2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 2013 World Championships
Venue Luzhniki Stadium
Dates15 August (heats)
16 August (semifinals)
18 August (final)
Competitors32 from 21 nations
Winning time1:57.38
Medalists
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The women's 800 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 15–18 August. [2]

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The first woman to break 2:00 was Hildegard Falck in 1971. At this meet, it almost took 2:00 to get into the semi-final. Through the first three heats, the slowest automatic qualifier was Halima Hachlaf at 2:00.04, with each race being split at low 57. In the final heat Eunice Jepkoech Sum managed to maintain order, splitting at just under a more leisurely 59 and bringing the three qualifiers in slower than the slowest time qualifier, Lenka Masná at 2:00.31. At that, world leader Francine Niyonsaba, returning medalists Caster Semenya and Janeth Jepkosgei were all missing.

In the final Alysia Montaño displayed tactics reminiscent of Johnny Gray, taking the race out in 26.80 and 56.06 splits opening up as much as a 15-meter lead on the field. Montaño hit the 600 at 1:26.45 with the lead but as she was slowing that's still a long way to get home. Sum had spent most of the last lap second to Montaño, but when defending champion Mariya Savinova tried to go past her at the head of the straight, she responded and held off the challenge. Both of them passed a dying Montaño 40 meters out with the rest of the field gaining rapidly. As she was passed on the inside by teammate Brenda Martinez, Montaño tossed herself at the finish line, collapsing to the track in fourth as Martinez took the bronze.

In 2015, Savinova and Ekaterina Poistogova were recommended for lifetime bans dating back to the 2012 Olympics as part of the wholesale Russian performance-enhancing drug scandal. On 10 February 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) officially disqualified Savinova's results backdated to July 2010. [3] When medal reallocations were decided, Montaño was given the bronze medal and Martinez the silver.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [4]

World record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)1:53.28 Munich, West Germany26 July 1983
Championship record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)1:54.68 Helsinki, Finland9 August 1983
World LeadingFlag of Burundi.svg  Francine Niyonsaba  (BDI)1:56.72 Eugene, US1 June 2013
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  Liu Dong  (CHN)1:55.54Beijing, People's Republic of 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, USA27 July 1996

Qualification standards

A time [5] B time
2:00.002:01.50

Schedule

DateTimeRound
15 August 20139:55 Heats
16 August 201320:15 Semifinals
18 August 201317:50 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results

KEY:QQualifiedqFastest non-qualifiersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. [6]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
115 Brenda Martinez Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:59.39Q
213 Marilyn Okoro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:59.43Q, SB
316 Mariya Savinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:59.44Q
423 Alysia Montaño Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:59.47Q
512 Winny Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:59.58q. SB
626 Nataliia Lupu Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1:59.59Q, SB
714 Maryna Arzamasava Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)1:59.60q, SB
835 Malika Akkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:59.63Q
938 Ekaterina Poistogova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:59.90Q
1037 Ajeé Wilson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:00.00Q
1127 Halima Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)2:00.04Q
1231 Rose Mary Almanza Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)2:00.27q
1334 Lenka Masná Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2:00.31q, SB
1446 Eunice Jepkoech Sum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:00.49Q
1543 Elena Kotulskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2:00.50Q
1622 Angie Smit Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)2:00.60
1742 Laura Muir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:00.80Q, PB
1833 Natoya Goule Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)2:00.93
1932 Olha Lyakhova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:00.98
2041 Fantu Magiso Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:01.11
2125 Jessica Judd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:01.48
2244 Kelly Hetherington Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:01.57
2347 Melissa Bishop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:01.91
2428 Wang Chunyu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2:02.05SB
2424 Roseanne Galligan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)2:02.05
2648 Margarita Mukasheva Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)2:02.06
2717 Marta Milani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2:02.41
2811 Karine Belleau-Béliveau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:02.93
2921 Marina Pospelova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2:03.42
3018 Eglė Balčiūnaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)2:08.77
3145 Elena Mirela Lavric Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)2:10.37
3236 Elisabeth Mandaba Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)2:14.35SB

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final. [7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
114 Alysia Montaño Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:58.92Q
215 Brenda Martinez Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:59.03Q
318 Nataliia Lupu Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1:59.43Q, SB
413 Ekaterina Poistogova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:59.48q
511 Lenka Masná Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)1:59.56q, PB
616 Halima Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)2:00.55
722 Eunice Jepkoech Sum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:00.70Q
826 Mariya Savinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2:00.73Q
912 Laura Muir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:00.83
1027 Ajeé Wilson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:00.90Q
1121 Rose Mary Almanza Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)2:00.98
1217 Winny Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:01.04
1328 Maryna Arzamasava Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)2:01.19
1425 Elena Kotulskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2:01.75
1524 Marilyn Okoro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:02.26
1623 Malika Akkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)2:02.29

Final

The final was started at 17:50. [8]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2 Eunice Jepkoech Sum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:57.38PB
Silver medal icon.svg5 Brenda Martinez Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:57.91PB
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Alysia Montaño Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:57.95
44 Ekaterina Poistogova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:58.05SB
58 Ajeé Wilson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:58.21PB
67 Nataliia Lupu Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1:59.79
71 Lenka Masná Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2:00.59
n/a6 Mariya Savinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:57.80DSQ (Doping)

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References

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  2. Start list
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  7. "Semifinals Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. "Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.