Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took on the 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Diane Cummins of Canada.

Women's 800 metres at the XVI Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 25
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Medalists
 Adriana Muñoz  Cuba
 Gabriela Medina  Mexico
 Rosibel García  Colombia
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2011 Pan American Games
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		men
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

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Jarmila Kratochvilova (CZE) 1:53.28 Munich, Germany July 26, 1983
Pan American Games record  Ana Quirot (CUB) 1:58.71 Havana, Cuba August 8, 1991

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (2:07.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule
Date Time Round
October 25, 201117:15Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

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

Final

Held on October 25

RankNameNationalityTime[3]Notes
Adriana Muñoz Cuba2:04.08
Gabriela Medina Mexico2:04.41SB
Rosibel García Colombia2:04.45
4Rose Mary Almanza Cuba2:04.82
5Christiane dos Santos Brazil2:06.15
6Heather Kampf United States2:07.11
7Christina Rodgers United States2:08.29
8Nancy Gallo Argentina2:09.10PB
9Daisy Cecilia Ugarte Bolivia2:16.94

References
  1. "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. "Women's 800m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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