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    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...
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    The 800 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 800 m has been present on the Olympic...
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  • progression in the men's and women's 800 metres, officially ratified by the IAAF. The first world record in the men's 800 metres was recognized by the International...
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  • 500 metres up to two miles (3218.688 metres). The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may...
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  • The men's 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 7 and 10 August 2024. This was...
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  • The women's 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 2 and 5 August 2024. This was...
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  • × 800 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 800 metres or 2 laps on a standard 400 metre track...
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  • Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11. Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports...
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    two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009 and went on to...
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    The first world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation...
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  • These are the results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden. First 2 of each heat (Q) and...
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  • champion. Wiffen won the gold medal in the men's 800 metre freestyle and the bronze medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris...
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  • The following table is an overview of national records in the 800 metres. Rejected by World Athletics, but accepted as national record by the national...
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  • representative in 1896, and the first Olympic champion in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres running events. Following Flack's Olympic appearance, he did...
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    The women's 800 metres was the longest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18...
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  • British under-17 record holder over both 800 metres and 1500 metres. On 30th June 2024 she won the British 800 metres title at the national championships....
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    presenter and television personality. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer...
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    started competing in the 200 metres, 400 metres, and 800 metres running events. In 2018, she started competing in 400 metres hurdles events. Schmidt began...
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  • The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 2 to 3 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre. Prior to this competition...
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  • The women's 800 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 26 and 28 August. Qualification: First 3 in each...
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  • "discontinued" is not precisely correct. The heptathlon consists of the 200 meter and 800 meter runs, the 100 meter hurdles, the shot put, the javelin throw, the high...
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    is a retired Mozambican female track and field who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth female track and field athlete to...
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    2002) is an English middle-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the age of 19, she won the silver medal...
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    Olympics in the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle, breaking the 19-year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800-metre final. Adlington was...
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    400 and 800 m Olympic titles, which he achieved in 1976. He was ranked as world's best runner in the 400 m in 1974 and 1976–1978, and in the 800 m in 1976–77...
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    1 August 2004) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in this event. With...
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    at 13:14. The long jump was started at 19:13. The 800 metres were started at 19:13. "Results 60 Metres Hurdles Women - Pentathlon" (PDF). World Athletics...
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    The women's 800 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 17–20 August at the Olympic Stadium. As the final started, Caster Semenya running...
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    The 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most...
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    October 1994) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She is the 2019 World Champion at the event and won the bronze medal...
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