| men's national records 800m as at 31.12.2000 | ||||||||
| Denmark | Wilson Kipketer (1) | 1:41,11 (1.) | Köln | 24.08.97 | ASV Sportfest | Europe | ||
| Kenya | Wilson Kipketer | 1:41,11 (1.) | Köln | 24.08.97 | ASV Sportfest | Europe | ||
| Great Britain | Sebastian Newbold Coe | 1:41,73 (1.) | Firenze | 10.06.81 | Città di Firenze | Europe | ||
| Brazil | Joaquim Carvalho Cruz | 1:41,77 (1.) | Köln | 26.08.84 | Internationales des ASV Köln | Africa | ||
| Kenya | Sammy Koskei | 1:42,28 (2.) | Köln | 26.08.84 | Internationales des ASV Köln | Africa | ||
| Norway | Vebjørn Rodal | 1:42,58 (1.) | Atlanta | 31.07.96 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| United States of America | Johnny Gray | 1:42,60 (2.) | Koblenz | America | ||||
| South Africa | Hezekiél Sepeng | 1:42,74 (2.) | Atlanta | 31.07.96 | Olympic Games | Africa | ||
| Cuba | Norberto Téllez | 1:42,85 (4.) | Atlanta | 31.07.96 | Olympic Games | America | ||
| Switzerland | André Bucher | 1:42,92 (4.) | Bruxelles | 03.09.99 | Europe | |||
| Algeria | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | 1:43,09 (5.) | Bruxelles | 03.09.99 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | Africa | ||
| Morocco | Mahjoub Haïda | 1:43,50 (2.) | Roma | 14.07.98 | Golden Gala / Golden League | Africa | ||
| Venezuela | William Wuycke | 1:43,54 (2.) | Rieti | 07.09.86 | International | America | ||
| Netherlands | Rob Druppers | 1:43,56 (2.) | Köln | 25.08.85 | Europe | |||
| Somalia | Abdi Bile | 1:43,60 (3.) | Zürich | 16.08.89 | Weltklasse Zürich (A) | Africa | ||
| Germany | Wilhelm "Willi" Wülbeck | 1:43,65 (1.) | Helsinki | 09.08.83 | World Championships | Europe | ||
| Italy | Andrea Longo | 1:43,74 (1.) | Rieti | 03.09.00 | International | Europe | ||
| Italy | Marcello Fiasconaro | 1:43,7h (1.) | Milano | 27.06.73 | ITA v. TCH | Europe | ||
| German DR | Olaf Beyer | 1:43,84 (1.) | Praha | 31.08.78 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Belgium | Ivo Van Damme | 1:43,86 (2.) | Montréal | 25.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| Italy | Donato Sabia | 1:43,88 (1.) | Firenze | 13.06.84 | Città di Firenze | Europe | ||
| France | Phillipe Collard | 1:43,95 (5.) | Nice | 13.07.97 | NIKAIA / GP | Europe | ||
| France | José Marajo | 1:43,9h (1.) | Saint-Maur (FRA) | 12.09.79 | Record Attempt / National | |||
| Senegal | Moussa Fall | 1:44,06 (4.) | Zürich | 17.08.88 | Weltklasse Zürich (A) | Africa | ||
| Yugoslavia | Luciano Susanj | 1:44,07 (1.) | Roma | 04.09.74 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Russia | Vladimir Graudyn | 1:44,10 (1.) | Oslo | Bislett Games / GP – for USSR | Asia | |||
| South Korea | Jin-il Lee | 1:44,14 (1.) | Seoul | 17.06.94 | National Championships | Asia | ||
| Poland | Ryszard Ostrowski | 1:44,38 (1.) | Kobe (JPN) | 04.09.85 | Universiade | Europe | ||
| New Zealand | Peter George Snell | 1:44,3h (1.) | Christchurch | 03.02.62 | International | Ozeania | ||
