The women's 800 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 9 and 11 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Pamela Jelimo Kenya
|
Nataliia Lupu Ukraine
|
Erica Moore United States
|
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2012 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 |  Malika Akkaoui (MAR)
|
1:59.01 | Liévin, France | 14 February 2012 |
| African record |  Maria Mutola (MOZ)
|
1:57.06 | Liévin, France | 21 February 1999 |
| Asian record |  Miho Sugimori (JPN)
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2:03.50 | 1:59.50 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2012 | 11:50 | Heats |
| March 11, 2012 | 15:35 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: 1st of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Elena Kofanova |  Russia |
1:59.80 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Erica Moore | United States |
2:00.24 | q, PB |
| DQ | 1 | Yuliya Rusanova | Russia |
Q, | |
| 4 | 1 | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya |
2:00.32 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Nataliia Lupu | Ukraine |
2:01.17 | q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | Merve Aydın |  Turkey |
2:01.19 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Fantu Magiso |  Ethiopia |
2:01.69 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Maryna Arzamasava |  Belarus |
2:02.05 | |
| 9 | 3 | Eléni Filándra |  Greece |
2:02.67 | |
| 10 | 1 | Lenka Masná | Czech Republic |
2:03.08 | |
| 11 | 1 | Phoebe Wright | United States |
2:03.11 | |
| 12 | 2 | Carolin Walter |  Germany |
2:03.61 | |
| 13 | 2 | Marilyn Okoro |  Great Britain |
2:04.06 | |
| 14 | 2 | Malika Akkaoui | Morocco |
2:04.20 | |
| 15 | 3 | Elena Popescu |  Moldova |
2:05.24 | PB |
| 16 | 2 | Rabia Ashiq |  Pakistan |
2:27.03 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | Woroud Sawalha |  Palestine |
2:51.87 | PB |
| 3 | Elisa Cusma Piccione |  Italy |
DNF |
Final edit
The final started at 15:35.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Pamela Jelimo | Kenya |
1:58.83 | WL, NR |
 |
Nataliia Lupu | Ukraine |
1:59.67 | PB |
 |
Erica Moore | United States |
1:59.97 | PB |
| 4 | Fantu Magiso | Ethiopia |
2:00.30 | PB |
| 5 | Elena Kofanova | Russia |
2:00.67 | |
| DQ | Yuliya Rusanova | Russia |
Doping |
References edit
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-15.