| men's national records 800m as at 31.12.1990 | ||||||||
| Great Britain | Sebastian Newbold Coe | 1:41,73 (1.) | Firenze | 10.06.81 | Città di Firenze | Europe | ||
| Brazil | Joaquim Carvalho Cruz | 1:41,77 (1.) | Köln | 26.08.84 | Internationales des ASV Köln | Africa | ||
| Kenya | Sam "Sammy" Koskei | 1:42,28 (2.) | Köln | 26.08.84 | Internationales des ASV Köln | Africa | ||
| United States of America | Johnny Gray | 1:42,60 (2.) | Koblenz | 28.08.85 | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz (r1) | America | ||
| Cuba | Alberto Juantorena | 1:43,44 (1.) | Sofia | 21.08.77 | World University Games | America | ||
| Venezuela | William Wuycke | 1:43,54 (2.) | Rieti | 07.09.86 | International | America | ||
| Netherlands | Robertus Johannes "Rob" Druppers | 1:43,56 (4.) | Köln | 25.08.85 | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | Europe | ||
| Somalia | Abdi Bile | 1:43,60 (3.) | Zürich | 16.08.89 | Weltklasse Zürich (A) | Africa | ||
| FR Germany | Wilhelm "Willi" Wülbeck | 1:43,65 (1.) | Helsinki | 09.08.83 | World Championships | Europe | ||
| Italy | Marcello Fiasconaro | 1:43,7h (1.) | Milano | 27.06.73 | ITA v. TCH | Europe | ||
| Donato Sabia | 1:43,88 (1.) | Firenze | 13.06.84 | Città di Firenze | Europe | |||
| German DR | Olaf Beyer | 1:43,84 (1.) | Praha | 31.08.78 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Morocco | Saïd Aouita | 1:43,86 (1.) | Köln | 21.08.88 | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | Africa | ||
| Belgium | Ivo Van Damme | 1:43,86 (2.) | Montréal | 25.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| France | José Marajo | 1:43,9h (1.) | Saint-Maur (FRA) | 12.09.79 | record attempt | Europe | ||
| Senegal | Moussa Fall | 1:44,06 (4.) | Zürich | 17.08.88 | Weltklasse Zürich (A) | Africa | ||
| Yugoslavia | Luciano Susanj | 1:44,07 (1.) | Roma | 04.09.74 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Soviet Union | Vladimir Graudyn | 1:44,10 (1.) | Oslo | 02.07.88 | Bislett Games / GP | Asia | ||
| Soviet Union | Vassiliy Matveyev | 1:44,25 (1.) | Kyiv | 22.06.84 | Asia | |||
| Poland | Ryszard Ostrowski | 1:44,38 (1.) | Kobe (JPN) | 04.09.85 | Universiade | Europe | ||
| New Zealand | Peter George Snell | 1:44,3h (1.) | Christchurch | 03.02.62 | International | Ozeania | ||
| Australia | Ralph Doubell | 1:44,40 (1.) | Ciudad de México | 15.10.68 | Olympic Games | Ozeania | ||
| South Africa | Daniel "Danie" Malan | 1:44,4h (2.) | Vons Classic | 27.05.73 | Los Angeles | in 880y | Africa | |
| Finland | Pekka Antero Vasala | 1:44,5h (1.) | Helsinki | 20.08.72 | FIN v. SWE | Europe | ||
| Sudan | Omar Khalifa | 1:44,75 (2.) | Catania (ITA) | 13.09.86 | Africa | |||
| Burundi | Dieudonne Kwizera | 1:44,76 (3.) | Berlin, West | 18.08.89 | ISTAF / GP | Africa | ||
| New Zealand | John George Walker | 1:44,92 (3.) | Christchurch | 29.01.74 | Commonwealth Games | Ozeania | ||
| Algeria | Reda Abdenouz | 1:44,98 (3.) | Zürich | 15.08.90 | Weltklasse Zürich | Africa | ||
| Spain | Tomás de Teresa | 1:44,99 (4.) | Sevilla | 30.05.90 | Meeting Expo '92 | Europe | ||
| Portugal | Álvaro Peralta Silva Linares | 1:45,12 (n.) | Seoul | 25.09.88 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (5.) | Europe | |
