2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
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The women's 800 metres
at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
was held at the ASPIRE Dome
on 12 and 14 March.
800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...
at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...
was held at the ASPIRE Dome
ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence
ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....
on 12 and 14 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova is a Russian athlete, who specializes in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona with a time of 1:58.22.... |
Jenny Meadows Jenny Meadows Jennifer Brenda "Jenny" Meadows is a British athlete. Her main event is the 800 m, although she previously competed over the 400 m.She is the third-fastest British woman over 800 m, behind Kelly Holmes and Kirsty Wade.... |
Alysia Johnson Alysia Johnson Alysia Montaño is an American middle distance runner. She is distinctive by wearing a flower in her hair while running, a personal affectation she adopted trying to assert her femininity while training with men.... |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 1:55.82 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
3 March 2002 | |
| Championship record | 1:56.90 | Maebashi Maebashi, Gunma is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai.On December 5, 2004 the town of Ōgo, and the villages of Kasukawa and Miyagi, all from Seta District, were merged into Maebashi.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
7 March 1999 | |
| World Leading | 1:58.65 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
14 February 2010 | |
| African record | 1:57.06 | Liévin Liévin Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Overview:The city of Liévin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
21 February 1999 | |
| Asian record | 2:00.78 | Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... , Japan |
22 February 2003 | |
| European record | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 | |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
1:58.71 | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
2 March 2002 | |
| Oceanian Record | 2:00.36 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France |
9 March 1997 | |
| South American record | 1:59.21 | Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
23 February 1997 | |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 2:04.00 | 2:00.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 10:30 | Heats |
| March 14, 2010 | 17:15 | Final |
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jenny Meadows Jenny Meadows Jennifer Brenda "Jenny" Meadows is a British athlete. Her main event is the 800 m, although she previously competed over the 400 m.She is the third-fastest British woman over 800 m, behind Kelly Holmes and Kirsty Wade.... |
2:00.39 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova is a Russian athlete, who specializes in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona with a time of 1:58.22.... |
2:00.95 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Alysia Johnson Alysia Johnson Alysia Montaño is an American middle distance runner. She is distinctive by wearing a flower in her hair while running, a personal affectation she adopted trying to assert her femininity while training with men.... |
2:01.55 | q | |
| 4 | 2 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė is a track and field middle distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania.She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final... |
2:02.37 | q, PB | |
| 1 | 1 | Anna Pierce | 2:03.05 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Grigoryevna Zinurova is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:... |
2:03.44 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Lenka Masná Lenka Masná Lenka Masná is a Czech runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She competed at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.... |
2:03.59 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Halima Hachlaf Halima Hachlaf Halima Hachlaf is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is the younger sister of Abdelkader Hachlaf, an international steeplechase athlete. She won silver medals in the 800 m at the Mediterranean Games and Jeux de la Francophonie in 2009... |
2:03.81 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Yuliya Krevsun Yuliya Krevsun Yuliya Krevsun is a Ukrainian middle-distance athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. She is a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club in Turkey.... |
2:03.91 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Nataliia Lupu Nataliia Lupu Nataliia Lupu is a Ukrainian runner who specializes in the and 800 metres.She won the gold medal at the fourth at the 2003 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships... |
2:04.30 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Élian Périz Élian Périz Élian Périz Toyas is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She was born in Huesca. She competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.... |
2:04.71 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Victoria Griffiths Victoria Griffiths Victoria Griffiths is an English runner who specializes in the 800 metres.At the 2002 World Junior Championships she won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay; however she only ran in the heats... |
2:04.90 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Viktoriya Yalovtseva Viktoriya Yalovtseva Viktoriya Yalovtseva is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She has had success on the regional level... |
2:05.68 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Margarita Matsko Margarita Matsko Margarita Matsko is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She has had success on the regional level. At the 2007 Asian Championships she won a bronze medal in the relay. She won the bronze medal in the individual event at the 2008 Asian Indoor Championships, silver at the 2009... |
2:06.36 | ||
| 2 | Angelika Cichocka | ||||
| 2 | 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... |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova is a Russian athlete, who specializes in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona with a time of 1:58.22.... |
1:58.26 | WL | |
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Jenny Meadows Jenny Meadows Jennifer Brenda "Jenny" Meadows is a British athlete. Her main event is the 800 m, although she previously competed over the 400 m.She is the third-fastest British woman over 800 m, behind Kelly Holmes and Kirsty Wade.... |
1:58.43 | NR British records in athletics British records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing the United Kingdom which are ratified by the Amateur Athletic Association and the British Amateur Athletic Board .-History:... |
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Alysia Johnson Alysia Johnson Alysia Montaño is an American middle distance runner. She is distinctive by wearing a flower in her hair while running, a personal affectation she adopted trying to assert her femininity while training with men.... |
1:59.60 | PB | |
| 4 | Anna Pierce | 2:00.53 | PB | |
| 5 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė is a track and field middle distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania.She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final... |
2:01.37 | NR Lithuanian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Lithuania maintained by Lithuanian national athletics federation: Lietuvos Lengvosios Atletikos Federacija .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceOT = oversized track... |
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| 6 | Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Grigoryevna Zinurova is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:... |
2:01.68 |