Fastest relay 4 x 800 metres (male)
- Who
- Wilfred Bungei, Ismael Kombich, William Yiampoy, Joseph Mutua
- What
- 7/02.43 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- Belgium (Brussels,)
- When
- 25 August 2006
The fastest men’s 4 x 800 m is 7 minutes 2.43 seconds, by a team representing Kenya (Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei) at the Van Damme Memorial IAAF Golden League meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 August 2006. They broke Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s record of 7:03.89, which had stood for almost 24 years.
Kenya’s split times were as follows: Joseph Mutua – 1:46.73; William Yiampoy – 1.44.38; Ismael Kombich – 1:45.92; Wilfred Bungei – 1:45.40.
The runners-up in the race, the USA, also ran within world-record pace, and their time of 7:02.82 remains the second-fastest ever recorded, as of June 2018.