2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

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
	2			2:01.07	Q, Doping
1	2			2:02.21	Q
2	4			2:02.96	Q
3	2			2:03.02	q
	4			2:03.02	Q, Doping
4	1			2:03.24	Q
5	4			2:03.56	q, SB
6	4			2:03.58	q
7	1			2:03.74	Q
8	1			2:03.86	q
9	2	Eléni Filándra		2:03.89	SB
	3			2:05.17	Q, Doping
10	3			2:05.41	Q
11	3			2:06.65
12	3			2:06.67
13	1			2:08.21
14	1			2:08.75
15	2			2:09.15
16	3			2:10.88
	1
	4

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			2:00.65	Q
	2			2:00.93	Q, Doping
2	2			2:01.32	Q, PB
	2			2:02.19	Doping
3	1			2:02.44	Q
	1			2:02.48	Q, Doping
4	1			2:02.65	Q, SB
5	2			2:02.65
6	1			2:02.67
7	1			2:03.31	PB
8	2			2:03.32
9	1			2:03.41

Final

The final was held at 16:00.^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			2:00.19	Doping
	5			2:00.50
	3			2:00.80	Doping
	6			2:01.61
	1			2:02.46	SB
4	2			2:04.86

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 800 m start list . 2011-03-04 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122126/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/st3110061.pdf . dead .
2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/athletics/9373488/London-2012-Olympics-Russian-athletics-trio-banned-for-doping-offences.html London 2012 Olympics: Russian athletics trio banned for doping offences
3. Web site: Round 1 Results . 2011-03-04 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122555/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re3110061.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: Semifinal Results . 2011-03-06 . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729205714/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re3110063.pdf . dead .
5. Web site: Final Results . 2011-03-06 . 2012-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806205450/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re3110040.pdf . dead .