| RECORD | MEN | WOMEN |
| World Record | Fastest Time – 1:41.11 WILSON KIPKETER (DEN) Köln, Aug 1997 DOB: 12/12/1972 |
Fastest Time – 1:53.28 JARMILA KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ (TCH) Müchen, Jul 1983 DOB: 26/1/1951 |
| Olympic Record |
Fastest Time – 1:42.58 VEBJŘRN RODAL (NOR) 1996 Atlanta (USA) |
Fastest Time – 1:53.43 NADEZHDA OLIZARENKO (URS) 1980 Moscow |
| Commonwealth Games Record |
Fastest Time – 1:43:22 STEPHEN ‘STEVE’ CRAM (ENG) 1986 Edinburgh, England |
Fastest Time – 1:57.35 MARIA LURDEO MUTOLA (MOZ) 2002 Manchester, England |
| Indian National Record* |
Fastest Time – 1:45.77 SRI RAM SINGH Montreal, Jul 1976 |
Fastest Time – 1:59.85 SHINY WILSON Chennai, Dec 1995 |
