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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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • × 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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    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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    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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    metres relay and the 4 × 400 metres relay. 4 × 200, 4 × 800, and 4 × 1500 m relays exist as well, but they are rarer. Mixed-gendered 4 × 400 metres relays...
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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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    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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    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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    was the gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Ovett set five world records for 1500 metres and the mile run, and a world...
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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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    Athletics Championships 800 metres: 2019, 2021, 2022 600 metres – 1:16.26 (Glendale 2019) 800 metres – 1:44.00 (Paris 2022) 800 metres indoor – 1:47.70 (Ostrava...
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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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    400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m. In 1983, she set the world record for the 800 metres, which...
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    September 2024, Juantorena holds the following track records for 400 metres and 800 metres. Sport of athletics portal A Step Away – Official Documentary of...
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    Moraa (born 15 June 2000) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, a bronze...
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    09:50. The javelin throw event was started on 20 August at 13:05. The 800 metres event was started on 20 August at 18:00. "WCH Budapest 23 preview: combined...
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    at 800m. Outdoor 300 metres – 34.51 (Algiers, 27 March 2021) 600 metres – 1:14.36 NR (Sasolburg (RSA), 11 March 2023) 800 metres – 1:41.46 NR (Monaco...
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  • and the current 1000 metres world record. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Born in Achinsk (Siberia)...
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  • bronze. The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth. The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972...
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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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    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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  • 1500 metre freestyle event. Wiffen holds the 800 metres freestyle short-course world record with a time of 7:20.46. Wiffen competed in the men's 800 metres...
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    The women's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 23. The first...
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    them. First, he won the 2590 metre steeplechase, sprinting to the 800 metres title days later. Finally, he won the 1500 metres in a new world record. Later...
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    100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres in her classification and the Paralympic records at 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and...
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