| Australia | Ralph Doubell | 1:44,40 (1.) | Ciudad de Mèxico | 15.10.68 | Olympic Games | |||
| Uganda | Julius Achon | 1:44,55 (1.) | Fairfax (USA) | 04.05.96 | Africa | |||
| Finland | Pekka Antero Vasala | 1:44,5h (1.) | Helsinki | 20.08.72 | FIN v. SWE | Europe | ||
| Ireland | David Matthews | 1:44,82 (3.) | Rieti | 05.09.95 | International | Europe | ||
| Belarus | Anatoliy Makarevich | 1:44,84 (2.) | Koblenz | 26.08.92 | Abendsportfest des Rot-Weiß Koblenz | |||
| Spain | Luis Javier Gonzáles | 1:44,84 (3.) | Salamanca | 27.07.93 | International | Europe | ||
| Czech Rep | Pavel Soukup | 1:44,87 (4.) | Nürnberg | 07.06.96 | Internationales Quelle Leichtathletik Fest Live '96 | |||
| New Zealand | John George Walker | 1:44,92 (3.) | Christchurch | 29.01.74 | Commonwealth Games | Ozeania | ||
| Greece | Panayotis | 1:45,00 (7.) | Zürich | 13.08.97 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Zimbabwe | Savieri Ngidhi | 1:45,03 (4.) | Caorle (ITA) | 15.06.96 | International | Africa | ||
| Ukraine | Leonid Masunov | 1:45,08 (3.) | Kiyev | 22.06.84 | for USSR | Europe | ||
| Portugal | Álvaro Silva | 1:45,12 (n.) | Seoul | 25.09.88 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (5.) | Europe | |
| Jamaica | Seymour Newman | 1:45,21 (2.) | Helsinki | 29.06.77 | America | |||
| Tansania | Filbert Bay | 1:45,32 (4.) | Christchurch | 29.01.74 | Commonwealth Games | Africa | ||
| Ukraine | Ivan Hesko | 1:45,41 (3.) | Dortmund | 15.06.03 | ||||
| Romania | Petru Dragoescu | 1:45,41 (4.) | Kobe (JPN) | 04.09.85 | Universiade | Europe | ||
| Czechoslovakia | Jozef Plachý | 1:45,53 (5.) | Düsseldorf | 02.09.77 | World Cup | Europe | ||
| Ethiopia | Getahun Ayana | 1:45,74 (8.) | Hengelo | 14.08.88 | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | Africa | ||
| Chile | Pablo Squella | 1:45,75 (5.) | Hengelo | 12.08.90 | America | |||
| India | Sri Ram Singh | 1:45,77 (7.) | Montréal | 25.07.76 | Olympic Games | Asia | ||
| Tunisia | Mohamed Alouini | 1:45,78 (n.) | Los Angeles | 04.08.84 | Olympic Games/qf4 | (4.) | Africa | |
| Estonia | Urmet Uusorg | 1:45,87 (1.) | Helsinki | 10.06.99 | Europe | |||
| Finland | Markku Taskinen | 1:45,89 (3.) | Roma | 04.09.74 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Hungary | András Paróczai | 1:45,91 (3.) | Oslo | 26.06.81 | Bislett Games | Europe | ||
| Nigeria | Ado Maude | 1:45,91 (3.) | Bologna | 09.09.92 | Africa | |||
| Guyana | Oslen Barr | 1:45,92 (1.) | Houston | 07.05.88 | America | |||
| Sweden | Åke Svenson | 1:45,94 (3.) | Stockholm | 30.06.75 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | Europe | ||
| Botswana | Mbiganyi Thee | 1:45,94 (4.) | Wrexham (GBR) | 28.07.90 | Africa | |||
| Argentina | Luis Migueles | 1:46,01 (4.) | Bratislava | 14.06.86 | America | |||
| Qatar | Ismael Yousef | 1:46,16 (?.) | Köln | 16.08.87 | Weltklasse in Köln | Asia | ||
