2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 2013 World Championships
VenueLuzhniki Stadium
Dates15 August (heats)
16 August (semifinals)
18 August (final)
Competitors32 from 21 nations
Winning time1:57.38
Medalists
gold medal Eunice Jepkoech Sum
 Kenya (KEN)
silver medal Brenda Martinez
 United States (USA)
bronze medal Alysia Montaño
 United States (USA)[1]
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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]

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 February 10, 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  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Championship record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:54.68 Helsinki, Finland 9 August 1983
World Leading  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) 1:56.72 Eugene, US 1 June 2013
African Record  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:54.01 Zürich, Switzerland 29 August 2008
Asian Record  Liu Dong (CHN) 1:55.54 Beijing, People's Republic of China 9 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:54.44 Barcelona, Spain 9 September 1989
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 1:56.68 Gothenburg, Sweden 13 August 1995
European Record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Oceanian record  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) 1:58.25 Atlanta, USA 27 July 1996

Qualification standards[]

A time[5] B time
2:00.00 2:01.50

Schedule[]

Date Time Round
15 August 2013 9:55 Heats
16 August 2013 20:15 Semifinals
18 August 2013 17:50 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results[]

KEY: Q Qualified q Fastest non-qualifiers NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats[]

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Brenda Martinez  United States (USA) 1:59.39 Q
2 1 3 Marilyn Okoro  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:59.43 Q, SB
3 1 6 Mariya Savinova  Russia (RUS) 1:59.44 Q
4 2 3 Alysia Montaño  United States (USA) 1:59.47 Q
5 1 2 Winny Chebet  Kenya (KEN) 1:59.58 q. SB
6 2 6 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine (UKR) 1:59.59 Q, SB
7 1 4 Maryna Arzamasava  Belarus (BLR) 1:59.60 q, SB
8 3 5 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 1:59.63 Q
9 3 8 Ekaterina Poistogova  Russia (RUS) 1:59.90 Q
10 3 7 Ajee' Wilson  United States (USA) 2:00.00 Q
11 2 7 Halima Hachlaf  Morocco (MAR) 2:00.04 Q
12 3 1 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba (CUB) 2:00.27 q
13 3 4 Lenka Masná  Czech Republic (CZE) 2:00.31 q, SB
14 4 6 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 2:00.49 Q
15 4 3 Elena Kotulskaya  Russia (RUS) 2:00.50 Q
16 2 2 Angie Smit  New Zealand (NZL) 2:00.60
17 4 2 Laura Muir  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:00.80 Q, PB
18 3 3 Natoya Goule  Jamaica (JAM) 2:00.93
19 3 2 Olha Lyakhova  Ukraine (UKR) 2:00.98
20 4 1 Fantu Magiso  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:01.11
21 2 5 Jessica Judd  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:01.48
22 4 4 Kelly Hetherington  Australia (AUS) 2:01.57
23 4 7 Melissa Bishop  Canada (CAN) 2:01.91
24 2 8 Wang Chunyu  China (CHN) 2:02.05 SB
24 2 4 Roseanne Galligan  Ireland (IRL) 2:02.05
26 4 8 Margarita Mukasheva  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 2:02.06
27 1 7 Marta Milani  Italy (ITA) 2:02.41
28 1 1  Canada (CAN) 2:02.93
29 2 1  Russia (RUS) 2:03.42
30 1 8 Eglė Balčiūnaitė  Lithuania (LTU) 2:08.77
31 4 5 Elena Mirela Lavric  Romania (ROM) 2:10.37
32 3 6 Elisabeth Mandaba  Central African Republic (CAF) 2:14.35 SB

Semifinals[]

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Alysia Montaño  United States (USA) 1:58.92 Q
2 1 5 Brenda Martinez  United States (USA) 1:59.03 Q
3 1 8 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine (UKR) 1:59.43 Q, SB
4 1 3 Ekaterina Poistogova  Russia (RUS) 1:59.48 q
5 1 1 Lenka Masná  Czech Republic (CZE) 1:59.56 q, PB
6 1 6 Halima Hachlaf  Morocco (MAR) 2:00.55
7 2 2 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 2:00.70 Q
8 2 6 Mariya Savinova  Russia (RUS) 2:00.73 Q
9 1 2 Laura Muir  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:00.83
10 2 7 Ajee' Wilson  United States (USA) 2:00.90 Q
11 2 1 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba (CUB) 2:00.98
12 1 7 Winny Chebet  Kenya (KEN) 2:01.04
13 2 8 Maryna Arzamasava  Belarus (BLR) 2:01.19
14 2 5 Elena Kotulskaya  Russia (RUS) 2:01.75
15 2 4 Marilyn Okoro  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:02.26
16 2 3 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 2:02.29

Final[]

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 1:57.38 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Brenda Martinez  United States (USA) 1:57.91 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Alysia Montaño  United States (USA) 1:57.95
4 4 Ekaterina Poistogova  Russia (RUS) 1:58.05 SB
5 8 Ajee' Wilson  United States (USA) 1:58.21 PB
6 7 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine (UKR) 1:59.79
7 1 Lenka Masná  Czech Republic (CZE) 2:00.59
n/a 6 Mariya Savinova  Russia (RUS) 1:57.80 DSQ (Doping)

References[]

  1. ^ "800 Metres Result | 14th IAAF World Championships".
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "London gold medallist Savinova banned". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Records & Lists – 800 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ^ IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
  6. ^ "Heats Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  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.

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