2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

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
  Mariya Savinova   Russia 1:58.26 WL
  Jenny Meadows   Great Britain 1:58.43 NR
  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