2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres explained

Event:	Women's 800 metres
Competition:	2005 World Championships
Venue:	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates:	6 August (heats) 7 August (semifinals) 9 August (final)
Competitors:	47
Nations:	29
Win Value:	1:58.82
Gold:	Zulia Calatayud
Silver:	Hasna Benhassi
Bronze:	Tatyana Andrianova
Prev:	2003
Next:	2007

The women's 800 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 6, 7 and 9 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Medals

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Zulia Calatayud (Cuba)	Hasna Benhassi (Morocco)	Tatyana Andrianova (Russia)

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Heats

August 6, 2005

Heat 1

1. Hazel Clark 2:01.91 Q
2. Kenia Sinclair 2:02.18 Q
3. Mina Aït Hammou 2:02.36 Q
4. Agnes Samaria 2:02.46 Q
5. Neisha Bernard-Thomas 2:02.50
6. Brigita Langerholc 2:03.06
7. Binnaz Uslu 2:03.73
8. Marlyse Nsourou 2:14.47 (SB)

Heat 2

1. Zulia Calatayud 2:00.77 Q
2. Hasna Benhassi 2:00.77 Q
3. Kameisha Bennett 2:01.78 Q
4. Susan Scott 2:02.00 Q
5. Teodora Kolarova 2:02.45
6. Miho Sato 2:02.82
7. Marcela Britos 2:10.21
8. Markabo Djama Liban 2:50.95

Heat 3

1. Tatyana Andrianova 2:06.38 Q
2. Alice Schmidt 2:07.10 Q
3. Mayte Martínez 2:07.34 Q
4. Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:07.37 Q
5. Myint Myint Aye 2:08.50
6. Marian Burnett 2:09.88

• Nahida Touhami DNS

Heat 4

1. Svetlana Cherkasova 2:00.62 Q
2. Laetitia Valdonado 2:00.87 Q
3. Sviatlana Usovich 2:01.09 Q
4. Lucia Klocová 2:01.63 Q (SB)
5. Tetiana Petlyuk 2:01.78 q (SB)
6. Seltana Aït Hammou 2:02.16
7. Elisa Cusma Piccione 2:05.95
8. Gulnaz Ara 2:13.87 (SB)

Heat 5

1. Larisa Chzhao 2:00.64 Q
2. Maria Mutola 2:00.71 Q
3. Michelle Ballentine 2:01.05 Q (SB)
4. Mihaela Neacsu 2:01.35 Q
5. Monika Gradzki 2:01.56 q
6. Letitia Vriesde 2:01.65 q (SB)
7. Diane Cummins 2:01.71 q

• Akosua Serwaa DNS

Semifinals

August 7, 2005

Heat 1

1. Hazel Clark 1:59.00 Q
2. Larisa Chzhao 1:59.07 Q
3. Maria Mutola 1:59.29 q
4. Mayte Martínez 1:59.40 q (SB)
5. Mina Aït Hammou 2:00.22
6. Mihaela Neacsu 2:00.63
7. Lucia Klocová 2:00.64 (SB)
8. Susan Scott 2:01.17 (SB)

Heat 2

1. Zulia Calatayud 1:57.92 Q (SB)
2. Svetlana Cherkasova 1:58.58 Q
3. Kenia Sinclair 1:59.45
4. Diane Cummins 2:00.10 (SB)
5. Agnes Samaria 2:00.13
6. Alice Schmidt 2:01.43
7. Letitia Vriesde 2:02.07
8. Monika Gradzki 2:02.09

Heat 3

1. Tatyana Andrianova 2:01.35 Q
2. Hasna Benhassi 2:01.59 Q
3. Laetitia Valdonado 2:01.90
4. Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:02.02
5. Sviatlana Usovich 2:02.34
6. Tetiana Petlyuk 2:02.46
7. Michelle Ballentine 2:03.98

• Kameisha Bennett DNF

Final

August 9, 2005

1. Zulia Calatayud 1:58.82
2. Hasna Benhassi 1:59.42
3. Tatyana Andrianova 1:59.60
4. Maria Mutola 1:59.71
5. Mayte Martínez 1:59.99
6. Larisa Chzhao 2:00.25
7. Svetlana Cherkasova 2:00.71
8. Hazel Clark 2:01.52

External links

• Official results - IAAF.org