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  800 metres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The closest races to the 800 m are substantially different, with the 400 m being a sprint with almost nonstop speed, while the 1500 m (or 1600/mile) is a more tactical distance event.
In modern 800 m races, runners start from staggered positions on the track and must remain in their respective lanes for the first 100 m of the race.
800 m runners are often fast enough to run in the 4x400 m relay but only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvilova have won major international titles at 400 m and 800 m.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/800_metres   (728 words)

  
 rediff.com: Sports: Beenamol, Bahadur lead India's resurgence
Lying in fifth place till the last 100 metres, she accelerated in the home stretch and went past compatriot Madhuri Singh to win by a margin of about six yards.
The ace Indian middle distance runner did not stretch herself in the first lap, as she was in the inner cluster, but came out from the second lane to overtake the others and finish in style.
Before she won the women's 800 metres, Beenamol booked her berth in the final of her pet event, the 400 metres.
www.rediff.com /sports/ag/2002/oct/08ath1.htm   (931 words)

  
 800 metres Training
800 metres race pace - to improve VO2 max and resistance to fatigue and train the body to operate at the required 800 metres pace- specific endurance sessions would involve maximum distances of 600 metres in a single repetition with 2 to 3 minute recovery
If the athlete has a target personal best (TPB) of 110 seconds for the 800 metres then running at tpb+5% pace would require the athlete to complete the 800 metres in 115.79 seconds, (110 ÷ 0.95) so the 500 metres should be completed in 72.4 seconds (115.79 ÷ 800 × 500).
It is possible to predict your 800 metres, 1500 metres, 3 km, 5 km, 10 km, ½ Marathon and Marathon times from your current 800 metres time using Frank Horwill's four second rule for male athletes and Frank Horwill's five second rule for female athletes.
www.brianmac.demon.co.uk /middist/tp800.htm   (1086 words)

  
 sh: Olympic Greats - Brooke Bond
In the space of a week he easily won the 10.000 metres - captured the 5000 metres in a thrilling sprint finish - and finally romped away with the marathon in his first attempt at the distance.
He triumphed in the 800 metres - an event in which he had only dabbled prior to that year - with a world record of 1 min 43.5 sec - and went on to complete an unprecedented double by winning the 400 metres.
By winning the 100 and 200 metres freestyle - the 100 metres butterfly and contributing to victory in the 4x 100 metres medley relay (with world records in each) - she became the first woman to gain four Olympic swimming titles at one Games.
www.whom.co.uk /squelch/olympic_greats.htm   (3430 words)

  
 Crash of Flight TWA 800 Analysis: a Military Luminous Decoy Involved?
If flight TWA 800 were really the object of a UFO staging operation using the technology we describe in this study, it could well be that the plasma ball came up too close to the air outlets of the tanks.
To cause the explosion, the ball of plasma may have come into contact with kerosene vapour escaping from the air outlets of the tanks, or the resulting electromagnetic fields may have induced an electric current in the metal parts of the plane and caused a spark.
Since the crash of flight TWA 800, two other similar dramas have occurred in the same area, which tends to show that it is a local problem that affects the aircraft.
www.ovnis.atfreeweb.com /43b_crash_flight_twa_800.htm   (2819 words)

