Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 800 metres
| Women's 800 metres at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 24–25 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 800 metres event at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Main Stadium, Guangzhou, China on 24–25 November.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 24 November 2010 | 18:25 | Round 1 |
| Thursday, 25 November 2010 | 17:25 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 |
| Asian Record |  Liu Dong (CHN) |
1:55.54 | Beijing, China | 9 September 1993 |
| Games Record | Qu Yunxia (CHN) |
1:59.85 | Hiroshima, Japan | 12 October 1994 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Round 1
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Margarita Matsko (KAZ) |
2:03.23 | Q |
| 2 |  Trương Thanh Hằng (VIE) |
2:03.28 | Q |
| 3 |  Sinimole Paulose (IND) |
2:03.83 | q |
| 4 |  Akari Kishikawa (JPN) |
2:04.20 | q |
| 5 |  Leila Ebrahimi (IRI) |
2:13.34 | |
| — |  Suzana Zukhairi (YEM) |
DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tintu Lukka (IND) |
2:03.85 | Q |
| 2 |  Genzeb Shumi (BRN) |
2:04.09 | Q |
| 3 | Viktoriya Yalovtseva (KAZ) |
2:04.27 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Huh Yeon-jung (KOR) |
2:07.99 | |
| 5 |  Aye Aye Than (MYA) |
2:12.82 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Luiza Kutueva (KGZ) |
2:13.07 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) |
2:04.54 | Q |
| 2 | Ruriko Kubo (JPN) |
2:05.09 | Q |
| 3 | Zhang Liqiu (CHN) |
2:07.04 | |
| 4 |  Inam Khazaal (IRQ) |
2:09.62 | |
| 5 |  Betlhem Desalegn (UAE) |
2:10.80 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Margarita Matsko (KAZ) |
2:00.29 | |
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Trương Thanh Hằng (VIE) |
2:00.91 | |
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Tintu Lukka (IND) |
2:01.36 | |
| 4 | Akari Kishikawa (JPN) |
2:03.73 | |
| 5 | Ruriko Kubo (JPN) |
2:04.52 | |
| 6 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) |
2:06.07 | |
| 7 | Sinimole Paulose (IND) |
2:06.95 | |
| 8 | Genzeb Shumi (BRN) |
2:08.38 |