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800 metres, Women

Date17 – 20 August 2016
StatusOlympic
LocationEstádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants65 from 45 countries

South Africa’s Caster Semenya came to Rio as the heaviest favorite in any women’s running event. Semenya was the 2009 World Champion, a victory shrouded in controversy as rumors swirled that Semenya had failed gender testing procedures. She eventually overcame the rumor mill and returned to international competition, taking silver at the 2011 Worlds and the 2012 London Olympics. By 2015 she was again the dominant runner, and many were expecting her to chase the 800 metre world record in Rio. Semenya also considered running the 400, going for a 400-800 double, but shortly before Rio announced that she would not attempt that.

In the final Semenya went out quickly, and led at 200 metres, but Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba led at the bell. Semenya went to the lead with 150 metres left, and won by an easy 10 metres, with Niyonsaba holding on for silver. Semenya’s quick early pace pulled the 3-6 finishers to PRs, as Kenya’s Margaret Wambui took the bronze, just ahead of Melissa Bishop, the Beijing silver medallist. Semenya ran halves of 57.7 / 57.6 to negative split the race, although almost an evenly paced race.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1SFFinal
11170Caster SemenyaRSA1:59.31 (1 h2)1:58.15 (1 h3)1:55.28 (1)Gold
2370Francine NiyonsabaBDI1:59.84 (1 h8)1:59.59 (2 h1)1:56.49 (2)Silver
3959Margaret WambuiKEN1:59.66 (2 h3)1:59.21 (1 h1)1:56.89 (3)Bronze
4468Melissa Bishop-NriaguCAN1:58.38 (1 h4)1:59.05 (2 h2)1:57.02 (4)
51102Joanna JóźwikPOL2:01.58 (1 h7)1:58.93 (1 h2)1:57.37 (5)
6724Lynsey SharpGBR2:00.83 (1 h1)1:58.65 (2 h3)1:57.69 (6)
7386Maryna ArzamasavaBLR1:58.44 (2 h4)1:58.87 (4 h3)1:59.10 (7)
81345Kate GraceUSA1:59.96 (2 h5)1:58.79 (3 h3)1:59.57 (8)
3 h1 r2/31381Ajeé WilsonUSA1:59.44 (2 h2)1:59.75 (3 h1)–
3 h2 r2/31202Selina BüchelSUI1:59.00 (1 h3)1:59.35 (3 h2)–
4 h1 r2/31302Nataliya PryshchepaUKR1:59.80 (3 h3)1:59.95 (4 h1)–
4 h2 r2/31228Lovisa LindhSWE2:00.04 (2 h8)1:59.41 (4 h2)–
5 h1 r2/3377Renée EykensBEL2:00.00 (3 h5)2:00.45 (5 h1)–
5 h2 r2/3716Shelayna Oskan-ClarkeGBR1:59.67 (3 h2)1:59.45 (5 h2)–
5 h3 r2/3382Noélie YarigoBEN1:59.12 (4 h4)1:59.78 (5 h3)–
6 h1 r2/31272Halimah NakaayiUGA1:59.78 (5 h4)2:00.63 (6 h1)–
