The qualifying standards were 2:00.00 (A standard) and 2:01.30 (B standard).[2]
Vanja Perišić of Croatia was later disqualified for failing an in-competition drugs test.[3]
This would be the last Olympic appearance by Maria Mutola, a string which started with her as a 15 year old in the 1988 Olympics, a perennial finalist since 1992. In the final, both Kenyan athletes went to the front, with World Champion Janeth Jepkosgei taking the front and teenager Pamela Jelimo following. Coming out of the break, Kenia Sinclair in lane 3 squeezed quickly into lane 1, shutting the door on Mutola. Just before the bell, Jelimo passed Jepkosgei and set off on her own. Jepkosgei gave chase but the gap just continued to widen all the way to the finish. Jelimo and Jepkosgei never saw a challenge to their gold and silver, behind them Sinclair, then Mutola gave an ever futile chase. From almost the back of the pack, Hasna Benhassi moved forward through the turn. Coming off the turn, Mutola was making her move on Sinclair and Benhassi was making her move on Mutola, the three athletes lined up shoulder to shoulder. Benhassi had the speed while the other two struggled. After being passed by Benhassi, Tatiana Andrianova followed her around the slowing athletes. While Andrianova was faster down the straightaway, she couldn't make up enough ground, Benhassi finishing with bronze after taking silver in the previous three major championships.
WR world record | 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)
^. IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
^"Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
^IAAF Newsletter Edition 112. IAAF (2010-04-27). Retrieved on 2010-04-27.
^"IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012". International Olympic Committee. 25 Nov 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
January 01, 1970
athletics, 2008, summer, olympics, women, metres, women, metres, 2008, summer, olympics, took, place, august, beijing, national, stadium, women, metresat, games, xxix, olympiadmedal, ceremonyvenuebeijing, national, stadiumdates15, august, 2008, heats, august, . The women s 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 18 August at the Beijing National Stadium 1 Women s 800 metresat the Games of the XXIX OlympiadMedal ceremonyVenueBeijing National StadiumDates15 August 2008 heats 16 August 2008 semi finals 18 August 2008 final Competitors40 from 33 nationsWinning time1 54 87MedalistsPamela Jelimo KenyaJaneth Jepkosgei Busienei KenyaHasna Benhassi Morocco 20042012 Video on YouTube Official Video The qualifying standards were 2 00 00 A standard and 2 01 30 B standard 2 Vanja Perisic of Croatia was later disqualified for failing an in competition drugs test 3 This would be the last Olympic appearance by Maria Mutola a string which started with her as a 15 year old in the 1988 Olympics a perennial finalist since 1992 In the final both Kenyan athletes went to the front with World Champion Janeth Jepkosgei taking the front and teenager Pamela Jelimo following Coming out of the break Kenia Sinclair in lane 3 squeezed quickly into lane 1 shutting the door on Mutola Just before the bell Jelimo passed Jepkosgei and set off on her own Jepkosgei gave chase but the gap just continued to widen all the way to the finish Jelimo and Jepkosgei never saw a challenge to their gold and silver behind them Sinclair then Mutola gave an ever futile chase From almost the back of the pack Hasna Benhassi moved forward through the turn Coming off the turn Mutola was making her move on Sinclair and Benhassi was making her move on Mutola the three athletes lined up shoulder to shoulder Benhassi had the speed while the other two struggled After being passed by Benhassi Tatiana Andrianova followed her around the slowing athletes While Andrianova was faster down the straightaway she couldn t make up enough ground Benhassi finishing with bronze after taking silver in the previous three major championships Contents 1 Records 2 Results 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Semifinals 2 3 Final 2 4 Splits 3 ReferencesRecords editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Jarmila Kratochvilova TCH 1 53 28 Munich Germany 26 July 1983 Olympic record nbsp Nadiya Olizarenko URS 1 53 43 Moscow Russia 27 July 1980 No new world or Olympic records were set for this event Results editRound 1 edit Qualification First 3 in each heat Q and the