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|image = Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Poistogova - Womens 800m - 2012 Olympics.jpg |
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|caption = Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina |
|caption = Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Guliyev celebrate after the race |
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|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| |
|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> |
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|goldNOC = RSA |
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|silver = [[Ekaterina |
|silver = [[Ekaterina Guliyev]] |
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|bronze = [[Pamela Jelimo]] |
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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 (London)|Olympic Stadium]] on 8–11 August.<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 |
==Doping== |
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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 |
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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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 |
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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==Records== |
==Records== |
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|'''Olympic record''' |
|'''Olympic record''' |
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|[[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== |
==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| |
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 /> |
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==Race description== |
==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 |
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; |
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> |
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==Result== |
==Result== |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 || |
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| {{n/a}} ||align=left| Noura Elsayed ||align=left| {{flagIOC|EGY|2012 Summer}} || {{n/a}} || DNS |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| <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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 1 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei |
| 1 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.04 || Q |
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| 2 ||align=left| [[Ekaterina Guliyev]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 2:01.08 || Q |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| <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 |
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| 2 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei |
| 2 ||align=left| [[Janeth Jepkosgei]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.26 || q |
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| 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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| 1 ||align=left| [[Mariya Savinova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.57 || Q |
| 1 ||align=left| [[Mariya Savinova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || 1:58.57 || 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]] |
| 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}} || 7 ||align=left| [[Caster Semenya]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2012 Summer}} || 1:57.23 || '''SB''' |
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| {{n/a}} || 5 ||align=left| [[Mariya Savinova]] ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} || <s>1:56.19 || DQ (doping)<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38931007 Mariya Savinova: Russian London 2012 gold medallist stripped of title]</ref> |
| {{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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Latest revision as of 16:13, 9 April 2024
Women's 800 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 8–11 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 45 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:56.19 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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[update], 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 | ||||
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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 |
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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]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1 | Nataliia Lupu | Ukraine | 2:08.35 | Q |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 1:57.67 | Q |
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 |
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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 |
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7 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 1:57.23 | SB | |
2 | Ekaterina Guliyev | Russia | 1:57.53 | PB | |
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 | DQ (doping)[9] | |
— | 9 | Elena Arzhakova | Russia | DQ (doping)[10] |
References[edit]
- ^ Mallon, Bill (26 Sep 2017). "2008-12 OLYMPIC DOPING RE-TEST – AN UPDATE-UPDATE". Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ^ "La Wada chiede la squalifica a vita per 5 atleti: i primi nomi". atleticalive.it. 9 November 2015.
- ^ Savinova stripped of London Games 800m gold for doping, Reuters, 10 Feb, 2017
- ^ Russian athletes and coaches banned by CAS, SBS, 8 April 2017
- ^ Poistogova-Guliyev set to lose London Olympics silver after Russia ban, Reuters, 8 Apr, 2024
- ^ a b "Women's 800m". London 2012 Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "World Athletics".
- ^ Mariya Savinova: Russian London 2012 gold medallist stripped of title
- ^ Arzhakova was later disqualified due to a doping violation