Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 1518 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Medal ceremony
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates15 August 2008 (heats)
16 August 2008 (semi-finals)
18 August 2008 (final)
Competitors40 from 33 nations
Winning time1:54.87
Medalists
Pamela Jelimo  Kenya
Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei  Kenya
Hasna Benhassi  Morocco
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The qualifying standards were 2:00.00 (A standard) and 2:01.30 (B standard).[2]

Vanja Perišić of Croatia was later disqualified for failing an in-competition drugs test.[3]

This would be the last Olympic appearance by Maria Mutola, a string which started with her as a 15 year old in the 1988 Olympics, a perennial finalist since 1992. In the final, both Kenyan athletes went to the front, with World Champion Janeth Jepkosgei taking the front and teenager Pamela Jelimo following. Coming out of the break, Kenia Sinclair in lane 3 squeezed quickly into lane 1, shutting the door on Mutola. Just before the bell, Jelimo passed Jepkosgei and set off on her own. Jepkosgei gave chase but the gap just continued to widen all the way to the finish. Jelimo and Jepkosgei never saw a challenge to their gold and silver, behind them Sinclair, then Mutola gave an ever futile chase. From almost the back of the pack, Hasna Benhassi moved forward through the turn. Coming off the turn, Mutola was making her move on Sinclair and Benhassi was making her move on Mutola, the three athletes lined up shoulder to shoulder. Benhassi had the speed while the other two struggled. After being passed by Benhassi, Tatiana Andrianova followed her around the slowing athletes. While Andrianova was faster down the straightaway, she couldn't make up enough ground, Benhassi finishing with bronze after taking silver in the previous three major championships.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)1:53.28Munich, Germany26 July 1983
Olympic record Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)1:53.43Moscow, Russia27 July 1980

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 6 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.

RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
14Maria Mutola Mozambique1:58.91Q, SB
24Marilyn Okoro Great Britain1:59.01Q
34Lucia Klocova Slovakia1:59.42Q
44Tamsyn Lewis Australia1:59.67q
56Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei Kenya1:59.72Q
66Tetyana Petlyuk Ukraine2:00.00Q
74Neisha Bernard-Thomas Grenada2:00.09q, NR
86Brigita Langerholc Slovenia2:00.13Q
96Eglė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania2:00.15q, PB
102Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine2:00.21Q
116Elisa Cusma Piccione Italy2:00.24q
122Tatiana Andrianova Russia2:00.31Q
132Jennifer Meadows Great Britain2:00.33Q
145Zulia Calatayud Cuba2:00.34Q
DSQ2Sviatlana Usovich Belarus2:00.42q, SB
165Hasna Benhassi Morocco2:00.51Q
175Ekaterina Kostetskaya Russia2:00.54Q
185Olga Cristea Moldova2:00.59q, PB
195Hazel Clark-Riley United States2:01.59
201Svetlana Klyuka Russia2:01.67Q
216Carmo Tavares Portugal2:01.91
221Rosibel García Colombia2:01.98Q
232Marian Burnett Guyana2:02.02
241Anna Rostkowska Poland2:02.11Q
251Jemma Simpson Great Britain2:02.16
261Agnes Samaria Namibia2:02.18
272Alice Schmidt United States2:02.33
285Mihaela Neacșu Romania2:03.03
291Madeleine Pape Australia2:03.09
303Pamela Jelimo Kenya2:03.18Q
313Kenia Sinclair Jamaica2:03.76Q
323Elodie Guegan France2:03.85Q
333Merve Aydın Turkey2:04.75
343Annabelle Lascar Mauritius2:06.11PB
353Marcela Britos Uruguay2:08.98
361Baraah Awadallah Jordan2:18.41SB
372Haley Nicole Nemra Marshall Islands2:18.83
384Emilia Mikue Ondo Equatorial Guinea2:20.69
395Aishath Reesha Maldives2:30.14PB
4Nicole Teter United StatesDNF
6Mireille Derebona-Ngaisset Central African RepublicDQ
3Vanja Perišić Croatia2:06.82DSQ
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Semifinals

RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
13Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei Kenya1:57.28Q, SB
22Pamela Jelimo Kenya1:57.31Q
33Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine1:57.32Q, PB
42Hasna Benhassi Morocco1:58.03Q, SB
53Tatiana Andrianova Russia1:58.16q
63Kenia Sinclair Jamaica1:58.28q, SB
71Svetlana Klyuka Russia1:58.31Q
82Ekaterina Kostetskaya Russia1:58.33
91Maria Mutola Mozambique1:58.61Q, SB
102Zulia Calatayud Cuba1:58.78SB
111Lucia Klocová Slovakia1:58.80
122Anna Rostkowska Poland1:58.84
131Tetyana Petlyuk Ukraine1:59.27
141Rosibel García Colombia1:59.38 NR
152Jennifer Meadows Great Britain1:59.43
163Elisa Cusma Piccione Italy1:59.52
171Marilyn Okoro Great Britain1:59.53
181Brigita Langerholc Slovenia2:00.00
193Olga Cristea Moldova2:00.12PB
201Tamsyn Lewis Australia2:01.41
213Neisha Bernard-Thomas Grenada2:01.84
222Eglė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania2:02.59
2Sviatlana Usovich BelarusDSQ[4]
3Elodie Guegan FranceDNF

Final

RankLaneAthleteTimeNotes
4Pamela Jelimo Kenya1:54.87WJR, AR
7Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya1:56.07
8Hasna Benhassi Morocco1:56.73SB
46Svetlana Klyuka Russia1:56.94PB
52Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique1:57.68SB
63Kenia Sinclair Jamaica1:58.24SB
79Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine1:58.73
85Tatyana Andrianova Russia2:02.63

Splits

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
400mPamela Jelimo Kenya55.41
600mPamela Jelimo Kenya1:24.03

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. IAAF Newsletter Edition 112. IAAF (2010-04-27). Retrieved on 2010-04-27.
  4. "IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012". International Olympic Committee. 25 Nov 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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