Wilson Kipketer's 800 meter world record splits

[Tracky Trackerton]

Does anyone know what his 400 splits were when he ran 1:41.11?

[Bob R]

From the IAAF WR Progressions book compiled by Richard Hymans:

200m: 23.8
400m: 25.5 (49.3)
600m: 25.3 (1:14.6)
800m: 26.5 (51.8 ) (1:41.1)

- edited to get rid of an emoticon that popped up.

[Powell]

His 200m splits were 23.8-25.5-25.3-26.5

[eldrick]

the amazing thing is that 23y previously john kipkurgat went thru 600m 1.4s faster !!!

http://www.algonet.se/~pela2/athletics/m_600no.htm

i can't find what time he finished the race in ( someone please look it up ), but it is a remarkable achievement considering the actual wr is a very respectable 1'12.81 from johhny gray

[SQUACKEE]

Anybody got Coe's splits?

[tafnut]

the amazing thing is that 23y previously john kipkurgat went thru 600m 1.4s faster !!!
i can't find what time he finished the race in ( someone please look it up ), but it is a remarkable achievement considering the actual wr is a very respectable 1'12.81 from johhny gray

TrackNewsletter lists him in 4th behind a 1:49.9, so it's likely he didn't even break 1:50!

Coe's were: 24.4 - 25.3 (49.7) - 25.3 - 26.7 (52.0) = 1:41.73

[kuha]

And, as we know, Kipketer went thru the 400 in a blazing 48.3 in his 1:41.24 a week or so prior to the 1:41.11.

[Conor Dary]

And, as we know, Kipketer went thru the 400 in a blazing 48.3 in his 1:41.24 a week or so prior to the 1:41.11.

How would you know that? I suppose you were there!

Ho, ho, ho...

:P :P :P :P

[kuha]

What? You've got to be kidding me. We all know that NO one on this board goes to see actual meets. Only rich, effete snobs would even think of doing so. No, I pulled this info out of our old favorite resource book: the IAAF WR Progressions. But now that you mention it, it sure WOULD have been nice to have seen this race... :shock:

[gh]

gh was there javascript:emoticon(':twisted:') (for the 1:41.24 that is)

[bekeselassie]

gh was there javascript:emoticon(':twisted:') (for the 1:41.24 that is)

There he goes again!!

Let me guess - as Editor of T&FN, right?

Suuuuuure. :roll:

[SQUACKEE]

And, as we know, Kipketer went thru the 400 in a blazing 48.3 in his 1:41.24 a week or so prior to the 1:41.11.

Really amazing stuff to get out that fast and know history and unbelieveable pain awaits you at the finish line if you can just hold on. :x I quess its like going out in 1:50 at 800 in a mile. :shock:

Is that the fastest any world class 800 runner has ever gone out? Im quessing not! :?

[tafnut]

I look at this:

200m: 23.8
400m: 25.5 (49.3)
600m: 25.3 (1:14.6)
800m: 26.5 (51.8 ) (1:41.1)

and I truly believe it won't be that long before someone can go out like that and hold the 25.3 split at the end and VIOLA - 1:39.9!

or maybe a 24.3-25.2-25.2-25.2?

Could it be . . . Wariner?! :shock: :wink:

[bekeselassie]

I
and I truly believe it won't be that long before someone can go out like that and hold the 25.3 split at the end and VIOLA - 1:39.9!



Could it be . . . Wariner?! :shock: :wink:

Oh, STOP! :x

MJ could have, though. Ran a 1:38 in practice one time. :shock:

[SQUACKEE]

I
and I truly believe it won't be that long before someone can go out like that and hold the 25.3 split at the end and VIOLA - 1:39.9!



Could it be . . . Wariner?! :shock: :wink:

Oh, STOP! :x

MJ could have, though. Ran a 1:38 in practice one time. :shock:

Atfter finishing a 48.3 on the way to a 800, the next 200 hundred is 57 miles and the last 200 hundred is 57 light years. And, as anybody who has run an allout 800 knows , in the last 5 yards, time actually goes backwards. Many times my jockstrap has been replaced by a diaper and thank god!!