2012 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics
| Women's 800m | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
 |  RUSRussia | Mariya Savinova | 1:56.19 |
 |  RSASouth Africa | Caster Semenya | 1:57.23 |
 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Poistogova | 1:57.53 |
| 4 |  KENKenya | Pamela Jelimo | 1:57.59 |
| 5 |  USAUnited States | Alysia Johnson | 1:57.93 |
| 6 | RUSRussia | Yelena Arzhakova | 1:59.21 |
| 7 |  BDIBurundi | Francine Niyonsaba | 1:59.63 |
| 8 | KENKenya | Janeth Jepkosgei | 2:00.19 |
| 9 |  MARMorocco | Halima Hachlaf | 1:58.84 |
| 10 |  KAZKazakhstan | Margarita Mukasheva | 1:59.20 |
| 11 |  INDIndia | Tintu Luka | 1:59.69 |
| 12 |  COLColombia | Rosibel García | 2:00.16 |
| 13 | MARMorocco | Malika Akkaoui | 2:00.32 |
| 14 |  ROURomania | Elena Mirela Lavric | 2:00.46 |
| 15 | KENKenya | Cherono Koech | 2:00.53 |
| 16 |  GRNGrenada | Neisha Bernard-Thomas | 2:00.68 |
| 17 | USAUnited States | Alice Schmidt | 2:01.63 |
| 18 |  UKRUkraine | Nataliia Lupu | 2:01.63 |
| 19 |  CUBCuba | Rose Mary Almanza | 2:01.70 |
| 20 |  BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 2:01.76 |
| 21 |  GBRGreat Britain | Lynsey Sharp | 2:01.78 |
| 22 |  CANCanada | Jessica Smith | 2:01.90 |
| 23 |  GREGreece | Eléni Filándra | 2:04.42 |
| 24 | USAUnited States | Geena Gall | 2:05.76 |
| 25 |  MRIMauritius | Annabelle Lascar | 2:05.45 |
| 26 |  PANPanama | Andrea Ferri | 2:05.59 |
| 27 |  MDAMoldova | Elena Popescu | 2:06.94 |
| 28 |  BLRBelarus | Marina Arzamasova | 2:08.45 |
| 29 |  CZECzechia | Lenka Masná | 2:08.68 |
| 30 | CANCanada | Melissa Bishop | 2:09.33 |
| 31 |  SUDSudan | Amina Bakhit | 2:09.78 |
| 32 |  ANGAngola | Felismina Cavela | 2:10.95 |
| 33 |  CAFCentral African Republic | Elisabeth Mandaba | 2:12.56 |
| 34 |  MHLMarshall Islands | Haley Nemra | 2:14.90 |
| 35 |  PAKPakistan | Rabia Ashiq | 2:17.39 |
| 36 |  GUMGuam | Amy Atkinson | 2:18.53 |
| 37 |  MTNMauritania | Aicha Fall | 2:27.97 |
| 38 |  PLEPalestine | Woroud Swalha | 2:29.16 |
| 39 |  KSASaudi Arabia | Sarah Attar | 2:44.95 |
| 40 |  TURTurkey | Merve Aydin | 3:24.35 |
| 41 |  EGYEgypt | Noura Elsayed | DNS |
| 41 |  ETHEthiopia | Fantu Magiso | DNS |
| 41 |  JAMJamaica | Kenia Sinclair | DNS |
| 41 | UKRUkraine | Yuliya Krevsun | DNF |
| 41 | UKRUkraine | Liliya Lobanova | DNS |
| Women's 800m, 1st Round, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Alysia Johnson | 2:00.47 |
| 2 | RSASouth Africa | Caster Semenya | 2:00.71 |
| 3 | MARMorocco | Halima Hachlaf | 2:00.99 |
| 4 | CUBCuba | Rose Mary Almanza | 2:01.19 |
| 5 | MRIMauritius | Annabelle Lascar | 2:05.45 |
| 6 | MDAMoldova | Elena Popescu | 2:06.94 |
| 99 | EGYEgypt | Noura Elsayed | DNS |
| Women's 800m, 1st Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Alysia Johnson | 2:00.47 |
