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The Women's 800 metres

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 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2 and 4.

The three fastest times prior to the championships were all run at the Russian national trials, with 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....

 leading the rankings with 1:56.95 minutes, followed by Yuliya Rusanova

Yuliya Rusanova

-Achievements:-References:...

 and Ekaterina Kostetskaya

Yekaterina Kostetskaya

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 meters final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-References:* *...

. However, 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...

 of Jamaica and Britain's 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....

 had been the leading athletes on the Diamond League circuit. Caster Semenya

Caster Semenya

Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final....

, the 2009 champion

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 August. Prior to the championships, there was no clear favourite for the race – the twenty fastest times of the season had been run by seventeen different athletes...

, was among the fastest that year, but had been affected by injury and an 11-month career break due to gender verification tests. Moroccan 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...

 and American champion Alysia Johnson Montano were highly ranked, while reigning Olympic and World silver medallist Janeth Jepkosgei

Janeth Jepkosgei

Janeth Jepkosgei is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world champion.- Early career :Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village. She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary...

 was another prominent competitor.

It took under 1:59 just to make the final. Led by defending champion, Semenya, the three Russians all qualified, along with two Americans, returning silver medalist Jepkosgei (now running under her married name of Busienei) and 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...

, leaving previous Bronze medalist 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....

 as the fastest non-qualifier.

In the final, Busienei led through a fast 55.86 second first lap, followed by Sinclair and Alysia Johnson Montaño. On the backstretch, defending champion Semenya cruised past the field taking the lead with about 180 metres to go. She continued to pull away, but not emphatically. Savinova had trailed the field and followed Semenya as she moved up, then kicked it into gear on the final straightaway, easing past Semenya without challenge. Montaño took a dive at the finish line but was unable to beat Busienei for the bronze.

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.... '	Caster Semenya Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final.... '	Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world champion.- Early career :Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village. She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary... '

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record		1:53.28	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	26 July 1983
Championship record		1:54.68	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	9 August 1983
World Leading		1:56.95	Cheboksary Cheboksary -Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -External links:****... , 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...	22 July 2011
African Record		1:54.01	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	29 August 2008
Asian Record		1:55.54	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	9 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record		1:54.44	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	9 September 1989
South American record		1:56.68	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	13 August 1995
European Record		1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	26 July 1983
Oceanian record		1:58.25	Atlanta, GA, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 July 1996

Qualification standards

A time	B time
1:59.80	2:01.30

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
September 1, 2011	11:40	Heats
September 2, 2011	19:25	Semifinals
September 4, 2011	20:15	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world champion.- Early career :Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village. She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary...		1:59.36	Q
2	3	Ekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 meters final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-References:* *...		1:59.61	Q
3	3	Alysia Johnson Montaño		1:59.62	Q
4	3	Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...		1:59.74	Q
5	4	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....		2:01.01	Q
5	4	Caster Semenya Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final....		2:01.01	Q
7	4	Cherono Koech		2:01.03	Q
8	1	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....		2:01.11	Q
8	4	Alice Schmid		2:01.11	Q
10	4	Emma Jackson Emma Jackson (athlete) Emma Jackson is an 800m runner who represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.-Athletics:In 2006, Jackson won a gold medal in the 800m at the English Schools Athletic Championships....		2:01.17	q
11	1	Maggie Vessey Maggie Vessey Maggie Vessey is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Vessey represented the United States at the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m....		2:01.32	Q
12	1	Rosibel García Rosibel García Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...		2:01.33	Q, SB
13	1	Eunice Jepkoech Sum		2:01.37	Q
14	1	Yuliya Rusanova Yuliya Rusanova -Achievements:-References:...		2:01.38	q
15	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...		2:01.66	Q
16	2	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...		2:01.80	Q
17	2	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....		2:01.88	Q
18	4	Tintu Luka Tintu Luka Tintu Luka is an athlete from Kannur, Kerala, India. She is the national record holder in 800 metre race. She is trained by P.T.Usha at Usha School of Athletics, Koyilandy and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest.-Rising to Glory:...		2:01.89	q
19	2	Maryna Arzamasava		2:01.97	Q
20	2	Fantu Magiso		2:02.58	q
21	5	Annet Negesa		2:02.75	Q
22	5	Zahra Bouras		2:02.77	Q
23	5	Lucia Klocová Lucia Klocová Lucia Klocová is a Slovak middle distance athlete, who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented Slovakia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games...		2:02.81	Q
24	5	Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova, née Pilyuhina is a Ukrainian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.She was born in Lugansk. She finished eighth in the 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, and fifth in...		2:02.84	Q
25	5	Nikki Hamblin Nikki Hamblin Nikki Hamblin is a New Zealand middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 and 1500 metres. Born in England, Hamblin ran for the Dorchester Athletics Club before moving to New Zealand in 2006. She gained New Zealand citizenship in 2009...		2:02.87	SB
26	1	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...		2:02.88
27	1	Yvonne Hak Yvonne Hak Yvonne Hak is a Dutch middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres.She took part in the under-23 race at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships and was 63rd overall, helping the Dutch women's team to fourth place. She won the 800 m for the Netherlands at the 2008 European...		2:03.05
28	3	Luiza Gega		2:03.21
29	4	Truong Thanh Hang Truong Thanh Hang Truong Thanh Hang is a Vietnamese track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance running events...		2:03.52
30	5	Lemlem Bereket		2:03.62
31	3	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...		2:04.24
32	2	Merve Aydin Merve Aydın Merve Aydın is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She won a silver medal in the 2008 Bydgoszcz at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships...		2:04.88
33	5	Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		2:05.62
34	2	Huh Yeon-jung		2:08.05
35	2	Zourah Ali		2:36.36	PB
	3	Tetiana Petlyuk