| South Africa | Daniel "Danie" Malan | 1:45,1h (2.) | Stellenbosch | 31.03.71 | Africa | |||
| Daniel "Danie" Malan | 1:45,21 (2.) | London, CP | 14.07.73 | AAA Championships | Africa | |||
| Jamaica | Seymour Newman | 1:45,21 (2.) | Helsinki | 29.06.77 | America | |||
| Tansania | Filbert Bay | 1:45,32 (4.) | Christchurch | 29.01.74 | Commonwealth Games | Africa | ||
| Romania | Petru Dragoescu | 1:45,41 (4.) | Kobe (JPN) | 04.09.85 | Universiade | Europe | ||
| Switzerland | Gert Kilbert | 1:45,46 (7.) | Zürich | 19.08.87 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Uganda | Mike Okot | 1:45,47 (5.) | Kvarnsveden (SWE) | 19.06.88 | Africa | |||
| Canada | Simon Hoogewerf | 1:45,4h (1.) | Victoria | 23.07.88 | America | |||
| Czechoslovakia | Jozef Plachý | 1:45,53 (5.) | Düsseldorf | 02.09.77 | World Cup | Europe | ||
| Ethiopia | Getahun Ayana | 1:45,74 (8.) | Hengelo | 14.08.88 | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | Africa | ||
| India | Sri Ram Singh | 1:45,77 (7.) | Montréal | 25.07.76 | Olympic Games | Asia | ||
| France | José Marajo | 1:45,29 (5.) | Zürich | 18.08.82 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Tunisia | Mohamed Alouini | 1:45,78 (q.) | Los Angeles | 04.08.84 | Olympic Games/qf4 | (4.) | Africa | |
| Ireland | Marcus O'Sullivan | 1:45,87 (3.) | Berlin, West | 23.08.85 | ISTAF / GP | Europe | ||
| Finland | Markku Taskinen | 1:45,89 (3.) | Roma | 04.09.74 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Hungary | András Paróczai | 1:45,91 (3.) | Oslo | 26.06.81 | Bislett Games | Europe | ||
| Guyana | Oslen Barr | 1:45,92 (1.) | Houston | 07.05.88 | America | |||
| Sweden | Åke Svenson | 1:45,94 (3.) | Stockholm | 30.06.75 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | Europe | ||
| Botswana | Mbiganyi Thee | 1:45,94 (4.) | Wrexham (GBR) | 28.07.90 | Africa | |||
| Norway | Audun Boysen | 1:45,9h (2.) | Oslo | 03.08.55 | International | Europe | ||
| Qatar | Ismael Yousef | 1:46,16 (?.) | Köln | 16.08.87 | Weltklasse in Köln | Asia | ||
| Liechtenstein | Günther Hasler | 1:46,16 (4.) | Zürich | 20.08.75 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Barbados | Orlando Green | 1:46,24 (3.) | Philadelphia | 22.05.76 | America | |||
| Israel | Mark Ian Handelsman | 1:46,46 (?.) | Lausanne | 15.07.82 | born in South Africa | |||
| Guyana | Rayfield Beaton | 1:46,47 (1.) | Westwood (USA) | 29.04.78 | America | |||
| Greece | Sotirios Moutsanas | 1:46,66 (3.) | Split | 23.09.79 | Jeux Mediterranean | Europe | ||
| Ireland | Niall O'Shaugnessy | 1:46,79 (3.) | London | 02.08.75 | Europe | |||
| Trinidad & Tobago | Benedict Cayenne | 1:46,83 (q.) | Ciudad de México | 14.10.68 | Olympic Games/sf1 | (4.) | America | OF 1:46,8h |
| South Korea | Tryu Tae-Kyung | 1:46,93 (?.) | Seoul | 12.06.87 | Asia | |||
| Guyana | Rayfield Beaton | 1:47,11 (?.) | Eugene | 21.06.75 | America | |||
| Cyprus | Spyros Spyrou | 1:47,17 (5.) | Casablanca | 16.09.83 | Jeux Mediterranean | Europe | ||
| Denmark | Sven-Erik Nielsen | 1:47,1h (?.) | Oslo | 31.07.74 | Martin-Luther-King-Memorial | Europe | ||
| Turkey | Sermet Timurlenk | 1:47,23 (n.) | Praha | 29.08.78 | European Championships/h4 | (6.) | Asia | |