6 h2 r2/3637Habitam AlemuETH1:58.99 (3 h4)2:00.07 (6 h2)–
6 h3 r2/3942Winny ChebetKEN2:01.65 (2 h7)2:01.90 (6 h3)–
7 h1 r2/3872Yuneysi SantiustiITA2:00.45 (2 h6)2:00.80 (7 h1)–
7 h2 r2/3957Eunice SumKEN1:59.83 (1 h5)2:00.88 (7 h2)–
7 h3 r2/31195Amela TerzićSRB2:00.99 (2 h1)2:03.81 (7 h3)–
8 h1 r2/31093Angelika CichockaPOL2:00.42 (1 h6)2:01.29 (8 h1)–
8 h3 r2/3529Wang ChunyuCHN1:59.93 (4 h2)2:04.05 (8 h3)–
3 h1 r1/3575Sahily DiagoCUB2:01.38 (3 h1)––
3 h6 r1/3569Rose AlmanzaCUB2:00.50 (3 h6)––
3 h7 r1/3623Esther GuerreroESP2:01.85 (3 h7)––
3 h8 r1/3889Natoya GouleJAM2:00.49 (3 h8)––
4 h1 r1/31078Angie PettyNZL2:02.40 (4 h1)––
4 h3 r1/3650Gudaf TsegayETH2:00.13 (4 h3)––
4 h5 r1/3639Tigst AssefaETH2:00.21 (4 h5)––
4 h6 r1/3992Malika AkkaouiMAR2:00.52 (4 h6)––
4 h7 r1/3585Lisneidy VeitíaCUB2:02.10 (4 h7)––
4 h8 r1/31218Lucia Hrivnák KlocováSVK2:00.57 (4 h8)––
5 h1 r1/3673Justine FedronicFRA2:02.73 (5 h1)––
5 h2 r1/3931Margarita MukashovaKAZ2:00.97 (5 h2)––
5 h3 r1/31032Sifan HassanNED2:00.27 (5 h3)––
5 h5 r1/31273Winnie NanyondoUGA2:02.77 (5 h5)––
5 h6 r1/31069Hedda HynneNOR2:01.64 (5 h6)––
5 h7 r1/3679Rénelle LamoteFRA2:02.19 (5 h7)––
5 h8 r1/3391Yuliya KarolBLR2:01.09 (5 h8)––
6 h1 r1/31293Olha LiakhovaUKR2:03.02 (6 h1)––
6 h2 r1/31150Claudia BoboceaROU2:03.75 (6 h2)––
6 h3 r1/3829Tintu LukaIND2:00.58 (6 h3)––
6 h4 r1/3849Aníta HinriksdóttirISL2:00.14 (6 h4)––
6 h5 r1/31200Amina BakhitSUD2:07.65 (6 h5)––
6 h6 r1/31319Déborah RodríguezURU2:01.86 (6 h6)––
6 h7 r1/3984Eglė BalčiūnaitėLTU2:02.98 (6 h7)––
6 h8 r1/31379Chrishuna WilliamsUSA2:01.19 (6 h8)––
7 h1 r1/31158Florina PierdevarăROU2:03.32 (7 h1)––
7 h2 r1/31148Rose NathikeEOR2:16.64 (7 h2)––
7 h3 r1/3328Selma KajanAUS2:05.20 (7 h3)––
7 h4 r1/3751Christina HeringGER2:01.04 (7 h4)––
7 h5 r1/31022Myint Swe LiMYA2:16.98 (7 h5)––
7 h6 r1/3881Simoya CampbellJAM2:02.07 (7 h6)––
7 h7 r1/3899Kenia SinclairJAM2:03.76 (7 h7)––
7 h8 r1/3758Fabienne KohlmannGER2:05.36 (7 h8)––
8 h1 r1/3841Ciara EverardIRL2:07.91 (8 h1)––
8 h2 r1/31021Houleye BaMTN2:43.52 (8 h2)––
8 h3 r1/3982Tsepang SelloLES2:10.22 (8 h3)––
8 h4 r1/3614Fatma El-SharnoubyEGY2:21.24 (8 h4)––
8 h6 r1/3990Charline MathiasLUX2:09.30 (8 h6)––
8 h7 r1/3419Flávia de LimaBRA2:03.78 (8 h7)––
8 h8 r1/3463Elisabeth MandabaCAF2:11.70 (8 h8)––
AC h2 r1/3993Rababe ArafiMAR– (DNF h2)––
DQ1292Nataliya LupuUKR[1:59.91] (DQ h5)[2:02.10] (DQ h2)–1

