2004 Olympic 800m Final

The Athens Olympic 800m Final, 2004. Russia's Borzakovskiy upsets Denmark's Kipketer for the gold medal.

[@--curiosity--]

БЕГ ВРЕДЕН ; )

[@Sebbe8910]

He always runs like that, saving his power to the last 100-200 m. It's tactics and he's absolutly brilliant

[@ДмитрийСимдянов-х9к]

Красавчик, аж мурашки по коже пробежали от такого финала

[@СветланаКолосова-п5р]

Сколько можно смотреть!! Это, Что-то невероятное! Юра-космос!

[@pacus123]

LOL! The commentators sound soooo disappointed when Borzakovskiy won!

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Maybe they was hoping for Kipketer to win... unlucky dude lost to 3 White Europeans in 1996, 2000, & 2004.

[@LaMiGrAFrAnK]

HOLY SHIT!! THE WHITE GUY WON :O

[@maulenb]

The most elegant athlete! Krasavchik! Tak derzhat! Greetings from Kazakhstan!!!!

[@МихаилКозлов-ф4л]

До слёз! Не на жизнь, а на смерть! Спасибо тебе Юра! Здоровья тебе, физического, духовного, финансового! Ещё тебе такого счастья как в этом забеге))

[@НаталияКормщикова-з4г]

Смотрю в сентябре 2022 года. Уже в который раз пересматриваю эту яркую победу Юрия . Аж до слёз . А ведь этот забег я видела ещё 18 лет назад во время трансляции с большим , скажем так , сомнением в успех нашего спортсмена . Но когда дали старт , я так сильно , от всей души болела за Юрия , аж била кулаками друг об друга ,и вот она , эта ПОБЕДА . В общем , эмоции зашкаливали от успеха нашего спортсмена . Браво , Юрий , браво , наш герой !!!

[@JulieCooke-x4x]

🎉

[@Lehkach]

Борзаковский он воистину Русское ЧУДО! Белая ЛЕГЕНДА! Величайший человек!!! И просто Юрка)

[@silentserv3r]

Borzakovskiy's racing style is the most fun to watch. Its nail biting on the edge of your seat. and always awesome!

[@irinazubova440]

Потрясающе!!! Величайший бегун!

[@daveyfreems7523]

240p we meet again

[@jeffwads]

There is nothing progressive about that video.

[@ИлдусЗакиров]

Борзаковский лучший!!!

[@rrampaer]

yuriy's kick is just phenomenal

[@johnmosbrook9964]

He had no kick. The hot competition ran the first 200 meters in 24.40 which means their legs must turn to mush in the last 100 meters. The leaders came back to Valery in the home straight.

[@НатальяБелова-ш5б]

ВЕЛИКИЙ ЗАБЕГ!!!

[@АняЧемезова-п7т]

Такого спортсмена сейчас нет в Мире. Супер финиш.

[@PilgrimNinja]

I'm 74 and I run this race in 24 hours, 6 minutes.

[@slomofome14]

Straight trash old man

[@igoregin]

Yuri is a great finisher

[@Superman575575]

Wow. I'm dead after running a 54 400m dash, and these guys can get 51 without even trying...and they still have juice left to run a second 400 meters. Purely amazing.

[@tralex-fr3rl5gg2r]

Услышав имена соперников, я сомневался в победе. Хорошо, если третьим придет. Но он обошел таких безусловных лидеров! Достойная победа!

[@trwent]

This race looked VERY similar to the 1972 race won by Dave Wottle with a furious closing kick.

[@kwstaskazzrr7396]

my favourite race ever!!!

[@lihopor]

это были великолепные 800 метров!

[@MrGerser]

Какой раз смотрю этот забег и все время как в первый раз.Великолепный финиш!

[@Eatfoody]

i have to run the 800m tommarow for a track meet, my best time is 2:10 , these guys are just crazy

[@user-vr5rl2qi2z]

They ran the race....I'm having the heart attack.

[@Yoptwo]

Великая победа!!!

[@derronsanchez391]

The best race in history. Beautiful!

[@mangss9602]

Na that’s the 2012 800m, in my opinion.

[@pacus123]

Superb run. One of the best races I've ever seen. Similar to Savinova in Daegu and again in London this year.

[@str07008]

Величайшая гонка из тех что я видел! It is greatest race what i see ever

[@HawaiianBear]

wow that was one hell of a kick by the Russian guy. He looked like he was running on one of those flat sidewalks at the airport on that final 100M

[@FerallHog]

Black guy running for Denmark! Like a Chinese running for Iceland.

[@Frank24102009]

Были же в своё время у нас суперспортсмены! А сейчас всё про***ли.