| 2 | KENKenya | Pamela Jelimo | 2:00.54 |
| 3 | RSASouth Africa | Caster Semenya | 2:00.71 |
| 4 | MARMorocco | Halima Hachlaf | 2:00.99 |
| 5 | KENKenya | Janeth Jepkosgei | 2:01.04 |
| 6 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Poistogova | 2:01.08 |
| 7 | CUBCuba | Rose Mary Almanza | 2:01.19 |
| 8 | COLColombia | Rosibel García | 2:01.30 |
| 9 | GBRGreat Britain | Lynsey Sharp | 2:01.41 |
| 10 | RUSRussia | Mariya Savinova | 2:01.56 |
| 11 | ROURomania | Elena Mirela Lavric | 2:01.65 |
| 11 | USAUnited States | Alice Schmidt | 2:01.65 |
| 13 | INDIndia | Tintu Luka | 2:01.75 |
| 14 | MARMorocco | Malika Akkaoui | 2:01.78 |
| 15 | KAZKazakhstan | Margarita Mukasheva | 2:02.12 |
| 16 | GREGreece | Eléni Filándra | 2:02.29 |
| 17 | GRNGrenada | Neisha Bernard-Thomas | 2:03.23 |
| 18 | USAUnited States | Geena Gall | 2:03.85 |
| 19 | MRIMauritius | Annabelle Lascar | 2:05.45 |
| 20 | PANPanama | Andrea Ferri | 2:05.59 |
| 21 | MDAMoldova | Elena Popescu | 2:06.94 |
| 22 | BDIBurundi | Francine Niyonsaba | 2:07.57 |
| 23 | CANCanada | Jessica Smith | 2:07.75 |
| 24 | BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 2:07.77 |
| 25 | UKRUkraine | Nataliia Lupu | 2:08.35 |
| 26 | RUSRussia | Yelena Arzhakova | 2:08.39 |
| 27 | KENKenya | Cherono Koech | 2:08.43 |
| 28 | BLRBelarus | Marina Arzamasova | 2:08.45 |
| 29 | CZECzechia | Lenka Masná | 2:08.68 |
| 30 | CANCanada | Melissa Bishop | 2:09.33 |
| 31 | SUDSudan | Amina Bakhit | 2:09.78 |
| 32 | ANGAngola | Felismina Cavela | 2:10.95 |
| 33 | CAFCentral African Republic | Elisabeth Mandaba | 2:12.56 |
| 34 | MHLMarshall Islands | Haley Nemra | 2:14.90 |
| 35 | PAKPakistan | Rabia Ashiq | 2:17.39 |
| 36 | GUMGuam | Amy Atkinson | 2:18.53 |
| 37 | MTNMauritania | Aicha Fall | 2:27.97 |
| 38 | PLEPalestine | Woroud Swalha | 2:29.16 |
| 39 | KSASaudi Arabia | Sarah Attar | 2:44.95 |
| 40 | TURTurkey | Merve Aydin | 3:24.35 |
| 99 | EGYEgypt | Noura Elsayed | DNS |
| 99 | ETHEthiopia | Fantu Magiso | DNS |
| 99 | JAMJamaica | Kenia Sinclair | DNS |
| 99 | UKRUkraine | Yuliya Krevsun | DNF |
| 99 | UKRUkraine | Liliya Lobanova | DNS |
| Women's 800m, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 - Final | |||
| 1 | RUSRussia | Mariya Savinova | 1:56.19 |
| 2 | RSASouth Africa | Caster Semenya | 1:57.23 |
| 3 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Poistogova | 1:57.53 |
| 4 | KENKenya | Pamela Jelimo | 1:57.59 |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Alysia Johnson | 1:57.93 |
| 6 | RUSRussia | Yelena Arzhakova | 1:59.21 |
| 7 | BDIBurundi | Francine Niyonsaba | 1:59.63 |
| 8 | KENKenya | Janeth Jepkosgei | 2:00.19 |
| Women's 800m, Semifinal, Semifinal 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 9 - Final | |||
| 1 | RUSRussia | Mariya Savinova | 1:58.57 |
