2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 6, 7 and 9 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Women's 800 metres at the 2005 World Championships
Venue	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates	6 August (heats) 7 August (semifinals) 9 August (final)
Competitors	47 from 29 nations
Winning time	1:58.82
Medalists
Zulia Calatayud  Cuba (CUB)   Hasna Benhassi  Morocco (MAR)   Tatyana Andrianova  Russia (RUS)
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Medals

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Zulia Calatayud (Cuba)	Hasna Benhassi (Morocco)	Tatyana Andrianova (Russia)

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Heats

August 6, 2005

Heat 1

1.   Hazel Clark 2:01.91 Q
2.   Kenia Sinclair 2:02.18 Q
3.   Mina Aït Hammou 2:02.36 Q
4.   Agnes Samaria 2:02.46 Q
5.   Neisha Bernard-Thomas 2:02.50
6.   Brigita Langerholc 2:03.06
7.   Binnaz Uslu 2:03.73
8.   Marlyse Nsourou 2:14.47 (SB)

Heat 2

1.   Zulia Calatayud 2:00.77 Q
2.   Hasna Benhassi 2:00.77 Q
3.   Kameisha Bennett 2:01.78 Q
4.   Susan Scott 2:02.00 Q
5.   Teodora Kolarova 2:02.45
6.   Miho Sato 2:02.82
7.   Marcela Britos 2:10.21
8.   Markabo Djama Liban 2:50.95

Heat 3

1.   Tatyana Andrianova 2:06.38 Q
2.   Alice Schmidt 2:07.10 Q
3.   Mayte Martínez 2:07.34 Q
4.   Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:07.37 Q
5.   Myint Myint Aye 2:08.50
6.   Marian Burnett 2:09.88

•   Nahida Touhami DNS

Heat 4

1.   Svetlana Cherkasova 2:00.62 Q
2.   Laetitia Valdonado 2:00.87 Q
3.   Sviatlana Usovich 2:01.09 Q
4.   Lucia Klocová 2:01.63 Q (SB)
5.   Tetiana Petlyuk 2:01.78 q (SB)
6.   Seltana Aït Hammou 2:02.16
7.   Elisa Cusma Piccione 2:05.95
8.   Gulnaz Ara 2:13.87 (SB)

Heat 5

1.   Larisa Chzhao 2:00.64 Q
2.   Maria Mutola 2:00.71 Q
3.   Michelle Ballentine 2:01.05 Q (SB)
4.   Mihaela Neacsu 2:01.35 Q
5.   Monika Gradzki 2:01.56 q
6.   Letitia Vriesde 2:01.65 q (SB)
7.   Diane Cummins 2:01.71 q

•   Akosua Serwaa DNS

Semifinals

August 7, 2005

Heat 1

1.   Hazel Clark 1:59.00 Q
2.   Larisa Chzhao 1:59.07 Q
3.   Maria Mutola 1:59.29 q
4.   Mayte Martínez 1:59.40 q (SB)
5.   Mina Aït Hammou 2:00.22
6.   Mihaela Neacsu 2:00.63
7.   Lucia Klocová 2:00.64 (SB)
8.   Susan Scott 2:01.17 (SB)

Heat 2

1.   Zulia Calatayud 1:57.92 Q (SB)
2.   Svetlana Cherkasova 1:58.58 Q
3.   Kenia Sinclair 1:59.45
4.   Diane Cummins 2:00.10 (SB)
5.   Agnes Samaria 2:00.13
6.   Alice Schmidt 2:01.43
7.   Letitia Vriesde 2:02.07
8.   Monika Gradzki 2:02.09

Heat 3

1.   Tatyana Andrianova 2:01.35 Q
2.   Hasna Benhassi 2:01.59 Q
3.   Laetitia Valdonado 2:01.90
4.   Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:02.02
5.   Sviatlana Usovich 2:02.34
6.   Tetiana Petlyuk 2:02.46
7.   Michelle Ballentine 2:03.98

•   Kameisha Bennett DNF

Final

August 9, 2005

1.   Zulia Calatayud 1:58.82
2.   Hasna Benhassi 1:59.42
3.   Tatyana Andrianova 1:59.60
4.   Maria Mutola 1:59.71
5.   Mayte Martínez 1:59.99
6.   Larisa Chzhao 2:00.25
7.   Svetlana Cherkasova 2:00.71
8.   Hazel Clark 2:01.52

External links

• Official results - IAAF.org