# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-rudisha
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:07:43.615Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-rudisha"
name: "David Rudisha"
slug: "david-rudisha"
description: "David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 m at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where, at the former, he set the world record in the event with a time of 1:40.91. He is also a two-time World champion and two-time Diamond League champion in the 800 m. Rudisha is the first and only person to ever run 800 m under 1:41, and he holds the three fastest times ever run in this event, each being a world record when set."
tagline: "Kenyan middle distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David_Rudisha_Daegu_2011.jpg?width=1200"
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birthDate: "1988-12-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump