Clayton Murphy USA   
Date of birth: 26 February 95
Age: 29 years 69 days
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Club/team: Nike
800m Olympic Bronze Medallist 2016
800m 8th at World Championships 2019
800m Olympic finalist 2021
800m Pan American Games Champion 2015
1500m NCAA Champion 2016
800m NCAA Indoor Champion 2016
6 National Titles
1500m World Alltime no. 686 3:36.23 Portland OR 12 Jun 2016
800m World Alltime no. 36 1:42.93 Rio de Janeiro 15 Aug 2016

PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  47.97w    3Corvallis OR28 Apr
 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  1:50.03w    3Norwalk CA19 Apr
2015  1:45.59w    4Eugene OR28 Jun
2016  1:42.93w    3Rio de Janeiro15 Aug
2017  1:43.60w    1Torrance CA15 Apr
2018  1:43.12w    2London22 Jul
2019  1:43.94w    5Zürich29 Aug
2021  1:43.17w    1Eugene OR21 Jun
2022  1:45.23w    4Eugene OR26 Jun
2023  1:44.75w    1Westwood CA27 May
2024  1:45.18w    3Suzhou27 Apr
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  1:47.06iw    3Fayetteville AR14 Mar
2016  1:46.13 OTiOTw    1Ames IA13 Feb
2016  1:46.68iw    1Birmingham AL12 Mar
2017  1:47.22 OTiOTw    1r1Akron OH17 Feb
2018  1:46.61iw    5New York NY3 Feb
2019  1:45.92iw    1Winston-Salem NC2 Feb
2020  1:47.59iw    1Winston-Salem NC8 Feb
2021  1:48.40iw    5Fayetteville AR31 Jan
2022  1:48.14iw    2Winston-Salem NC5 Feb
2023  1:46.83iw    3New York NY11 Feb
 
1000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  2:20.12w    1Houston TX23 Jul
2017  2:17.17w    1Portland OR11 Jun
2022  2:15.73w    3Monaco10 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  2:20.23iw    1h1Staten Island NY23 Feb
2023  2:20.70iw    1Iowa City IA21 Jan
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  3:44.53w    1Walnut CA19 Apr
2015  3:40.69w    1Austin TX2 May
2016  3:36.23w    1Portland OR12 Jun
2017  3:36.34+w    6Eugene OR27 May
2018  3:38.93+w    9Eugene OR26 May
2019  3:37.59w    1Stanford CA2 May
2021  3:38.07w    1Nashville TN6 Jun
2022  3:38.33+w    14Eugene OR27 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  3:39.25+iw    3New York NY11 Feb
2019  3:37.40+iw    2New York NY9 Feb
2020  3:46.64+iw    5Boston MA25 Jan
2022  3:46.05+iw    11New York NY29 Jan
2023  3:49.76iw    5Spokane WA27 Jan
 
One Mile
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  3:51.99w    5Eugene OR27 May
2018  3:53.40w    5Eugene OR26 May
2019  3:52.97w    5Oslo13 Jun
2022  3:57.16w    14Eugene OR28 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  3:54.31iw    2New York NY11 Feb
2019  3:53.30iw    3New York NY9 Feb
2020  4:00.48iw    3Winston-Salem NC8 Feb
2022  4:05.27iw    13New York NY29 Jan
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  3:52:30.0hw    4New York NY3 Sep
2017  4:00w    1Des Moines IA25 Apr
2021  4:00w    3Des Moines IA21 Apr
2022  3:54w    7Cleveland OH23 Jul
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  8:19.09w    1Akron OH16 Apr
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  8:18.44iw    3State College PA16 Jan
2017  8:16.70iw    12Boston MA28 Jan
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  14:15.61w    1rCRaleigh NC27 Mar
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  3:06.80w    5h2Jacksonville FL28 May
 
4 x 800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  7:13.16w    1Nassau23 Apr

IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
800m
PAG 2015: 11:47.19 1h11:48.88
WC 2015: 6s11:46.28 3h21:48.08
OG 2016: 31:42.93 2s31:44.30 4h31:46.18
Cont Cup 2018: 21:46.77
WC 2019: 81:47.84 3s11:44.48 2h61:45.62
OG 2021: 91:46.53 2s21:44.18 1h31:45.53
WC 2023: 6h51:47.06

PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
400m
Outdoor47.97    Corvallis OR28 Apr 2018
 
800m
   races under 1:45.00: 16   
Outdoor1:42.93    Rio de Janeiro15 Aug 2016
Indoor1:45.92    Winston-Salem NC2 Feb 2019
 
