo 1:54.01 (2008)

The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is 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.

The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half mile (880 yards), a traditional British racing distance. 800 m is 4.67 m less than a half mile.

The event combines aerobic endurance with anaerobic conditioning and sprint speed, so the 800m athlete has to combine training for both.

Runners in this event are occasionally fast enough to also compete in the 400 metres but more commonly have enough endurance to 'double up' in the 1500m. Only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvílová have won major international titles at 400m and 800m.

Race tactics

The 800m is also known for its tactical racing. Because it is the shortest middle-distance event that has all the runners converge into one lane (after the first bend), positioning on the cut-in and the position of the pack is critical to the outcome of the race. Gaining a front position early in the race is often advantageous as there are occasionally trips when running in a pack. Olympic champions Dave Wottle, Kelly Holmes and others have defied that logic by running a more evenly paced race, lagging behind the pack and accelerating past the slowing early leaders. Often the winner of elite 800m races is not the fastest runner, but the athlete best positioned near the end of the race: an athlete directly behind another runner, has to switch to an outer lane to overtake, so has to run further—and might be blocked by a third runner alongside.

800 metre participants usually run a positive split, where the first lap is faster, but a negative split is occasionally run as a tactic. The current world record (by David Rudisha) was run with a positive split in the 2012 Olympics. Rudisha ran the first lap in 49.28 seconds and the second in 51.63 seconds. Theoretically, an even split is the most efficient running mode, but it is difficult to pace correctly.

In 2024, the race tactics in the men's 800m shifted toward a more evenly paced race. All fifteen sub-1:42 performances prior to 2024 featured a sub 50 second first lap. However, of the twelve sub-1:42 performances in 2024, six featured a first lap of 50 seconds or slower.

Continental records

  • Updated 11 July 2025.
AreaMenWomenTimeAthleteNationTimeAthleteNation
Africa (*records*)**1:40.91** **WR**David Rudisha**1:54.01**Pamela Jelimo
Asia (*records*)**1:42.79**Yusuf Saad Kamel**1:55.54**Liu Dong
Europe (*records*)**1:41.11**Wilson Kipketer**1:53.28** **WR**Jarmila Kratochvílová
North, Central America
and Caribbean (*records*)**1:41.20**Marco Arop**1:54.44**Ana Fidelia Quirot
Oceania (*records*)**1:42.55**Peter Bol**1:57.15**Jessica Hull
South America (*records*)**1:41.77**Joaquim Cruz**1:56.58**Letitia Vriesde

All-time top 25

*- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 **athletes** who fall outside the top 25 800m times*

