Men's 800 metres European record progression
Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date
1:42.33 Sebastian Coe United Kingdom Oslo , Norway July 5 , 1979
1:41.73 Sebastian Coe United Kingdom Florence , Italy June 10 , 1981
1:41.73 Wilson Kipketer Denmark Stockholm , Sweden July 7 , 1997
1:41.24 Wilson Kipketer Denmark Zurich , Switzerland August 13 , 1997
1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer Denmark Cologne , Germany August 24 , 1997
Automatic timing
The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 800 metres, as ratified by the EAA