This might be the greatest race ever run, when you look at the individual performances of each runner: There was a World Record, a World Junior Record, 3 National Records, 7 Personal Bests, and 1 Season Best set in this race!! Now in Nov 2019, the World Record and Junior World Record still stand, and 7 of the 8 men who ran that final, never ran faster again! Historic!
A small note on just how fast everyone was in this race. 8th postion in this race was a whole second faster than the gold medal time in the tokyo 2020 olympics!
Well, yeah, but the thing was, this race started quickly. Rudisha was aiming for a WR in 2012. No one was trying for such a thing this year. And no one really wanted the lead there, hence the 53.76 first lap. It's a bit unfair to compare those two races.
WOAH! 😃 Thanks, I didn't know that! I think as more countries support their distance runners, we'll see increasingly faster times!😊❤🏃🏽♂️🏃🏾♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏼♂️⚡⚡⚡⚡🔥
Imagine running 1:43.77 and getting last...the depth of the field in this race as well as Rudisha pulling everyone along to extremely fast times... crazy
Exactly! Nick Symmonds (5th place) set a new PB and crushed his expected time. When he saw his time, he thought they messed up and recorded the wrong time
Nick Symmonds had to keep asking the media if the times were correct. He couldn't physically process that he had run under 1:43:00. AND HE GOT 5th! Any other day he would have gotten a medal.
Incredible race. Easily the greatest of all time imo. Every runner in this race ran a time which was the record for their placed finish, and every runner would have won gold in the previous Olympics with their time. Absolutely unreal. Amos was 18 (!) and he ran the joint third greatest individual performance for the 800m of ALL TIME!
I'm a long distance runner and I can't stop watching this race. For sure the greatest performance I have ever witnessed on the track. The power and dominance of Rudisha during the race and the emotion after the finish, simply amazing. Olympic Gold and world record in the same race, greatest race of all time.
@@afrobuddy4801 its a lot harder to go flat out in an 800m than sprint events very few have won olympic golds in world record times in the distance events you are basically being a pace maker for the rest of the field and the risk of coming away with nothing is very high
@@waterproof4403 why do you spam this on every comment I see that says otherwise, this is an 800m race so let’s talk about and show respect for the runners in this race.
Rachael Ale Highest recorded VO2 max, both male and female, were cross-country skiers but Kenyan distance runners should have their lungs checked too. Love to see "pinnacle" athletes and this guy had jets on.
This race was crazy. Not only did Rudisha break the world record, but let's also acknowledge Nijel Amos the 18 year old and Timothy Kitum the 17 year old who both ran faster than the Olympic record in this race too.
@@psycheagle9 I dont like replying to old comments but i had to on this one... check the date, this was in 2012 and both of them were born in 1994, one of them in november, so he was still 17 years old at the time, do some research before leaving comments..
There aren't enough superlatives to describe this race. I saw it live at age 15 and i've come back to watch it every year since. Simply put, there will never be a human better designed to race two laps around the track than Rudisha. It's an event where most of the records have had pacemakers, and the second lap usually a second or two slower. But he ran it wire to wire without anyone in sight and with nearly identical laps. Partially because of this race I became an 800 runner, and although I never broke 2 minutes, I loved it. It truly is an event for the masochists. You run just about as hard as you can...and then you still have to do another lap. You tie up in the last 150m and your legs feel like they're being crushed 5 miles beneath sea level and simultaneously being roasted inside the sun. If you're doing it correctly, you see double and your lungs feel like they're bleeding. When you get it wrong, you can barely move in the finishing straight and everyone passes you. Rudisha ran the absolute perfect half mile race anyone will ever do and he looked completely effortless. I'm not religious but watching this makes me believe in something!
Great comment ! The fact that you enjoyed your own 800 metres in your own time is excellent. Give yourself a pat on the back. That is your own personal achievement. Well done !
The pace and world Record he set are truly phenomenal. But the HUMILITY before and after the race.... that's something else. No signs or poses or nothing... just a smile. Now this a Living legend.,both in the track and in character.
It is not good for everybody to be the same. The world is full of colors and we need people to be different. Bolt does his poses, which is good for the hype of the sport. However, I personally prefer the humility of Rudisha. Some people may prefer the antics of Bolt. So, we need the variety. On another note, I sometimes wished that Bolt would turn back and greet his opponents the way that Rudisha does.
I’ll never forget this 800m record as long as I live. Rudisha has been an immense influence on my middle distance running career, which has just started.
This has got to be one of the highest quality Olympic final distance races ever, or distance races in track & field ever, period. Nick Symmonds went through the 400m split in about 50.4 seconds...in last place! The last place finisher, Osagie, was 1:43.7. Rudisha's world record is one thing, but when someone runs 1:43 and finishes last, that is just incredible.
I don't think you have to qualify it. This was the highest quality Olympic final we have ever seen. For Rudisha to set a world record at this distance when he had to run in heats is just nuts. The last place time would have won most Olympic finals. Can anyone name another Olympic race that has those distinctions?
daeuri A track fan has to ask what race in history can be compared to this race? The gold standard might be Roger Bannister's assault on the 4-minute mile with his club-mates in the 1950's. What other legendary record runs go in that category? This is definitely one of the all-time classics.
