World record 800m womens

The following table shows the world record progression in the men's and women's metresofficially ratified by the IAAF. The first world record in the men's metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in

The first world record in the women's metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation FINA in The women's yard freestyle had been a FINA-recognized world record event since However, in FINA decreed that only performances from onward would be eligible for world record consideration in the metres freestyle. Thus Helene Madison's world record of In , Lenore Kight swam the yard freestyle in This irregularity was finally resolved in , when Kight's Contents move to sidebar hide.

World record 800m womens

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The metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes. The championship records for the event are Maria Mutola is the most successful athlete of the event: from a period spanning to , she won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the World Championships m. The most successful man is Wilson Kipketer , who won three straight titles from to

World record 800m womens

The following table shows the world record progression in the men's and women's metres , officially ratified by the IAAF. The first world record in the men's metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in The "Time" column indicates the ratified mark; the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark, rounded to the 10th of a second, depending on the rules then in place. Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10, m from Contents move to sidebar hide.

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Mary Kok. Feb 21, Thus Helene Madison's world record of Thomas Christie. London, United Kingdom [5]. Jun 25, Copenhagen , Denmark. Aug 20, Aug 30, March 26, [3]. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June The following table shows the world record progression in the men's and women's metres , officially ratified by the IAAF.

The metres , or meters US spelling , is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event.

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