| Liechtenstein | Günther Hasler | 1:46,16 (4.) | Zürich | 20.08.75 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Japan | Tomonari Ono | 1:46,18 () | Lapinlahti (FIN) | 26.06.94 | Asia | |||
| Barbados | Orlando Green | 1:46,24 (3.) | Philadelphia | 22.05.76 | America | |||
| Bulgaria | Binko Kolev | 1:46,3h (?.) | Celje | 12.07.79 | Europe | |||
| Israel | Mark Ian Handelsman | 1:46,46 (?.) | Lausanne | 15.07.82 | born in South Africa | Asia | ||
| Surinam | Tommy Asinga | 1:46,74 (?.) | Indianapolis | 08.05.92 | America | |||
| British Virgin Islands | Greg Rhymer | 1:46,98 (?.) | Ypsilanti (USA) | 25.05.94 | America | |||
| Liberia | Bobby True | 1:47,04 (?.) | Des Moines (USA) | 29.04.00 | Drake Relays | Africa | ||
| Cyprus | Spyros Spyrou | 1:47,17 (5.) | Casablanca | 16.09.83 | Jeux Mediterranean | Europe | ||
| Turkey | Sermet Timurlenk | 1:47,23 (n.) | Praha | 29.08.78 | European Championships/h4 | (6.) | Asia | |
| Taipeh | Wang Jung-Hua | 1:47,24 (?.) | Westwood (USA) | 03.05.80 | Asia | |||
| Bulgaria | Binko Kolev | 1:47,27 (n.) | Moskva | 25.07.80 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (3.) | Europe | |
| Madagascar | Joseph Rakotoarimanana | 1:47,33 (n.) | Atlanta | 28.07.96 | Olympic Games/h1 | (6.) | Africa | |
| Austria | Rudolph Klaban | 1:47,4h (n.) | Tokyo | 15.10.64 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (5.) | Europe | |
| Israel | Oz Katz | 1:47,8h (?.) | Koblenz | 18.05.83 | Asia | |||
| Myanmar | Jimmy Crampton | 1:47,9h (1.) | Bangkok | 11.12.70 | Asian Games – for Burma | Asia | ||
| Pakistan | Mohammed Siddique | 1:48,10 (?.) | Hannover | 28.07.74 | Asia | |||
| Yemen | Saeed Basweiden | 1:48,24 (?.) | Knoxville | 13.05.98 | Asia | |||
| Gaboon | Franck Matamba | 1:48,45 (?.) | Libreville | 03.06.94 | Africa | |||
| Panama | Donaldo Arza | 1:48,5h (?.) | Trier (FRG) | 29.05.71 | America | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Dale Jones | 1:48,62 (?.) | Tokyo | 25.08.91 | World Championships | America | ||
| Chad | Ahmed Issa | 1:48,6h (?.) | Thonon-les-Bains (FRA) | 26.08.62 | Africa | |||
| Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Eversley Linley | 1:48,6h (?.) | Seattle | 27.05.92 | sb | America | ||
| Iceland | Erlingur Steinn Jóhannsson | 1:48,83 (?.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games / GP | Europe | ||
| Guatemala | Luis Martínez | 1:49,07 (?.) | Tokyo | 25.08.91 | World Championships | America | ||
| North Korea | Huang Myon-Son | 1:49,2e (?.) | Pyongyang | 11.04.83 | Asia | |||
| Rwanda | Alexis Sharangabo | 1:49,35 (?.) | Nassau | 26.05.99 | (5.) | Africa | ||
| Malawi | Kenneth Dzekedzeke | 1:49,48 (?.) | Nairobi | 08.08.87 | All-Africa Games | Africa | ||
| Libya | Mohamed Maghar | 1:49,4h (?.) | Tripoli | 25.07.77 | Africa | |||
| Grenada | Conrad Francis | 1:49,4h (?.) | Fort-de-France | 17.05.82 | America | |||
| Republic of Congo | Ghislain Obounghat | 1:49,5h (?.) | Tunis | 01.05.83 | Africa | |||
