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|venue = [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]]
|venue = [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]]
|date = 8–11 August
|date = 8–11 August
|image = [[File:Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Poistogova - Womens 800m - 2012 Olympics.jpg|250px]]
|image = Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Poistogova - Womens 800m - 2012 Olympics.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Poistogova celebrate after the race
|caption = Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Guliyev celebrate after the race
|competitors = 45
|competitors = 45
|nations = 35
|nations = 35
|gold = [[Caster Semenya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympstats.com/2017/09/26/2008-12-olympic-doping-re-test-an-update-update/ |title=2008-12 OLYMPIC DOPING RE-TEST – AN UPDATE-UPDATE |date= 26 Sep 2017|first=Bill|last=Mallon|access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref>
|gold =
|gold =
|goldNOC = RSA
|silver = [[Caster Semenya]]
|silver = [[Ekaterina Guliyev]]
|silverNOC = RSA
|silverNOC = RUS
|bronze = [[Ekaterina Poistogova]]
|bronze = [[Pamela Jelimo]]
|bronzeNOC = RUS
|bronzeNOC = KEN
|win_value=1:56.19
|win_value=1:56.19
|prev = [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2008]]
|prev = [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2008]]
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[[Image:TV-icon-2.svg|thumb|110px|'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHU9OFSwmEs Official Video]''']]
[[Image:TV-icon-2.svg|thumb|110px|'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHU9OFSwmEs Official Video]''']]


{{Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
{{AthleticsAt2012SummerOlympics}}
The '''Women's 800 metres''' competition at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The event was held at the [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]] on 8–11 August.<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athletics/about/ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics]</ref>
The '''Women's 800 metres''' competition at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The event was held at the [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]] on 8–11 August.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/about/ |title=Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics |access-date=2012-05-11 |archive-date=2012-09-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905092430/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/about/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The race was won by [[Mariya Savinova]], but she has since been stripped of the gold medal for doping.


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==Doping==
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While heat 3 and heat 5 of the qualifying round allowed some athletes to run as slow as 2:07s or 2:08s and qualify, the semi finals were decidedly quicker. In heat 1, [[Pamela Jelimo]] and [[Ekaterina Poistogova]] managed to qualify virtually together in mid 1:59s, those were the slowest times. In heat two, [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2009 World Champion]] [[Caster Semenya]] challenged the field, leading [[Elena Arzhakova]], [[Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei]] and [[Alysia Johnson Montaño]] into the finals. [[Halima Hachlaf]] ran 1:58.84 and didn't make the final. In the third heat [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|reigning world champion]] [[Mariya Savinova]] led virtual newcomer [[Francine Niyonsaba]] into a 1:58.67 [[List of Burundian records in athletics|new national record for Burundi]].


In 2013, Russian [[Elena Arzhakova]] (who ran sixth) was found to have violations in her biological passport and was suspended backdated to July 2011, disqualifying her from the race.
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In the final, Montaño went to the front, with Jelimo and Jepkosgei Busienei on her shoulder, while Savinova and Semenya went to the back. The front running Montaño hit the half way mark in 56.31. Those positions held through 500 metres, when Jelimo charged out to a big lead down the back stretch, Montaño started to slow while Savinova started to move forward. At the 600 metre line, there was a confluence of runners moving forward meeting those moving backward. Savinova on the outside found herself in second place, though Jelimo had a 4 metre lead. Semenya was behind the wall of runners. In the next 100 metres, Savinova caught Jelimo, passing into the lead at the head of the straightaway and on to victory. Semenya was a full 10 metres back, but on the outside of traffic. As she went by, Montaño had slipped back to join a forward moving Arzhakova. As Semenya went by, Montaño accelerated enough to separate herself from Arzhakova and held that until the finish in what would ordinarily be an also-ran position of fifth place. In the last 100, Semenya ran past the rest of the field, taking second place, but was too far behind to have a chance to catch Savinova, Poistogova edged a dying Jelimo for the bronze medal.<ref>http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/OLY12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-11-2012/sex=W/discCode=800/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_800_hash_f</ref>


