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Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres

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. The race was won by Mariya Savinova, but she has since been stripped of the gold medal for doping.

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres
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 Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ekaterina Guliyev Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pamela Jelimo Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres Kenya
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Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres
Official Video

Doping

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). In February 2017, it was announced that Savinova was stripped of her gold medal. Guliyev was suspended in 2017 for 2 years, backdated to October 2014, but her London result was not affected. 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. 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

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

World record Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Olympic record Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Nadiya Olizarenko (URS) 1:53.43 Moscow, Soviet Union 27 July 1980
2012 World leading Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:56.76 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 7 July 2012
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 World leading Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Mariya Savinova (RUS) 1:56.19 London, United Kingdom 11 August 2012

Schedule

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

The Women's 800m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals and a final. 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.

Race description

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.

Result

Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres 
Video on YouTube Official Video Highlights

Round 1

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

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Alysia Johnson Montaño Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  United States 2:00.47 Q
2 Caster Semenya Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  South Africa 2:00.71 Q
3 Halima Hachlaf Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Morocco 2:00.99 Q
4 Rose Mary Almanza Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Cuba 2:01.19 q
5 Annabelle Lascar Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Mauritius 2:05.45 PB
6 Elena Popescu Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Moldova 2:06.94
— Noura Elsayed Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Egypt — DNS

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mariya Savinova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 2:01.56 Q
2 Alice Schmidt Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  United States 2:01.65 Q
3 Tintu Luka Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  India 2:01.75 Q
4 Malika Akkaoui Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Morocco 2:01.78 q
5 Andrea Ferris Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Panama 2:05.59
6 Haley Nemra Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Marshall Islands 2:14.90 SB
7 Merve Aydın Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Turkey 3:24.35

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Francine Niyonsaba Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Burundi 2:07.57 Q
2 Jessica Smith Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Canada 2:07.75 Q
3 Genzeb Shumi Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Bahrain 2:07.77 Q
4 Amina Bakhit Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Sudan 2:09.78
5 Amy Atkinson Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Guam 2:18.53 NR
— Liliya Lobanova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Ukraine — DNS
— Fantu Magiso Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Ethiopia — DNS
— Kenia Sinclair Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Jamaica — DNS

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Pamela Jelimo Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 2:00.54 Q
2 Lynsey Sharp Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Great Britain 2:01.41 Q
3 Eleni Filandra Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Greece 2:02.29 Q
4 Geena Gall Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  United States 2:03.85 q
5 Cavela Felismina Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Angola 2:10.95 PB
6 Rabia Ashiq Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Pakistan 2:17.39
— Yuliya Krevsun Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Ukraine — DNF

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Nataliia Lupu Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Ukraine 2:08.35 Q
2 Elena Arzhakova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 2:08.39 DSQ
2 Cherono Koech Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 2:08.43 Q
3 Maryna Arzamasova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Belarus 2:08.45
4 Lenka Masna Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Czech Republic 2:08.68
5 Melissa Bishop Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Canada 2:09.33
6 Aicha Fall Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Mauritania 2:27.97 NR
7 Woroud Sawalha Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Palestine 2:29.16 PB

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Janeth Jepkosgei Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 2:01.04 Q
2 Ekaterina Guliyev Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 2:01.08 Q
3 Rosibel Garcia Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Colombia 2:01.30 Q
4 Elena Mirela Lavric Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Romania 2:01.65 q
5 Margarita Matsko Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kazakhstan 2:02.12 q
6 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Grenada 2:03.23 q
7 Elisabeth Mandaba Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Central African Republic 2:12.56
8 Sarah Attar Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Saudi Arabia 2:44.95 NR

Semifinals

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

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Pamela Jelimo Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 1:59.42 Q
2 Ekaterina Guliyev Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 1:59.45 Q
3 Rosibel Garcia Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Colombia 2:00.16 SB
4 Alice Schmidt Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  United States 2:01.63
5 Nataliia Lupu Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Ukraine 2:01.63
6 Rose Mary Almanza Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Cuba 2:01.70
7 Lynsey Sharp Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Great Britain 2:01.78
8 Eleni Filandra Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Greece 2:04.42

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Caster Semenya Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  South Africa 1:57.67 Q
2 Elena Arzhakova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 1:58.13 DSQ
2 Janeth Jepkosgei Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 1:58.26 q
3 Alysia Johnson Montaño Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  United States 1:58.42 q
4 Halima Hachlaf Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Morocco 1:58.84 SB
5 Tintu Luka Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  India 1:59.69 SB
6 Elena Mirela Lavric Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Romania 2:00.46
7 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Grenada 2:00.68 SB

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mariya Savinova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 1:58.57 Q
2 Francine Niyonsaba Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Burundi 1:58.67 Q, NR
3 Margarita Matsko Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kazakhstan 1:59.20 PB
4 Malika Akkaoui Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Morocco 2:00.32
5 Cherono Koech Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 2:00.53 SB
6 Genzeb Shumi Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Bahrain 2:01.76
7 Jessica Smith Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Canada 2:01.90
8 Geena Gall Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  United States 2:05.76

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  7 Caster Semenya Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  South Africa 1:57.23 SB
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  2 Ekaterina Guliyev Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 1:57.53 PB
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  6 Pamela Jelimo Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 1:57.59
4 4 Alysia Johnson Montaño Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  United States 1:57.93
5 3 Francine Niyonsaba Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Burundi 1:59.63
6 8 Janeth Jepkosgei Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Kenya 2:00.19
— 5 Mariya Savinova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 1:56.19 DQ (doping)
— 9 Elena Arzhakova Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres  Russia 1:59.21 DQ (doping)

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