SpeedrooHow fast is the 800 m world record?
17.7 mphAbout 28.54 km/h · Run
David Rudisha ran 1:40.91 in 2012, about 17.7 mph (28.5 km/h) for two full laps.
That's about 51% of a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🏃17.7 mph
⛵the Mayflower
By speed: a record 800 m is about 9.5× faster than the Mayflower.
Things about as fast
- How fast does a pro bowling ball roll?17.4 mph
- How fast can an average dog run?17.5 mph
- How fast can a cottontail rabbit run?18 mph
- How fast does a capsule hit the ocean at splashdown?18 mph
- At what wind speed does a fresh breeze begin?18 mph
- How fast do the Willis Tower Skydeck elevators go?18.2 mph
- How fast was the human-powered flight record?18.3 mph
- How fast is a container ship?18.4 mph
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