On November 9, 2015, the Independent Commission Investigation of the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] asked for a lifetime ban for doping for the Russians [[Mariya Savinova]] (who won gold) and [[Ekaterina Guliyev]] (who won bronze).<ref>{{cite news|title=La Wada chiede la squalifica a vita per 5 atleti: i primi nomi|url=http://www.atleticalive.it/21764/la-wada-chiede-la-squalifica-a-vita-per-5-atleti-i-primi-nomi/|agency=atleticalive.it|date=9 November 2015}}</ref> In February 2017, it was announced that Savinova was stripped of her gold medal.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-doping-russia-savinova-idUSKBN15P1EO Savinova stripped of London Games 800m gold for doping], [[Reuters]], 10 Feb, 2017</ref> Guliyev was suspended in 2017 for 2 years, backdated to October 2014, but her London result was not affected.<ref>[http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/04/08/russian-athletes-and-coaches-banned-cas Russian athletes and coaches banned by CAS], [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]], 8 April 2017</ref> In April 2024, Guliyev was banned by the Russian Athletics Federation for infractions in 2012 and 2013, voiding her results including the 2012 Olympic final.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/poistogova-guliyev-set-lose-london-olympics-silver-after-russia-ban-2024-04-08/ Poistogova-Guliyev set to lose London Olympics silver after Russia ban], [[Reuters]], 8 Apr, 2024</ref> The official decision to revoke medals rests with the [[International Olympic Committee]]. It is likely Guliyev's medal will be revoked, upgrading [[Pamela Jelimo]] to the silver and [[Alysia Montano]] to the bronze.
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==Doping accusations==

In 2013, [[Elena Arzhakova]] was found to have violations in her biological passport and was suspended backdated to July 2011, disqualifying her from the race a year after the fact. On November 9, 2015, the Independent Commission Investigation of the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] asks for a lifetime ban for doping vs Savinova and Poistogova, who shouldn't have run in London.<ref>{{cite news|title=La Wada chiede la squalifica a vita per 5 atleti: i primi nomi|url=http://www.atleticalive.it/21764/la-wada-chiede-la-squalifica-a-vita-per-5-atleti-i-primi-nomi/|agency=atleticalive.it|date=9 November 2015}}</ref> If the doping bans are upheld and medals reallocated by the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]], Semenya could advance to the gold medal, Jelimo the silver and Montaño the bronze.

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==Competition format==

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The Women's 800m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final.<ref name=format>{{cite web|title=Women's 800m|url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html|publisher=London 2012 Organising Committee|accessdate=13 June 2012}}</ref> Twenty-four athletes advanced from the heats to the Semifinal round. The top three competitors from each of the six heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the six fastest losers. A total of eight competitors qualified for the Final from the Semifinals. In the three Semifinal races, the first two from each Semifinal advanced to the final along with the two fastest losers.<ref name=format />


==Records==
==Records==
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|'''Olympic record'''
|'''Olympic record'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Olizarenko]]|URS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadiya Olizarenko]]|URS}}
|'''1:53.43'''
|'''1:53.43'''
|[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
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|Wednesday, 8 August 2012 ||'''11:35'''||'''Round 1'''
|Wednesday, 8 August 2012 ||'''11:35'''||'''Round 1'''
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|Thursday, 9 August 2012 ||'''19:30||'''Semifinals'''
|Thursday, 9 August 2012 ||'''19:30''' ||'''Semifinals'''
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|style=background:lemonchiffon|Saturday, 11 August 2012 ||style=background:lemonchiffon| '''20:00'''||style=background:lemonchiffon|'''Finals'''
|style=background:lemonchiffon|Saturday, 11 August 2012 ||style=background:lemonchiffon| '''20:00'''||style=background:lemonchiffon|'''Finals'''
|-
|-
|}
|}

