2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

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The women's 800 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 14 March.

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Mariya Savinova
 Russia
Jenny Meadows
 Great Britain
Alysia Johnson
 United States

Records[edit]

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) 1:55.82 Vienna, Austria 3 March 2002
Championship record  Ludmila Formanová (CZE) 1:56.90 Maebashi, Japan 7 March 1999
World Leading  Yevgeniya Zinurova (RUS) 1:58.65 Moscow, Russia 14 February 2010
African record  Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:57.06 Liévin, France 21 February 1999
Asian record  Miho Sugimori (JPN) 2:00.78 Yokohama, Japan 22 February 2003
European record  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) 1:55.82 Vienna, Austria 3 March 2002
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
 Nicole Teter (USA) 1:58.71 New York City, United States 2 March 2002
Oceanian Record  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) 2:00.36 Paris, France 9 March 1997
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 1:59.21 Birmingham, Great Britain 23 February 1997

Qualification standards[edit]

Indoor Outdoor
2:04.00 2:00.00

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Round
March 12, 2010 10:30 Heats
March 14, 2010 17:15 Final

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Jenny Meadows  Great Britain 2:00.39 Q
2 2 Mariya Savinova  Russia 2:00.95 Q
3 2 Alysia Johnson  United States 2:01.55 q
4 2 Eglė Balčiūnaitė  Lithuania 2:02.37 q, PB
5 1 Anna Pierce  United States 2:03.05 Q
DQ 1 Yevgeniya Zinurova  Russia 2:03.44 Q, Doping
6 1 Lenka Masná  Czech Republic 2:03.59
7 1 Halima Hachlaf  Morocco 2:03.81
8 1 Yuliya Krevsun  Ukraine 2:03.91
9 2 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine 2:04.30
10 1 Élian Périz  Spain 2:04.71
11 1 Victoria Griffiths  Great Britain 2:04.90
12 1 Viktoriya Yalovtseva  Kazakhstan 2:05.68
13 2 Margarita Matsko  Kazakhstan 2:06.36
2 Angelika Cichocka  Poland DQ [1]
2 Elisa Cusma Piccione  Italy DNS

Final[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mariya Savinova  Russia 1:58.26 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jenny Meadows  Great Britain 1:58.43 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alysia Johnson  United States 1:59.60 PB
4 Anna Pierce  United States 2:00.53 PB
5 Eglė Balčiūnaitė  Lithuania 2:01.37 NR
DQ Yevgeniya Zinurova  Russia 2:01.68 Doping

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lane violation