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800 metres

middle-distance running event
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800 metres

Summary

800 metres is a sports discipline[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 800 metres's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[3].
  • 800 metres is a type of middle-distance running[4].
  • 800 metres's Commons category is recorded as 800 metres[5].
  • 800 metres's sport is recorded as athletics[6].
  • 800 metres's topic's main category is recorded as Category:800 metres[7].
  • 800 metres's record or record progression is recorded as 800 metres world record progression[8].
  • 800 metres's practiced by is recorded as athletics competitor[9].

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Definition and Type

800 metres's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[3]. It is a type of middle-distance running[4].

Why It Matters

800 metres has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → athletics competitor
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Sport → athletics
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q140160604]]"
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