Women[800m]World Records / Past World Athletics Championships Record

Women 800m World Record Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ 1:53.28 (1983)
(as of September 2025)

Women[800m]

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Events Name Mark
Helsinki 1983 Jarmila Kratochvilova (TCH) 1:54.68
Rome 1987 Sigrun Wodars (GDR) 1:55.26
Tokyo 1991 Lilia Nurutdinova (URS) 1:57.50
Stuttgart 1993 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) 1:55.43
Gothenburg 1995 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:56.11
Athens 1997 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:57.14
Seville 1999 Ludmila Formanova (CZE) 1:56.68
Edmonton 2001 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) 1:57.17
Saint-Denis 2003 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) 1:59.89
Helsinki 2005 Zulia Calatayud (CUB) 1:58.82
Osaka 2007 Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:56.04
Berlin 2009 Caster Semenya (RSA) 1:55.45
Daegu 2011 Mariya Savinova (RUS) 1:55.87
Moscow 2013 Eunice Jepkoech Sum (GBR) 1:57.38
Beijing 2015 Marina Arzamasova(BLR) 1:58.03
London 2017 Caster Semenya (RSA) 1:55.16
Doha 2019 Halimah NAKAAYI (UGA) 1:58.04
Oregon 2022 Athing MU (USA) 1:56.30
Budapest 2023 Mary MORAA (KEN) 1:56.03
Tokyo 2025 Lilian ODIRA (KEN) 1:54.62

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