8 years later I still get goose bumps watching this race. Greatest 800m race and it happened in our lifetime. Thank you to David Rudisha and all the athletes that ran this beautiful race.
From this video, I can see how being humble can take you very far. Somebody look at the way Rudisha was behaving before the race. He was the most humble and composed athlete. God bless you Rudisha.
+Brandon Jackson Obviously he can run a faster 100 time and faster 400 time considering its less distance. I'm saying the pace he is running for in the 800 isn't much slower than the records for the 400 per lap. So he is pretty much sprinting 2 laps.
It looks easy when you see them running the 800 , but i can tell you the PAIN from the LACTIC ACID they going through are unimaginable. I ran the 800m back in high school and i can tell you that 800m is much more of a mans race than the 100m
I remember watching this at the time and crying. My Mum had heard on the Irish radio that we all had to watch this amazing Maasai runner trained by an Irishman who was just a missionary who went to Kenya in the 70s. Rudisha is an amazing athlete in a time of so many people cheating.
i remember watching this back in 2012, with my campus mates and the moment he got to the bell and the commentator said its fast, we were up on our feet others on top of seats shouting world record coz we knew something special was about to unfold. And to think of it, no one was concerned about Kitum in 3rd only to realize later in the standings he was actually a bronze medalist was absolutely incredible. 4 years later i still comeback to this piece and it brings back the memories. Lovely!
I remember watching this race when I had a very difficult academic challenge. Literally teared up at Rudisha performance and it gave me the spirit to win. Got a distinction. The focus, preparation and talent was incredible to watch.
If you only watch one 800m final - this is the one to watch. I doubt if anyone will take on two laps and make it look as easy as this guy. Breathtaking performance.
What I remember about this race was the interview after and he said the words somewhere along the lines of "It was a beautiful day, and I said "just go for it".....it was one of the most stirring things I heard from an athlete. He deserved his win.
So this is what my old coach meant when he used to tell me, "You need to jump back on it right after the first lap." Most amazing 800 performance I've ever seen.
Yeah - I keep watching that point at the 500 where you look at the runners behind and they are caning it ( and straining) but not keeping up and Rudisha is going away effortlessly - he did fade a little over the last 150 but as he said his legs were tired from the earlier races but by then it was too late. When you see a world record after running so many races against quality fields before the final its truly impressive.
Truly remarkable. When someone like that comes along and makes others perform greater.. An entire field surpassing what most think is possible. You watch the olympics for great competition, but also for the chance that someone truly remarkable, or someones, might make their presence known on the world stage.
im still amazed at the fact that the last place time in london (8 Andrew OSAGIE GBR 1:43.77) was better than the gold medalist in Beijing (1 Wilfred BUNGEI KEN 1:44.65)
Why are so may people always trying to put everybody above Bolt. Rudisha is the greatest 800m runner ever and I greatly admire him, especially because this was my distance. However, how can he be above Bolt? Bolt does not run 800ms and furthermore, Bolt runs more races (100m, 200m, 4x100m) and is a champion in all at all times. Your logic is beyond irrational.
I almost feel bad for you if your life is so pathetic that you feel the need to make a disgusting racist comment about the fastest man this planet has ever seen. lmfao jealous much?
That makes no sense……! "The Man"………. I mean Bolt has only broken the World record like 9 times: 100, 200 & 4 x 100m- not to mention the unprecedented TRIPLE-TRIPLE! Wake me up when Rudisha puts up those stats..... Great runner- ABSOLUTELY! Fantastic in fact..... But calling him "The Man" is a bit outlandish....😳
6.5M views as of 6/2019, and it feels like I'm responsible for half of them. Seriously, though, this is an all-time great performance and not solely because of Rudisha's dominance. Top to bottom, the best 800m ever run.
@darrellid it's 8.5M now, January 2021. I came back here just to watch this race, to those words "its fast...this could indeed be something very special... it's quick, very quick...that Olympic record is set to go!....wow we have something very very special on here!...the teenagers are closing in ...none of them are good enough to hold on to him!...we are going to be looking at the time very very closely... what's the time? it's a world recoooord!"
After the Olympics, kitum told us that Rudisha told him before the race that he was going for a killer pace, he advised him not to follow him but to run his race...
I watch this a lot and it never fails to amaze me. I'm just a midpacker marathoner, but this is just the epitome of strength, power and beauty. It has everything to make it great. A champion who goes for it and leads everyone else to performances they never thought they could achieve. What gets me every time is the faces of the two behind him around 500m. They are DYING!!!! And Rudisha is so smooth and strong.
I got goosebumps after watching it in 2012 and still get them whenever I watch it. What an amazing race Rudisha created. To think that even the last placed runner ducked under 1.44. Amos in 2nd place didn't give an inch during the last 100m but the damage had already been done. I was a Seb Coe fan but without doubt David Rudisha is the greatest over 800m. I think Coe himself said so.
@@cursebr2937 then explain in 2017 the winning time in 800 was 1'44. Same stadium, same weather, same conditions. What happened in 2012 is EVERYONE motivates everyone else to push, push, push, hence the WR and fastest last-placed time.