Round One

Date17 August 2016
FormatTop two in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)
1–Melissa Bishop-NriaguCAN1:58.38Q
2–Maryna ArzamasavaBLR1:58.44Q
3–Habitam AlemuETH1:58.99q
4–Selina BüchelSUI1:59.00Q
5–Noélie YarigoBEN1:59.12q
6–Caster SemenyaRSA1:59.31Q
7–Ajeé WilsonUSA1:59.44Q
8–Margaret WambuiKEN1:59.66Q
9–Shelayna Oskan-ClarkeGBR1:59.67q
10–Halimah NakaayiUGA1:59.78q
11–Nataliya PryshchepaUKR1:59.80q
12–Eunice SumKEN1:59.83Q
13–Francine NiyonsabaBDI1:59.84Q
14–Wang ChunyuCHN1:59.93q
15–Kate GraceUSA1:59.96q
16–Renée EykensBEL2:00.00q
17–Lovisa LindhSWE2:00.04Q
18–Gudaf TsegayETH2:00.13
19–Aníta HinriksdóttirISL2:00.14
20–Tigst AssefaETH2:00.21
21–Sifan HassanNED2:00.27
22–Angelika CichockaPOL2:00.42Q
23–Yuneysi SantiustiITA2:00.45Q
24–Natoya GouleJAM2:00.49
25–Rose AlmanzaCUB2:00.50
26–Malika AkkaouiMAR2:00.52
27–Lucia Hrivnák KlocováSVK2:00.57
28–Tintu LukaIND2:00.58
29–Lynsey SharpGBR2:00.83Q
30–Margarita MukashovaKAZ2:00.97
31–Amela TerzićSRB2:00.99Q
32–Christina HeringGER2:01.04
33–Yuliya KarolBLR2:01.09
34–Chrishuna WilliamsUSA2:01.19
35–Sahily DiagoCUB2:01.38
36–Joanna JóźwikPOL2:01.58Q
37–Hedda HynneNOR2:01.64
38–Winny ChebetKEN2:01.65Q
39–Esther GuerreroESP2:01.85
40–Déborah RodríguezURU2:01.86
41–Simoya CampbellJAM2:02.07
42–Lisneidy VeitíaCUB2:02.10
43–Rénelle LamoteFRA2:02.19
44–Angie PettyNZL2:02.40
45–Justine FedronicFRA2:02.73
46–Winnie NanyondoUGA2:02.77
47–Eglė BalčiūnaitėLTU2:02.98
48–Olha LiakhovaUKR2:03.02
49–Florina PierdevarăROU2:03.32
50–Claudia BoboceaROU2:03.75
51–Kenia SinclairJAM2:03.76
52–Flávia de LimaBRA2:03.78
53–Selma KajanAUS2:05.20
54–Fabienne KohlmannGER2:05.36
55–Amina BakhitSUD2:07.65
56–Ciara EverardIRL2:07.91
57–Charline MathiasLUX2:09.30
58–Tsepang SelloLES2:10.22
59–Elisabeth MandabaCAF2:11.70
60–Rose NathikeEOR2:16.64
61–Myint Swe LiMYA2:16.98
62–Fatma El-SharnoubyEGY2:21.24
63–Houleye BaMTN2:43.52
DNF–Rababe ArafiMAR–
DQ–Nataliya LupuUKR[1:59.91]Q2

Heat #1

Time10:55
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Lynsey SharpGBR2:00.83Q
2–Amela TerzićSRB2:00.99Q
3–Sahily DiagoCUB2:01.38
4–Angie PettyNZL2:02.40
5–Justine FedronicFRA2:02.73
6–Olha LiakhovaUKR2:03.02
7–Florina PierdevarăROU2:03.32
8–Ciara EverardIRL2:07.91

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mFlorina Pierdevară 59.96
600 mLynsey Sharp 1:31.34

Heat #2

Time11:02
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Caster SemenyaRSA1:59.31Q
2–Ajeé WilsonUSA1:59.44Q
3–Shelayna Oskan-ClarkeGBR1:59.67q
4–Wang ChunyuCHN1:59.93q
5–Margarita MukashovaKAZ2:00.97
6–Claudia BoboceaROU2:03.75
7–Rose NathikeEOR2:16.64
8–Houleye BaMTN2:43.52
DNF–Rababe ArafiMAR–

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mMargarita Mukashova 58.23
600 mMargarita Mukashova 1:29.40

Heat #3

Time11:09
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Selina BüchelSUI1:59.00Q
2–Margaret WambuiKEN1:59.66Q
3–Nataliya PryshchepaUKR1:59.80q
4–Gudaf TsegayETH2:00.13
5–Sifan HassanNED2:00.27
6–Tintu LukaIND2:00.58
7–Selma KajanAUS2:05.20
8–Tsepang SelloLES2:10.22

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mTintu Luka 58.75
600 mSelina Büchel 1:29.03

Heat #4

Time11:16
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Melissa Bishop-NriaguCAN1:58.38Q
2–Maryna ArzamasavaBLR1:58.44Q
3–Habitam AlemuETH1:58.99q
4–Noélie YarigoBEN1:59.12q
5–Halimah NakaayiUGA1:59.78q
6–Aníta HinriksdóttirISL2:00.14
7–Christina HeringGER2:01.04
8–Fatma El-SharnoubyEGY2:21.24

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mHalimah Nakaayi 57.27
600 mMaryna Arzamasava 1:27.65

Heat #5

Time11:23
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Eunice SumKEN1:59.83Q
2–Kate GraceUSA1:59.96q
3–Renée EykensBEL2:00.00q
4–Tigst AssefaETH2:00.21
5–Winnie NanyondoUGA2:02.77
6–Amina BakhitSUD2:07.65
7–Myint Swe LiMYA2:16.98
DQ–Nataliya LupuUKR[1:59.91]Q3

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mEunice Sum 58.40
600 mEunice Sum 1:29.58

Heat #6

Time11:30
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Angelika CichockaPOL2:00.42Q
2–Yuneysi SantiustiITA2:00.45Q
3–Rose AlmanzaCUB2:00.50
4–Malika AkkaouiMAR2:00.52
5–Hedda HynneNOR2:01.64
6–Déborah RodríguezURU2:01.86
7–Simoya CampbellJAM2:02.07
8–Charline MathiasLUX2:09.30

