2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:00 local time.[1]
The original winner, Yevgeniya Zinurova, was later disqualified for doping offences and runner-up Jenny Meadows was promoted to the gold medal position.[2] The original bronze medalist Yuliya Rusanova, who was later elevated to the silver medal position, was subsequently stripped of her medal, due to inconsistencies in her biological passport.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 | |
| European record | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 | |
| Championship record | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 | |
| World Leading | 1:58.14 | Moscow, Russia | 17 February 2011 | |
| European Leading | 1:58.14 | Moscow, Russia | 17 February 2011 | |
Results
Heat
First 2 in each heat and 4 best performers advanced to the Semifinals. The heats were held at 16:25.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | 2 | Yevgeniya Zinurova | Q, Doping | ||
| 1 | 2 | Linda Marguet | 2:02.21 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Jennifer Meadows | 2:02.96 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Yeliz Kurt | 2:03.02 | q | |
| DQ | 4 | Tetyana Petlyuk | Q, Doping | ||
| 4 | 1 | Tatyana Paliyenko | 2:03.24 | Q | |
| 5 | 4 | Élian Périz | 2:03.56 | q, SB | |
| 6 | 4 | Jana Hartmann | 2:03.58 | q | |
| 7 | 1 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | 2:03.74 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | Marilyn Okoro | 2:03.86 | q | |
| 9 | 2 | Eléni Filándra | 2:03.89 | SB | |
| DQ | 3 | Yuliya Rusanova | Q, Doping | ||
| 10 | 3 | Liliya Lobanova | 2:05.41 | Q | |
| 11 | 3 | Lenka Masná | 2:06.65 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Mihaela Nunu | 2:06.67 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Teodora Kolarova | 2:08.21 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Luiza Gega | 2:08.75 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Margarita Fuentes-Pila | 2:09.15 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Suvi Selvenius | 2:10.88 | ||
| 1 | Merve Aydın | DNF | |||
| 4 | Mirela Lavric | DNF |
Semifinals
First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final. The semifinals were held at 15:20.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jennifer Meadows | 2:00.65 | Q | |
| DQ | 2 | Yevgeniya Zinurova | Q, Doping | ||
| 2 | 2 | Linda Marguet | 2:01.32 | Q, PB | |
| DQ | 2 | Tetyana Petlyuk | Doping | ||
| 3 | 1 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | 2:02.44 | Q | |
| DQ | 1 | Yuliya Rusanova | Q, Doping | ||
| 4 | 1 | Marilyn Okoro | 2:02.65 | Q, SB | |
| 5 | 2 | Jana Hartmann | 2:02.65 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Liliya Lobanova | 2:02.67 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Élian Périz | 2:03.31 | PB | |
| 8 | 2 | Yeliz Kurt | 2:03.32 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Tatyana Paliyenko | 2:03.41 |
Final
The final was held at 16:00.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | 4 | Yevgeniya Zinurova | Doping | ||
| 5 | Jennifer Meadows | 2:00.50 | |||
| DQ | 3 | Yuliya Rusanova | Doping | ||
| 6 | Linda Marguet | 2:01.61 | |||
| 1 | Marilyn Okoro | 2:02.46 | SB | ||
| 4 | 2 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | 2:04.86 |
References
- ^ "Women's 800 m start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ London 2012 Olympics: Russian athletics trio banned for doping offences. Daily Telegraph (2012-07-03). Retrieved on 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Round 1 Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ "Semifinal Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
