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\u200eEmmanuel Wanyonyi is back in world-class form after the Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich Diamond League meet on August 27. The 22-year-old Paris Olympic champion had been hovering all season in the 1:42 to 1:43 range. However, for the first time in 2026, he dropped into the 1:41s for the win. He ran 1:41.72. In 2025, he ran sub-1:42 three times, and in 2024, four times. This was his first this season. <\/p>\n

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\nCountry
\nPersonal Best (PB)
\nStatus<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Wanyonyi
\nKenya
\n1:41.11
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Marco Arop
\nCanada
\n1:41.20
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Ben Pattison
\nUnited Kingdom
\n1:44.02
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Brandon Miller
\nUnited States
\n1:43.73
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Gabriel Tual
\nFrance
\n1:41.61
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Cooper Lutkenhaus
\nUnited States
\n1:47.58
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Mark English
\nIreland
\n1:44.53
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Max Burgin
\nUnited Kingdom
\n1:43.52
\nQualification Spot<\/p>\n

Eliott Crestan
\nBelgium
\n1:42.43
\nWild Card<\/p>\n

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Marco Arop from Canada ran 1:41:20 during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In June this year, he ran 1:41.84, also eclipsing the 1:42 barrier. The only performances in front of Wanyonyi and Arop in history are Kenyan David Rudisha\u2019s 1:40.91 from 2012 and Wilson Kipketer\u2019s 1:41.11 from 1997. Kipketer was Kenyan, then switched to Denmark for his competitive running career. <\/p>\n

David Rudisha (Kenya): 1:40.91 (2012)<\/p>\n

Wilson Kipketer (Denmark): 1:41.11 (1997)<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya): 1:41.11 (2024)<\/p>\n

Marco Arop (Canada): 1:41.20 (2024)<\/p>\n

Djamel Sedjati (Algeria): 1:41.46 (2024)<\/p>\n


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