Women · Middle Distance · All-Time
800 Metres
1:53.28
Best mark
World record
1:56.21
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
1:55.60
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
23
Countries
RUS 10 · KEN 5 · 21 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 1:53.28 to 1:56.21 · median 1:55.60
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarmila Kratochvílová WR | CZE | 1:53.28 | 26 Jul 1983 | München | 32 |
| 2 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | UKR | 1:53.43 | 27 Jul 1980 | Moskva | 26 |
| 3 | Audrey Werro | SUI | 1:53.70 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 22 |
| 4 | Pamela Jelimo | KEN | 1:54.01 | 29 Aug 2008 | Zürich | 18 |
| 5 | Caster Semenya | RSA | 1:54.25 | 30 Jun 2018 | Paris | 27 |
| 6 | Keely Hodgkinson | GBR | 1:54.33 | 7 Jun 2026 | Stockholm | 24 |
| 7 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | CUB | 1:54.44 | 9 Sep 1989 | Barcelona | 26 |
| 8 | Lilian Odira | KEN | 1:54.62 | 21 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 9 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 1:54.71 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 26 |
| 10 | Olga Mineyeva | RUS | 1:54.81 | 27 Jul 1980 | Moskva | 27 |
| 11 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 1:54.90 | 21 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 12 | Tatyana Kazankina | RUS | 1:54.94 | 26 Jul 1976 | Montréal | 24 |
| 13 | Athing Mu-Nikolayev | USA | 1:54.97 | 17 Sep 2023 | Eugene | |
| 14 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 1:55.05 | 1 Aug 1982 | Bucuresti | 25 |
| 15 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 1:55.19 | 17 Aug 1994 | Zürich | 21 |
| 16 | Jolanda Čeplak | SLO | 1:55.19 | 20 Jul 2002 | Heusden-Zolder | 25 |
| 17 | Sigrun Wodars | GDR | 1:55.26 | 31 Aug 1987 | Roma | 21 |
| 18 | Christine Wachtel | GER | 1:55.32 | 31 Aug 1987 | Roma | 22 |
| 19 | Nikolina Shtereva | BUL | 1:55.42 | 26 Jul 1976 | Montréal | 21 |
| 20 | Tatyana Providokhina | RUS | 1:55.46 | 27 Jul 1980 | Moskva | 27 |
| 21 | Francine Niyonsaba | BDI | 1:55.47 | 21 Jul 2017 | Monaco | 24 |
| 22 | Ellen van Langen | NED | 1:55.54 | 3 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 26 |
| 23 | Liu Dong | CHN | 1:55.54 | 9 Sep 1993 | Beijing | 19 |
| 24 | Lyubov Gurina | RUS | 1:55.56 | 31 Aug 1987 | Roma | 30 |
| 25 | Elfi Zinn | GDR | 1:55.60 | 26 Jul 1976 | Montréal | 22 |
| 26 | Ajee' Wilson | USA | 1:55.61 | 21 Jul 2017 | Monaco | |
| 27 | Jemma Reekie | GBR | 1:55.61 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | |
| 28 | Anaïs Bourgoin | FRA | 1:55.65 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 29 | Ella Kovács | ROU | 1:55.68 | 2 Jun 1985 | Bucuresti | |
| 30 | Irina Podyalovskaya | RUS | 1:55.69 | 22 Jun 1984 | Kyiv | |
| 31 | Anita Weiß | GDR | 1:55.74 | 26 Jul 1976 | Montréal | |
| 32 | Sarah Moraa | KEN | 1:55.74 | 21 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 33 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 1:55.87 | 18 Jun 1999 | Moskva | |
| 34 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | USA | 1:55.89 | 21 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 35 | Lyudmila Veselkova | RUS | 1:55.96 | 8 Sep 1982 | Athínai | |
| 36 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 1:55.96 | 27 Jul 1983 | Leningrad | |
| 37 | Natoya Goule | JAM | 1:55.96 | 17 Sep 2023 | Eugene | |
| 38 | Liliya Nurutdinova | RUS | 1:55.99 | 3 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 39 | Valentina Gerasimova | KAZ | 1:56.0 | 12 Jun 1976 | Kyiv | |
| 40 | Inna Yevseyeva | UKR | 1:56.0 | 25 Jun 1988 | Kyiv | |
| 41 | Tatyana Andrianova | RUS | 1:56.00 | 18 Jul 2008 | Kazan | |
| 42 | Mary Moraa | KEN | 1:56.03 | 27 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 43 | Janeth Jepkosgei | KEN | 1:56.04 | 28 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 44 | Zulia Calatayud | CUB | 1:56.09 | 19 Jul 2002 | Monaco | |
| 45 | Ravilya Agletdinova | BLR | 1:56.1 | 21 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | |
| 46 | Daily Marlin Cooper | CUB | 1:56.10 | 28 Jun 2026 | Medellín | |
| 47 | Totka Petrova | BUL | 1:56.2 | 6 Jul 1979 | Paris | |
| 48 | Tatyana Mishkel | UKR | 1:56.2 | 21 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | |
| 49 | Martina Steuk | GDR | 1:56.21 | 27 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 50 | Zamira Zaytseva | UZB | 1:56.21 | 27 Jul 1983 | Leningrad |