London Olympics had the best crowd.......gosh. the Olympics should be held in England. They cheer for everything and anybody. This alone boost morals. Love love the atmosphere.
This race will forever remain etched in my heart.a masterpiece of a race I ever watched.what a race!!.very emotional.I simply found myself crying that memorable evening
To me, the most impressive part of Rudisha's performance is his face at 4:30. He's running at WR pace for over 500M and his face looks exactly the same. He doesn't look like he's in pain or that he's anxious. He just looks 100% dialed in on breaking the record.
Gotta feel a bit for Amos here. Imagine what he must have thought after running that time at his age. He must have thought he'd break the record. To think he's still one of the world leading 800m runners and still hasn't surpassed this time that he ran at 18 years old.
It was also likely that he wasn’t actually 18 during this race, it happens a lot with East African runners as many don’t keep track of exactly how old they are and I know for a fact that the national Kenyan track committee encourages the athletes to roam on the younger side of that margin of error to dominate the world Junior championships.
Riccardo Giovetti yep but he sadly hasn’t improved since then which makes me doubt the legitimacy of his age. We know he’s an incredible athlete but what kind of middle distance runner peaks at 18
@@nohands6865 for example Borzakowski peaked at 20, even though he won the olympics at 23, he never ran under 1'42"47 after 2001. I mean, i get your point, it's possible that Amos is 2/3 years older, but i'd say no more than that.
@@nohands6865 Your comment has no credibility what so ever and even worse you cant even get his region correct. Amos is a South West African because Botswana, the country that he is from , is not anywhere close to Kenya... dumbass.
The last 200/300m of the race, it is honestly unbelievable how these guys are putting a close to sprint pace whilst their bodies are so tired and dragging across the field with perfect form> Truly amazing.
A decade on now and I still haven't seen a better race. A world record in an Olympic final, leading an 800 wire to wire... absurd. Rudisha is a legend forever
I rewatch this all the time. I think this is among the most brilliant, dominant moments in Olympic history. When he steps on the gas on that back stretch in the 2nd lap. My goodness. What efficient smooth perfection.
This might be the greatest race ever run, when you look at the individual performances of each runner:
There was a World Record, a World Junior Record, 3 National Records, 7 Personal Bests, and 1 Season Best set in this race!!
Now in Nov 2019, the World Record and Junior World Record still stand, and 7 of the 8 men who ran that final, never ran faster again! Historic!
Great comment! Thanks for the update!
thnk u :)
Cool story bra! No really! 🕵
Three guys ran faster than the Olympic Record.
Truly the greatest 800m run ever.
This man has the most beautiful running style Ive ever seen.
Him and Jeremy Wariner - beautiful!
Maurice Greene
don't let Kiprop hear you say that
Erin Quinn lol Asbel Kiprop or?
@@Vkazira yes Asbel Kiprop
A small note on just how fast everyone was in this race.
8th postion in this race was a whole second faster than the gold medal time in the tokyo 2020 olympics!
Well, yeah, but the thing was, this race started quickly. Rudisha was aiming for a WR in 2012. No one was trying for such a thing this year. And no one really wanted the lead there, hence the 53.76 first lap. It's a bit unfair to compare those two races.
Weather and track conditions also matter. Javelin throw gold was 90 m+ in 2016 whereas Neeraj won this time by throwing 87.58m.
LOL IKR BY LIKE 1.5 SECS
WOAH! 😃 Thanks, I didn't know that! I think as more countries support their distance runners, we'll see increasingly faster times!😊❤🏃🏽♂️🏃🏾♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏼♂️⚡⚡⚡⚡🔥
Point to note KENYA 🇰🇪 WON BOTH RACES
Imagine running 1:43.77 and getting last...the depth of the field in this race as well as Rudisha pulling everyone along to extremely fast times... crazy
Exactly! Nick Symmonds (5th place) set a new PB and crushed his expected time. When he saw his time, he thought they messed up and recorded the wrong time
Yea it’s wild cause that time could definitely get you an international dub these days. The winning time at the last Olympics was a 1:45!
Nick Symmonds had to keep asking the media if the times were correct. He couldn't physically process that he had run under 1:43:00. AND HE GOT 5th! Any other day he would have gotten a medal.
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Not only is Rudisha a beast but he also has such a poetic stride
it maybe was unfait
Aaron tewelde I couldn't put it better. his signature strides are just amazing
also usain bolt is a beast remember that
he runs with a rhythm! so smooth
he reminded me alberto juantorena´s running style.
If you ever feel useless just remember there's a bell for the 800m
idk i personally like it after i come around first lap and hear the bell im like oh shoot i gotta go and finish strong lol
@@tommycardenas517: a reminder that there's only one lap to go in a two-lap race? What you're saying is true for any race longer than the 800m.
is there a bell for the 600m?
@@ilect1690 yeah there is at 400m
its definitely not useless
Nick Symmonds threw in 10-15 sticks of run gum for that last 100m
Yep true dat!!!!
Any white dude to run in such a field got balls.. wow..
@@bantuvoicemuchaikinuthia2536 nick is a beast though
@@turtle-ot2qc he is good... true...
The extra strength spearmint at that...
