Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City on 14 and 15 October.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kathy Weston United States
|
Abby Hoffman Canada
|
Kathie Hall United States
|
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kathie Hall | United States |
2:09.71 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Abby Hoffman | Canada |
2:10.32 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kathy Weston | United States |
2:10.39 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Rosângela Verissimo |  Brazil |
2:11.27 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ana María Nielsen |  Argentina |
2:13.50 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Araceli Arana |  Mexico |
2:13.90 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Alejandra Ramos |  Chile |
2:15.39 | |
| 3 | Joan Wenzel | Canada |
Doping | ||
| 8 | 2 | Thelma Zúñiga |  Costa Rica |
2:16.82 | |
| 9 | 3 | Mercedes Álvarez |  Cuba |
2:17.26 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Nilsa Fernández | Argentina |
2:18.68 | |
| 1 | Patricia Selmo |  Dominican Republic |
DQ |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kathy Weston | United States |
2:04.93 | |
 |
Abby Hoffman | Canada |
2:05.25 | |
| Joan Wenzel | Canada |
Doping[5] | ||
 |
Kathie Hall | United States |
2:07.56 | |
| 4 | Ana María Nielsen | Argentina |
2:09.86 | |
| 5 | Araceli Arana | Mexico |
2:10.96 | |
| 6 | Mercedes Álvarez | Cuba |
2:15.41 | |
| Rosângela Verissimo | Brazil |
DNS |
References[edit]
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Full results
- ^ Argentine results
- ^ "Final results". Tampa Bay Times. 16 October 1975. p. 10. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Rosen, Daniel M. (2008). Dope: A History of Performance Enhancement in Sports from the Nineteenth Century to Today. p. 45. ISBN 9780313345210. Retrieved 11 December 2019.