| Taipeh | Wang Jung-Hua | 1:47,24 (?.) | Westwood (USA) | 03.05.80 | Asia | |||
| Bulgaria | Binko Kolev | 1:47,27 (n.) | Moskva | 25.07.80 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (3.) | Europe | |
| Zimbabwe | Philimon Harineki | 1:47,28 (?.) | Eura (FIN) | 14.07.91 | ??? | Africa | ||
| Chile | Cristian Molina | 1:47,35 (?.) | Fürth | 26.05.80 | Internationales des LAC Quelle Fürth | America | ||
| Surinam | Gerald Pawirodikromo | 1:47,46 (2.) | Medellin | 18.07.78 | America | |||
| Japan | Mamoru Morimoto | 1:47,4h (?.) | Mainz (FRG) | 11.06.64 | Asia | |||
| Austria | Rudolph Klaban | 1:47,4h (n.) | Tokyo | 15.10.64 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (5.) | Europe | |
| Nigeria | Ado Maude | 1:47,56 (?.) | Houston | 09.05.87 | Africa | |||
| Puerto Rico | Francisco Melendez | 1:47,8h (?.) | San Juan | 20.06.81 | America | |||
| Israel | Oz Katz | 1:47,8h (?.) | Koblenz | 18.05.83 | Asia | |||
| Ivory Coast | Pierre Kouabénan | 1:47,98 (?.) | Annaba | 01.09.88 | Africa | |||
| Burma/Myanmar | Jimmy Crampton | 1:47,9h (?.) | Bangkok | 11.12.70 | Asia | |||
| Pakistan | Mohammed Siddique | 1:48,10 (?.) | Hannover | 28.07.74 | Asia | |||
| Philippines | Isidro del Prado | 1:48,37 (?.) | Taipei | 18.09.82 | Asia | |||
| China | Huang Luotao | 1:48,45 (?.) | Praha | 23.06.83 | Asia | |||
| Iran | Reza Entezari | 1:48,50 (?.) | Tehran | 15.09.74 | Asia | |||
| Panama | Donaldo Arza | 1:48,5h (?.) | Trier (FRG) | 29.05.71 | America | |||
| Chad | Ahmed Issa | 1:48,6h (?.) | Thonon-les-Bains (FRA) | 26.08.62 | Africa | |||
| Iceland | Erlingur Steinn Jóhannsson | 1:48,83 (?.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games / GP | Europe | ||
| Zambia | Archfell Musango | 1:48,84 (n.) | Los Angeles | 03.08.84 | Olympic Games/h2 | (6.) | Africa | |
| Luxemburg | Michel Medinger | 1:49,0h (?.) | Kerpen (FRG) | 26.07.67 | Europe | |||
| André Pierrard | 1:49,0h (?.) | Esch sur Alzette | 23.09.71 | Europe | ||||
| Justin Gloden | 1:49,0h (n.) | Praha | 29.08.78 | European Championships/h2 | (4.) | Europe | ||
| Antigua | Fred Sowerby | 1:49,1h (?.) | Les Abymes (GLP) | 06.05.79 | America | |||
| North Korea | Huang Myon-Son | 1:49,2e (?.) | Pyongyang | 11.04.83 | Asia | |||
| Colombia | Gabriel Lopera | 1:49,33 (?.) | Medellin | 18.07.78 | America | |||
| Malawi | Kenneth Dzekedzeke | 1:49,48 (?.) | Nairobi | 08.08.87 | Africa | |||
| Dominican Republic | Francisco Solis | 1:49,4h (?.) | Santo Domingo | 04.06.76 | America | |||
| Madagascar | Edouard Rasoanaivo | 1:49,4h (?.) | Paris | 30.07.72 | Africa | |||
| Libya | Mohamed Maghar | 1:49,4h (?.) | Tripoli | 25.07.77 | Africa | |||
| Grenada | Conrad Francis | 1:49,4h () | Fort-de-France | 17.05.82 | America | |||
| Republic of Congo | Ghislain Obounghat | 1:49,5h (?.) | Tunis | 01.05.83 | Africa | |||
| British Virgin Islands | Jerry Molyneaux | 1:49,5h (?.) | College Park | 25.05.85 | America | |||
| Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Eversley Linley | 1:49,68 (?.) | Boise | 20.05.89 | America | |||
| Oman | Mohammed Amar Al Maliki | 1:49,77 (?.) | Troisdorf (FRG) | 12.07.88 | Asia | |||