To note how insane this race was, last position time of 1:43:77 would have won gold at Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2008, Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000.
Yeah wow! I was thinking that the runners looked pretty well bunched for a world record race.
@@user-xg6yc8ho3w Yes. Really incredible
wow this is true
You must know that you can't compare times in different races. A slow pace will produce slower times
@@gordellis5849yes that’s the point
Am I the only one who comes back like once a week to watch this?
Me too 😂😂
Brendan Leone me too, what's his cadence though?
You're not alone
Same.
I also
The fact that the top 3 broke the previous Olympic Record makes this race even more historic
And the last, Osagie set a time that could have won him Gold medal in several Olympic games finals.
All eight runners ran the world record time for their place finish in an international competition, so no other race comes close.
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@@IblewuponyourfaceIII take your negativity elsewhere... He's the greatest 800m runner of all time
Incredible race. Easily the greatest of all time imo. Every runner in this race ran a time which was the record for their placed finish, and every runner would have won gold in the previous Olympics with their time. Absolutely unreal. Amos was 18 (!) and he ran the joint third greatest individual performance for the 800m of ALL TIME!
His running style is so technically perfect and smooth that he doesn't look like he's running, he looks like he's floating.
Lol
Great athletes have that ease about them. It’s like they don’t break a sweat while gliding into history.
Absolutely, just looking at Amos and him....
@@SupersonicFlyTV Amos keep form he drop .5 off time simply
at least you are sensible enough not to attribute it to any genetic nonsense
Not only did he break the 800m WR he was 1.3 seconds away from breaking the 600m world record. Just a mind boggling performance
He run 1.13 for the 600m alone..makes you wonder if he could break that
@@yuvalomrad7090 600metre in olmpics or not?? I think 100 200 400 800 1500metre in olmpics only
@@venom6112 it's not an olympic distance, but it's a cool fact
That’s a lot of
@@deathspasm9yes and he hit 300m at 114.3. So exactly what I said
I'm a long distance runner and I can't stop watching this race. For sure
the greatest performance I have ever witnessed on the track. The power
and dominance of Rudisha during the race and the emotion after the
finish, simply amazing. Olympic Gold and world record in the same race,
greatest race of all time.
The new York based company that owns the new Jersey Gov will take a break
But 2to is a little late and have been there in the school 8
Those guys from Kenya are so humble.
Clash On99 coz if they behaved otherwise we would really be on their case when they are back home
multi psoras Yea right. Stop lying, no one cares as long as they have brought home the medals.
Clash On99 yes we are 😄😄
Just like victor wanyama
Coz too much talent in athletic s in Kenya they will be replaced
I love how the athletes are all respectful for each other in track. A lot more good sportsmanship than football
how so? in football everyone shakes hands after the game, and a lot of them gather to pray together after the game which I've never seen in track.
+skeglar omg it's hilarious how you think you have a point
+stabtheflap sportsmanship is the subject, so i don't think i have a a point, I do have a point and it was made unless you can disprove what i said.
+skeglar praying is for the ignorant anyway lol
+Bea5 Rs Everyone is titled to their opinion.
He looks like he is chilling while running 49sec 400m. What a beast of a stride. Absolutely insane.
The fact that the last place finisher was under 1:44 showed how fast this race really was. Amazing.
I cant even get under 2:30
1:39 sorry boys had to take the wr
@@joys8634 yeah no.
adam smith that's the craziest part!
Exactly
Just my opinion…the greatest race in history. Every single athlete went out at 100% for the full 800. This is what an Olympic race should look like.
A few races I would put above it. Bolt's 100m 2008 and 2012, MJ 200m 1996, warlhom 400mh is up there
@@afrobuddy4801 wouldn’t argue with you on any of those. I just love the 800
It is un example 😂😂😂😂😂
@@afrobuddy4801 its a lot harder to go flat out in an 800m than sprint events very few have won olympic golds in world record times in the distance events you are basically being a pace maker for the rest of the field and the risk of coming away with nothing is very high
@@1man1bike1road going flat out is a bad idea. Even in the sprints. Just ask Powell and anyone else who executes wrong
If that isn’t the Best Running form in Athletics then I don’t know! 🙌🏽
Watch Kenenisa Bekele and you'll be stunned
Actually you don't know...
So keep quite
@@muqaddasmuneer you know as much as him
hes overstriding
@@waterproof4403 Rudisha biomechanics unquestionably better
His stride should be on display in every museum. He looks just as smooth in the last three steps as the first three.
Check out kenensia bekele
He has the most beautiful form I've ever seen
@@waterproof4403 why do you spam this on every comment I see that says otherwise, this is an 800m race so let’s talk about and show respect for the runners in this race.
If I ever run a 1:43 in the 800m, and come last, I'm killing everybody!
Fax
Lol😂😂😂
I know right? Third place runner also beat the Olympic record, but he was third!
@@jmontgomery1178 yeah the race was insane
Everybody that beat you or just everybody in general
That's how you run a 800!! The fact that he didn't even look tired after just shows how ready he was for this race amazing
Rachael Ale I would run after you, faster than rudisha . I kid not. Rachael.
jitegemee thanks lol
Rachael Ale It's so important to sleep well, he must have rested very well, that is so crucial.
jitegemee lol
Rachael Ale Highest recorded VO2 max, both male and female, were cross-country skiers but Kenyan distance runners should have their lungs checked too. Love to see "pinnacle" athletes and this guy had jets on.
