Rankings

800 m Men1978

1978 season rankings — 40 athletes

As of April 13, 2026, the 1978 800 m Men season rankings are led by Olaf Beyer (Germany) with 1:43.84. 40 athletes have a mark this season.

Top 3

Olaf Beyer
GDR

Olaf Beyer

1:43.84

Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH) · Aug 31, 1978

Steve Ovett
GBR

Steve Ovett

1:44.09

Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH) · Aug 31, 1978

RankAthleteCountryResultWindDateLocation
04Alberto JuantorenaCUB1:44.38Jun 22, 1978Köln (GER)
05Mike BoitKEN1:44.94Sep 7, 1978Koblenz (GER)
06Willi WülbeckFRG1:45.12Sep 5, 1978Frankfurt (GER)
07Andreas BusseGDR1:45.45Jun 7, 1978Ostrava (TCH)
08James RobinsonUSA1:45.47Jun 10, 1978Westwood, CA (USA)
09Peter LemashonKEN1:45.68Jun 3, 1978Eugene, OR (USA)
10Abderrhamane MorceliALG1:45.7Jun 7, 1978-
11Garry CookGBR1:45.84Sep 5, 1978Frankfurt (GER)
12Randy WilsonUSA1:45.86Apr 28, 1978Des Moines, IA (USA)
13Jozef PlachýTCH1:45.89Jun 29, 1978Helsinki (FIN)
14Tom McleanUSA1:45.92Sep 7, 1978Koblenz (GER)
15John HighamAUS1:45.99Jun 10, 1978Bratislava (TCH)
16Jürgen StraubGDR1:46.09Jul 2, 1978Leipzig (GER)
17Mark BelgerUSA1:46.21Jun 10, 1978Westwood, CA (USA)
18James Maina BoiKEN1:46.25Sep 15, 1978London (GBR)
19Peter HoffmannGBR1:46.63Jun 11, 1978-
20Harald SchmidFRG1:46.93Jun 10, 1978Bratislava (TCH)
21Dragan ŽivotićYUG1:46.94Aug 30, 1978Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH)
22Uwe BeckerFRG1:46.95Aug 13, 1978Köln (GER)
23Roger MilhauFRA1:47.07Aug 29, 1978Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH)
24Sermet TimurlenkTUR1:47.23Sep 1, 1978-
25Marian GęsickiPOL1:47.24Jun 29, 1978-
26Herbert WursthornFRG1:47.24Aug 13, 1978-
27Thomas WessinghageFRG1:47.28Aug 16, 1978Zürich (SUI)
28Mark EnyeartUSA1:47.30Jul 13, 1978Lausanne (SUI)
29Rolf GysinSUI1:47.31Sep 17, 1978Schaan (LIE)
30Steve JonesGBR1:47.43May 27, 1978Macomb, IL (USA)
31Vladimir PonomaryovURS1:47.46Sep 9, 1978Bydgoszcz (POL)
32Donald PaigeUSA1:47.55Jul 9, 1978Gateshead (GBR)
33Leandro CivilCUB1:47.66Jul 18, 1978Medellín (COL)
34Jorma HärkönenFIN1:47.78Aug 13, 1978-
35Omar KhalifaSUD1:47.97Jul 22, 1978Algiers (ALG)
36Paul ForbesGBR1:48.04May 14, 1978Athina (GRE)
37Antonio PaezESP1:48.04Sep 10, 1978Rieti (ITA)
38Dragan ZdravkovićYUG1:48.62Jul 9, 1978Beograd (SRB)
39Adomo CORRADINIITA1:49.85Sep 10, 1978-
40Peter WirzSUI1:53.14Jul 13, 1978Lausanne (SUI)