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    800 metres, or meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is...
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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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  • × 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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    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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  • sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified...
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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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    retired British middle distance athlete. 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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  • 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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    The men's 800 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary from 22 to 26 August 2023...
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  • and distances are in meters unless stated): Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1500; Backstroke: 100 and 200; Breaststroke: 100 and 200; Butterfly:...
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  • qualification period for all track and field events (except the 10,000 metres, heptathlon, and decathlon) runs from 1 July 2023, to 30 June 2024. Each...
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    and won two top-tier World Marathon Majors, both in Berlin. A former 800 metres specialist, Tigst was the first woman to break 2:00 in the event and 2:20:00...
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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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    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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    December 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He is a two-time back-to-back Olympic champion from the 2012 London and...
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    in Melbourne, Australia. He finished 32nd in the 400 metre freestyle and 23rd in the 800 metre freestyle. In early 2008, he competed at the "Good Luck...
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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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    a 15-year-old, Ledecky unexpectedly won the gold medal in the women's 800-metre freestyle. Four years later, she left Rio de Janeiro as the most decorated...
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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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    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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    women are the 400-metre (4 × 100-metre) and 1,600-metre (4 × 400-metre) relays. Some non-Olympic relays are held at distances of 800 m, 3,200 m, and 6...
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  • Thumbnail for 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
    The women's 800 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 23 to 27 August 2023. Featuring...
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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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    The men's 800 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 31 July to 4 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. In total 48 athletes were...
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    female track and field athlete from Mozambique who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth female track and field athlete to...
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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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  • The following table is an overview of national records in the 800 metres. by World Athletics and other sources; 1:59.28 by AI source, probably a typo not...
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  • These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of...
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  • bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Born in Maieru, she set personal bests in both 800 and 1500 metres during the games. Her...
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