| Oman | Mohammed Amar Al Maliki | 1:49,77 (?.) | Troisdorf (FRG) | 12.07.88 | Asia | |||
| Fiji | Richard Kermode | 1:49,81 (n.) | Christchurch | 27.01.74 | Commonwealth Games/h3 | (5.) | Ozeania | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Ian Godwin | 1:49,96 (?.) | Kingston | 27.06.96 | America | |||
| Paraguay | Francisco Figueredo | 1:50,17 (?.) | Indianapolis | 13.08.87 | Pan American Games | America | ||
| Singapore | Sinnathambi Pandian | 1:50,56 (?.) | Singapore | 22.07.87 | Asia | |||
| Lesotho | Freddy Lenka | 1:50,85 (?.) | Welkom | 06.03.82 | Africa | |||
| Benin | Akim Balogoun | 1:50,89 (?.) | Lagos | 21.05.99 | Africa | |||
| Niger | Moussa Daweye | 1:50,8h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (FRA) | 13.07.83 | Africa | |||
| Netherlands Antilles | Richard Riley | 1:51,0h (?.) | Papendal | 11.08.73 | America | |||
| Bangladesh | Mohamed Hossain Milzer | 1:51,16 (n.) | Seoul | 23.09.88 | Olympic Games/h8 | (6.) | Asia | |
| Gibraltar | John Chappory | 1:51,17 (?.) | Barcelona | 30.06.84 | Europe | |||
| Seychelles | Selwyn Bonne | 1:51,2h (?.) | Victoria (SEY) | 24.04.99 | Africa | |||
| Seychelles | Selwyn Bonne | 1:51,44 (?.) | Reunion | 12.08.98 | Africa | |||
| Zaire | Mubengo Mukadi | 1:51,5h (?.) | St. Maur | 30.09.87 | Africa | |||
| Guinea | Mohamed Malal Sy Savané | 1:51,80 (?.) | Barcelona | 01.08.92 | Olympic Games | Africa | ||
| San Marino | Manlio Molinari | 1:51,8h (?.) | San Marino | 25.06.97 | Europe | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Hadi Baker | 1:51,9h (?.) | Mossul (IRQ) | 20.04.87 | Asia | |||
| Togo | Roger Kangni | 1:52,09 (n.) | München | 31.08.72 | Olympic Games/h4 | Africa | ||
| Anguilla | Vernal Gumbs | 1:52,17 (?.) | San Juan (PRI) | 28.07.89 | America | |||
| Burkina Faso | Kondia Ouoba | 1:52,1h (?.) | Abidjan | 13.04.74 | Africa | |||
| Albania | Gani Alia | 1:52,4h (n.) | Budapest | 02.09.66 | European Championships/h3 | (7.) | Europe | |
| Costa Rica | Julio Marin | 1:52,4y (?.) | Los Angeles | 13.04.63 | America | |||
| Lebanon | Kassem Hamzé | 1:52,54 (n.) | München | 31.08.72 | Olympic Games/h6 | (7.) | Asia | |
| Mongolia | Chuluunbaatar Ariunsaichan | 1:52,63 (?.) | Ostrava | 07.06.88 | Asia | |||
| Solomon Islands | Charlie Oliver | 1:52,64 (q.) | Brisbane | 05.10.82 | Commonwealth Games/h1 | (6.) | Ozeania | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | António Cadio Paraiso | 1:52,8h (?.) | Luanda | 27.08.81 | Africa | |||
| Maldives | Naseer Ismail | 1:53,08 (?.) | Kathmandu | 27.09.99 | South Asian Games | America | ||
| Guam | Anthony Quan | 1:53,26 (?.) | Seattle | 03.04.99 | Ozeania | |||
| French Polynesia | Pascal Adams | 1:53,28 (?.) | Colombes | 08.07.87 | America | |||
| Reunion | Paul Asty | 1:53,4h (?.) | Rose Hill | 30.05.77 | Africa | |||
| Montserrat | Henry Sweeney | 1:53,76 (?.) | Long Beach | 06.05.95 | America | |||
| Yemen | Saeed Basweiden | 1:54,59 (?.) | Tripoli | 14.10.77 | Asia | |||
