Records
800 m runners are often fast enough to run in the 4x400 m relay but only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvílová have won major international titles at 400 m and 800 m. Competing successfully at 800 m and 1500 m is more common.
World Record for men:
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- David Rudisha 1:40.91 London 9 August 2012
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World Record for women:
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- Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 Munich 26 July 1983
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World Junior Record (19 and under) for men:
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- Nijel Amos 1:41.73 London 9 August 2012
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World Junior Record (19 and under) for women:
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- Pamela Jelimo 1:54.01 Zürich 29 August 2008
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