next 6 fastest q advance to the semifinals Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4 Maria Mutola nbsp Mozambique 1 58 91 Q SB 2 4 Marilyn Okoro nbsp Great Britain 1 59 01 Q 3 4 Lucia Klocova nbsp Slovakia 1 59 42 Q 4 4 Tamsyn Lewis nbsp Australia 1 59 67 q 5 6 Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei nbsp Kenya 1 59 72 Q 6 6 Tetyana Petlyuk nbsp Ukraine 2 00 00 Q 7 4 Neisha Bernard Thomas nbsp Grenada 2 00 09 q NR 8 6 Brigita Langerholc nbsp Slovenia 2 00 13 Q 9 6 Egle Balciunaite nbsp Lithuania 2 00 15 q PB 10 2 Yuliya Krevsun nbsp Ukraine 2 00 21 Q 11 6 Elisa Cusma Piccione nbsp Italy 2 00 24 q 12 2 Tatiana Andrianova nbsp Russia 2 00 31 Q 13 2 Jennifer Meadows nbsp Great Britain 2 00 33 Q 14 5 Zulia Calatayud nbsp Cuba 2 00 34 Q DSQ 2 Sviatlana Usovich nbsp Belarus 2 00 42 q SB 16 5 Hasna Benhassi nbsp Morocco 2 00 51 Q 17 5 Ekaterina Kostetskaya nbsp Russia 2 00 54 Q 18 5 Olga Cristea nbsp Moldova 2 00 59 q PB 19 5 Hazel Clark Riley nbsp United States 2 01 59 20 1 Svetlana Klyuka nbsp Russia 2 01 67 Q 21 6 Carmo Tavares nbsp Portugal 2 01 91 22 1 Rosibel Garcia nbsp Colombia 2 01 98 Q 23 2 Marian Burnett nbsp Guyana 2 02 02 24 1 Anna Rostkowska nbsp Poland 2 02 11 Q 25 1 Jemma Simpson nbsp Great Britain 2 02 16 26 1 Agnes Samaria nbsp Namibia 2 02 18 27 2 Alice Schmidt nbsp United States 2 02 33 28 5 Mihaela Neacșu nbsp Romania 2 03 03 29 1 Madeleine Pape nbsp Australia 2 03 09 30 3 Pamela Jelimo nbsp Kenya 2 03 18 Q 31 3 Kenia Sinclair nbsp Jamaica 2 03 76 Q 32 3 Elodie Guegan nbsp France 2 03 85 Q 33 3 Merve Aydin nbsp Turkey 2 04 75 34 3 Annabelle Lascar nbsp Mauritius 2 06 11 PB 35 3 Marcela Britos nbsp Uruguay 2 08 98 36 1 Baraah Awadallah nbsp Jordan 2 18 41 SB 37 2 Haley Nicole Nemra nbsp Marshall Islands 2 18 83 38 4 Emilia Mikue Ondo nbsp Equatorial Guinea 2 20 69 39 5 Aishath Reesha nbsp Maldives 2 30 14 PB 4 Nicole Teter nbsp United States DNF 6 Mireille Derebona Ngaisset nbsp Central African Republic DQ 3 Vanja Perisic nbsp Croatia 2 06 82 DSQ WR world record 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 Semifinals edit Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 3 Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei nbsp Kenya 1 57 28 Q SB 2 2 Pamela Jelimo nbsp Kenya 1 57 31 Q 3 3 Yuliya Krevsun nbsp Ukraine 1 57 32 Q PB 4 2 Hasna Benhassi nbsp Morocco 1 58 03 Q SB 5 3 Tatiana Andrianova nbsp Russia 1 58 16 q 6 3 Kenia Sinclair nbsp Jamaica 1 58 28 q SB 7 1 Svetlana Klyuka nbsp Russia 1 58 31 Q 8 2 Ekaterina Kostetskaya nbsp Russia 1 58 33 9 1 Maria Mutola nbsp Mozambique 1 58 61 Q SB 10 2 Zulia Calatayud nbsp Cuba 1 58 78 SB 11 1 Lucia Klocova nbsp Slovakia 1 58 80 12 2 Anna Rostkowska nbsp Poland 1 58 84 13 1 Tetyana Petlyuk nbsp Ukraine 1 59 27 14 1 Rosibel Garcia nbsp Colombia 1 59 38 NR 15 2 Jennifer Meadows nbsp Great Britain 1 59 43 16 3 Elisa Cusma Piccione nbsp Italy 1 59 52 17 1 Marilyn Okoro nbsp Great Britain 1 59 53 18 1 Brigita Langerholc nbsp Slovenia 2 00 00 19 3 Olga Cristea nbsp Moldova 2 00 12 PB 20 1 Tamsyn Lewis nbsp Australia 2 01 41 21 3 Neisha Bernard Thomas nbsp Grenada 2 01 84 22 2 Egle Balciunaite nbsp Lithuania 2 02 59 2 Sviatlana Usovich nbsp Belarus DSQ 4 3 Elodie Guegan nbsp France DNF Final edit Rank Lane Athlete Time Notes nbsp 4 Pamela Jelimo nbsp Kenya 1 54 87 WJR AR nbsp 7 Janeth Jepkosgei nbsp Kenya 1 56 07 nbsp 8 Hasna Benhassi nbsp Morocco 1 56 73 SB 4 6 Svetlana Klyuka nbsp Russia 1 56 94 PB 5 2 Maria de Lurdes Mutola nbsp Mozambique 1 57 68 SB 6 3 Kenia Sinclair nbsp Jamaica 1 58 24 SB 7 9 Yuliya Krevsun nbsp Ukraine 1 58 73 8 5 Tatyana Andrianova nbsp Russia 2 02 63 Splits edit Intermediate Athlete Country Mark 400m Pamela Jelimo nbsp Kenya 55 41 600m Pamela Jelimo nbsp Kenya 1 24 03References edit Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule IAAF Archived from the original on 13 September 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 04 Entry Standards The XXIX Olympic Games Beijing China 8 24 August 2008 IAAF Archived from the original on 13 September 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 04 IAAF Newsletter Edition 112 IAAF 2010 04 27 Retrieved on 2010 04 27 IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012 International Olympic Committee 25 Nov 2016 Retrieved 2016 12 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Women 27s 800 metres amp oldid 1222479054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,