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

Women's 800 metres
at the XVI Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 25
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Medalists
   Cuba
   Mexico
   Colombia
«20072015»
Athletics at
the 2011 Pan American Games

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
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

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.

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, 2011 17:15 Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

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

Final

Held on October 25

Rank Name Nationality Time[3] Notes
1st Adriana Muñoz Cuba 2:04.08
2nd Gabriela Medina Mexico 2:04.41 SB
3rd Rosibel García Colombia 2:04.45
4 Rose Mary Almanza Cuba 2:04.82
5 Christiane dos Santos Brazil 2:06.15
6 Heather Kampf United States 2:07.11
7 Christina Rodgers United States 2:08.29
8 Nancy Gallo Argentina 2:09.10 PB
9 Daisy Cecilia Ugarte Bolivia 2:16.94

References

  1. "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. "Women's 800m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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