[@Жихарь1]

Ты чего?Юрий жив...

[@harveyben]

What an athlete, timed it to perfection!

[@МишокЧинил]

Бег вреден!)

[@revpgesqredux]

Tip of the hat to Dave Wottle. Imitation the greatest form of flattery

[@thudak2012]

Офигеть!!! Аж чувства нахлынули... Молодец!

[@feystongal]

devi aspetare le Olimbiadi o il Mundiale per vedere vere gare'' e bellissime'' . chi mette le lepri a tirare non 'e un apassionato di atletica. lo stesso anche' che si permette allo stesso paese di avere piu di un atleta alle gare da 800m in su

[@ВикторМихайлов-у8е]

Юра, ты меня в тот день заставил плакать!!!

[@papano12]

Yuriy Borzakovskiy has one of the best running styles ive ever seen.. He lost to Nick Symmonds how ever, I was shocked.!

[@kopk888]

the commentators so boring....thats like one of the most exciting moments of the olympic and they were like oh Borzakovskiy was coming, oh he passed wilson, oh he won...

[@APBCTechnique]

Face of a man knowing he’ll never fulfill his dream of Olympic gold 😢

[@RobinBak]

In Sovjet Russia, We run faster than Kenians

[@owengreen3231]

Kipketer had his change in 1996 but refused to represent kenya so I guess he never need a gold then because he was so dedicated to Denmark

[@UltraWhale]

my cat can run in like 1.30 :D

[@مغربيفيالديارالهولاندية]

Russia 😍😍😍

[@gerhardstrydom5249]

Amazingly bad commentary! Mulaudzi getting silver medal got almost no mention even though was was in top 3 since start...focused only on the 'big' names 🙄 Similar to when Wade v Niekerk broke the 400m world record.

[@papano12]

I just want to enjoy the video without having to read all of your times.. This isn't the place to come if you want attention.. I came here to see Elite runners run, if anything we should be typing about them.. All this comments "I ran 1:59 at age 16" Really annoying.. No one gives a sht. These pros were running 1:49s as kids, so.. umm

[@alip6473]

Молодец)))

[@brenwalsh9232]

One of the greatest come from behind wins in a track final at the games.

[@jeremyschlichting823]

+Bren Walsh Nah Dave Wottle

[@Charleybones]

@@jeremyschlichting823 By Far Zottle. Wottle was so far behind at the end of the first 400m that the announcers were wondering if he was hurt. Waddle didn't even catch the back of the pack until 500m had been run. And he didn't catch the leader until the last meter of the race. This is a great race by the Russian, but it doesn't even come close to comparing with what Wottle did in Munich in 72. And Wottle won graciously without any big fanfare - no collapsing at the end of the race, no covering his hands with his face and getting all misty. No running around the track yelling #1 and posing for pic's with a flag. Wottle was one cool dude...

[@fendermtw24]

I recommend doing a lot of negative split interval workouts such as 6 800's starting at a somewhat challenging pace such as 2:35 and dropping 5 seconds every 2 800's. So the first two would be 2:30, the next 2 would be 2:25 and so on. Do your last 800 all out. I'm a 400 runner but I do a very similar interval workout and i've gone from a 53.8 to 52.0

[@drrsc]

Wilson, though the record holder was not a great sprinter in terms of being able to produce a great burst off a fast pace...in this race his one mistake was not going before 200m from the tape...

[@bigdmarine]

Poor Wilson! All that talent, but major tactical errors in the Olympics.

[@Austin007]

I have the weirdest splits ever. The fastest I can get is 2:20, but with lap times of 58 and 1:22. o.0 The fastest I've gotten with a more even pace is 2:22. I guess I'm just weird...

[@FRESHnikeSB]

@slash15axl Slash you are very wrong, A sophomore on my 4x8 this year split 1:57 and under 2:00 consistently. On top of that, theres another sophomore in my league who also split 1:57. Last year at new balance outdoor nationals zavon watkins of liverpool split 1:47.99 (yes he is of proper age). I can name even more athletes who have run under 1:58 as a freshman or sophomore but that would be a further waste of my time. Maybe you just suck at running (if you are even a runner). NY represent.

[@voteproud]

@MrNony64 true...and i don't mean to downplay other races or events...ur right all races are hard...i mean look at pole vault...so technical, and a very hard field event...but i'm just saying a true 800m athlete must combine the elements of leg speed with endurance in order to perform at their best...there is very little room for error. and its is almost a uniquely exhausting race mentally and physically.

