2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Venue	National Stadium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Dates	16 September (heats) 18 September (semi-finals) 20 September (final)
Competitors	66 from 35 nations
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The men's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 16, 18 and 20 September 2025. ^[1]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: ^[2]

Record	Athlete & Nat.	Perf.	Location	Date
World record	David Rudisha  (KEN)	1:40.91	London, United Kingdom	9 August 2012
Championship record	Donavan Brazier  (USA)	1:42.34	Doha, Qatar	1 October 2019
World Leading	Emmanuel Wanyonyi  (KEN)	1:41.44	Fontvieille, Monaco	11 July 2025
African Record	David Rudisha  (KEN)	1:40.91	London, United Kingdom	9 August 2012
Asian Record	Yusuf Saad Kamel  (BHR)	1:42.79	Fontvieille, Monaco	29 July 2008
European Record	Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)	1:41.11	Cologne, Germany	24 August 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record	Marco Arop  (CAN)	1:41.20	Paris, France	10 August 2024
Oceanian record	Peter Bol  (AUS)	1:42.55	Fontvieille, Monaco	11 July 2025
South American Record	Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)	1:41.77	Cologne, West Germany	26 August 1984

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:44.50. ^[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
16 September	19:35	Heats
18 September	21:45	Semi-finals
20 September	22:22	Final

References

1. "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Men 800 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
2. "800 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
3. "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.