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==Competition format==

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The Women's 800m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals and a final.<ref name=format>{{cite web|title=Women's 800m|url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html|publisher=London 2012 Organising Committee|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-date=12 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612122407/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Twenty-four athletes advanced from the heats to the semifinal round. The top three competitors from each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals along with the six fastest losers. A total of eight competitors qualified for the Final from the semifinals. In the three semifinal races, the first two from each semifinal advanced to the final along with the two fastest losers.<ref name=format />

==Race description==

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While heat 3 and heat 5 of the qualifying round allowed some athletes to run as slow as 2:07s or 2:08s and qualify, the semifinals were decidedly quicker. In heat 1, [[Pamela Jelimo]] and [[Ekaterina Guliyev]] managed to qualify virtually together in mid 1:59s, those were the slowest times. In heat two, [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2009 World Champion]] [[Caster Semenya]] challenged the field, leading [[Elena Arzhakova]], [[Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei]] and [[Alysia Johnson Montaño]] into the finals. [[Halima Hachlaf]] ran 1:58.84 and didn't make the final. In the third heat, virtual newcomer [[Francine Niyonsaba]] finished with 1:58.67 on the clock, a [[List of Burundian records in athletics|new national record for Burundi]].

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In the final, Montaño went to the front, with Jelimo and Jepkosgei Busienei on her shoulder, while Savinova and Semenya went to the back. The front-running Montaño hit the halfway mark in 56.31. Those positions held through 500 metres, when Jelimo charged out to a big lead down the back stretch, Montaño started to slow while Savinova started to move forward. At the 600 metre line, there was a confluence of runners moving forward meeting those moving backward. Savinova on the outside found herself in second place, though Jelimo had a 4-metre lead. Semenya was behind the wall of runners. In the next 100 metres, Savinova caught Jelimo, passing into the lead at the head of the straightaway and on to victory. Semenya was a full 10 metres back, but on the outside of traffic. As she went by, Montaño had slipped back to join a forward-moving Arzhakova. As Semenya went by, Montaño accelerated enough to separate herself from Arzhakova and held that until the finish in what would ordinarily be an also-ran position of fifth place. In the last 100, Semenya ran past the rest of the field, taking second place, but was too far behind to have a chance to catch Savinova; Guliyev edged a dying Jelimo for the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/OLY12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-11-2012/sex=W/discCode=800/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_800_hash_f|title=World Athletics}}</ref>


==Result==
==Result==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Alysia Johnson Montaño]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.47 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Alysia Johnson Montaño]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.47 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 ||align=left| [[Caster Semenya]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.71 || Q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Caster Semenya]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.71 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 3 ||align=left| [[Halima Hachlaf]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.99 || Q
| 3 ||align=left| [[Halima Hachlaf]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.99 || Q
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ccf9cc
| 4 ||align=left| [[Rose Mary Almanza]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.19 || q
| 4 ||align=left| [[Rose Mary Almanza]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.19 || q
|-
|-
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| 6 ||align=left| [[Elena Popescu]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MDA|2012 Summer}} || 2:06.94 ||
| 6 ||align=left| [[Elena Popescu]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MDA|2012 Summer}} || 2:06.94 ||
|-
|-
| {{n/a}} ||align=left| [[Noura Elsayed]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|EGY|2012 Summer}} || {{n/a}} || DNS
| {{n/a}} ||align=left| Noura Elsayed ||align=left| {{flagIOC|EGY|2012 Summer}} || {{n/a}} || DNS
|}
|}