This race was crazy. Not only did Rudisha break the world record, but let's also acknowledge Nijel Amos the 18 year old and Timothy Kitum the 17 year old who both ran faster than the Olympic record in this race too.
They definitely not the age they said but still impressive🙅🏿♂️🧢
@@psycheagle9 I dont like replying to old comments but i had to on this one... check the date, this was in 2012 and both of them were born in 1994, one of them in november, so he was still 17 years old at the time, do some research before leaving comments..
@@nikolagoatic1598 i think she means that the athletes were faking their age they claim to be, like Chinese gymnasts do all the time.
@@cactusfroth exactly and I'm a "he"
Yeah. There age has to be false. This was there fastest times in both of there careers. I think. I mean who plateaus at 17 & 18
There aren't enough superlatives to describe this race. I saw it live at age 15 and i've come back to watch it every year since. Simply put, there will never be a human better designed to race two laps around the track than Rudisha. It's an event where most of the records have had pacemakers, and the second lap usually a second or two slower. But he ran it wire to wire without anyone in sight and with nearly identical laps. Partially because of this race I became an 800 runner, and although I never broke 2 minutes, I loved it. It truly is an event for the masochists. You run just about as hard as you can...and then you still have to do another lap. You tie up in the last 150m and your legs feel like they're being crushed 5 miles beneath sea level and simultaneously being roasted inside the sun. If you're doing it correctly, you see double and your lungs feel like they're bleeding. When you get it wrong, you can barely move in the finishing straight and everyone passes you. Rudisha ran the absolute perfect half mile race anyone will ever do and he looked completely effortless. I'm not religious but watching this makes me believe in something!
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My guy you have described it.
You really enjoyed it 😂 He is the Goat
Great comment ! The fact that you enjoyed your own 800 metres in your own time is excellent. Give yourself a pat on the back. That is your own personal achievement. Well done !
Perfect description 💥
To understand their speed: 1:40.91 for 800meters => 12.5s for 100meters
+Andri wow!
I can't even sprint that fast
+Games FTW my 100 meters are in 14 seg lol.
that's like my 100m!! wow!!
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Hahahah ! like mine too !
The pace and world Record he set are truly phenomenal. But the HUMILITY before and after the race.... that's something else. No signs or poses or nothing... just a smile. Now this a Living legend.,both in the track and in character.
It is not good for everybody to be the same. The world is full of colors and we need people to be different. Bolt does his poses, which is good for the hype of the sport. However, I personally prefer the humility of Rudisha. Some people may prefer the antics of Bolt. So, we need the variety. On another note, I sometimes wished that Bolt would turn back and greet his opponents the way that Rudisha does.
Makes me happy because I know Nick Symmonds and it was suprise seeing him here
Jammy he was last and kicked at the end to pass like 4 people i was so happy
I’ve watched this video before and I never noticed nick symmonds it’s nice seeing him here
Maybe he should've hit that NOS 50 meters earlier if he had a spare tank.
Bro I was let’s go Nick!!!
Sankha Widuranga Kulathantille yeah could’ve squeezed in 3rd place
10 years on and I still keep coming back to this race.
The greatest 800m race in human history！！
i feel so bad for rudisha cos bolt ran the same night so everyone forgot about this and the papers just had bolt and not rudisha
ben garnett it was incredibly sad. He’s never gotten the recognition he deserves.
This is more impressive imo
I’ll never forget this 800m record as long as I live. Rudisha has been an immense influence on my middle distance running career, which has just started.
Same year. Greatest Men's 800m ever.@@NikSpringer
@@sed1589 Why is this more impressive?
This has got to be one of the highest quality Olympic final distance races ever, or distance races in track & field ever, period. Nick Symmonds went through the 400m split in about 50.4 seconds...in last place! The last place finisher, Osagie, was 1:43.7. Rudisha's world record is one thing, but when someone runs 1:43 and finishes last, that is just incredible.
I don't think you have to qualify it. This was the highest quality Olympic final we have ever seen. For Rudisha to set a world record at this distance when he had to run in heats is just nuts. The last place time would have won most Olympic finals. Can anyone name another Olympic race that has those distinctions?
I seriously could not have put it better myself, great post.
daeuri A track fan has to ask what race in history can be compared to this race? The gold standard might be Roger Bannister's assault on the 4-minute mile with his club-mates in the 1950's. What other legendary record runs go in that category? This is definitely one of the all-time classics.
The depth of talent in this race was amazing; Osagie is one for the future too.
Osagie is 28 and has been injured for 2 years now so possibly not one for the future!
8 years later I still get goose bumps watching this race. Greatest 800m race and it happened in our lifetime. Thank you to David Rudisha and all the athletes that ran this beautiful race.
Wow, what an unbelievable stride.
Cc. jup
Rudisha and Alyson Felix are such a joy to watch when they run. Probably the most graceful runners I have ever seen.
embe1 graceful 😊😊
Good eye, I totally agree. Right up there with Carl Lewis and Jesse Owens.
and bekele :D
Absolutely.
