Rudisha runs fastest in 2009 and fourth fastest ever

David Rudisha has every chance of becoming the greatest 800m runner of all time.

A tall young man from the Masaai tribe, unusual as Kenyan running is dominated by Kalenjins, he in fact comes from a family with a pedigree. His father, Daniel Rudisha, won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in the 4 x 400m relay. David runs to make them proud. When he runs his father says he still feels represented

We, and Colm, first met him at the training camp in 2005 aged 16 and we filmed him here running his first 800m race. He is a quiet character, sensitive off the track, but put him on it and he is huge, intimidating presence and currently Steve Cram’s tip to be the best ever.

Here he is at the age of just 20 running the fourth fastest 800m of all time, breaking the African record (The former Kenyan but now Danish Wilson Kipketer holds the World Record at 1:41:11) and clocking the quickest time for 2009 - it's just shame more people didn't turn up to see it...