Josh Hoey ran 1:42.50 in Boston to lower the indoor 800-meter record
Retrospective: The January performance was subsequently ratified in June.
- Event / announcement date
- 2026-01-24
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- 2026-01-24
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- 2026-10-25T23:31:46Z
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- 2026-10-25T23:31:46Z
Josh Hoey ran 1 minute, 42.50 seconds for 800 meters at Boston’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on January 24, 2026. World Athletics reported that the American had improved Wilson Kipketer’s 1997 short-track world record of 1:42.67 by 0.17 seconds. [1]
His brother Jaxson served as pacemaker, taking the race through 200 meters in 24.81 seconds and 400 in 50.21 before stepping aside. Josh reached 600 meters in 1:16.19 and finished more than two seconds ahead of the field, according to the governing body’s account. [1]
The initial report made the usual qualification that the record required ratification. World Athletics confirmed that ratification on June 1, 2026, listing Hoey’s 1:42.50 as the official men’s 800-meter short-track mark. The later confirmation is separate from the date of the January race. [1] [2]
The source
- World Athletics: Hoey breaks world 800m short track record with 1:42.50 in Boston ↗
Source published 2026-01-24 · reviewed October 25, 2026 - World Athletics: Ratified: world records for Hoey, Kejelcha and Yamanishi ↗
Source published 2026-06-01 · reviewed October 25, 2026
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