2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
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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
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800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held on August 6, 7 and 9 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
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Medals
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 Zulia CalatayudZulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the... (Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... ) |
 Hasna BenhassiHasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,... (Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... ) |
 Tatyana AndrianovaTatyana Andrianova Tatyana Nikolayevna Andrianova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She did not compete in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, but improved on her personal best time in 800 metres in 2008.... (Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... ) |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
Hazel ClarkHazel ClarkHazel Mae "Peachy" Clark-Riley , née Hazel Mae Clark, is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters middle distance race. Clark was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has won six national titles and two USA Olympic trials during her...
2:01.91 Q
Kenia SinclairKenia SinclairKenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turners 10 Year old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record...
2:02.18 Q- Mina Aït Hammou 2:02.36 Q
Agnes SamariaAgnes SamariaAgnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...
2:02.46 Q
Neisha Bernard-ThomasNeisha Bernard-ThomasNeisha Bernard-Thomas is a Grenadian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.Her personal best is 2:00.09 minutes, achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This is the Grenadian record. She also holds the 1500 metres record with 4:23.24 minutes, achieved in March 2008 in...
2:02.50
Brigita LangerholcBrigita LangerholcBrigita Langerholc is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished fourth at the 2000 Olympics in a personal best time of 1:58.51 minutes, which still stands. In 2001 she won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Universiade...
2:03.06
Binnaz UsluBinnaz UsluBinnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...
2:03.73
Marlyse Nsourou 2:14.47 (SB)
Heat 2
- Zulia CalatayudZulia CalatayudZulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...
2:00.77 Q - Hasna BenhassiHasna BenhassiHasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,...
2:00.77 Q - Kameisha Bennett 2:01.78 Q
Susan Scott 2:02.00 Q
Teodora KolarovaTeodora KolarovaTeodora Kolarova is a Bulgarian middle distance runner.She finished 6th in the 800m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, setting a personal best time in the process.-External links:...
2:02.45
Miho Sato 2:02.82
Marcela Britos 2:10.21
Markabo Djama Liban 2:50.95
Heat 3
- Tatyana AndrianovaTatyana AndrianovaTatyana Nikolayevna Andrianova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She did not compete in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, but improved on her personal best time in 800 metres in 2008....
2:06.38 Q - Alice Schmidt 2:07.10 Q
Mayte MartínezMayte MartínezMaría Teresa Martínez Jiménez is a Spanish athlete competing in the 800 m. She has reached 4 consecutive finals in the World Championships , being third with an incredible last straight in Osaka...
2:07.34 Q
Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:03.37 Q
Myint Myint Aye 2:08.50
Marian BurnettMarian BurnettMarian Joan Burnett is a female middle-distance runner from Guyana who specialises in the 800 metres...
2:09.88 Nahida TouhamiNahida TouhamiNahida Touhami is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 24.85 s *400 metres - 53.08 s *800 metres - 1:59.65 min...
DNS
Heat 4
- Svetlana CherkasovaSvetlana CherkasovaSvetlana Cherkasova is a Russian middle distance runner.In the 800 metres, she finished 8th at 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and 6th place at 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.On 31 July 2008, Cherkasova was one of...
2:00.62 Q 
Laetitia Valdonado 2:00.87 Q
Sviatlana UsovichSviatlana UsovichSviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
2:01.09 Q- Lucia KlocováLucia KlocováLucia Klocová is a Slovak middle distance athlete, who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented Slovakia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games...
2:01.63 Q (SB) 
Tetiana Petlyuk 2:01.78 q (SB)- Seltana Aït HammouSeltana Aït HammouSeltana Aït Hammou is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Indoor Championships...
2:02.16 
Elisa Cusma PiccioneElisa Cusma PiccioneElisa Cusma Piccione is a female Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished seventh at the 2007 World Athletics Final, sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final and won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor...
2:05.95
Gulnaz Ara 2:13.87 (SB)
Heat 5
- Larisa ChzhaoLarisa ChzhaoLarisa Chzhao is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2005 she won the European Indoor Championships, finished sixth at the World Championships and fifth at the World Athletics Final. She also achieved a personal best time with 1:57.33 minutes from Tula in...
2:00.64 Q 
Maria MutolaMaria MutolaMaria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo...
2:00.71 Q- Michelle Ballentine 2:01.05 Q (SB)
Mihaela Neacsu 2:01.35 Q
Monika GradzkiMonika GradzkiMonika Merl is a German 800 metres runner.She finished fifth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the finals.Her personal best time is 2:00.16 minutes, achieved...
