800 metres at the Olympics
Nadiya Olizarenko (1980) | |
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Reigning champion | |
Men | Emmanuel Korir (KEN) |
Women | Athing Mu (USA) |
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Four men have won consecutive 800 m Olympic titles: Douglas Lowe (1924/1928), Mal Whitfield (1948/1952), Peter Snell (1960/1964), and Rudisha (2012/2016). Only Caster Semenya (2012/2016) has won the women's title twice, but Maria Mutola, Kelly Holmes and Pamela Jelimo have won gold and reached the podium twice. No athlete of either sex has won more than two medals. Historically, athletes in this event have also been successful at the 1500 metres at the Olympics. Holmes was the last athlete to win both events at the same Olympics in 2004. 2012 1500m gold medalist Taoufik Makhloufi made both podiums without winning gold in 2016. Alberto Juantorena in 1976 also won the 400 metres gold medal in the same Olympics, only three other men and one woman have been able to get a medal in both events.[3]
The United States is the most successful nation, having won nine gold medals & a total of 24 medals followed by Great Britain with eight gold & 12 medals overall and Kenya with six gold among its 15 medals.[4]
Medal summary
Men
Multiple medalists
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1= | Douglas Lowe | Great Britain (GBR) | 1924–1928 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1= | Mal Whitfield | United States (USA) | 1948–1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1= | Peter Snell | New Zealand (NZL) | 1960–1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1= | David Rudisha | Kenya (KEN) | 2012-2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5= | Mel Sheppard | United States (USA) | 1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5= | Joaquim Cruz | Brazil (BRA) | 1984–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7= | Arthur Wint | Jamaica (JAM) | 1948–1952 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7= | Sebastian Coe | Great Britain (GBR) | 1980–1984 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9= | Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya (KEN) | 1964–1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9= | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark (DEN) | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Phil Edwards |
Canada (CAN) | 1932–1936 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
2 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
4= | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4= | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9= | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9= | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
12 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
13= | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13= | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13= | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
16= | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16= | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16= | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
19= | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
19= | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
19= | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
19= | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
19= | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
24= | British West Indies (BWI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
24= | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
24= | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
24= | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
24= | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
Multiple medalists
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Caster Semenya | South Africa (RSA) | 2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2= | Maria Mutola | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1996–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2= | Kelly Holmes | Great Britain (GBR) | 2000–2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2= | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya (KEN) | 2008–2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5= | Kim Gallagher | United States (USA) | 1984–1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5= | Ana Fidelia Quirot | Cuba (CUB) | 1992–1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5= | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco (MAR) | 2004–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6= | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6= | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9= | Germany (GER)[nb] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9= | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9= | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12= | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12= | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
14= | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14= | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14= | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14= | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14= | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14= | Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14= | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
21= | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21= | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21= | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.[7]
At this event a men's 800 m was held and
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Non-canonical Olympic events
In addition to the main
A handicap
These events are no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the 800 metres or the athletics programme in general. Consequently, medals from these competitions have not been assigned to nations on the all-time medal tables.[10]
References
- Participation and athlete data
- Athletics Men's 800 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Athletics Women's 800 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Olympic record progressions
- Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Specific
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-24.
- S2CID 213870529.
- ^ "Every Men's 800-Meter World Record, from 1912 Until Today".
- ^ Longman, Jeré (15 June 2017). "Track's Most Resilient (And Suspect) Record is in Danger". The New York Times.
- Ekaterina Poistogova of Russia to silver, and Pamela Jelimoof Kenya to bronze. Poistogova herself was later found guilty of doping, but her Olympic results were unaffected, and the IOC decided to upgrade her medal.
- ^ BBC Sport
- ^ 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
- ^ Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's 800 metres. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
- ^ Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 800 metres, Handicap. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-06-28.
- ^ a b c Handicap Olympic Athletics Events. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- ^ Lucas, Charles. The Olympic Games 1904. bandbhac. Retrieved on 2014-07-01.
External links
- IAAF 800 metres homepage
- Official Olympics website
- Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News