| Fiji | Richard Kermode | 1:49,81 (n.) | Christchurch | 27.01.74 | Commonwealth Games/h3 | (5.) | Ozeania | |
| Egypt | Ibrahima Mustafa | 1:49,9h (?.) | Athinai | 15.06.72 | Africa | |||
| Paraguay | Francisco Figueredo | 1:50,17 (?.) | Indianapolis | 13.08.87 | America | |||
| Singapore | Sinnathambi Pandian | 1:50,56 (?.) | Singapore | 22.07.87 | Asia | |||
| Djibouti | Hossein Djama | 1:50,5h (?.) | Talance | 11.07.90 | Africa | |||
| Rwanda | Augustin Ntamuhanga | 1:50,69 (n.) | Roma | 29.08.87 | World Championships | (5.) | Africa | |
| Lesotho | Freddy Lenka | 1:50,85 (?.) | Welkom | 06.03.82 | Africa | |||
| Niger | Moussa Daweye | 1:50,8h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (FRA) | 13.07.83 | Africa | |||
| Netherlands Antilles | Richard Riley | 1:51,0h (?.) | Papendal | 11.08.73 | America | |||
| Bangladesh | Mohamed Hossain Milzer | 1:51,16 (n.) | Seoul | 23.09.88 | Olympic Games/h8 | (6.) | Asia | |
| Gibraltar | John Chappory | 1:51,17 (?.) | Barcelona | 30.06.84 | Europe | |||
| Cameroon | Matéké Ekwé | 1:51,5h (?.) | Yaoundé | 27.07.75 | Africa | |||
| Zaire | Mubengo Mukadi | 1:51,5h (?.) | St. Maur | 30.09.87 | Africa | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Hadi Baker | 1:51,9h (?.) | Mossul (IRQ) | 20.04.87 | Asia | |||
| Togo | Roger Kangni | 1:52,09 (n.) | München | 31.08.72 | Olympic Games/h4 | Africa | ||
| Saint Kitts | Ezzard Wilson | 1:52,0y (?.) | Bozeman | 21.05.77 | America | |||
| Anguilla | Vernal Gumbs | 1:52,17 (?.) | San Juan (PRI) | 28.07.89 | America | |||
| Burkina Faso | Kondia Ouoba | 1:52,1h (?.) | Abidjan | 13.04.74 | Africa | |||
| Belize | Jonathan Williams | 1:52,33 () | Walnut (USA) | 08.03.08 | America | |||
| San Marino | Manlio Molinari | 1:52,35 (n.) | Seoul | 23.09.88 | Olympic Games/h4 | (7.) | Europe | |
| Peru | Roger Soler | 1:52,4h (?.) | Sao Paulo | 17.12.78 | America | |||
| Albania | Gani Alia | 1:52,4h (n.) | Budapest | 02.09.66 | European Championships/h3 | (7.) | Europe | |
| Costa Rica | Julio Marin | 1:52,4y (?.) | Los Angeles | 13.04.63 | America | |||
| Bermuda | Anthony Harper | 1:52,4y (?.) | Hamilton | 12.06.66 | America | |||
| Lebanon | Kassem Hamzé | 1:52,54 (n.) | München | 31.08.72 | Olympic Games/h6 | (7.) | Asia | |
| Mongolia | Chuluunbaatar Ariunsaichan | 1:52,63 (?.) | Ostrava | 07.06.88 | Asia | |||
| Solomon Islands | Charlie Oliver | 1:52,64 (q.) | Brisbane | 05.10.82 | Commonwealth Games/h1 | (6.) | Ozeania | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | António Cadio Paraiso | 1:52,8h (?.) | Luanda | 27.08.81 | Africa | |||
| Sri Lanka | R.K. Fernando | 1:52,96 (?.) | Bern | 20.08.86 | Asia | |||
| Seychelles | Philip Sinon | 1:53,21 (?.) | Réduit | 26.08.85 | Africa | |||
| French Polynesia | Pascal Adams | 1:53,28 (?.) | Colombes | 08.07.87 | America | |||
| Palestine | Fawez Fayez | 1:53,2h (?.) | Al Kuwait | 11.04.79 | Asia | |||
| Reunion | Paul Asty | 1:53,4h (?.) | Rose Hill | 30.05.77 | Africa | |||
| Guatemala | Gonzalo Javier | 1:53,6y (?.) | Sioux Falls | 03.06.60 | America | |||
| Montserrat | Henry Sweeney | 1:53,76 () | Long Beach | 06.05.95 | America | |||
| Papua New Guinea | Philipp John Kayo | 1:53,96 (n.) | Christchurch | 27.01.74 | Commonwealth Games/h1 | (6.) | Ozeania | |