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Caster Semenya Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final....		1:58.07	Q, SB
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....		1:58.45	Q
3	2	Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world champion.- Early career :Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village. She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary...		1:58.50	Q, SB
4	3	Ekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 meters final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-References:* *...		1:58.64	Q
5	2	Alysia Johnson Montaño		1:58.67	q
6	1	Yuliya Rusanova Yuliya Rusanova -Achievements:-References:...		1:58.73	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...		1:58.93	q
8	1	Maggie Vessey Maggie Vessey Maggie Vessey is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Vessey represented the United States at the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m....		1:58.98	Q
9	1	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....		1:59.07
10	3	Fantu Magiso		1:59.17	NR Ethiopian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ethiopia maintained by Ethiopian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *...
11	2	Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova, née Pilyuhina is a Ukrainian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.She was born in Lugansk. She finished eighth in the 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, and fifth in...		1:59.38
12	2	Emma Jackson Emma Jackson (athlete) Emma Jackson is an 800m runner who represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.-Athletics:In 2006, Jackson won a gold medal in the 800m at the English Schools Athletic Championships....		1:59.77	PB
13	1	Eunice Jepkoech Sum		1:59.94
14	1	Rosibel García Rosibel García Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...		2:00.79	SB
15	2	Tintu Luka Tintu Luka Tintu Luka is an athlete from Kannur, Kerala, India. She is the national record holder in 800 metre race. She is trained by P.T.Usha at Usha School of Athletics, Koyilandy and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest.-Rising to Glory:...		2:00.95	SB
16	3	Alice Schmid		2:01.16
17	3	Cherono Koech		2:01.48
18	1	Annet Negesa		2:01.51
19	3	Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...		2:01.54
20	2	Lucia Klocová Lucia Klocová Lucia Klocová is a Slovak middle distance athlete, who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented Slovakia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games...		2:01.85
21	1	Maryna Arzamasava		2:02.13
22	3	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....		2:05.37
23	2	Zahra Bouras		2:12.08
	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...

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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....		1:55.87	WL
	Caster Semenya Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final....		1:56.35	SB
	Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world champion.- Early career :Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village. She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary...		1:57.42	SB
4	Alysia Johnson Montaño		1:57.48	SB
5	Ekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 meters final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-References:* *...		1:57.82
6	Maggie Vessey Maggie Vessey Maggie Vessey is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Vessey represented the United States at the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m....		1:58.50	SB
7	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...		1:58.66
8	Yuliya Rusanova Yuliya Rusanova -Achievements:-References:...		1:59.74

External links

• 800 metres results at IAAF website