David Lekuta Rudisha

David Lekuta Rudisha is Kenya main hope of wining the gold medal at the London Olympic 2012, he qualified from a very competative filed at nyayo stadium with a time of 1:41.54

David Rudisha,world record holder 800m

Born in Kilgoris, Trans Mara District, Rudisha went to St. Francis, Kimuron Secondary School in Iten, Keiyo District, which is known for nurturing several top runners including Wilson Kipketer the previous 800 m world record holder. 

Rudisha competed at the 2009 World Athletics Championships, reaching the 800 metres semifinals. In September 2009, Rudisha won the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Rieti, Italy, posting a new African record of 1:42.01, beating the 25-year old record of 1:42.28 set by compatriot Sammy Koskei. That effort put him in fourth place on the all-time list.In the 2010 IAAF Diamond League, he took on Abubaker Kaki of Sudan at the Bislett Games in June. He defeated Sebastian Coe's 31-year-old meet record with a run of 1:42.04, giving him another place in the top-ten fastest ever 800 m  On 10 July 2010, Rudisha ran the 800 m in 1:41.51 at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden, Belgium; this new personal record placed him at number two all-time in the world for the 800 m.
Rudisha currently holds the world record for the 800 m. He broke the record at the ISTAF IAAF World Challenge meet in Berlin on 22 August 2010, with a time of 1:41.09.The previous record, held by Kenyan-born Danish Citizen runner Wilson Kipketer, had stood since 1997; Rudisha broke the record by 0.02 seconds. Rudisha claimed that it had been his "first real attempt" at breaking the record, and that he was capable of improving the time. This was proven one week later when he set a new WR of 1:41.01 in Rieti, Italy. In November 2010, at the age of 21, he became the youngest ever athlete to win the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award.