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|-
|-
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Mariya Savinova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.56 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Mariya Savinova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.56 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 ||align=left| [[Alice Schmidt]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.65 || Q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Alice Schmidt]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.65 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 3 ||align=left| [[Tintu Luka]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|IND|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.75 || Q
| 3 ||align=left| [[Tintu Luka]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|IND|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.75 || Q
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ccf9cc
| 4 ||align=left| [[Malika Akkaoui]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.78 || q
| 4 ||align=left| [[Malika Akkaoui]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MAR|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.78 || q
|-
|-
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Francine Niyonsaba]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|2012 Summer}} || 2:07.57 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Francine Niyonsaba]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|2012 Summer}} || 2:07.57 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 ||align=left| [[Jessica Smith (athlete)|Jessica Smith]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2012 Summer}} || 2:07.75 || Q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Jessica Smith (athlete)|Jessica Smith]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2012 Summer}} || 2:07.75 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 3 ||align=left| [[Genzeb Shumi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRN|2012 Summer}} || 2:07.77 || Q
| 3 ||align=left| [[Genzeb Shumi]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRN|2012 Summer}} || 2:07.77 || Q
|-
|-
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Pamela Jelimo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.54 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Pamela Jelimo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.54 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 ||align=left| [[Lynsey Sharp]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.41 || Q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Lynsey Sharp]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.41 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 3 ||align=left| [[Eleni Filandra]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|2012 Summer}} || 2:02.29 || Q
| 3 ||align=left| Eleni Filandra ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|2012 Summer}} || 2:02.29 || Q
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ccf9cc
| 4 ||align=left| [[Geena Gall]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 2:03.85 || q
| 4 ||align=left| [[Geena Gall]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 2:03.85 || q
|-
|-
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Nataliia Lupu]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.35 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Nataliia Lupu]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.35 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| <s>2 ||align=left| <s>[[Elena Arzhakova]] ||align=left| <s>{{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || <s>2:08.39 || DSQ
| <s>2 </s>||align=left| <s>[[Elena Arzhakova]] </s>||align=left| <s>{{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}}</s> || <s>2:08.39 </s>|| DSQ
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 ||align=left| [[Cherono Koech]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.43 || Q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Cherono Koech]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.43 || Q
|-
|-
| 3 ||align=left| [[Maryna Arzamasava]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BLR|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.45 ||
| 3 ||align=left| [[Maryna Arzamasova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BLR|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.45 ||
|-
|-
| 4 ||align=left| [[Lenka Masna]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.68 ||
| 4 ||align=left| [[Lenka Masna]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2012 Summer}} || 2:08.68 ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.04 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.04 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 ||align=left| [[Ekaterina Poistogova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.08 || Q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Ekaterina Guliyev]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.08 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 3 ||align=left| [[Rosibel Garcia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|COL|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.30 || Q
| 3 ||align=left| [[Rosibel Garcia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|COL|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.30 || Q
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ccf9cc
| 4 ||align=left| [[Elena Mirela Lavric]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.65 || q
| 4 ||align=left| [[Elena Mirela Lavric]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.65 || q
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ccf9cc
| 5 ||align=left| [[Margarita Matsko]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|2012 Summer}} || 2:02.12 || q
| 5 ||align=left| [[Margarita Matsko]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|2012 Summer}} || 2:02.12 || q
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ccf9cc
| 6 ||align=left| [[Neisha Bernard-Thomas]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRN|2012 Summer}} || 2:03.23 || q
| 6 ||align=left| [[Neisha Bernard-Thomas]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRN|2012 Summer}} || 2:03.23 || q
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|-
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Pamela Jelimo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 1:59.42 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Pamela Jelimo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 1:59.42 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 2 ||align=left| [[Ekaterina Poistogova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 1:59.45 || Q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Ekaterina Guliyev]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 1:59.45 || Q
|-
|-
| 3 ||align=left| [[Rosibel Garcia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|COL|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.16 || SB
| 3 ||align=left| [[Rosibel Garcia]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|COL|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.16 || SB
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| 7 ||align=left| [[Lynsey Sharp]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.78 ||
| 7 ||align=left| [[Lynsey Sharp]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.78 ||
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|-
| 8 ||align=left| [[Eleni Filandra]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|2012 Summer}} || 2:04.42 ||
| 8 ||align=left| Eleni Filandra ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|2012 Summer}} || 2:04.42 ||


