2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The Women's 800 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2 and 4.

Women's 800 metres
at the 2011 World Championships
VenueDaegu Stadium
Dates1 September (heats)
2 September (semifinals)
4 September (final)
Competitors32 from 25 nations
Winning time1:56.35
Medalists
 Caster Semenya
 South Africa (RSA)
 Janeth Jepkosgei
 Kenya (KEN)
 Alysia Johnson Montaño
 United States (USA)[1]
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Events at the
2013 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Official Video
Events at the
2011 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The three fastest times prior to the championships were all run at the Russian national trials, with Mariya Savinova leading the rankings with 1:56.95 minutes, followed by Yuliya Rusanova and Ekaterina Kostetskaya. However, Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica and Britain's Jenny Meadows had been the leading athletes on the Diamond League circuit.[2] Caster Semenya, the 2009 champion, was among the fastest that year, but had been affected by injury and an 11-month career break due to gender verification tests.[3] Moroccan Halima Hachlaf and American champion Alysia Johnson Montano were highly ranked, while reigning Olympic and World silver medallist Janeth Jepkosgei was another prominent competitor.[2]

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 and Kenia Sinclair, leaving previous Bronze medalist Jenny Meadows as the fastest non-qualifier.

In the final, Jepkosgei 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 straight, easing past Semenya without challenge. Montaño took a dive at the finish line but was unable to beat Jepkosgei for third place.

On 28 July 2014, IAAF announced that 5th place finisher Kostetskaya was sanctioned for doping after her biological passport had showed abnormalities. Her result was disqualified.[4] On February 10, 2017 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) officially disqualified Savinova's results backdated to July 2010.[5] When medals were reallocated, everyone moved up.

Medalists
GoldSilverBronze
Caster Semenya
 South Africa (RSA)		 Janeth Jepkosgei
 Kenya (KEN)		 Alysia Johnson Montano
 United States (USA)

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Championship record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:54.68 Helsinki, Finland 9 August 1983
World Leading  Mariya Savinova (RUS) 1:56.95 Cheboksary, Russia 22 July 2011
African Record  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:54.01 Zürich, Switzerland 29 August 2008
Asian Record  Dong Liu (CHN) 1:55.54 Beijing, China 9 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:54.44 Barcelona, Spain 9 September 1989
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 1:56.68 Gothenburg, Sweden 13 August 1995
European Record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Oceanian record  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) 1:58.25 Atlanta, GA, United States 27 July 1996

Qualification standards
A time B time
1:59.80 2:01.30

Schedule
Date Time Round
September 1, 201111:40Heats
September 2, 201119:25Semifinals
September 4, 201120:15Final

Results
KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN)1:59.36Q
23Ekaterina Kostetskaya Russia (RUS)1:59.61Q
33Alysia Johnson Montaño United States (USA)1:59.62Q
43Marilyn Okoro Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:59.74Q
54Mariya Savinova Russia (RUS)2:01.01Q
54Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)2:01.01Q
74Cherono Koech Kenya (KEN)2:01.03Q
81Jenny Meadows Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:01.11Q
84Alice Schmidt United States (USA)2:01.11Q
104Emma Jackson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:01.17q
111Maggie Vessey United States (USA)2:01.32Q
121Rosibel García Colombia (COL)2:01.33Q, SB
131Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)2:01.37Q
141Yuliya Rusanova Russia (RUS)2:01.38q
152Kenia Sinclair Jamaica (JAM)2:01.66Q
162Halima Hachlaf Morocco (MAR)2:01.80Q
172Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine (UKR)2:01.88Q
184Tintu Luka India (IND)2:01.89q
192Maryna Arzamasava Belarus (BLR)2:01.97Q
202Fantu Magiso Ethiopia (ETH)2:02.58q
215Annet Negesa Uganda (UGA)2:02.75Q
225Zahra Bouras Algeria (ALG)2:02.77Q
235Lucia Klocová Slovakia (SVK)2:02.81Q
245Liliya Lobanova Ukraine (UKR)2:02.84Q
255Nikki Hamblin New Zealand (NZL)2:02.87SB
261Eglė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania (LTU)2:02.88
271Yvonne Hak Netherlands (NED)2:03.05
283Luiza Gega Albania (ALB)2:03.21
294Truong Thanh Hang Vietnam (VIE)2:03.52
305Lemlem Bereket Canada (CAN)2:03.62
313Margarita Matsko Kazakhstan (KAZ)2:04.24
322Merve Aydın Turkey (TUR)2:04.88
335Sviatlana Usovich Belarus (BLR)2:05.62
342Huh Yeon-jung South Korea (KOR)2:08.05
352Zourah Ali Djibouti (DJI)2:36.36PB
3Tetiana Petlyuk Ukraine (UKR)DNF

Semifinals

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)1:58.07Q, SB
22Mariya Savinova Russia (RUS)1:58.45Q
32Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN)1:58.50Q, SB
43Ekaterina Kostetskaya Russia (RUS)1:58.64Q
52Alysia Johnson Montaño United States (USA)1:58.67q
61Yuliya Rusanova Russia (RUS)1:58.73Q
73Kenia Sinclair Jamaica (JAM)1:58.93q
81Maggie Vessey United States (USA)1:58.98Q
91Jenny Meadows Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:59.07
103Fantu Magiso Ethiopia (ETH)1:59.17NR
112Liliya Lobanova Ukraine (UKR)1:59.38
122Emma Jackson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:59.77PB
131Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)1:59.94
141Rosibel García Colombia (COL)2:00.79SB
152Tintu Luka India (IND)2:00.95SB
163Alice Schmidt United States (USA)2:01.16
173Cherono Koech Kenya (KEN)2:01.48
181Annet Negesa Uganda (UGA)2:01.51
193Marilyn Okoro Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:01.54
202Lucia Klocová Slovakia (SVK)2:01.85
211Maryna Arzamasava Belarus (BLR)2:02.13
223Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine (UKR)2:05.37
232Zahra Bouras Algeria (ALG)2:12.08
1Halima Hachlaf Morocco (MAR)DNF

Final
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)1:56.35SB
Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN)1:57.42SB
Alysia Johnson Montaño United States (USA)1:57.48SB
4Maggie Vessey United States (USA)1:58.50SB
5Kenia Sinclair Jamaica (JAM)1:58.66
n/aMariya Savinova Russia (RUS)1:55.87 DSQ
n/aEkaterina Kostetskaya Russia (RUS)1:57.82 DSQ
n/aYuliya Rusanova Russia (RUS)1:59.74 DSQ

References
  1. https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2011/13th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-4147/women/800-metres/final/result#resultheader
  2. Martin, David (2011-08-22). Women's 800m – PREVIEW Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  3. Oscar Pistorius selected by South Africa for world championships. The Guardian (2011-08-08). Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  4. "List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under IAAF Rules as at: 28.07.14". IAAF. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/38931007
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