Watch Wilson kipketer and haile gebreselassie.
Well the secret is clearly not to wear bright green shoes
Robert Hintz no secret in athlete. its all about attitude and hardwork
hahaaaaaa.....
do u agree with me sus.
+Lenairoshi Lecard you are dumb. he was obviously joking. just look at all of their spikes
lol
2024 still watching how rudisha run ❤ 🇰🇪 🇰🇪
He’s the best….
From this video, I can see how being humble can take you very far. Somebody look at the way Rudisha was behaving before the race. He was the most humble and composed athlete. God bless you Rudisha.
Rudisha is incredible! He is literally sprinting half a mile!
its not sprinting just a good pace
He sprinted it
+Brandon Jackson No its sprinting
+Jordan Shaw so you telling me his fastest 100 time are fastest 400 time, he can keep that pace the whole time. yeah right
+Brandon Jackson Obviously he can run a faster 100 time and faster 400 time considering its less distance. I'm saying the pace he is running for in the 800 isn't much slower than the records for the 400 per lap. So he is pretty much sprinting 2 laps.
This is still the race I go back to for motivation. I live near the Olympic stadium and every time I go by I think of Rudisha setting the WR there.
wat do u need the inspiration for? wat are u aiming for? 800 also?
Nice comment
Last place in this race got faster than the winner in Tokyo. Just shows how crazy this race was
We might NEVER see a race this fast anymore again.
@@r.a.6459sounds like a trp video title 😂
It looks easy when you see them running the 800 , but i can tell you the PAIN from the LACTIC ACID they going through are unimaginable. I ran the 800m back in high school and i can tell you that 800m is much more of a mans race than the 100m
the chest literally burns. I did it when I was younger too
+David Lubanga i puked twice after my first 800m race
***** yeah omg
I ran 1:55 and thought I was going to die throughout the second lap
I'm 198 years old and I ran an 800 in 6 hours and 26 seconds. Is that good? I think I can improve
Every single person ran the fastest time they have ever run! Amazing!
That's how good rudisha is. Putting such an incredible pace.
that really is amazing!
I remember watching this at the time and crying. My Mum had heard on the Irish radio that we all had to watch this amazing Maasai runner trained by an Irishman who was just a missionary who went to Kenya in the 70s. Rudisha is an amazing athlete in a time of so many people cheating.
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Franx K true dear, thats how we do in kenya, clean no cheating.
What cheating? There are drug tests.
Great strides
Great strides
Rudisha has the most aesthetically pleasing running form ive seen, so smooth
Still watching in October 2019...Rudisha you will go down history as the world's best of all times.
i remember watching this back in 2012, with my campus mates and the moment he got to the bell and the commentator said its fast, we were up on our feet others on top of seats shouting world record coz we knew something special was about to unfold. And to think of it, no one was concerned about Kitum in 3rd only to realize later in the standings he was actually a bronze medalist was absolutely incredible. 4 years later i still comeback to this piece and it brings back the memories. Lovely!
Maxaa _ don't you're still a zoomali
I remember watching this race when I had a very difficult academic challenge. Literally teared up at Rudisha performance and it gave me the spirit to win. Got a distinction. The focus, preparation and talent was incredible to watch.
If you only watch one 800m final - this is the one to watch. I doubt if anyone will take on two laps and make it look as easy as this guy. Breathtaking performance.
Today, 8 years ago. When we need something to cheer us up, we come here to watch this race
Me too bro, me too
Absolutely
You are not alone ndugu.
Same with me🤗
You're so right bro. I never log out of you tube without watching this race.
But who saw the white bro go from last to 5th in the last 50m
He does it every race I think, I saw him go from second to last to first.
now he is a TH-camr
Another 50m and he might have gotten that bronze!
Wow! Yeah that was great😍❤️
@@papillonvu given that he has enough gas left for another 50m. That looked like his final burst.
What I remember about this race was the interview after and he said the words somewhere along the lines of "It was a beautiful day, and I said "just go for it".....it was one of the most stirring things I heard from an athlete. He deserved his win.
Unbelievable. What a race. Lost count how many times I have watched this.
Shout out to the Commentator. He was also at is best.
I get emotional by watching this video. We are truly amazing beings and it´s so wonderful seeing these athletes proving it.
True
Quite indeed
Say that❤
The kick around the 500 meter mark as they come off the turn is really something to see...he just pulls the field behind him like a freight train
Even left the camera behind...haha
The 300m left kick is a thing of beauty
So this is what my old coach meant when he used to tell me, "You need to jump back on it right after the first lap." Most amazing 800 performance I've ever seen.
Yeah - I keep watching that point at the 500 where you look at the runners behind and they are caning it ( and straining) but not keeping up and Rudisha is going away effortlessly - he did fade a little over the last 150 but as he said his legs were tired from the earlier races but by then it was too late. When you see a world record after running so many races against quality fields before the final its truly impressive.
who is here watching this in 2019? RUDISHA is a beast!!!!!!
Me !!!!