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! Rank !! Athlete !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 ||align=left| [[Caster Semenya]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.67 || Q
| 1 ||align=left| [[Caster Semenya]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.67 || Q
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|-bgcolor=bbf3bb
| <s>2 ||align=left| <s>[[Elena Arzhakova]] ||align=left| <s>{{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || <s>1:58.13 || DSQ
| <s>2 </s>||align=left| <s>[[Elena Arzhakova]] </s>||align=left| <s>{{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}}</s> || <s>1:58.13 </s>|| DSQ
|-bgcolor=ddffdd
|-bgcolor=ccf9cc
| 2 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.26 || q
| 2 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.26 || q
|-bgcolor=ddffdd
|-bgcolor=ccf9cc
| 3 ||align=left| [[Alysia Johnson Montaño]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.42 || q
| 3 ||align=left| [[Alysia Johnson Montaño]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.42 || q
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| 2 ||align=left| [[Francine Niyonsaba]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.67 || Q, [[List of Burundian records in athletics|NR]]
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| {{gold01}} || 5 ||align=left| [[Mariya Savinova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 1:56.19 || '''WL'''
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| {{silver02}} || 7 ||align=left| [[Caster Semenya]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.23 || '''SB'''
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| {{bronze03}} || 2 ||align=left| [[Ekaterina Poistogova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.53 || '''PB'''
| {{gold01}} || 7 ||align=left| [[Caster Semenya]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.23 || '''SB'''
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| 4 || 6 ||align=left| [[Pamela Jelimo]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.59 ||
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| 5 || 4 ||align=left| [[Alysia Johnson Montaño]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.93 ||
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| 6 || 3 ||align=left| [[Francine Niyonsaba]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|2012 Summer}} || 1:59.63 ||
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| 7 || 8 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:00.19 ||
| 5 || 3 ||align=left| [[Francine Niyonsaba]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BDI|2012 Summer}} || 1:59.63 ||
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| - || 9 ||align=left| [[Elena Arzhakova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || <s>1:59.21 || DSQ<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2012/the-xxx-olympic-games-4871/women/800-metres/final/result Arzhakova was later disqualified due to a doping violation]</ref>
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| {{n/a}} || 5 ||align=left| [[Mariya Savinova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || <s>1:56.19 </s>|| DQ (doping)<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38931007 Mariya Savinova: Russian London 2012 gold medallist stripped of title]</ref>
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| {{n/a}} || 9 ||align=left| [[Elena Arzhakova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || <s>1:59.21 </s>|| DQ (doping)<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2012/the-xxx-olympic-games-4871/women/800-metres/final/result Arzhakova was later disqualified due to a doping violation]</ref>
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[[Category:800 metres at the Olympics]]
[[Category:2012 in women's athletics]]
[[Category:2012 in women's athletics]]
[[Category:Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]

Latest revision as of 16:13, 9 April 2024

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Guliyev celebrate after the race
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date8–11 August
Competitors45 from 35 nations
Winning time1:56.19
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Caster Semenya[1]  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ekaterina Guliyev  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pamela Jelimo  Kenya
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The Women's 800 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–11 August.[2] The race was won by Mariya Savinova, but she has since been stripped of the gold medal for doping.

Doping[edit]

In 2013, Russian Elena Arzhakova (who ran sixth) was found to have violations in her biological passport and was suspended backdated to July 2011, disqualifying her from the race.

On November 9, 2015, the Independent Commission Investigation of the World Anti-Doping Agency asked for a lifetime ban for doping for the Russians Mariya Savinova (who won gold) and Ekaterina Guliyev (who won bronze).[3] In February 2017, it was announced that Savinova was stripped of her gold medal.[4] Guliyev was suspended in 2017 for 2 years, backdated to October 2014, but her London result was not affected.[5] In April 2024, Guliyev was banned by the Russian Athletics Federation for infractions in 2012 and 2013, voiding her results including the 2012 Olympic final.[6] The official decision to revoke medals rests with the International Olympic Committee. It is likely Guliyev's medal will be revoked, upgrading Pamela Jelimo to the silver and Alysia Montano to the bronze.