  
 The Nation Newspaper | Red hot at St George   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
She won the 100, 200 and 800 metres as well as the javelin, long jump and discus; was second in the 400 metres and triple jump, and third in the 1500 metres.
He won the long jump, 200, 400, 800, was second in the 100 metres and shot put and third in the discus and 3000 metres.
She finished with 62 points, winning the 1500 metres and triple jump, but had to settle for second place behind Sadé Jones, the school's best female sprinter in the races from 100 to 800 metres and the long jump.
www.nationnews.com /285569640358464.php   (443 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Police’s Navnidh Singh, who set a new meet record in 110 metres hurdles, and Tamil Nadu’s V.S. Surekha, who cleared 3.51 metres in pole vault to set a new national mark, were declared individual champions in the men’s and women’s sections.
The men’s 200 metres gold was bagged by Railways’ Piyush Kumar, who overcame the challenge from Karnataka’s Vilas Nilgund (21.42) with a timing of 21.29 seconds.
P.S. Primesh of LIC picked up the men’s 800 metres gold, clocking one minute, 49.61 seconds, while J.J. Shobha of Railways emerged tops with an effort of 6.10 metres in women’s long-jump, an event where the absence of World Championship bronze-medallist Anju Bobby George was felt.
www.telegraphindia.com /1031001/asp/sports/story_2419236.asp   (419 words)

  
 800 metres
Kenyan men finished first and third at 800 metres in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, and first and second at 800 metres in the '92 Olympics.
I'll run the first 800 of each 1000 at slower than race pace and then finish the last 200 metres at actual race velocity, which helps me develop the ability to run at race pace when I'm tired.
What the 400-metre runner may be lacking is the 'lactate tolerance' necessary to run the full 800 metres and enough speed endurance to maintain a high running velocity over twice his/her normal race distance.
www.pponline.co.uk /encyc/0287.htm   (2807 words)

  
 Waterford Today - 6 August 2003 - Athletics by All Rounder
Joe won the 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres over 45 to add to the same three titles he won at the All Ireland Indoors early in the season.
Yet another Waterford winner was Mary B. Ryan-Jennings, Waterford AC in the 800 metres over 45, she was also second in the 1000 metres and third in the 3000 metres.
His brother Conor was second in the 200 metres and David Burke was third in the 800 metres.
www.waterford-today.ie /index.php?id=8431&what=3&issue=160   (432 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport : Susanthika has it easy in 200 metres
On a day when the Indian athletes, led by Madhuri Singh in the 800 metres, accounted for four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, the Olympic bronze medallist Susanthika provided a strong thrust to Sri Lankan hunt for the medals.
Though she would also be competing in the 100 metres here and the relay, Susanthika talked about the possibility of trying the 400 metres some time later in the season.
Madhuri was herself surprised with her strong finish in the 800-metres, and said that she was not in her best fitness.
www.hindu.com /2004/04/04/stories/2004040403331900.htm   (558 words)

  
 Roberts Focuses On 800 Metres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Chris Brown one of the country’s top quarter-milers, was once an 800 metres specialist before dropping down to use his strength and new found speed in the 400 metres.
Their reasoning was that if they failed to qualify for the national team in the 400 they would give it another shot in the 800 although they each had minimal work to prepare for the 800.
He aid once he was on the team his next goal was to break the national record in the 800 metres that is 1:49.54 seconds set by Chris Brown in 1999.
www.jonesbahamas.com /?c=123&a=4362&sid=865bd783c54107a7a92ce8737dc89fc0   (839 words)

  
 SLAM! Sports - Track - Reed races to victory
First, she cleared 4.96 metres, surpassing by one centimetre the record she set in Madrid, six days ago.
Then, 10 minutes later, she raised the bar four centimetres to five metres - considered a landmark height - and cleared it with ease on her first attempt.
Carmen Douma-Hussar of Cambridge, Ont., was fourth in the women's 800 metres in 2:02.99.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Track/2005/07/22/1143424-cp.html   (806 words)

  
 Kelly Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She won gold medals in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
In the army she was initially a lorry driver in the Women's Royal Army Corps, and when that corps was disbanded in 1992 she transferred to the Adjutant General's Corps as a physical trainer, reaching the rank of sergeant.
She also became British Army judo champion, and in army athletics events once competed in the men's 800 metres at a meeting, as it was considered that for her to run in the women's event would be too embarrassing for the other competitors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kelly_Holmes   (1380 words)