[@holdencaufield200]

If you are a young kid or novice reading this, the best way to run the 800 is with an even pace. If you run it in 2:00 minutes don't pass the quarter mile in 55 seconds or less. an even pace will have you flying by guys in the final 200 yards. If you don't believe me just look at dave wottle's run in the 1972 olympic finals. It doesn't look like it but he actually ran an even pace.

[@JoshMcRay]

See thats the thing 40 miles a week isn't that much. Thats only 5.7 per day. I run roughly 8-9 miles per day. You don't suck just you could do better. I run about 60 miles a week. I have senior friends that I run with. People under estimate how much they can really do with some help and encouragement. Like I run Cross Country and in a couple of months I got up to 7 miles a day. Then winter slowed me down, but I went back to running in mid february and i'm back in shape again.

[@JavelinKiller]

no no no NO, do not quit, you can quit running, but try the pole vault even if they do not let you, do not listen to them. my coach was pretty much the same, he didnt let me throw javelin, but i one day i throw without permission and it was a pretty good throw, so later i became a javelin thrower. try the pole vault and see if u r good at it. do not let others decide for you. next season i will try the hammer throw haha.

[@mvdiablo]

you guys are sick...lol haha im a 400 runner so it's so hard for me to run this.. haha i got it in 1:59 but im alsoin 4x100, 200, 400, 4x400 so i have an excuse to suck..lol

[@northerntrumpeter]

@kopk888 Agreed. At the same games, the men's 4x100 was equally as exciting...and these two made it sound equally as boring. Type 'athens men 4x100 relay' to hear them (posted by maroong). Then type '4x100m Final.Olympic Games,Athens,2004' to hear the BBC's proper commentary, posted by ARRISIPPY. The difference is embarrassing.

[@Bubba17181]

@dan1600m Hey kid i live in maryland and i go to one of the best private high schools for track and field in America im not even the best 800m runner on the team im like the 13th but my times are 1:51.9 and if you don't believe me go online sonny boy on maryland state championships look at boys 4A 800m 2nd heat and im the winner!!!

[@Bubba17181]

@Pittfan2020 hey kid Stop lying about a 4:45 mile time in middle school i can believe 5:00 but not 4:45 and i don't believe a middle school kid doing 2:05 unless he failed alot of times!!! even though 2:05 is sucky for high schoolers you have to get atleast 1:58 if your'e a 9th grader just to make the mid distance team

[@YiftertheShifter1]

I find it strange that if Kipketer was Borzakovskiy's inspiration, why do they have the COMPLETE OPPOSITE TACTICS for winning championship races? Kipketer in his best days would frontrun the race from start to finish, whereas Borzakovskiy runs even, coming only the final meters... interesting contrast indeed.

[@HawaiianBear]

train your butt off and do the gamut of exercise types. Do lots of long distance to build up lung capacity and sprinkle that in with some sprint work to tune up your explosive muscles. Try to do some sprints under duress, so that you're going full speed out of breath, to simulate what you'll be feeling for the last 200 meters of the race.

[@9Ruan]

Насладился!

[@musicandoutdoors]

honestly guys you should stop bragging about your fuckin times because #1 youll never run against each other so focus on your own competition and events and #2 it takes little time (though a lot of work) to shave seconds of your PB (like Woddle did) so in a year anyone can be significantly better.

[@fishman89]

wow! dont u guys feel special. a 2:07, a 2:03, and a 2:09. wow i started out my sophmore year with a 2:01. and im a junior now. ive been to state every year since 7th grade. u guys should proly try to go to state. o i forgot. you cant get there with those times.

[@Finarphin]

I'm surprised Marty didn't mention the 1960 race where Roger Moens, the world record holder, got nipped at the line after leading throughout most of the final straight. Maybe that was before his time. But who nipped him? Peter Snell.

[@EckoCenturion76]

It seems like majority of the guys I've seen win the 800 always seem to come from behind. They don't even be in the picture thoughout the whole race until the last 200. I guess thats how it suppose to. IDK because Im not a 800 runner. But it's common sense.

[@Bandmanplaya]

To the guy that said if that 14 year old ran a 1:59 he'd be in nationals, no. Not even close. I run a 1:59.3 and I couldn't get past region. I'm a sophomore. I'm 15. Call bullshit if you want, but what can you expect from the KZbin community?

[@guitarrulz21]

Dang...my best is only a 2:13 as an 8th grader but im hopin to get it under 2:10 here pretty soon lol. thats insane how they said, first lap 51 seconds, probly not as fast as he wants it to be, yeah right, my first lap is usually 1:05 ish

[@uHax2Much]

Lol,I'm an 800 meter runner,but i run a 400 sometimes. I'm 16 year old and weight 63kg.Times are : 400m 53.34 and 800m 2.01.91 I have to get up to 1.57 this year. Some kid with the same age ran 1.51 .Hes going to the EOF . .