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of September 2025.
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:40.91David Rudisha9 August 2012London
21:41.01*Rudisha #2*29 August 2010Rieti
31:41.09*Rudisha #3*22 August 2010Berlin
241:41.11Wilson Kipketer24 August 1997Cologne
Emmanuel Wanyonyi22 August 2024Lausannetitle=Wanda Diamond League Lausanne - 800 metres menurl=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LAUSANNE_2024/PDF_ATHM800M----ADDITIONALFNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=qf6WKAFba1TwB5T9bHtOvi5e4YM=website=Swiss timingaccess-date=22 August 2024date=21 August 2024}}
61:41.19*Wanyonyi #2*10 August 2024Saint-Denis
471:41.20Marco Arop10 August 2024Saint-Denis
81:41.24*Kipketer #2*13 August 1997Zürich
91:41.33*Rudisha #4*10 September 2011Rieti
101:41.44*Wanyonyi #3*11 July 2025Monacodate=11 July 2025title=Lyles back with a bang in Monacourl=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/monaco-herculis-2025-lyles-wanyonyi-bolaccess-date=12 July 2025website=World Athletics}}
5111:41.46Djamel Sedjati12 July 2024Monaco
121:41.50*Sedjati #2*10 August 2024Saint-Denis
131:41.51*Rudisha #5*10 July 2010Heusden-Zolder
141:41.54*Rudisha #6*6 July 2012Paris
151:41.56*Sedjati #3*7 July 2024Paristitle=800m Resulturl=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/PARIS_2024/PDF_ATHM800M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=eMVThjc8VxCJY4klQMKaMoLm1DM=website=swisstiming.comdate=7 July 2024access-date=7 July 2024}}
161:41.58*Wanyonyi #4*7 July 2024Paris
6171:41.61Gabriel Tual7 July 2024Paris
7181:41.67Bryce Hoppel10 August 2024Saint-Denis
191:41.70*Wanyonyi #5*15 June 2024Nairobi
201:41.72Arop #222 August 2024Lausanne
8211:41.73Sebastian Coe10 June 1981Florence
211:41.73*Kipketer #3*7 July 1997Stockholm
8211:41.73Nijel Amos9 August 2012London
241:41.74*Rudisha #7*9 June 2012New York City
10251:41.77Joaquim Cruz26 August 1984Cologne
111:42.01Josh Hoey11 July 2025Monaco
121:42.04Mohamed Attaoui12 July 2024Monaco
131:42.05Emmanuel Korir22 July 2018London
141:42.08Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa7 July 2024Paris
Wyclife Kinyamal7 July 2024Paris
161:42.15Cian McPhillips20 September 2025Tokyolast=Zandokarfirst=Lucijandate=20 September 2025title=Wanyonyi runs championship record to win world 800m title in Tokyourl=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/news/report/world-championships-tokyo-25-report-mens-800maccess-date=20 September 2025website=World Athletics}}
171:42.16Donavan Brazier3 August 2025Eugenelast=Cannizzarofirst=Mattdate=2025-08-03title=Here's Who Won The Men's 800 At The 2025 USATF Championshipsurl=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/14450070-heres-who-won-the-mens-800-at-the-2025-usatf-championshipsaccess-date=2025-08-03website=FloTracklanguage=en}}
181:42.23Abubaker Kaki4 June 2010Oslo
191:42.27Ben Pattison12 July 2024Monaco
Cooper Lutkenhaus3 August 2025Eugene
211:42.28Sammy Koskei26 August 1984Cologne
221:42.29Max Burgin20 September 2025Tokyo
231:42.34Wilfred Bungei8 September 2002Rieti
241:42.37Mohammed Aman6 September 2013Brussels
251:42.43Eliott Crestan7 July 2024Paris

Women (outdoor)

  • Updated September 2025.
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:53.28Jarmila Kratochvílová26 July 1983Munich
221:53.43Nadezhda Olizarenko27 July 1980Moscow
331:54.01Pamela Jelimo29 August 2008Zürich
441:54.25Caster Semenya30 June 2018Paris
551:54.44Ana Fidelia Quirot9 September 1989Barcelona
61:54.60*Semenya #2*20 July 2018Monaco
671:54.61Keely Hodgkinson20 July 2024London
781:54.62Lilian Odira21 September 2025Tokyo
91:54.68*Kratochvílová #2*9 August 1983Helsinki
101:54.74*Hodgkinson #2*16 August 2025Chorzów
111:54.77*Semenya #3*9 September 2018Ostrava
8121:54.81Olga Mineyeva27 July 1980Moscow
131:54.82*Quirot #2*24 August 1997Cologne
141:54.85*Olizarenko #2*12 June 1980Moscow
151:54.87*Jelimo #2*18 August 2008Beijing
9161:54.90Georgia Hunter Bell21 September 2025Tokyo
171:54.91*Hodgkinson #3*21 September 2025Tokyo
10181:54.94Tatyana Kazankina26 July 1976Montreal
191:54.97*Jelimo #3*18 July 2008Paris
11191:54.97Athing Mu17 September 2023Eugene
211:54.98*Semenya #4*3 May 2019Doha
221:54.99*Jelimo #4*1 June 2008Berlin
231:55.04*Kratochvílová #3*23 August 1983Oslo
231:55.04*Mu #2*21 August 2021Eugene
12251:55.05Doina Melinte1 August 1982Bucharest
131:55.19Maria Mutola17 August 1994Zürich
Jolanda Čeplak20 July 2002Heusden-Zolder
151:55.26Sigrun Wodars31 August 1987Rome
161:55.32Christine Wachtel31 August 1987Rome
171:55.42Nikolina ShterevaBulgaria26 July 1976Montreal
181:55.46Tatyana Providokhina27 July 1980Moscow
191:55.47Francine Niyonsaba21 July 2017Monacotitle=800m Resultsurl=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/MONACO2017/PDF_RE1110040.PDF?h=y5q+IdckuRbXCrayRmmfKTQv2t4=work=sportresult.comdate=21 July 2017access-date=21 July 2017archive-date=1 May 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235906/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/MONACO2017/PDF_RE1110040.PDF?h=y5q+IdckuRbXCrayRmmfKTQv2t4=url-status=dead}}
201:55.54Ellen van Langen3 August 1992Barcelona
Liu Dong9 September 1993Beijing
221:55.56Lyubov Gurina31 August 1987Rome
231:55.60Elfi Zinn26 July 1976Montreal
241:55.61Ajeé Wilson21 July 2017Monaco
Jemma Reekie20 July 2024London

