2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
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The Women's 800 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
was held on March 10–12.
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2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....
was held on March 10–12.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo... |
Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turners 10 Year old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record... |
Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,... |
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1. | 1 | Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo... |
2:02.33 | Q | |
| 2. | 1 | Tetiana Petlyuk | 2:02.40 | Q | |
| 3. | 1 | Jennifer Meadows |  United Kingdom |
2:02.75 | q |
| 4. | 2 | Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,... |
2:03.63 | Q | |
| 5. | 2 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk | 2:03.71 | Q, SB | |
| 6. | 3 | Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... |
2:03.75 | Q | |
| 7. | 3 | Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turners 10 Year old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record... |
2:03.94 | Q | |
| 8. | 1 | Teodora Kolarova Teodora Kolarova Teodora Kolarova is a Bulgarian middle distance runner.She finished 6th in the 800m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, setting a personal best time in the process.-External links:... |
2:04.12 | q | |
| 9. | 3 | Frances Santin | 2:04.22 | q | |
| 10. | 2 | Mihaela Neacsu | 2:04.24 | q | |
| 11. | 2 | Karen Harewood | United Kingdom |
2:04.51 | |
| 12. | 4 | Élisabeth Grousselle Élisabeth Grousselle Élisabeth Grousselle is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 25.47 s *400 metres - 55.07 s *800 metres - 1:59.46 min -External links:... |
2:04.74 | Q | |
| 13. | 4 | Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She competed for Ukraine until 1994.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 52.02 s... |
2:04.82 | Q | |
| 14. | 3 | Elisa Cusma Piccione Elisa Cusma Piccione Elisa Cusma Piccione is a female Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished seventh at the 2007 World Athletics Final, sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final and won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor... |
2:04.95 | ||
| 15. | 3 | Mina Aït Hammou | 2:05.11 | ||
| 16. | 4 | Maria Cioncan Maria Cioncan Maria Cioncan was a middle distance runner from Romania, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Born in Maieru, she set personal bests in both 800 and 1500 metres during the games... |
2:05.17 | ||
| 17. | 1 | Lwiza Msyani John | 2:05.88 | SB | |
| 18. | 4 | Zoya Nesterenko-Hladun | 2:05.90 | ||
| 19. | 1 | Marian Burnett Marian Burnett Marian Joan Burnett is a female middle-distance runner from Guyana who specialises in the 800 metres... |
2:07.18 | ||
| 20. | 2 | Alexia Oberstolz | 2:07.62 | ||
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Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1. | 2 | Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turners 10 Year old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record... |
2:00.06 | Q, NR Jamaican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude... |
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| 2. | 2 | Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo... |
2:00.29 | Q, SB | |
| 3. | 2 | Élisabeth Grousselle Élisabeth Grousselle Élisabeth Grousselle is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 25.47 s *400 metres - 55.07 s *800 metres - 1:59.46 min -External links:... |
2:00.42 | Q, NR French records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in France maintained by France's national athletics federation – Fédération française d'athlétisme .- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :+ = en route to a longer distance... |
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| 4. | 2 | Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She competed for Ukraine until 1994.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 52.02 s... |
2:00.46 | ||
| 5. | 2 | Mihaela Neacsu | 2:02.51 | ||
| 6. | 1 | Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,... |
2:03.59 | Q | |
| 7. | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... |
2:03.70 | Q | |
| 8. | 1 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk | 2:03.87 | Q | |
| 9. | 1 | Jennifer Meadows | United Kingdom |
2:03.95 | |
| 10. | 1 | Tetiana Petlyuk | 2:04.74 | ||
| 11. | 1 | Teodora Kolarova Teodora Kolarova Teodora Kolarova is a Bulgarian middle distance runner.She finished 6th in the 800m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, setting a personal best time in the process.-External links:... |
2:04.88 | ||
| 12. | 2 | Frances Santin | 2:05.40 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo... |
1:58.90 | SB | ||
| Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turners 10 Year old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record... |
1:59.54 | NR Jamaican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude... |
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| Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,... |
2:00.34 | SB | ||
| 4 | Élisabeth Grousselle Élisabeth Grousselle Élisabeth Grousselle is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 25.47 s *400 metres - 55.07 s *800 metres - 1:59.46 min -External links:... |
2:00.74 | ||
| 5 | Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... |
2:01.26 | ||
| 6 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk | 2:02.39 | PB |