2:01.56 q
Letitia VriesdeLetitia VriesdeLetitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....
2:01.65 q (SB)
Diane CumminsDiane CumminsDiane S. Cummins is a female middle distance runner from Canada. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres on 2 September 2001 at a meet in Rieti . She was born in South Africa....
2:01.71 q Akosua SerwaaAkosua SerwaaAkosua Serwaa is a Ghanaian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished seventh at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and won a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja....
DNS
Heat 1
- Hazel ClarkHazel ClarkHazel Mae "Peachy" Clark-Riley , née Hazel Mae Clark, is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters middle distance race. Clark was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has won six national titles and two USA Olympic trials during her...
1:59.00 Q - Larisa ChzhaoLarisa ChzhaoLarisa Chzhao is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2005 she won the European Indoor Championships, finished sixth at the World Championships and fifth at the World Athletics Final. She also achieved a personal best time with 1:57.33 minutes from Tula in...
1:59.07 Q - Maria MutolaMaria MutolaMaria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo...
1:59.29 q - Mayte MartínezMayte MartínezMaría Teresa Martínez Jiménez is a Spanish athlete competing in the 800 m. She has reached 4 consecutive finals in the World Championships , being third with an incredible last straight in Osaka...
1:59.40 q (SB) - Mina Aït Hammou 2:00.22
- Mihaela Neacsu 2:00.63
Lucia KlocováLucia KlocováLucia Klocová is a Slovak middle distance athlete, who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented Slovakia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games...
2:00.64 (SB)- Susan Scott 2:01.17 (SB)
Heat 2
- Zulia CalatayudZulia CalatayudZulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...
1:57.92 Q (SB) - Svetlana CherkasovaSvetlana CherkasovaSvetlana Cherkasova is a Russian middle distance runner.In the 800 metres, she finished 8th at 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and 6th place at 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.On 31 July 2008, Cherkasova was one of...
1:58.58 Q - Kenia SinclairKenia SinclairKenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turners 10 Year old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record...
1:59.45 - Diane CumminsDiane CumminsDiane S. Cummins is a female middle distance runner from Canada. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres on 2 September 2001 at a meet in Rieti . She was born in South Africa....
2:00.10 (SB) - Agnes SamariaAgnes SamariaAgnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...
2:00.13 - Alice Schmidt 2:01.43
- Letitia VriesdeLetitia VriesdeLetitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....
2:02.07 - Monika GradzkiMonika GradzkiMonika Merl is a German 800 metres runner.She finished fifth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the finals.Her personal best time is 2:00.16 minutes, achieved...
2:02.09
Heat 3
- Tatyana AndrianovaTatyana AndrianovaTatyana Nikolayevna Andrianova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She did not compete in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, but improved on her personal best time in 800 metres in 2008....
2:01.35 Q - Hasna BenhassiHasna BenhassiHasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,...
2:01.59 Q - Laetitia Valdonado 2:01.90
- Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:02.02
- Sviatlana UsovichSviatlana UsovichSviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
2:02.34 - Tetiana Petlyuk 2:02.46
- Michelle Ballentine 2:03.98 Kameisha Bennett DNF
Final
August 9, 2005- Zulia CalatayudZulia CalatayudZulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...
1:58.82 - Hasna BenhassiHasna BenhassiHasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,...
1:59.42 - Tatyana AndrianovaTatyana AndrianovaTatyana Nikolayevna Andrianova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She did not compete in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, but improved on her personal best time in 800 metres in 2008....
1:59.60 
Maria MutolaMaria MutolaMaria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo...
1:59.71- Mayte MartínezMayte MartínezMaría Teresa Martínez Jiménez is a Spanish athlete competing in the 800 m. She has reached 4 consecutive finals in the World Championships , being third with an incredible last straight in Osaka...
1:59.99 - Larisa ChzhaoLarisa ChzhaoLarisa Chzhao is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2005 she won the European Indoor Championships, finished sixth at the World Championships and fifth at the World Athletics Final. She also achieved a personal best time with 1:57.33 minutes from Tula in...
2:00.25 - Svetlana CherkasovaSvetlana CherkasovaSvetlana Cherkasova is a Russian middle distance runner.In the 800 metres, she finished 8th at 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and 6th place at 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.On 31 July 2008, Cherkasova was one of...
2:00.71 - Hazel ClarkHazel ClarkHazel Mae "Peachy" Clark-Riley , née Hazel Mae Clark, is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters middle distance race. Clark was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has won six national titles and two USA Olympic trials during her...
2:01.52
External links
- Official results - IAAF.org