Records[edit]

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Olympic record  Nadiya Olizarenko (URS) 1:53.43 Moscow, Soviet Union 27 July 1980
2012 World leading  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:56.76 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 7 July 2012
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 World leading  Mariya Savinova (RUS) 1:56.19 London, United Kingdom 11 August 2012

Schedule[edit]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 8 August 2012 11:35 Round 1
Thursday, 9 August 2012 19:30 Semifinals
Saturday, 11 August 2012 20:00 Finals

Competition format[edit]

The Women's 800m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals and a final.[7] Twenty-four athletes advanced from the heats to the semifinal round. The top three competitors from each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals along with the six fastest losers. A total of eight competitors qualified for the Final from the semifinals. In the three semifinal races, the first two from each semifinal advanced to the final along with the two fastest losers.[7]

Race description[edit]

While heat 3 and heat 5 of the qualifying round allowed some athletes to run as slow as 2:07s or 2:08s and qualify, the semifinals were decidedly quicker. In heat 1, Pamela Jelimo and Ekaterina Guliyev managed to qualify virtually together in mid 1:59s, those were the slowest times. In heat two, 2009 World Champion Caster Semenya challenged the field, leading Elena Arzhakova, Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei and Alysia Johnson Montaño into the finals. Halima Hachlaf ran 1:58.84 and didn't make the final. In the third heat, virtual newcomer Francine Niyonsaba finished with 1:58.67 on the clock, a new national record for Burundi.

In the final, Montaño went to the front, with Jelimo and Jepkosgei Busienei on her shoulder, while Savinova and Semenya went to the back. The front-running Montaño hit the halfway mark in 56.31. Those positions held through 500 metres, when Jelimo charged out to a big lead down the back stretch, Montaño started to slow while Savinova started to move forward. At the 600 metre line, there was a confluence of runners moving forward meeting those moving backward. Savinova on the outside found herself in second place, though Jelimo had a 4-metre lead. Semenya was behind the wall of runners. In the next 100 metres, Savinova caught Jelimo, passing into the lead at the head of the straightaway and on to victory. Semenya was a full 10 metres back, but on the outside of traffic. As she went by, Montaño had slipped back to join a forward-moving Arzhakova. As Semenya went by, Montaño accelerated enough to separate herself from Arzhakova and held that until the finish in what would ordinarily be an also-ran position of fifth place. In the last 100, Semenya ran past the rest of the field, taking second place, but was too far behind to have a chance to catch Savinova; Guliyev edged a dying Jelimo for the bronze medal.[8]

Result[edit]

Video on YouTube Official Video Highlights

Round 1[edit]

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Alysia Johnson Montaño  United States 2:00.47 Q
2 Caster Semenya  South Africa 2:00.71 Q
3 Halima Hachlaf  Morocco 2:00.99 Q
4 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba 2:01.19 q
5 Annabelle Lascar  Mauritius 2:05.45 PB
6 Elena Popescu  Moldova 2:06.94
— Noura Elsayed  Egypt — DNS

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mariya Savinova  Russia 2:01.56 Q
2 Alice Schmidt  United States 2:01.65 Q
3 Tintu Luka  India 2:01.75 Q
4 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco 2:01.78 q
5 Andrea Ferris  Panama 2:05.59
6 Haley Nemra  Marshall Islands 2:14.90 SB
7 Merve Aydın  Turkey 3:24.35

Heat 3[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 2:07.57 Q
2 Jessica Smith  Canada 2:07.75 Q
3 Genzeb Shumi  Bahrain 2:07.77 Q
4 Amina Bakhit  Sudan 2:09.78
5 Amy Atkinson  Guam 2:18.53 NR
— Liliya Lobanova  Ukraine — DNS
— Fantu Magiso  Ethiopia — DNS
— Kenia Sinclair  Jamaica — DNS