Me
Pause at 5:01 the world record is actually 1:40.8
My Dog is faster He need 1 minut and 12 Seconds 🤣
Meeeee.. Am a kenyan
I’ve watched athletics since the 70s and I can confidently say that this was the most perfect race ever run. Beauty from start to finish.
Really
Truly remarkable. When someone like that comes along and makes others perform greater.. An entire field surpassing what most think is possible. You watch the olympics for great competition, but also for the chance that someone truly remarkable, or someones, might make their presence known on the world stage.
im still amazed at the fact that the last place time in london (8 Andrew OSAGIE GBR 1:43.77) was better than the gold medalist in Beijing (1 Wilfred BUNGEI KEN 1:44.65)
Craig B Imagine replying to a 5 year old comment
Jimbo Nutrun Got em
@@bro...5849 And I'm replying you 4 years om😝
sometimes they are tactical
We love you Rudisha....all the way from Nairobi Kenya...uve made our country proud of you....God bless you
Yes, i totally agree, .. rudisha has such a beautiful stride n grace over 2rds at the olympic final. Really awesome olympic final. Tks 4 video.
Rudisha's performance deserved a lot more recognition. I agree with Coe, I put it above Bolt's, who was far from the form of his 2008 or 2009 season.
Why are so may people always trying to put everybody above Bolt. Rudisha is the greatest 800m runner ever and I greatly admire him, especially because this was my distance. However, how can he be above Bolt? Bolt does not run 800ms and furthermore, Bolt runs more races (100m, 200m, 4x100m) and is a champion in all at all times. Your logic is beyond irrational.
Ryan Birkmeier 800m is not really a distance event. It’s not like he’s running a 10k. You can run a 800 and be perfectly fine in less than 20 minutes.
TheSupermanFilms have you ran it?...
Ryan Birkmeier I run it and it and I still feel it an hour later , in my opinion I think it hurts more than a 400m Haha
800 is for people who are neither fast or have stamina lol gfy, you wish you have the talent to run fast.
Can’t stop watching this - the greatest race ever!
Rudisha's stride length is 8.5 foot (2.6 meters)! Truly amazing!
His strides were so strong and perfect from beginning to the end what a run...one of the greatest
Bolt is great, Phelps is great....But Rudisha is THE MAN.
Right
I almost feel bad for you if your life is so pathetic that you feel the need to make a disgusting racist comment about the fastest man this planet has ever seen. lmfao jealous much?
That makes no sense……! "The Man"………. I mean Bolt has only broken the World record like 9 times: 100, 200 & 4 x 100m- not to mention the unprecedented TRIPLE-TRIPLE! Wake me up when Rudisha puts up those stats..... Great runner- ABSOLUTELY! Fantastic in fact..... But calling him "The Man" is a bit outlandish....😳
Bolt doesn't have to run as hard as he can for 800meters. Rudisha does. The 800 is for real men. I would know I run it
Richy M,
God forgives. I believe that he will forgive you as a result of your vile comment. Just seek his forgiveness and his grace.
Lactic acid in Rudisha: Error 404: 'lactic acid' does not appear existent
Lactic acid in me: I'm about to end this whole man's career
"im about to end this man's walk to the fridge"
me
🤣🤣🤣🤣
6.5M views as of 6/2019, and it feels like I'm responsible for half of them. Seriously, though, this is an all-time great performance and not solely because of Rudisha's dominance. Top to bottom, the best 800m ever run.
Hahaaaa that makes two of us. I watch this a lot 😂
I watch this almost twice a week....loves when the commentator says "it's quick really quick"
Me included
@darrellid it's 8.5M now, January 2021. I came back here just to watch this race, to those words "its fast...this could indeed be something very special... it's quick, very quick...that Olympic record is set to go!....wow we have something very very special on here!...the teenagers are closing in ...none of them are good enough to hold on to him!...we are going to be looking at the time very very closely... what's the time? it's a world recoooord!"
The words I wait for is,
"it's a world reeecoord, a world reeecoord!"
Best 800 meters ever run by a human being. Hopefully this record stays for a long long time as a tribute of Rudisha´s greatness
The 800 is the hardest event in my opinion
3000m steeplechase?
***** It's either the 400m or 800m for me.
800 is THE most intense race and the 3000 steeple chase is the most difficult IMO. 400 meter hurdles is difficult as well.
***** agreed
Fox McCloud The're all tough, but think of this, first 400 in sub 50, 2nd 400 51, My God, that is insane, most track athletes would love 1 sub 50.
Beyond the obvious superlatives about Rudisha, he has one of THE most beautiful forms I’ve ever seen. Just looks so graceful.
His stride for the last 100m. Oh my god. He takes like 40 steps!!! His stride is immaculate
Ok...
11 years on and I am still in AWE of this run. Absolutely incredible.
kenyans we are proud of him
Very he won again this morning #rio2016
We are.
Very much proud of him
Pause at 5:01 the world record is 1:40.8
I wish I could run away from my problems like he did this race!!! This was simply amazing!!!!
Nick Symmonds had one hell of a kick there. He passed around 3 people on the home stretch.
He paced himself at the start, everyone else took off
Perfect !!!!!! Absolutely fantastic !!!!!!
