800 metres at the Olympics 800 meters is one of four individual events documented exclusively by Olympic documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan. The Olympic records are held by David Rudisha, who ran a world record of 1:40.91 minutes in 2012, and Nadezhda Olizarenko, who ran a former world record of 1:53.43 minutes in 1980. Olizarenko's mark is the joint longest-standing women's Olympic record (technically set three days after Ilona Slupianek's shot put record) and the joint second-longest after the men's long jump record by Bob Beamon. Her time remains the second fastest ever for the event. The 800 metres world record has been broken or tied
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing triple jump Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing triple jump The men's standing triple jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was held on July 16, 1900. 10 athletes from four nations competed in the standing triple jump. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics. Ray Ewry set the first Olympic record in this event with 10.58 metres. Ewry won all three of the standing jumps, with Baxter in second each time. The standing triple jump was the most international