[@babbsiscool]

@Zamir143 I would rather run the 400, for some reason I still run the 800 but atleast in a 400 you give the all out one lap effort and its over. In the 800 you do it twice. Still I agree hardest events in track.

[@Rungold315]

I highly doubt MOST of the people on your high school team are that good. Only elite runners can go 1:50-6. So I really dont believe your statement, unless your high school recruits the best people out of the country.

[@Bubba17181]

@Pittfan2020 hey kid Stop lying about a 4:45 mile time in middle school i can believe 5:00 but not 4:45 and i don't believe a middle school kid doing 2:05 unless he failed alot of times!!!

[@domiNATEshots12]

wow im a freshman, and i really suk this year, and im runnin a 2:28, the 3rd on my team, the top is Warren W, who ran a 1:55 this year, whos not #1 in state and beat our school record by 5 secs.

[@prince49]

@SlimeSisters Mine too. Junior in High School. Pretty Average. Indoor 800m: 2:04 400m: 52 Suffered a couple injuries so those aren't where they should be. Can't wait for outdoor. Your times?

[@cardol91]

is the little 14 year old getting all pissy cuz he cant run an 800m under 2 min....unless you post a video of yourself in real time running under 2 min at a highschool track..ill beLIEve you....

[@chemcatt]

okay, my turn for this; i'm a sophmore in highschool and have met my PR from freshman year two meets ago. it's a 2:10. how can i improve this, i keep hitting 2:11-2:14 and it's rather frustrating. thanks!

[@chemcatt]

this is two months old yes, but i just wanted to say that i ran a 2:18 as an 8th grader. so don't let your ego get too big just yet...haha in saying that i sound kinda egocentric, but owell. cheers ;P

[@phastman]

@Chocosizzles 400m is the longest sprint. 800m isn't a sprint, it's middle distance and it should be an event at your high school..

[@MrArmar79]

¿donde esta la ceremonia de premiacion de esta carrera? es super emocianante ver a Borzakovsky llorar , quisera verla

[@117max]

молодец!!!

[@NYGiantsfan123]

@Zamir143 i would say 800m because you have to be going at a almost constant pace the whole time, you can't pace yourself. 400m is one lap of constant fast pace, 800m is two laps.

[@JavelinKiller]

dude, that is awful, dont offend. I am a sophomore in highschool and my personal best is 2:15 and that is pretty bad. I know people around our age that are under the 2 minutes.

[@OTCGreen]

@bobloblaw323 I do agree, I can't hand it to him until after he actually wins the gold. Kipketer ran 1:41's and set world records and never won an Olympic Championship.

[@domiNATEshots12]

@EpicRobloxUser wats ur 6 year, 6th in track or u r 6 years old. i run a 2:28, and thats like not good for my team. a guy now is runnin 1:55 or 2 flat on a regular day.

[@cardol91]

lies, no one can run that fast with hardly any training.....you probably run in the smaller middle school tracks..theyre 300m...so your probably running 1:52 for a 600m.

[@jonnybravo8]

oh I'm sorry! It was not 1.50.97, it was 1.51..97 :P Buts good right? Its not bad? International I mean. I Want to be best in the world. I am best in Norway in my age glass:)

[@chriswatson7965]

The first 200 was way too fast. Borzakovskiy was the only one who didn't go with it.

[@domiNATEshots12]

@DancingCello1 haha 2:20 is like the slow for my team, in runnin a 2:28, with like only 2 miles of training before this. now were doin 5+ a day, and sprints.

[@olirain]

when u want to do olympics they all take drugs.... i know whut im talking about i was in the domain but never went there cause i didnt want to take drugs...

[@jonnybravo8]

58 on first lap? Then you run reeeeeally slow for the secon, 1:22?? Thats like hitting the wall, 1:22 its like slow joggin :P My PB is 20 seconds bether :P

[@guitarrulz21]

Haha yes it is the hardest race to run, its a continous fast fast run, some people call it the 800m dash, some call it the 800m run, depends whose runnin it

[@cfar005]

RIP Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (Silver medalist)

[@BillyTheKid62]

Im 14 i got something the other day i really want 2 hit under 2's :( training now for the under 15 welsh schools championships.! any1 gonna be there ?

[@Pittfan2020]

@YoungFunny5 you have to be kidding. Kids on my middle school track team can beat that. (8th grade) and one kid runs a 2:05 800 and a 4:45 mile

[@MrNony64]

@voteproud i hate kids who say the 800 m is the hardest race. ALL RACES ARE HARD!!!! it how conditioned you are and the effort you put in.