800 Metres World Leads

For each year, name the runner who scored the fastest time in the 800 Metres athletics event.
Only includes times scored with the accuracy of one hundreth of a second.
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Year
Answer
Time
Country
2017
Emmanuel Korir
1:43.10
Kenya
2016
David Rudisha
1:42.15
Kenya
2015
Amel Tuka
1:42.51
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2014
Nijel Amos
1:42.45
Botswana
2013
Mohammed Aman
1:42.37
Ethiopia
2012
David Rudisha
1:40.91
Kenya
2011
1:41.33
2010
1:41.01
2009
1:42.01
2008
Abubaker Kaki
1:42.69
Sudan
2007
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
1:43.74
South Africa
2006
1:43.09
2005
Wilfred Bungei
1:43.70
Kenya
2004
1:43.06
2003
1:42.32
2002
Wilson Kipketer
1:42.32
Denmark
2001
Yuriy Borzakovskiy
1:42.47
Russia
2000
André Bucher
1:43.12
Switzerland
1999
Wilson Kipketer
1:42.27
Denmark
1998
Japheth Kimutai
1:42.76
Kenya
1997
Wilson Kipketer
1:41.11
Denmark
1996
1:41.83
1995
1:42.87
1994
Benson Koech
1:43.17
Kenya
1993
Nixon Kiprotich
1:43.54
Kenya
1992
Johnny Gray
1:42.80
United States
1991
José Luis Barbosa
1:43.08
Brazil
1990
Peter Elliott
1:42.97
United Kingdom
1989
Paul Ereng
1:43.16
Kenya
1988
Johnny Gray
1:42.65
United States
1987
Billy Konchellah
1:43.06
Kenya
1986
Steve Cram
1:43.19
United Kingdom
1985
Joaquim Cruz
1:42.49
Brazil
1984
1:41.77
1983
Steve Cram
1:43.61
United Kingdom
1982
1:44.45
1981
Sebastian Coe
1:41.73
United Kingdom
1980
Donald Page
1:44.53
United States
1979
Sebastian Coe
1:42.33
United Kingdom
1978
Olaf Beyer
1:43.84
East Germany
1977
Alberto Juantorena
1:43.44
Cuba
1976
1:43.50
1975
Mike Boit
1:43.79
Kenya
Year
Answer
Time
Country
2017
Caster Semenya
1:55.16
South Africa
2016
1:55.28
2015
Eunice Sum
1:56.99
Kenya
2014
Ajee' Wilson
1:57.67
United States
2013
Francine Niyonsaba
1:56.72
Burundi
2012
1:56.59
2011
Caster Semenya
1:56.35
South Africa
2010
Alysia Montaño
1:57.34
United States
2009
Caster Semenya
1:55.45
South Africa
2008
Pamela Jelimo
1:54.01
Kenya
2007
Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei
1:56.04
Kenya
2006
1:56.66
2005
Tatyana Andrianova
1:56.07
Russia
2004
1:56.23
2003
Maria Mutola
1:55.55
Mozambique
2002
Jolanda Ceplak
1:55.19
Slovenia
2001
Maria Mutola
1:56.85
Mozambique
2000
1:56.15
1999
Svetlana Masterkova
1:55.87
Russia
1998
Maria Mutola
1:56.11
Mozambique
1997
Ana Fidelia Quirot
1:54.82
Cuba
1996
Svetlana Masterkova
1:56.04
Russia
1995
Maria Mutola
1:55.72
Mozambique
1994
1:55.19
1993
1:55.43
1992
Ellen van Langen
1:55.54
Netherlands
1991
Svetlana Masterkova
1:57.23
Russia
1990
Sigrun Wodars
1:55.87
East Germany
1989
Ana Fidelia Quirot
1:54.44
Cuba
1988
Inna Yevseyeva
1:56.00
Soviet Union
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Soviet Union
1987
Sigrun Wodars
1:55.26
East Germany
1986
Doina Melinte
1:56.20
Romania
1985
Ella Kovacs
1:55.68
Romania
1984
Irina Podyalovskaya
1:55.69
Soviet Union
1983
Jarmila Kratochvílová
1:53.28
Czechoslovakia
1982
Doina Melinte
1:55.05
Romania
1981
Lyudmila Veselkova
1:56.98
Soviet Union
1980
Nadezhda Olizarenko
1:53.43
Soviet Union
1979
Totka Petrova
1:56.20
Bulgaria
1978
Tatyana Providokhina
1:55.80
Soviet Union
1977
Ileana Silai
1:57.39
Romania
1976
Tatyana Kazankina
1:54.94
Soviet Union
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