2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 2011 World Championships
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The finish of the final.
Venue Daegu Stadium
Dates1 September (heats)
2 September (semifinals)
4 September (final)
Competitors32 from 25 nations
Winning time1:56.35
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Caster Semenya
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Silver medal icon.svg   Janeth Jepkosgei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Bronze medal icon.svg   Alysia Johnson Montaño
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) [1]
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The Women's 800 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2 and 4.

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The three fastest times prior to the championships were all run at the Russian national trials, with Mariya Savinova leading the rankings with 1:56.95 minutes, followed by Yuliya Rusanova and Ekaterina Kostetskaya. However, Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica and Britain's Jenny Meadows had been the leading athletes on the Diamond League circuit. [2] Caster Semenya, the 2009 champion, was among the fastest that year, but had been affected by injury and an 11-month career break due to gender verification tests. [3] Moroccan Halima Hachlaf and American champion Alysia Johnson Montano were highly ranked, while reigning Olympic and World silver medallist Janeth Jepkosgei was another prominent competitor. [2]

It took under 1:59 just to make the final. Led by defending champion, Semenya, the three Russians all qualified, along with two Americans, returning silver medalist Jepkosgei and Kenia Sinclair, leaving previous bronze medalist Jenny Meadows as the fastest non-qualifier.

In the final, Jepkosgei led through a fast 55.86-second first lap, followed by Sinclair and Alysia Johnson Montaño. On the backstretch, defending champion Semenya cruised past the field taking the lead with about 180 metres to go. She continued to pull away, but not emphatically. Savinova had trailed the field and followed Semenya as she moved up, then kicked it into gear on the final straight, easing past Semenya without challenge. Montaño took a dive at the finish line but was unable to beat Jepkosgei for third place.

On 28 July 2014, IAAF announced that 5th-place finisher Kostetskaya was sanctioned for doping after her biological passport had showed abnormalities. Her result was disqualified. [4] On February 10, 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) officially disqualified Savinova's results backdated to July 2010. [5] When medals were reallocated, everyone moved up.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Caster Semenya
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)		 Janeth Jepkosgei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)		 Alysia Johnson Montano
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Championship record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)1:54.68 Helsinki, Finland9 August 1983
World LeadingFlag of Russia.svg  Mariya Savinova  (RUS)1:56.95 Cheboksary, Russia22 July 2011
African Record Flag of Kenya.svg  Pamela Jelimo  (KEN)1:54.01 Zürich, Switzerland29 August 2008
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dong Liu  (CHN)1:55.54 Beijing, China9 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)1:54.44 Barcelona, Spain9 September 1989
South American record Flag of Suriname.svg  Letitia Vriesde  (SUR)1:56.68 Gothenburg, Sweden13 August 1995
European Record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)1:53.28Munich, West Germany26 July 1983
Oceanian record Flag of New Zealand.svg  Toni Hodgkinson  (NZL)1:58.25 Atlanta, United States27 July 1996

Qualification standards

A timeB time
1:59.802:01.30

Schedule

DateTimeRound
September 1, 201111:40 Heats
September 2, 201119:25 Semifinals
September 4, 201120:15 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Janeth Jepkosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:59.36Q
23 Ekaterina Kostetskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:59.61Q
33 Alysia Johnson Montaño Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:59.62Q
43 Marilyn Okoro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:59.74Q
54 Mariya Savinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2:01.01Q
54 Caster Semenya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)2:01.01Q
74 Cherono Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:01.03Q
81 Jenny Meadows Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:01.11Q
84 Alice Schmidt Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:01.11Q
104 Emma Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:01.17q
111 Maggie Vessey Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:01.32Q
121 Rosibel García Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)2:01.33Q, SB
131 Eunice Jepkoech Sum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:01.37Q
141 Yuliya Rusanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2:01.38q
152 Kenia Sinclair Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)2:01.66Q
162 Halima Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)2:01.80Q
172 Yuliya Krevsun Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:01.88Q
184 Tintu Luka Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)2:01.89q
192 Maryna Arzamasava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)2:01.97Q
202 Fantu Magiso Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:02.58q
215 Annet Negesa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)2:02.75Q
225 Zahra Bouras Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)2:02.77Q
235 Lucia Klocová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)2:02.81Q
245 Liliya Lobanova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:02.84Q
255 Nikki Hamblin Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)2:02.87SB
261 Eglė Balčiūnaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)2:02.88
271 Yvonne Hak Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2:03.05
283 Luiza Gega Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  (ALB)2:03.21
294 Truong Thanh Hang Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)2:03.52
305 Lemlem Bereket Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:03.62
313 Margarita Matsko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)2:04.24
322 Merve Aydın Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)2:04.88
335 Sviatlana Usovich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)2:05.62
342 Huh Yeon-jung Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)2:08.05
352 Zourah Ali Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)2:36.36PB
3 Tetiana Petlyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)DNF

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Caster Semenya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:58.07Q, SB
22 Mariya Savinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:58.45Q
32 Janeth Jepkosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:58.50Q, SB
43 Ekaterina Kostetskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:58.64Q
52 Alysia Johnson Montaño Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:58.67q
61 Yuliya Rusanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:58.73Q
73 Kenia Sinclair Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1:58.93q
81 Maggie Vessey Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:58.98Q
91 Jenny Meadows Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:59.07
103 Fantu Magiso Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:59.17 NR
112 Liliya Lobanova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1:59.38
122 Emma Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:59.77PB
131 Eunice Jepkoech Sum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:59.94
141 Rosibel García Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)2:00.79SB
152 Tintu Luka Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)2:00.95SB
163 Alice Schmidt Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:01.16
173 Cherono Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:01.48
181 Annet Negesa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)2:01.51
193 Marilyn Okoro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:01.54
202 Lucia Klocová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)2:01.85
211 Maryna Arzamasava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)2:02.13
223 Yuliya Krevsun Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:05.37
232 Zahra Bouras Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)2:12.08
1 Halima Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)DNF

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Caster Semenya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:56.35SB
Silver medal icon.svg Janeth Jepkosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:57.42SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Alysia Johnson Montaño Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:57.48SB
4 Maggie Vessey Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:58.50SB
5 Kenia Sinclair Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1:58.66
n/a Mariya Savinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:55.87 DSQ
n/a Ekaterina Kostetskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:57.82 DSQ
n/a Yuliya Rusanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:59.74 DSQ

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