The Women's 800 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2 and 4.
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.Martin, David (2011-08-22). Women's 800m – PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-23. 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.Oscar Pistorius selected by South Africa for world championships. The Guardian (2011-08-08). Retrieved on 2011-08-23. 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.
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 shown abnormalities. Her result was disqualified. On February 10, 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) officially disqualified Savinova's results backdated to July 2010. When medals were reallocated, everyone moved up.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeCaster SemenyaJaneth JepkosgeiAlysia Johnson Montano
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record1:53.28Munich, West Germany26 July 1983Championship record1:54.68Helsinki, Finland9 August 1983World Leading1:56.95Cheboksary, Russia22 July 2011African Record1:54.01Zürich, Switzerland29 August 2008Asian Record1:55.54Beijing, China9 September 1993North, Central American and Caribbean record1:54.44Barcelona, Spain9 September 1989South American record1:56.68Gothenburg, Sweden13 August 1995European Record1:53.28Munich, West Germany26 July 1983Oceanian record1:58.25Atlanta, United States27 July 1996
Qualification standards A timeB time 1:59.80 2:01.30
Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 1, 2011 11:40 HeatsSeptember 2, 2011 19:25 SemifinalsSeptember 4, 2011 20:15 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. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Janeth Jepkosgei 1:59.36 Q 2 3 Ekaterina Kostetskaya 1:59.61 Q 3 3 Alysia Johnson Montaño 1:59.62 Q 4 3 Marilyn Okoro 1:59.74 Q 5 4 Mariya Savinova 2:01.01 Q 5 4 Caster Semenya 2:01.01 Q 7 4 Cherono Koech 2:01.03 Q 8 1 Jenny Meadows 2:01.11 Q 8 4 Alice Schmidt 2:01.11 Q 10 4 Emma Jackson 2:01.17 q 11 1 Maggie Vessey 2:01.32 Q 12 1 Rosibel García 2:01.33 Q, SB 13 1 Eunice Jepkoech Sum 2:01.37 Q 14 1 Yuliya Rusanova 2:01.38 q 15 2 Kenia Sinclair 2:01.66 Q 16 2 Halima Hachlaf 2:01.80 Q 17 2 Yuliya Krevsun 2:01.88 Q 18 4 Tintu Luka 2:01.89 q 19 2 Maryna Arzamasava 2:01.97 Q 20 2 Fantu Magiso 2:02.58 q 21 5 Annet Negesa 2:02.75 Q 22 5 Zahra Bouras 2:02.77 Q 23 5 Lucia Klocová 2:02.81 Q 24 5 Liliya Lobanova 2:02.84 Q 25 5 Nikki Hamblin 2:02.87 SB 26 1 Eglė Balčiūnaitė 2:02.88 27 1 Yvonne Hak 2:03.05 28 3 Luiza Gega 2:03.21 29 4 Truong Thanh Hang 2:03.52 30 5 Lemlem Bereket 2:03.62 31 3 Margarita Matsko 2:04.24 32 2 Merve Aydın 2:04.88 33 5 Sviatlana Usovich 2:05.62 34 2 Huh Yeon-jung 2:08.05 35 2 Zourah Ali 2:36.36 PB 3 Tetiana Petlyuk
Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Caster Semenya 1:58.07 Q, SB 2 2 Mariya Savinova 1:58.45 Q 3 2 Janeth Jepkosgei 1:58.50 Q, SB 4 3 Ekaterina Kostetskaya 1:58.64 Q 5 2 Alysia Johnson Montaño 1:58.67 q 6 1 Yuliya Rusanova 1:58.73 Q 7 3 Kenia Sinclair 1:58.93 q 8 1 Maggie Vessey 1:58.98 Q 9 1 Jenny Meadows 1:59.07 10 3 Fantu Magiso 1:59.17 NR 11 2 Liliya Lobanova 1:59.38 12 2 Emma Jackson 1:59.77 PB 13 1 Eunice Jepkoech Sum 1:59.94 14 1 Rosibel García 2:00.79 SB 15 2 Tintu Luka 2:00.95 SB 16 3 Alice Schmidt 2:01.16 17 3 Cherono Koech 2:01.48 18 1 Annet Negesa 2:01.51 19 3 Marilyn Okoro 2:01.54 20 2 Lucia Klocová 2:01.85 21 1 Maryna Arzamasava 2:02.13 22 3 Yuliya Krevsun 2:05.37 23 2 Zahra Bouras 2:12.08 1 Halima Hachlaf
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Caster Semenya 1:56.35 SB Janeth Jepkosgei 1:57.42 SB Alysia Johnson Montaño 1:57.48 SB 4 Maggie Vessey 1:58.50 SB 5 Kenia Sinclair 1:58.66 n/a Mariya Savinova 1:55.87 DSQ n/a Ekaterina Kostetskaya 1:57.82 DSQ n/a Yuliya Rusanova 1:59.74 DSQ
References
External links 800 metres results at IAAF website