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mSimoya Campbell 59.27
600 mSimoya Campbell 1:30.34

Heat #7

Time11:37
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Joanna JóźwikPOL2:01.58Q
2–Winny ChebetKEN2:01.65Q
3–Esther GuerreroESP2:01.85
4–Lisneidy VeitíaCUB2:02.10
5–Rénelle LamoteFRA2:02.19
6–Eglė BalčiūnaitėLTU2:02.98
7–Kenia SinclairJAM2:03.76
8–Flávia de LimaBRA2:03.78

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mEsther Guerrero 1:01.49
600 mEsther Guerrero 1:31.49

Heat #8

Time11:44
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Francine NiyonsabaBDI1:59.84Q
2–Lovisa LindhSWE2:00.04Q
3–Natoya GouleJAM2:00.49
4–Lucia Hrivnák KlocováSVK2:00.57
5–Yuliya KarolBLR2:01.09
6–Chrishuna WilliamsUSA2:01.19
7–Fabienne KohlmannGER2:05.36
8–Elisabeth MandabaCAF2:11.70

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mNatoya Goule-Toppin 58.46
600 mFrancine Niyonsaba 1:29.19

Semi-Finals

Date18 August 2016
FormatTop two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)
1–Caster SemenyaRSA1:58.15Q
2–Lynsey SharpGBR1:58.65Q
3–Kate GraceUSA1:58.79q
4–Maryna ArzamasavaBLR1:58.87q
5–Joanna JóźwikPOL1:58.93Q
6–Melissa Bishop-NriaguCAN1:59.05Q
7–Margaret WambuiKEN1:59.21Q
8–Selina BüchelSUI1:59.35
9–Lovisa LindhSWE1:59.41
10–Shelayna Oskan-ClarkeGBR1:59.45
11–Francine NiyonsabaBDI1:59.59Q
12–Ajeé WilsonUSA1:59.75
13–Noélie YarigoBEN1:59.78
14–Nataliya PryshchepaUKR1:59.95
15–Habitam AlemuETH2:00.07
16–Renée EykensBEL2:00.45
17–Halimah NakaayiUGA2:00.63
18–Yuneysi SantiustiITA2:00.80
19–Eunice SumKEN2:00.88
20–Angelika CichockaPOL2:01.29
21–Winny ChebetKEN2:01.90
22–Amela TerzićSRB2:03.81
23–Wang ChunyuCHN2:04.05
DQ–Nataliya LupuUKR[2:02.10]4

Heat #1

Time21:15
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Margaret WambuiKEN1:59.21Q
2–Francine NiyonsabaBDI1:59.59Q
3–Ajeé WilsonUSA1:59.75
4–Nataliya PryshchepaUKR1:59.95
5–Renée EykensBEL2:00.45
6–Halimah NakaayiUGA2:00.63
7–Yuneysi SantiustiITA2:00.80
8–Angelika CichockaPOL2:01.29

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mFrancine Niyonsaba 59.30
600 mFrancine Niyonsaba 1:29.74

Heat #2

Time21:23
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Joanna JóźwikPOL1:58.93Q
2–Melissa Bishop-NriaguCAN1:59.05Q
3–Selina BüchelSUI1:59.35
4–Lovisa LindhSWE1:59.41
5–Shelayna Oskan-ClarkeGBR1:59.45
6–Habitam AlemuETH2:00.07
7–Eunice SumKEN2:00.88
DQ–Nataliya LupuUKR[2:02.10]5

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mHabitam Alemu 57.65
600 mHabitam Alemu 1:28.81

Heat #3

Time21:31
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Caster SemenyaRSA1:58.15Q
2–Lynsey SharpGBR1:58.65Q
3–Kate GraceUSA1:58.79q
4–Maryna ArzamasavaBLR1:58.87q
5–Noélie YarigoBEN1:59.78
6–Winny ChebetKEN2:01.90
7–Amela TerzićSRB2:03.81
8–Wang ChunyuCHN2:04.05

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mMaryna Arzamasava 57.65
600 mMaryna Arzamasava 1:28.17

Final Round

Date20 August 2016 — 21:15
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Caster SemenyaRSA1:55.28
2–Francine NiyonsabaBDI1:56.49
3–Margaret WambuiKEN1:56.89
4–Melissa Bishop-NriaguCAN1:57.02
5–Joanna JóźwikPOL1:57.37
6–Lynsey SharpGBR1:57.69
7–Maryna ArzamasavaBLR1:59.10
8–Kate GraceUSA1:59.57

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
400 mFrancine Niyonsaba 57.59
600 mFrancine Niyonsaba 1:26.72