Summer Olympics 2020 / Athletics - 800 m (men)
sport | athletics |
discipline | 800 meter run |
gender | Men |
Attendees | ?? Athletes from ?? Countries |
Competition location | Olympic Stadium |
Competition phase | August 1, 2020 (preliminary) August 2, 2020 (semi-finals) August 5, 2020 (final) |
The men's 800-meter run at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held in the Olympic Stadium from August 1st to 5th .
Current title holders
Olympic champion | David Rudisha ( Kenya ) | 1: 42.15 min | Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
World Champion | Donavan Brazier ( United States ) | 1: 42.34 min | Doha 2019 |
European champion | Adam Kszczot ( Poland ) | 1: 44.59 min | Berlin 2018 |
North / Central America / Caribbean champions | Brandon McBride ( Canada ) | 1: 46.14 min | Toronto 2018 |
South America champion | Lucirio Antonio Garrido ( Venezuela ) | 1: 46.27 min | Lima 2019 |
Asian champion | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla ( Qatar ) | 1: 44.33 min | Doha 2019 |
African champions | Algiers 2020 | ||
Oceania Champion | Josh Ralph ( Australia ) | 1: 49.34 min | Townsville 2019 |
Existing records
World record | David Rudisha ( Kenya ) | 1: 40.91 min | London , UK | August 9, 2012 |
Olympic record | Final of London |