| El Salvador | Salvador Torres | 1:54,1h (?.) | San Salvador | 08.11.75 | America | |||
| Yemen PDR | Mohamed Ahmed Abadi | 1:54,59 (?.) | Tripoli | 14.10.77 | Asia | |||
| Gaboon | Georges Okomba | 1:54,5h (3.) | Libreville | 05.07.76 | 8.7.76?? | Africa | ||
| Guinea | Mohamed Sy Savané | 1:54,7h (?.) | Freetown | 24.12.91 | Africa | |||
| US Virgin Islands | Vimcemt Henley | 1:54,85 (?.) | Sto Domingo | 11.07.81 | America | |||
| Liberia | O'Brien Howe | 1:54,8h (?.) | Athinai (NF)?? | 13.06.71 | Africa | |||
| Guinea | Fodé Keita | 1:55,0h (?.) | Fria | 25.04.67 | Africa | |||
| Cambodia | Nhea Khay | 1:55,1h (?.) | Phnom Penh | 28.11.66 | Asia | |||
| Mali | Adam Touré | 1:55,6h (?.) | Bamako | 08.07.65 | Africa | |||
| Mali | Diouratié Sanogo | 1:55,6h (?.) | Yaoundé | ??.02.78 | Africa | |||
| Vietnam | Pham Thieu Tu | 1:56,0h (?.) | Ho Chi Minh | ??.??.77 | Asia | |||
| Central African Republic | Fabien Sakanga | 1:56,3h (?.) | Brazzaville | 20.07.65 | Africa | |||
| Yemen Arab Rep | Fahmi Abdul Wanab | 1:56,44 (?.) | Seoul | 29.09.86 | Asia | |||
| Bahrain | Abdullah El Daoudi | 1:56,46 (?.) | Damascus | 29.09.77 | Asia | |||
| Brunei | Talib bin Tahir | 1:56,6h (?.) | Kota Kinabula | 30.06.90 | Asia | |||
| Benin | Laurent Tchankpega | 1:56,7h (?.) | Abidjan | 03.05.73 | Africa | |||
| Malta | Joe Micallef | 1:57,6h (?.) | Marsa | 15.07.87 | Europe | |||
| Laos | Khambieng Khamiar | 1:57,97 (?.) | Bangkok | 24.11.89 | Asia | |||
| Norfolk Island | Jonathan McKee | 1:58,0h (?.) | Gothenburg | 18.05.86 | Asia | |||
| Comoros | Kamal Abdul Wahab | 1:58,2h (?.) | Moroni | ??.07.66 | Africa | |||
| Afgahnistan | Mohammed Asif | 1:59,0h (?.) | Kaboul | ??.??.62 | Asia | |||
| Monaco | Hubert Pastorelly | 1:59,3h (?.) | Monte Carlo | 20.06.65 | America | |||
| Vanuatu | Johnny Kahi | 1:59,7h (?.) | Suva (FJI) | ??.05.84 | Ozeania | |||
| Maldives | Ahamed Shageef | 2:00,0h (?.) | Malé (MDV) | 11.10.87 | America | |||
| Wallis & Futuna | Angélo Pétélo | 2:00,7h (?.) | Nouméa (NCL) | 31.08.83 | Ozeania | |||
| Western Samoa | Elvis Hoeflich | 2:01,0h (?.) | Apia (WSM) | 21.07.79 | Ozeania | |||
| Turks & Caicos | Joel McCartney | 2:01,43 (?.) | Port of Spain | 19.04.87 | America | |||
| Djibouti | Yassim Hassan | 2:02,0h (?.) | Djibouti | ??.??.69 | Africa | |||
| American Samoa | Steve Cortez | 2:05,16 (?.) | Apia (WSM) | 08.09.83 | America | |||
| FS of Micronesia | Elias Rodriguez | 2:07,2h (?.) | Saipan (MNP) | 09.07.90 | Ozeania | |||
| St. Helena | Brian Yon | 2:09,2h (?.) | Brisbane | 28.09.82 | Africa | |||
| Niue | John Malcolm | 2:09,91 (?.) | Apia (WSM) | 08.09.83 | Ozeania | |||
| Belau Islands | Alfonso Thaley | 2:10,64 (?.) | Tumon (GUM) | 06.08.75 | Ozeania | |||
| Guam | Joseph Quitano | 2:10,75 (?.) | Suva (FJI) | 30.08.79 | Ozeania | |||
| Tuvalu | Nelu Auega | 2:12,0h (?.) | Meneñ | ??.??.71 | Ozeania | |||
| Nauru | W. Tabwia | 2:18,5h (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 15.08.69 | Ozeania | |||
| Kiribati | Antony Tatireta | 2:19,4h (?.) | Suva (FJI) | 31.08.63 | Ozeania | |||
| North Mariana | Jesus Quitana | 2:24,43 (?.) | Suva (FJI) | 30.08.79 | Ozeania | |||