Heat 4[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 2:00.54 Q
2 Lynsey Sharp  Great Britain 2:01.41 Q
3 Eleni Filandra  Greece 2:02.29 Q
4 Geena Gall  United States 2:03.85 q
5 Cavela Felismina  Angola 2:10.95 PB
6 Rabia Ashiq  Pakistan 2:17.39
— Yuliya Krevsun  Ukraine — DNF

Heat 5[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine 2:08.35 Q
2 Elena Arzhakova  Russia 2:08.39 DSQ
2 Cherono Koech  Kenya 2:08.43 Q
3 Maryna Arzamasova  Belarus 2:08.45
4 Lenka Masna  Czech Republic 2:08.68
5 Melissa Bishop  Canada 2:09.33
6 Aicha Fall  Mauritania 2:27.97 NR
7 Woroud Sawalha  Palestine 2:29.16 PB

Heat 6[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya 2:01.04 Q
2 Ekaterina Guliyev  Russia 2:01.08 Q
3 Rosibel Garcia  Colombia 2:01.30 Q
4 Elena Mirela Lavric  Romania 2:01.65 q
5 Margarita Matsko  Kazakhstan 2:02.12 q
6 Neisha Bernard-Thomas  Grenada 2:03.23 q
7 Elisabeth Mandaba  Central African Republic 2:12.56
8 Sarah Attar  Saudi Arabia 2:44.95 NR

Semifinals[edit]

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 1:59.42 Q
2 Ekaterina Guliyev  Russia 1:59.45 Q
3 Rosibel Garcia  Colombia 2:00.16 SB
4 Alice Schmidt  United States 2:01.63
5 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine 2:01.63
6 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba 2:01.70
7 Lynsey Sharp  Great Britain 2:01.78
8 Eleni Filandra  Greece 2:04.42

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Caster Semenya  South Africa 1:57.67 Q
2 Elena Arzhakova  Russia 1:58.13 DSQ
2 Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya 1:58.26 q
3 Alysia Johnson Montaño  United States 1:58.42 q
4 Halima Hachlaf  Morocco 1:58.84 SB
5 Tintu Luka  India 1:59.69 SB
6 Elena Mirela Lavric  Romania 2:00.46
7 Neisha Bernard-Thomas  Grenada 2:00.68 SB

Heat 3[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mariya Savinova  Russia 1:58.57 Q
2 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 1:58.67 Q, NR
3 Margarita Matsko  Kazakhstan 1:59.20 PB
4 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco 2:00.32
5 Cherono Koech  Kenya 2:00.53 SB
6 Genzeb Shumi  Bahrain 2:01.76
7 Jessica Smith  Canada 2:01.90
8 Geena Gall  United States 2:05.76

Final[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Caster Semenya  South Africa 1:57.23 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Ekaterina Guliyev  Russia 1:57.53 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 1:57.59
4 4 Alysia Johnson Montaño  United States 1:57.93
5 3 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 1:59.63
6 8 Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya 2:00.19
— 5 Mariya Savinova  Russia 1:56.19 DQ (doping)[9]
— 9 Elena Arzhakova  Russia 1:59.21 DQ (doping)[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mallon, Bill (26 Sep 2017). "2008-12 OLYMPIC DOPING RE-TEST – AN UPDATE-UPDATE". Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. ^ "La Wada chiede la squalifica a vita per 5 atleti: i primi nomi". atleticalive.it. 9 November 2015.
  4. ^ Savinova stripped of London Games 800m gold for doping, Reuters, 10 Feb, 2017
  5. ^ Russian athletes and coaches banned by CAS, SBS, 8 April 2017
  6. ^ Poistogova-Guliyev set to lose London Olympics silver after Russia ban, Reuters, 8 Apr, 2024
  7. ^ a b "Women's 800m". London 2012 Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  8. ^ "World Athletics".
  9. ^ Mariya Savinova: Russian London 2012 gold medallist stripped of title
  10. ^ Arzhakova was later disqualified due to a doping violation
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