World Athletics Championships 2017/800 m women
2017 World Athletics Championships | |
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discipline | Women's 800-meter run |
city | London |
place | Olympic Stadium London |
Participants | 47 athletes from 30 countries |
Competition phase | August 10, 2017 (preliminary) August 11, 2017 (semi-finals) August 13, 2017 (final) |
Medalists | |
gold | Caster Semenya ( RSA ) |
silver | Francine Niyonsaba ( BDI ) |
bronze | Ajeé Wilson ( USA ) |
The women's 800 meter race at the 2017 World Athletics Championships took place in London , Great Britain , between 10 and 13 August 2017 .
The world title went to the South African Caster Semenya . She won ahead of Francine Niyonsaba from Burundi. The American Ajeé Wilson won the bronze medal.
Gender status question
In connection with the 800-meter run at these world championships, the question of gender status cannot be excluded. This is a delicate problem, the question is where the limits are to be set, how appropriate controls should be designed, to what extent are athletes impaired or injured in their personality and what is the equality of opportunity. The question of gender status has always been topical in the past. In the 1930s it was about the German Heinrich Ratjen , who competed very successfully as a high jumper at numerous national and international events. However, all of his results were deleted after 1938.
In the 1960s, the topic came up again in connection with the siblings Irina and Tamara Press from the Soviet Union, who were suspected to be hermaphrodites . Both disappeared after the introduction of the so-called sex tests, which were first implemented in athletics at the European Championships in 1966 .
Today, tests to determine gender status have been abolished in their previous form. However, the question arises again today, where are the limits for the participation of female athletes in women's sport, and there are quite critical voices about the eligibility for participation for the 800-meter winner Caster Semenya and other well-placed athletes with a male-looking athlete Appearance.
Records
World record | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 1: 53.28 min | Federal Republic of Germany (today Germany ) | July 26, 1983 |
Championship record | 1: 54.68 min | World Cup in Helsinki , Finland | August 9, 1983 |
Prelims
From the six preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and also the six fastest - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semifinals. The prelims took place on August 10, 2015 at 7:25 p.m. local time ( CEST ).
Run 1
August 10, 2017, 7:25 p.m. local time (8:25 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Ajeé Wilson | United States | 2: 00.52 |
2 | Noélie Yarigo | Benin | 2: 00.99 SB |
3 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | Lithuania | 2: 01.21 SB |
4th | Sanne Verstegen | Netherlands | 2: 01.50 |
5 | Winnie Nanyondo | Uganda | 2: 02.65 |
6th | Kore Tola | Ethiopia | 2: 03.01 |
7th | Johana Arrieta | Colombia | 2: 07.36 |
DNS | Lovisa Lindh | Sweden |
Run 2
August 10, 2017, 7:34 p.m. local time (8:34 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Angelika Cichocka | Poland | 2: 00.86 SB |
2 | Melissa Bishop | Canada | 2: 01.11 |
3 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | Great Britain | 2: 01.30 |
4th | Brenda Martinez | United States | 2: 01.53 |
5 | Esther Guerrero | Spain | 2: 02.22 |
6th | Emily Cherotich Tuei | Kenya | 2: 02.70 |
7th | Lora Storey | Australia | 2: 07.17 |
8th | Nimali Liyanarachchi | Sri Lanka | 2: 08.49 |
Run 3
August 10, 2017, 7:43 pm local time (8:43 pm CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 2: 01.33 |
2 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 2: 01.43 |
3 | Joanna Jóźwik | Poland | 2: 01.51 |
4th | Angie Petty | New Zealand | 2: 01.76 |
5 | Natoya Goule | Jamaica | 2: 01.77 |
6th | Brittany McGowan | Australia | 2: 02.25 |
7th | Annie Leblanc | Canada | 2: 04.06 |
Run 4
August 10, 2017, 7:52 p.m. local time (8:52 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 2: 00.75 |
2 | Lynsey Sharp | Great Britain | 2: 01.04 |
3 | Halimah Nakaayi | Uganda | 2: 01.80 |
4th | Maryna Arsamassawa | Belarus | 2: 01.92 SB |
5 | Mill Mulugeta | Ethiopia | 2: 02.04 |
6th | Olha Lyachowa | Ukraine | 2: 02.07 |
7th | Yusneysi Santiusti | Italy | 2: 02.75 |
8th | Lindsey Butterworth | Canada | 2: 03.19 |
Run 5
August 10, 2017, 8:01 p.m. local time (9:01 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Charlene Lipsey | United States | 2: 02.74 |
2 | Hedda Hynne | Norway | 2:02, |
3 | Dorcus Ajok | Uganda | 2: 02.98 |
4th | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 2: 03.45 |
5 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2: 03.54 |
6th | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 2: 06.54 |
7th | Kimarra McDonald | Jamaica | 2: 09.19 |
DNS | Eunice Sum | Kenya |
Run 6
August 10, 2017, 8:10 p.m. local time (9:10 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 1: 59.86 |
2 | Habitam Alemu | Ethiopia | 2: 00.07 |
3 | Selina Büchel | Switzerland | 2: 00.23 |
4th | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 2: 00.28 PB |
5 | Christina Hering | Germany | 2: 01.13 |
6th | Hanna Hermansson | Sweden | 2: 01.25 |
7th | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2: 01.73 |
8th | Rose Lokonyen | Athlete Refugee Team | 2: 20.06 SB |
Semifinals
From the three semi-finals, the first two of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semi-finals.
