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  2. Will Sumner - Wikipedia

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    Sumner won the 800m race at the NCAA Championships in June 2023, running a personal best time of 1:44.26. This was also the second fastest freshman collegiate time ever, the fifth fastest overall in NCAA history, the second-fastest in meet history, breaking the stadium record set in 2019 by Bryce Hoppel and placed him third fastest in the world ...

  3. 800 metres - Wikipedia

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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 is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the first modern games in 1896.

  4. 800 metres at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The women's event was first held in 1928, making it the first distance running event for women. The women's race was not held again until 1960; it has been a permanent fixture since. It is the most prestigious 800 m race at elite level.

  5. Wiffen makes history with Olympic 800m freestyle gold

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    Daniel Wiffen has become the first athlete from Northern Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal in 36 years in the 800m freestyle in Paris.

  6. 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships - Wikipedia

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    The 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 800 metres at the Olympics.

  7. Corentin Le Clezio - Wikipedia

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    He was a silver medalist over 800 metres at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu in August 2023. [3]In October 2023, Le Clézio made a three-second improvement on to his personal best for the 800 metres, improving from 1:48.91 to 1:45.61.

  8. Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

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    The 800 metres was far less predictable than other events. World record holder and double Olympic Champion, David Rudisha was not back to defend the title. Silver medalist Taoufik Makhloufi also did not make it to Tokyo, though bronze medalist Clayton Murphy did. 2019 World Champion Donavan Brazier failed to qualify at the US Trials.

  9. Perina Lokure Nakang - Wikipedia

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    She finished seventh at the Kenyan national trials 800m race in 2023. [4] She competed in the 800 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [5] [6] [7] She competed at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade in 2024 as part of the World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team. [8]