800 metres of August 2018 World junior records (19 and under) are held by Nijel Amos (1:41.73, London, 9 August 2012) and Pamela Jelimo (1:54.01, Zürich, 29 August 2008). Both marks coincidentally rank them as the third fastest ever. 800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of the track (400 metre track) and has been an Olympic event since the first games in 1896. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200-metre track,
Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres of the three semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. The six qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while six others raced in Final B. Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic records were set during this competition. The first round