Run 1
August 11, 2017, 7:35 p.m. local time (8:35 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Ajeé Wilson | United States | 1: 59.21 |
2 | Melissa Bishop | Canada | 1: 59.56 |
3 | Noélie Yarigo | Benin | 1: 59.74 SB |
4th | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 1: 59.79 |
5 | Hedda Hynne | Norway | 1: 59.88 |
6th | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 2: 00.26 PB |
7th | Hanna Hermansson | Sweden | 2: 00.43 PB |
8th | Habitam Alemu | Ethiopia | 2: 00.69 |
Run 2
August 11, 2017, 7:45 p.m. local time (8:45 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 1: 58.90 |
2 | Angelika Cichocka | Poland | 1: 59.32 SB |
3 | Charlene Lipsey | United States | 1: 59.35 |
4th | Lynsey Sharp | Great Britain | 1: 59.47 |
5 | Selina Büchel | Switzerland | 1: 59.85 |
6th | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | Lithuania | 2: 00.48 SB |
7th | Sanne Verstegen | Netherlands | 2: 00.92 |
8th | Dorcus Ajok | Uganda | 2: 02.00 |
Run 3
August 11, 2017, 7:55 p.m. local time (8:55 p.m. CEST )
space | Surname | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 2: 01.11 |
2 | Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 2: 01.19 |
3 | Brenda Martinez | United States | 2: 01.31 |
4th | Halimah Nakaayi | Uganda | 2: 01.74 |
5 | Joanna Jóźwik | Poland | 2: 01.91 |
6th | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | Great Britain | 2: 02.26 |
7th | Christina Hering | Germany | 2: 02.69 |
8th | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2: 03.67 |
final
August 13, 2017, 8:10 p.m. local time (9:10 p.m. CEST )
Clear favorite for this race was the two-time Olympic champion - 2012 / 2016 - and 2009 World Champion Caster Semenya from South Africa. Her strongest opponents were the other two medalists from 2016, Francine Niyonsaba from Burundi and the Kenyan Margaret Wambui. The reigning world champion Maryna Arsamassawa from Belarus also competed here, but was no longer in the form of 2015 and was eliminated in the preliminary stages. With the Canadian Melissa Bishop and the British Lynsey Sharp, two other finalists of last year's Olympic Games were again in the final.
Niyonsaba took the initiative early in this race and set a brisk pace from the start. She was first followed by the Americans Ajeé Wilson and Margaret Wambui. At the end of the first lap - through time 57.98 s - Wilson stepped up the pace and replaced Niyonsaba at the front. There was a small gap, which Semenya immediately closed again. These three runners set themselves apart from their competitors in the next corner. Wambui followed in fourth. On the back straight, Niyonsaba was back in front of Wilson and Semenya. Wambui fought to catch up, but couldn't close the gap due to the very fast pace now. This constellation remained until the start of the home straight.
In the final eighty meters, Caster Semenya pushed again and passed her opponents almost effortlessly. At the finish she had won her second world title. Francine Niyonsaba finished second, just like in the 2016 Olympic Games. Ajeé Wilson surprisingly secured the bronze medal in front of the Olympic third party Margaret Wambui. Melissa Bishop finished fifth in this fast race ahead of Angelika Cichocka from Poland. The Americans Charlene Lipsey and Lynsey Sharp finished seventh and eighth in this final.
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
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Caster Semenya | South Africa | 1: 55.16 WL | |
Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 1: 55.92 | |
Ajeé Wilson | United States | 1: 56.65 | |
4th | Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 1: 57.54 |
5 | Melissa Bishop | Canada | 1: 57.68 |
6th | Angelika Cichocka | Poland | 1: 58.41 PB |
7th | Charlene Lipsey | United States | 1: 58.73 |
8th | Lynsey Sharp | Great Britain | 1: 58.98 |
Web links and sources
- Homepage for the 2017 World Championships, 800 m women on the IAAF website , accessed on December 8, 2018
- Results of the 2017 World Athletics Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on December 8, 2018
- Reports on the 2017 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on December 8, 2018
Video
- Caster Semenya wins 800m Women Final IAAF World Champs London 2017 on youtube.com, published on August 13, 2017, accessed on December 8, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ The double life of Dora Ratjen on ndr.de November 18, 2011, accessed on December 8, 2018
- ^ Between fame and suspicion Allgemeine Zeitung, accessed December 8, 2018
- ↑ Intersexuality as a problem of high-performance sport , Jennifer de Antoni, diploma thesis, May 2011 (PDF), accessed on December 8, 2018
- ↑ The sex test - athletes prove their gender on 3sat.de August 21, 2009, accessed on December 8, 2018
- ↑ Keyword Sex-Test , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung August 2, 2009, accessed December 8, 2018
- ↑ Olympias "beautiful" daughters of Petra Welzel, Friday September 15, 2000, accessed on December 8, 2018