  
 The Hindu : Eight athletes from Tamil Nadu to represent India
She also clinched four golds in the Tamil Nadu inter-University athletic championship in the 200, 400, 800 metres and 4x100 relay categories and a silver medal in the 100 metres.
Earlier, in December at the all India inter-University athletic meet at Amritsar, she clocked 2m14.0s in the 800 metres and was the first girl athlete from a Tamil Nadu University to achieve this distinction besides winning a bronze in 400 metres.
At Hissar she ran the 800 metres in 2m16.01s and clinched another gold in 400 metres in the inter- zonal meet in December.
www.hindu.com /2001/04/03/stories/07030118.htm   (440 words)

  
 ESA - Mars Express - Solis Planum, Thaumasia region
The image was taken during orbit 431 on 23 May 2004 with a ground resolution of approximately 48 metres per pixel.
The large eroded impact crater, part of which is seen in the centre of this image, has a diameter of about 53 kilometres and its eastern crater rim is about 800 metres high.
The large eroded impact crater, part of which is seen in the top left of this image, has a diameter of about 53 kilometres and its eastern crater rim is about 800 metres high.
www.esa.int /SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMH3J0XDYD_1.html   (549 words)

  
 Reed lowers Canadian 800 record, Liu breaks 110-metre hurdles world record
Reed finished second in the 800 in 1:44.16 in just his second race this season, lowering his previous record of 1:44.33 he ran at the world championships last summer in Helsinki, Finland.
Diane Cummins of Victoria was third in the women's 800 'B' race in 2:01.87.
The meeting took a hit when co-world record holder Justin Gatlin withdrew from the 100 metres with a sore knee and Jamaica's Asafa Powell, who shares the world record of 9.77 seconds with the American, declined to replace him.
www.cbc.ca /cp/sports/060711/s071162.html   (633 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Coe backs Homes for rare double
Holmes surged to an unexpected gold medal in the 800 metres on Monday, laying to rest the tag as a perennial also-ran, and just 24 hours later on Tuesday began her bid for the 1 500 metres gold, easing through the first heat
In the 1980 Moscow Games, he was beaten by fellow Briton Steve Ovett in the 800 metres before winning the 1 500 metres.
In and amongst the glorious events on show at the Olympics — the men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay, to atke a random example — are those which need to go, and chief amongst them, without doubt, is trampolining.
sport.iafrica.com /news/343491.htm   (540 words)

  
 Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the year 2004 he swam in the under-17 and was placed first in the 800 metres free style and third in the 400 metres free style.
In 2005, the long distance swimmer swam his way through to be the winner in the 800 metres and 400 metres under-17 free style events.
He also clocked in the first place in the 400 metres and came in second in the 1,500 metres.
www.dailynews.lk /2005/11/24/spo05.htm   (561 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories
In boys under-18 section, the winners were, Kuldeep in 100 metres, Rajneesh in 400 metres, Joginder in 800 metres and Harinder Singh in shot put.
In men’s section, the winners were, Joginder Singh in 400 metres, Bhajan Singh in 800 metres, Mohinder Singh in 5000 metres and Raj Karan Singh in shot put.
In girls section, for below-16 section, the winners were, Demango in 100 metres and 400 metres, Nasima in 800 metres, Reena in 2000 metres, Rajbir in shot put and Deepika in high jump.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20021023/cth3.htm   (1498 words)

  
 Runner's & Triathlete's Web Science of Sport: Sebastian Coe's 800 metres world record is now ...
Sebastian Coe's 800 metres world record is now 14 years old, as is his 1000m record.
Thus if we have a female runner with a best time of 52secs/400, she is capable of 1:52 for 800 metres.
As I've said, the 800 metres event is two-thirds anaerobic, one-third aerobic.
www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050227_PPO_800M.html   (1866 words)