Annulled marks

  • Yelena Soboleva (Russia) ran 1:54.85 in Kazan on 18 July 2007, but her performance was annulled due to doping offences.

Men (indoor)

  • Updated January 2026.
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:42.50Josh Hoey24 January 2026Boston
221:42.67Wilson Kipketer9 March 1997Paris
31:43.24*Hoey #2*23 February 2025New York City
341:43.63Elliot Giles17 February 2021Toruń
51:43.90*Hoey #3*8 February 2025New York City
61:43.96*Kipketer #2*7 March 1997Paris
471:43.98Michael Saruni9 February 2019New York City
581:44.15Yuriy Borzakovskiy27 January 2001Karlsruhe
691:44.19Bryce Hoppel8 February 2025New York City
7101:44.21Emmanuel Korir3 February 2018New York City
Donavan Brazier13 February 2021New York City
121:44.22*Brazier #2*8 February 2020New York City
9131:44.26Brandon Miller23 February 2025New York City
141:44.34*Borzakovskiy #2*18 February 2003Stockholm
151:44.35*Borzakovskiy #3*30 January 2000Dortmund
161:44.37*Hoppel #2*31 January 2021Fayetteville
171:44.41*Brazier #3*9 February 2019New York City
181:44.49*Borzakovskiy #4*11 March 2001Lisbon
10191:44.52Mohammed Aman15 February 2014Birmingham
11201:44.54Jamie Webb17 February 2021Toruń
12211:44.57Adam Kszczot14 February 2012Liévin
221:44.58*Borzakovskiy #5*12 February 2004Stockholm
13231:44.65Josué Canales19 January 2025Luxembourg
Mark English18 January 2026Luxembourg
251:44.68*Kipketer #3*18 February 2003Stockholm
15251:44.68Filip Ostrowski24 January 2026Boston
161:44.69Eliott Crestan4 February 2025Ostrava
171:44.71Joseph Mutua31 January 2004Stuttgart
181:44.72Ryan Clarke24 January 2026Boston
191:44.75Ismail Ahmed Ismail26 February 2009Prague
201:44.78Paweł Czapiewski3 March 2002Vienna
211:44.81Abubaker Kaki9 March 2008Valencia
221:44.82Mehdi Baala18 February 2003Stockholm
Jonah Koech8 February 2025New York City
241:44.84Paul Ereng4 March 1989Budapest
251:44.88Nico Motchebon5 February 1995Stuttgart
Samuel Chapple9 March 2025Apeldoorn

Women (indoor)