After the Olympics, kitum told us that Rudisha told him before the race that he was going for a killer pace, he advised him not to follow him but to run his race...
Sit and Kick!!!
I think it’s hilarious how it’s all tall, slim, black guys and then there’s Nick - the short, bulky, white guy.
Nick is built like a tank
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The bison!
I mean there were Aman and Amos, maybe include Kitum, but yeah, Symmonds stands out.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No ego, no disrespect for the opponent just pure sportsmanship among them all. Love it.
Still gives me chills....8 x 12.5 second 100m sprints in a row. The toughest race in track and field in my book
12.62 - But think on this - 13.73 x 15 for the WR in the 1500m.
@@benjaminpease5297 Yeah, but what about 11.48 x 4 with 10 HURDLES. Didn't think about that did ya? :)
I’ve said it before and will say it again, this commentator’s voice is absolutely perfect. Exceptional narration. Good to you sir.
"...and it's a world recoooord by a hugeee margin" Him after the US women broke the 4x100m WR.
What's his name BTW?
@@ucheogu5790 idk but he’s been doing it for years. I’ve heard him in older events
Never anyone like Rudisha before or since, he glides with power. This is the pinnacle.
It is amazing when gracefulness and strength are combined in such a way as Rudisha's running. A joy to watch.
I watch this a lot and it never fails to amaze me. I'm just a midpacker marathoner, but this is just the epitome of strength, power and beauty. It has everything to make it great. A champion who goes for it and leads everyone else to performances they never thought they could achieve. What gets me every time is the faces of the two behind him around 500m. They are DYING!!!! And Rudisha is so smooth and strong.
This is still one of the most beautiful races ever run. I keep coming back to this.
I got goosebumps after watching it in 2012 and still get them whenever I watch it. What an amazing race Rudisha created. To think that even the last placed runner ducked under 1.44. Amos in 2nd place didn't give an inch during the last 100m but the damage had already been done. I was a Seb Coe fan but without doubt David Rudisha is the greatest over 800m. I think Coe himself said so.
Poetry in motion that running style. One of the greatest performances I've ever watched.
This never gets old!
Rudisha was great pacemaker for others they could enjoy his wind breaking long as they could..
I return to this race every few months when I need a pick-me-up. The best race of all time.
His stride! his form! just beautiful, so smooth
What an athlete! Rudisha is the perfect embodiment of elegance and sheer power.
The last place guy in this race would have won gold in Tokyo by 20 meters for that time.
Weather conditions make a huge difference
@@cursebr2937 then explain in 2017 the winning time in 800 was 1'44. Same stadium, same weather, same conditions.
What happened in 2012 is EVERYONE motivates everyone else to push, push, push, hence the WR and fastest last-placed time.
London Olympics had the best crowd.......gosh. the Olympics should be held in England. They cheer for everything and anybody. This alone boost morals. Love love the atmosphere.
Ikr even the world championship the crowd was amazing
This race will forever remain etched in my heart.a masterpiece of a race I ever watched.what a race!!.very emotional.I simply found myself crying that memorable evening
To me, the most impressive part of Rudisha's performance is his face at 4:30. He's running at WR pace for over 500M and his face looks exactly the same. He doesn't look like he's in pain or that he's anxious. He just looks 100% dialed in on breaking the record.
Gotta feel a bit for Amos here. Imagine what he must have thought after running that time at his age. He must have thought he'd break the record. To think he's still one of the world leading 800m runners and still hasn't surpassed this time that he ran at 18 years old.
It was also likely that he wasn’t actually 18 during this race, it happens a lot with East African runners as many don’t keep track of exactly how old they are and I know for a fact that the national Kenyan track committee encourages the athletes to roam on the younger side of that margin of error to dominate the world Junior championships.
@@nohands6865 still got a 1'41"89 last year
Riccardo Giovetti yep but he sadly hasn’t improved since then which makes me doubt the legitimacy of his age. We know he’s an incredible athlete but what kind of middle distance runner peaks at 18
@@nohands6865 for example Borzakowski peaked at 20, even though he won the olympics at 23, he never ran under 1'42"47 after 2001.
I mean, i get your point, it's possible that Amos is 2/3 years older, but i'd say no more than that.
@@nohands6865 Your comment has no credibility what so ever and even worse you cant even get his region correct. Amos is a South West African because Botswana, the country that he is from , is not anywhere close to Kenya... dumbass.
Hearing that crowd showed me what we’re missing in Tokyo, 2021.
I feel for the Olympians this year, having to compete in nearly empty venues.
THE GREATEST RUN IN OLYMPIC HISTORY AND BEST CALL AS WELL! I've watched this race at least 100 times over the past 10 years
I'm back again. Can't stay away
The last 200/300m of the race, it is honestly unbelievable how these guys are putting a close to sprint pace whilst their bodies are so tired and dragging across the field with perfect form> Truly amazing.
A decade on now and I still haven't seen a better race. A world record in an Olympic final, leading an 800 wire to wire... absurd. Rudisha is a legend forever
I rewatch this all the time. I think this is among the most brilliant, dominant moments in Olympic history. When he steps on the gas on that back stretch in the 2nd lap. My goodness. What efficient smooth perfection.