  
 Olympic Betting | Womens 800 Metres
Maria Mutola is the standout athlete at the 800 Metre discipline for women and has been so for nion a decade.
I have found no reports of Maria Mutola being drastically out of form this year over 800 Metres and am very surprised to see Evens being offered about Maria draping the 800 Metre Womens Olympic Gold around her neck.
I suppose the biggest worry or doubt about Maria Mutola landing the 800 Metre spoils is that it is Ladbrokes that are out of line with other bookies about Maria's chances.
www.gamblog.co.uk /2004/08/olympic-betting-womens-800-metres.htm   (255 words)

  
 Cambridge Raceway: Harness Scene
In the one win Junior Drivers 2200 metre pace No More Reign, a four year old gelding trained by Allen Pyers went forward early from an outside draw, challenged for the lead, but had to sit parked until the home straight where it went to the lead and held on till the line.
In the up to one win 2200 metre pace, Homin Dry, a five year old Holmes Hanover gelding (and full brother to the 1999 New Zealand Cup winner, Homin Hosed), trained by Bryan Macey and driven by Todd Mitchell, was too strong for the opposition.
She went to the lead at the 500 metre mark and held on determinedly to win in a time of 3.24.6, the last 800 in 60.8.
www.harnesslink.com /cambridgeraceway   (2799 words)

  
 Sports Coach - Kosmin Test   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Kosmin Test was devised in the USSR to predict an athlete's 800 metre or 1500 metre time.
However, the athlete's potential 800 metre or 1500 metre time can be predicted by using the Total Distance covered in the following appropriate equation.
For females I recommend you add 5 seconds for the 800 metres time and 10 seconds for the 1500 metres time.
www.worldar.com /endurance/kosmin.htm   (370 words)

  
 Cool Running :: Asian Championships, Final Day
We will have to leave it to your imagination about what could have been the outcome in the 800 metres had the double gold winner from Helsinki, Rashid Ramzi, or one of his team-mates, Asian record holder Youssef Kamel or Belal Mansoor Ali been in the field today.
Japan’s Miho Sugimori added the 800 metres gold rather effortlessly to the 1500 metres she had won earlier.
Qatari Al-Suwaidi, his 20.54 metres this season accepted as an Asian record, had his reputation to protect not to speak of his country’s recent tradition in shot put.
www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_13/asian-championships-final.shtml   (1125 words)

  
 NATO/SFOR Informer: 800 square metres a day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
East of Mostar, in Podvenica, the Federation army is successfully making use of their four-legged sappers.
The two dogs clear between 800 and 900 square metres a day, something a manual team would need 20 days to do.
With the mine-detecting dogs in service, it is hoped that 3,000,000 square metres will be cleared this year.
www.nato.int /sfor/indexinf/113/s113p05b/t0105165b.htm   (263 words)

  
 Women 800 Metres
In 93 won AAA 800 title and set English record of 1:58.64 in 93; her best 1500 was 4:17.3...
By winning 800 and 1500 in Atlanta she emulated Tatyana Kazankina's 1976 feat; front ran to 800 win and produced 60.0 last lap to take 1500.
After 42 consecutive 800m wins she was disqualified in her semi at the 95 World Champs for stepping out of her lane; counting finals only her 50-win streak at 800m extended from Aug 92 to third place in 96 Olympic final when she was weakened by illness.
www2.iaaf.org /wic99/Athletes/W_800.html   (1545 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner News - Sinclair breaks national 800 metres record - Sunday | February 12, 2006
KENIA SINCLAIR broke the national 800 metre record, while Veronica Campbell achieved a world-leading and personal best at Friday night's Tyson Invitational meet held at the Randal Tyson Track Complex in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Sinclair broke her own one-year-old national 800m record of 2:01.91, set in Gainsville, Florida, when she crossed the line in 2:01.81, the 13th best time this season.
Jovanee Jarrett of Auburn was fifth in the women's long jump with a leap of 6.37m while Auburn's Patrick Lee (7.22) finished 12th in the men's event.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060212/sports/sports1.html   (356 words)

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