  • Updated January 2026.
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:55.82Jolanda Čeplak3 March 2002Vienna
221:55.85Stephanie Graf3 March 2002Vienna
331:56.40Christine Wachtel13 February 1988Vienna
41:56.85*Graf #2*10 February 2002Ghent
451:56.90Ludmila Formanová7 March 1999Maebashi
561:57.06Maria Mutola21 February 1999Liévin
71:57.13*Mutola #2*18 February 1996Liévin
81:57.17*Mutola #3*7 March 1999Maebashi
91:57.18*Čeplak #2*10 February 2002Ghent
691:57.18Keely Hodgkinson25 February 2023Birmingham
111:57.20*Hodgkinson #2*19 February 2022Birmingham
7121:57.23Inna Yevseyeva1 February 1992Moscow
8131:57.43Isabelle Boffey30 January 2026Boston
9141:57.47Natalya Tsyganova7 March 1999Maebashi
151:57.48*Mutola #4*10 February 2002Ghent
*Mutola #5*15 February 2004Karlsruhe
10171:57.51Olga Kotlyarova18 February 2006Moscow
11181:57.52Gudaf Tsegay14 February 2021Val-de-Reuil
191:57.53*Graf #3*25 February 2001Liévin
12201:57.53Larisa Chzhao23 January 2005Moscow
211:57.55*Mutola #6*14 March 1993Toronto
221:57.61*Graf #4*17 February 2002Birmingham
231:57.62*Mutola #7*12 March 1995Barcelona
241:57.64*Wachtel #2*10 February 1988Turin
13251:57.67Sigrun Wodars13 February 1988Vienna
141:57.86Habitam Alemu6 February 2024Toruń
151:57.91Jemma Reekie1 February 2020Glasgow
161:57.97Rosin Willis30 January 2026Boston
171:58.10Mariya Savinova8 March 2009Turin
181:58.14Yuliya Stepanova17 February 2011Moscow
191:58.29Ajeé Wilson8 February 2020New York City
201:58.31Francine Niyonsaba4 March 2018Birmingham
211:58.34Svetlana Cherkasova4 February 2006Moscow
221:58.35Tsige Duguma2 March 2024Glasgow
231:58.37Helena Fuchsova25 February 2001Liévin
241:58.40Athing Mu27 February 2021Fayetteville
Prudence Sekgodiso23 March 2025Nanjing

U20 records and U18 world bests

  • Updated 3 August 2025.
Age groupMenWomenTimeAthleteNationTimeAthleteNation
U20 (*records*)**1:41.73**Nijel Amos**1:54.01**Pamela Jelimo
U18 (*world bests*)**1:42.27**Cooper Lutkenhaus**1:57.18**Wang Yuan

Olympic medalists

Men

Women

World Championships medalists

Men

Women

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

[2025 Nanjing](2025-world-athletics-indoor-championships)
Josh HoeyElliot CrestanJosué Canales

Women

[2025 Nanjing](2025-world-athletics-indoor-championships)
Prudence SekgodisoNigist GetachewPatricia Silva
  • Known as the World Indoor Games

Season's bests

Men

YearTimeAthletePlace
19701:44.8Ken SwensonStuttgart
19711:44.7Dicky BrobergStellenbosch
19721:44.3Dave WottleEugene
19731:43.7Marcello FiasconaroMilan
19741:43.5Rick WohlhuterEugene
19751:43.79Mike BoitZürich
19761:43.50Alberto JuantorenaMontreal
19771:43.44Alberto JuantorenaSofia
19781:43.84Olaf BeyerPrague
[1979](1979-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.33Sebastian CoeOslo
[1980](1980-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:44.53Don PaigeEugene
[1981](1981-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:41.73Sebastian CoeFlorence
[1982](1982-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:44.45Steve CramLondon
[1983](1983-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.61Steve CramOslo
[1984](1984-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:41.77Joaquim CruzCologne
[1985](1985-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.49Joaquim CruzKoblenz
[1986](1986-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.19Steve CramRieti
[1987](1987-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.06Billy KonchellahRome
[1988](1988-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.65Johnny GrayZürich
[1989](1989-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.16Paul ErengZürich
[1990](1990-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.97Peter ElliottSeville
[1991](1991-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.08José Luíz BarbosaRieti
[1992](1992-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.80Johnny GrayNew Orleans
[1993](1993-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.54Nixon KiprotichRieti
[1994](1994-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.17Benson KoechRieti
[1995](1995-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.87Wilson KipketerMonaco
[1996](1996-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:41.83Wilson KipketerRieti
[1997](1997-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:41.11Wilson KipketerCologne
[1998](1998-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.75Japheth KimutaiStuttgart
[1999](1999-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.27Wilson KipketerBrussels
[2000](2000-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.12André BucherLausanne
[2001](2001-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.47Yuriy BorzakovskiyBrussels
[2002](2002-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.32Wilson KipketerRieti
[2003](2003-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.52Wilfred BungeiBrussels
[2004](2004-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.08Wilfred BungeiZürich
[2005](2005-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.70Wilfred BungeiRieti
[2006](2006-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.09Mbulaeni MulaudziRieti
[2007](2007-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.74Mbulaeni MulaudziMonaco
[2008](2008-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.69Abubaker KakiOslo
[2009](2009-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.01David RudishaRieti
[2010](2010-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:41.01David RudishaRieti
[2011](2011-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:41.33David RudishaRieti
[2012](2012-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:40.91David RudishaLondon
[2013](2013-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.37Mohammed AmanBrussels
[2014](2014-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.45Nijel AmosMonaco
[2015](2015-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.51Amel TukaMonaco
[2016](2016-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.15David RudishaRio de Janeiro
[2017](2017-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.10Emmanuel KorirMonaco
[2018](2018-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:42.05Emmanuel KorirLondon
[2019](2019-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:41.89Nijel AmosMonaco
[2020](2020-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:43.15Donavan BrazierMonaco
[2021](2021-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:42.91Nijel AmosMonaco
[2022](2022-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:43.26Emmanuel KorirZürich
[2023](2023-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:42.80Emmanuel WanyonyiEugene
[2024](2024-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:41.11Emmanuel WanyonyiLausanne
[2025](2025-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:41.44Emmanuel WanyonyiMonaco

