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

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
   Kenya
   Kenya
   Morocco
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Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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 women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

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

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) 1:53.28 Munich, Germany 26 July 1983
Olympic record  Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) 1:53.43 Moscow, Russia 27 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.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Maria Mutola Mozambique 1:58.91 Q, SB
2 4 Marilyn Okoro Great Britain 1:59.01 Q
3 4 Lucia Klocova Slovakia 1:59.42 Q
4 4 Tamsyn Lewis Australia 1:59.67 q
5 6 Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei Kenya 1:59.72 Q
6 6 Tetyana Petlyuk Ukraine 2:00.00 Q
7 4 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Grenada 2:00.09 q, NR
8 6 Brigita Langerholc Slovenia 2:00.13 Q
9 6 Eglė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania 2:00.15 q, PB
10 2 Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine 2:00.21 Q
11 6 Elisa Cusma Piccione Italy 2:00.24 q
12 2 Tatiana Andrianova Russia 2:00.31 Q
13 2 Jennifer Meadows Great Britain 2:00.33 Q
14 5 Zulia Calatayud Cuba 2:00.34 Q
15 2 Sviatlana Usovich Belarus 2:00.42 q, SB
16 5 Hasna Benhassi Morocco 2:00.51 Q
17 5 Ekaterina Kostetskaya Russia 2:00.54 Q
18 5 Olga Cristea Moldova 2:00.59 q, PB
19 5 Hazel Clark-Riley United States 2:01.59
20 1 Svetlana Klyuka Russia 2:01.67 Q
21 6 Carmo Tavares Portugal 2:01.91
22 1 Rosibel García Colombia 2:01.98 Q
23 2 Marian Burnett Guyana 2:02.02
24 1 Anna Rostkowska Poland 2:02.11 Q
25 1 Jemma Simpson Great Britain 2:02.16
26 1 Agnes Samaria Namibia 2:02.18
27 2 Alice Schmidt United States 2:02.33
28 5 Mihaela Neacșu Romania 2:03.03
29 1 Madeleine Pape Australia 2:03.09
30 3 Pamela Jelimo Kenya 2:03.18 Q
31 3 Kenia Sinclair Jamaica 2:03.76 Q
32 3 Elodie Guegan France 2:03.85 Q
33 3 Merve Aydın Turkey 2:04.75
34 3 Annabelle Lascar Mauritius 2:06.11 PB
35 3 Marcela Britos Uruguay 2:08.98
36 1 Baraah Awadallah Jordan 2:18.41 SB
37 2 Haley Nicole Nemra Marshall Islands 2:18.83
38 4 Emilia Mikue Ondo Equatorial Guinea 2:20.69
39 5 Aishath Reesha Maldives 2:30.14 PB
4 Nicole Teter United States DNF
6 Mireille Derebona-Ngaisset Central African Republic DQ
3 Vanja Perišić Croatia 2:06.82 DSQ

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei Kenya 1:57.28 Q, SB
2 2 Pamela Jelimo Kenya 1:57.31 Q
3 3 Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine 1:57.32 Q, PB
4 2 Hasna Benhassi Morocco 1:58.03 Q, SB
5 3 Tatiana Andrianova Russia 1:58.16 q
6 3 Kenia Sinclair Jamaica 1:58.28 q, SB
7 1 Svetlana Klyuka Russia 1:58.31 Q
8 2 Ekaterina Kostetskaya Russia 1:58.33
9 1 Maria Mutola Mozambique 1:58.61 Q, SB
10 2 Zulia Calatayud Cuba 1:58.78 SB
11 1 Lucia Klocova Slovakia 1:58.80
12 2 Anna Rostkowska Poland 1:58.84
13 1 Tetyana Petlyuk Ukraine 1:59.27
14 1 Rosibel García Colombia 1:59.38 NR
15 2 Jennifer Meadows Great Britain 1:59.43
16 3 Elisa Cusma Piccione Italy 1:59.52
17 1 Marilyn Okoro Great Britain 1:59.53
18 1 Brigita Langerholc Slovenia 2:00.00
19 3 Olga Cristea Moldova 2:00.12 PB
20 1 Tamsyn Lewis Australia 2:01.41
21 3 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Grenada 2:01.84
22 2 Eglė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania 2:02.59
23 2 Sviatlana Usovich Belarus 2:02.79
3 Elodie Guegan France DNF

Final

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1st4 Pamela Jelimo (KEN)1:54.87 WJR, AR
2nd7 Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)1:56.07
3rd8 Hasna Benhassi (MAR)1:56.73 SB
46 Svetlana Klyuka (RUS)1:56.94 PB
52 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ)1:57.68 SB
63 Kenia Sinclair (JAM)1:58.24 SB
79 Yuliya Krevsun (UKR)1:58.73
85 Tatyana Andrianova (RUS)2:02.63

Splits

Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
400m Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 55.41
600m Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 1:24.03

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.
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