| Guinea | Mohamed Sy Savané | 1:54,7h (?.) | Freetown | 24.12.91 | Africa | |||
| Bahrain | Abdullah El Daoudi | 1:56,46 (?.) | Damascus | 29.09.77 | Asia | |||
| Brunei | Talib bin Tahir | 1:56,6h (?.) | Kota Kinabula | 30.06.90 | Asia | |||
| Laos | Khambieng Khamiar | 1:57,97 (?.) | Bangkok | 24.11.89 | Asia | |||
| Norfolk Island | Jonathan McKee | 1:58,0h (?.) | Gothenburg | 18.05.86 | Asia | |||
| Comoros | Kamal Abdul Wahab | 1:58,2h (?.) | Moroni | ??.07.66 | Africa | |||
| Wallis & Futuna | Angélo Pétélo | 2:00,7h (?.) | Nouméa (NCL) | 31.08.83 | Ozeania | |||
| American Samoa | Afutolu Lefiaseu | 2:01,3h (?.) | Utulei (AMSAM) | 10.04.92 | America | |||
| North Mariana | Ketson Kabiriel | 2:06,88 (?.) | Koror | 07.08.98 | Micronesian Games | Ozeania | ||
| FS of Micronesia | Elias Rodriguez | 2:07,2h (?.) | Saipan (MNP) | 09.07.90 | Ozeania | |||
| St. Helena | Brian Yon | 2:09,2h (?.) | Brisbane | 28.09.82 | Africa | |||
| Niue | John Malcolm | 2:09,91 (?.) | Apia (WSM) | 08.09.83 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | ||
| Belau Islands | Alfonso Thaley | 2:10,64 (?.) | Tumon (GUM) | 06.08.75 | Ozeania | |||
| Tuvalu | Nelu Auega | 2:12,0h (?.) | Meneñ | ??.07.71 | Ozeania | |||
| Nauru | W. Tabwia | 2:18,5h (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 15.08.69 | Ozeania | |||
| Cameroon | Africa | |||||||
| Burundi | Africa | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Ozeania | |||||||
| Haiti | America | |||||||
| Ivory Coast | Africa | |||||||
| El Salvador | America | |||||||
| Trinidad & Tobago | America | OF 1:46,8h | ||||||
| Mongolia | Asia | |||||||
| Irak | Asia | |||||||
| Iran | Asia | |||||||
| Luxemburg | Europe | |||||||
| Kiribati | Ozeania | |||||||
| Belize | America | |||||||
| Slovakia | Europe | |||||||
| Samoa | Ozeania | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia | Asia | |||||||
| Bermuda | America | |||||||
| Sudan | Africa | |||||||
| Monaco | America | |||||||
| Vanuatu | Ozeania | |||||||
| Colombia | America | |||||||
| Zambia | Africa | |||||||
| Mali | Africa | |||||||
| Tadschikistan | Asia | |||||||
| US Virgin Islands | America | |||||||
| Botswana | Africa | |||||||
| Turkey | Asia | |||||||
| Ireland | Europe | |||||||
| China | Asia | |||||||
| Djibouti | Africa | |||||||
| Malta | Europe | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | America | |||||||
| Mozambique | Africa | |||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | |||||||
| Peru | America | |||||||
| Palestine | Asia | |||||||
| Ghana | Africa | |||||||
| Central African Republic | Africa | |||||||
| Egypt | Africa | |||||||
| Vietnam | Asia | |||||||
| Turks & Caicos | America | |||||||
| Sri Lanka | Asia | |||||||
| Canada | America | |||||||
| Philippines | Asia | |||||||
| Mexico | America | |||||||
| Puerto Rico | America | |||||||
| Cambodia | Asia | |||||||
| (1) Kipketer was born in Kenya | ||||||||