Women

YearTimeAthletePlace
1970
19712:00.00Vera NikolićHelsinki
19721:58.55Hildegard FalckMunich
19731:57.48Svetla ZlatevaAthens
19741:58.14Lilyana TomovaRome
19751:59.87Marie-Françoise DuboisMontreal
19761:54.94Tatyana KazankinaMontreal
19771:57.39Ileana SilaiBucharest
19781:55.80Tatyana ProvidokhinaPrague
[1979](1979-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.2Totka PetrovaParis
[1980](1980-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:53.43Nadezhda OlizarenkoMoscow
[1981](1981-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.98Lyudmila VeselkovaLeningrad
[1982](1982-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.05Doina MelinteBucharest
[1983](1983-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:53.28Jarmila KratochvílováMunich
[1984](1984-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.69Irina PodyalovskayaKyiv
[1985](1985-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.68Ella KovacsBucharest
[1986](1986-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.2Doina MelinteBucharest
[1987](1987-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.26Sigrun WodarsRome
[1988](1988-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.00Inna YevseyevaKyiv
Nadezhda OlizarenkoKharkiv
[1989](1989-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:54.44Ana Fidelia QuirotBarcelona
[1990](1990-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.87Sigrun WodarsSplit
[1991](1991-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:57.23Svetlana MasterkovaKyiv
[1992](1992-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.54Ellen van LangenBarcelona
[1993](1993-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.43Maria MutolaStuttgart
[1994](1994-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.19Maria MutolaZürich
[1995](1995-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.72Maria MutolaMonaco
[1996](1996-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.04Svetlana MasterkovaMonaco
[1997](1997-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:54.82Ana Fidelia QuirotCologne
[1998](1998-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.11Maria MutolaZürich
[1999](1999-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.87Svetlana MasterkovaMoscow
[2000](2000-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.15Maria MutolaSydney
[2001](2001-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.85Maria MutolaZürich
[2002](2002-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.19Jolanda ČeplakHeusden-Zolder
[2003](2003-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.55Maria MutolaMadrid
[2004](2004-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.23Tatyana AndrianovaTula
[2005](2005-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.07Tatyana AndrianovaTula
[2006](2006-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.66Janeth JepkosgeiLausanne
[2007](2007-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.04Janeth JepkosgeiOsaka
[2008](2008-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:54.01Pamela JelimoZürich
[2009](2009-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.45Caster SemenyaBerlin
[2010](2010-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:57.34Alysia JohnsonMonaco
[2011](2011-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.35Caster SemenyaDaegu
[2012](2012-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.59Francine NiyonsabaBrussels
[2013](2013-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.72Francine NiyonsabaEugene
[2014](2014-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:57.67Ajeé WilsonMonaco
[2015](2015-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:56.99Eunice SumSaint-Denis
[2016](2016-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.28Caster SemenyaRio de Janeiro
[2017](2017-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:55.16Caster SemenyaLondon
[2018](2018-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:54.25Caster SemenyaParis
[2019](2019-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:54.98Caster SemenyaDoha
[2020](2020-in-athletics-track-and-field)1:57.68Faith KipyegonDoha
[2021](2021-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:55.04Athing MuEugene
[2022](2022-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:56.30Athing MuEugene
[2023](2023-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:54.97Athing MuEugene
[2024](2024-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:54.61Keely HodgkinsonLondon
[2025](2025-in-the-sport-of-athletics)1:54.62Lilian OdiraTokyo

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