David Rudisha

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David Rudisha is a Kenyan middle-distance runner and world-record holder in the 800 meters, renowned for his dominant Olympic and World Championship performances.

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instanceOf human
middle-distance runner
world record holder
award IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2010 NERFINISHED
IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2012 NERFINISHED
brokeOwnWorldRecord 2012-08-09 London 1:40.91
coach Colm O'Connell NERFINISHED
continent Africa
countryOfCitizenship Kenya NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1988-12-17
DiamondLeagueTitle 2010 IAAF Diamond League 800 metres NERFINISHED
2012 IAAF Diamond League 800 metres NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Maasai NERFINISHED
event 800 metres
father Daniel Rudisha NERFINISHED
fatherOccupation Olympic sprinter
fullName David Lekuta Rudisha NERFINISHED
height 1.88 m
holdsWorldRecordIn men's 800 metres
injuryHistory recurrent knee and ankle injuries
notableFor front-running style in 800 metres finals
leading from gun to tape in 2012 Olympic 800 m final
OlympicGames 2012 Summer Olympics
2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
OlympicGoldMedal 2012 Summer Olympics men's 800 metres
2016 Summer Olympics men's 800 metres
personalBest 1:40.91
placeOfBirth Kilgoris, Kenya NERFINISHED
racePace2012OlympicFinal all laps under 51 seconds
religion Christianity
represents Kenya NERFINISHED
setOlympicRecord 2012 Olympic Games men's 800 metres NERFINISHED
setWorldRecord 2010-08-22 Berlin 1:41.09
2010-08-29 Rieti 1:41.01
specialization 800 metres
sport athletics
status retired from elite competition (by mid-2020s)
trainingBase Iten, Kenya NERFINISHED
worldChampion 2011 World Championships 800 metres NERFINISHED
2015 World Championships 800 metres
WorldChampionships 2011 World Championships in Athletics NERFINISHED
2015 World Championships in Athletics NERFINISHED
worldRecordCompetition 2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
worldRecordDate 2012-08-09
worldRecordPlace London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED
worldRecordTime 1:40.91
worldRecordType world record in men's 800 metres

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