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The womens 800 meter world record is 8:16.22 by Janet Evans (USA) Aug 20, 1989.
Wilson Kipketer of Denmark holds seven of the ten fastest 800m times in history, including his world record of 1.41.11 from 1997.
Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) with 1:41.11.
== == The women's world record in the 800 meter run is held by Jarmila Kratochvilova of the Czech Republic who ran the distance in 1:53.28 in 1983.
1:41.11 by Wilson Kipketer in 1997
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The WORLD RECORD for MEN1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer DEN Köln 24 August 1997
1:41.01 by world record holder David Rudisha of Kenya.
At the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, she set a world record in the 800 meter freestyle final with a time of 8:14.10.
The world record for running 800 meters was set in 2010 by David Rudisha of Kenya in a time of 1:41.01.
The men's world record for running 800 meters was set in 2010 by David Rudisha of Kenya in a time of 1:41.01. The women's world record for running 800 meters was set in 1983 by Jarmila Kratochvílová of the Czech Republic in a time of 1:53.28.
800: 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) Cologne, Germany 8/24/97