1000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor2:15.73    Monaco10 Aug 2022
Indoor2:20.23    Staten Island NY23 Feb 2019
 
1500m
Outdoor3:36.23    Portland OR12 Jun 2016
Indoor3:37.40+    New York NY9 Feb 2019
 
One Mile
Outdoor3:51.99    Eugene OR27 May 2017
Indoor3:53.30    New York NY9 Feb 2019
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor3:54    Cleveland OH23 Jul 2022
 
3000m
Outdoor8:19.09    Akron OH16 Apr 2016
Indoor8:16.70    Boston MA28 Jan 2017
 
5000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor14:15.61    Raleigh NC27 Mar 2015
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor3:06.80    Jacksonville FL28 May 2016

AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS


800m, 10 best results (legal):
1:42.93   3Rio de Janeiro15 Aug 2016
1:43.12   2London22 Jul 2018
1:43.17   1Eugene OR21 Jun 2021
1:43.60   1Torrance CA15 Apr 2017
1:43.94   5Zürich29 Aug 2019
1:44.18   2s2Tokyo1 Aug 2021
1:44.30   2s3Rio de Janeiro13 Aug 2016
1:44.41   7Monaco9 Jul 2021
1:44.47   5Lausanne5 Jul 2019
1:44.48   3s1Doha29 Sep 2019
 
Average: 1:43.86
 

1500m, 10 best results (legal):
3:36.23   1Portland OR12 Jun 2016
3:36.34+   6Eugene OR27 May 2017
3:36.38   1Eugene OR10 Jun 2016
3:37.40+i  2New York NY9 Feb 2019
3:37.59   1Stanford CA2 May 2019
3:37.61+   6Oslo13 Jun 2019
3:38.07   1Nashville TN6 Jun 2021
3:38.31+   10Stanford CA30 Jun 2019
3:38.33+   14Eugene OR27 May 2022
3:38.93+   9Eugene OR26 May 2018
 
Average: 3:37.519
 

One Mile, 10 best results (legal):
3:51.99   5Eugene OR27 May 2017
3:52.97   5Oslo13 Jun 2019
3:53.30i  3New York NY9 Feb 2019
3:53.40   5Eugene OR26 May 2018
3:54.31i  2New York NY11 Feb 2017
3:54.37   10Stanford CA30 Jun 2019
3:57.16   14Eugene OR28 May 2022
4:00.48i  3Winston-Salem NC8 Feb 2020
4:03.37i  6Boston MA25 Jan 2020
4:05.27i  13New York NY29 Jan 2022
 
Average: 3:56.662
 

Total results in db: 200

By event:

400m:2
800m:120
1000m:9
1500m:33
One Mile:18
Mile, Road:9
3000m:3
5000m:1
4 x 400m:2
4 x 800m:1
Cross Country:2

IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

800m
1:45.38iw
SB
7XiamenXiamen20 Apr 
1:45.18iw
SB (19)
3SuzhouSuzhou27 Apr 

TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2015Outdoor800m551:45.59
2015Indoor800m111:47.06
2016Outdoor800m41:42.93
2016Outdoor1000m212:20.12
2016Outdoor1500m543:36.23
2016Indoor800m131:46.68
2017Outdoor800m31:43.60
2017Outdoor1000m12:17.17
2017Outdoor1500m533:36.34+
2017OutdoorOne Mile53:51.99
2017Indoor1500m183:39.25+
2017IndoorOne Mile73:54.31
2018Outdoor800m31:43.12
2018OutdoorOne Mile53:53.40
2018Indoor800m171:46.61
2019Outdoor800m131:43.94
2019Outdoor1500m773:37.59
2019OutdoorOne Mile133:52.97
2019Indoor800m51:45.92
2019Indoor1000m52:20.23
2019Indoor1500m133:37.40+
2019IndoorOne Mile63:53.30
2020Indoor800m381:47.59
2020IndoorOne Mile464:00.48
2021Outdoor800m31:43.17
2021Indoor800m811:48.40
2022Outdoor800m571:45.23
2022Outdoor1000m32:15.73
2022OutdoorOne Mile503:57.16
2022Indoor800m1001:48.14
2023Outdoor800m361:44.75
2023Indoor800m361:46.83
2023Indoor1000m112:20.70
2024Outdoor800m191:45.18

WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 800m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 13 Feb 2016 -> 30 Apr 2016 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 1500m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 17 Apr 2015 -> 14 May 2016 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks One Mile (at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 8 Feb 2014 -> 27 Feb 2016 Show/hide