David Lekuta Rudisha (Kenya) 1:41.09 WR

ISTAF Athletics Meeting
Berlin, Germany
August 22, 2010

David Lekuta Rudisha (Kenya) set a new world record of 1:41.09 in the 800 meters.

Johnny Gray, who coaches at UCLA, set the 800 meter North American, Central American, and the Caribbean Area Record of 1:42.60 in Koblenz on August 28, 1985.

Results - 800m Men

World Record 1:41.11 Wilson KIPKETER DEN Köln 24 AUG 1997
Area Record 1:41.51 David RUDISHA KEN Heusden 10 JUL 2010
Area Record 1:42.79 Youssef Saad KAMEL BRN Monaco 29 JUL 2008
Area Record 1:42.60 Johnny GRAY USA Koblenz 28 AUG 1985
World Lead 1:41.51 David RUDISHA KEN Heusden 10 JUL 2010
Meeting Record 1:42.98 Joaquim CRUZ BRA 23 AUG 1985
Rank Athlete Nation Result
1 RUDISHA, David Lekuta
KEN

WR 1:41.09
2 LALANG, Boaz Kiplagat
KEN

1:44.34
3 KIPLAGAT, Abraham
KEN

1:44.49
4 MANZANO, Leonel
USA

PB 1:44.56
5 KIVUVA, Jackson Mumbwa
KEN

1:44.91
6 KSZCZOT, Adam
POL

PB 1:45.07
7 ALI, Belal Mansoor
BRN

1:45.28
8 MUTUA, David Mutinda
KEN

PB 1:45.97
9 YEGO, Alfred Kirwa
KEN

1:46.84
10 LUDOLPH, Sören
GER

1:47.83
TANGUI, Sammy
KEN

DNF
Intermediate times:
400m 93 Tangui, Sammy (KEN) 48.65
600m 92 RUDISHA, David Lekuta (KEN) 1:14.54