Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 8 and 9 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Women's 800 metres at the 2006 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Khalifa International Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 8–9 December | |||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 13 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
Date | Time | Event |
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Friday, 8 December 2006 | 16:05 | 1st round |
Saturday, 9 December 2006 | 16:30 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
World Record | 1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 | |
Asian Record | 1:55.54 | Beijing, China | 9 September 1993 | |
Games Record | 1:59.85 | Hiroshima, Japan | 12 October 1994 |
Results
- Legend
- DNF — Did not finish
1st round
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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1 | Q | ||
2 | 2:08.64 | Q | |
3 | 2:08.69 | q | |
4 | 2:09.31 | ||
5 | 2:31.50 | ||
6 | 2:40.60 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2:08.87 | Q | |
2 | 2:10.16 | Q | |
3 | 2:10.95 | ||
4 | 2:17.16 | ||
— | DNF |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2:04.70 | Q | |
2 | 2:06.57 | Q | |
3 | 2:07.34 | q | |
4 | 2:15.17 | ||
5 | 2:18.35 | ||
6 | 2:26.51 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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2:01.79 | |||
2:03.19 | |||
2:03.56 | |||
4 | 2:03.76 | ||
5 | 2:05.28 | ||
6 | 2:07.75 | ||
7 | 2:09.39 | ||
DQ |
- Santhi Soundarajan of India originally won the silver medal, but she was disqualified after a sex test indicated that she "does not possess the sexual characteristics of a woman".[1][2]
References
- "Indian athlete fails gender test". BBC News. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- "Indian silver medalist female runner at Asian Games fails gender test". International Herald Tribune. 18 December 2006.
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