| 2 | BDIBurundi | Francine Niyonsaba | 1:58.67 |
| 3 | KAZKazakhstan | Margarita Mukasheva | 1:59.20 |
| 4 | MARMorocco | Malika Akkaoui | 2:00.32 |
| 5 | KENKenya | Cherono Koech | 2:00.53 |
| 6 | BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 2:01.76 |
| 7 | CANCanada | Jessica Smith | 2:01.90 |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Geena Gall | 2:05.76 |
| Women's 800m, Semifinal, Semifinal 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 9 - Final | |||
| 1 | RSASouth Africa | Caster Semenya | 1:57.67 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Yelena Arzhakova | 1:58.13 |
| 3 | KENKenya | Janeth Jepkosgei | 1:58.26 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Alysia Johnson | 1:58.42 |
| 5 | MARMorocco | Halima Hachlaf | 1:58.84 |
| 6 | INDIndia | Tintu Luka | 1:59.69 |
| 7 | ROURomania | Elena Mirela Lavric | 2:00.46 |
| 8 | GRNGrenada | Neisha Bernard-Thomas | 2:00.68 |
| Women's 800m, Semifinal, Semifinal 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 9 - Final | |||
| 1 | KENKenya | Pamela Jelimo | 1:59.42 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Poistogova | 1:59.45 |
| 3 | COLColombia | Rosibel García | 2:00.16 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Alice Schmidt | 2:01.63 |
| 5 | UKRUkraine | Nataliia Lupu | 2:01.63 |
| 6 | CUBCuba | Rose Mary Almanza | 2:01.70 |
| 7 | GBRGreat Britain | Lynsey Sharp | 2:01.78 |
| 8 | GREGreece | Eléni Filándra | 2:04.42 |
| Women's 800m, Semifinal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 9 - Final | |||
| 1 | RSASouth Africa | Caster Semenya | 1:57.67 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Yelena Arzhakova | 1:58.13 |
| 3 | KENKenya | Janeth Jepkosgei | 1:58.26 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Alysia Johnson | 1:58.42 |
| 5 | RUSRussia | Mariya Savinova | 1:58.57 |
| 6 | BDIBurundi | Francine Niyonsaba | 1:58.67 |
| 7 | MARMorocco | Halima Hachlaf | 1:58.84 |
| 8 | KAZKazakhstan | Margarita Mukasheva | 1:59.20 |
| 9 | KENKenya | Pamela Jelimo | 1:59.42 |
| 10 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Poistogova | 1:59.45 |
| 11 | INDIndia | Tintu Luka | 1:59.69 |
| 12 | COLColombia | Rosibel García | 2:00.16 |
| 13 | MARMorocco | Malika Akkaoui | 2:00.32 |
| 14 | ROURomania | Elena Mirela Lavric | 2:00.46 |
| 15 | KENKenya | Cherono Koech | 2:00.53 |
| 16 | GRNGrenada | Neisha Bernard-Thomas | 2:00.68 |
| 17 | USAUnited States | Alice Schmidt | 2:01.63 |
| 18 | UKRUkraine | Nataliia Lupu | 2:01.63 |
| 19 | CUBCuba | Rose Mary Almanza | 2:01.70 |
| 20 | BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 2:01.76 |
| 21 | GBRGreat Britain | Lynsey Sharp | 2:01.78 |
| 22 | CANCanada | Jessica Smith | 2:01.90 |
| 23 | GREGreece | Eléni Filándra | 2:04.42 |
| 24 | USAUnited States | Geena Gall | 2:05.76 |
| Women's 800m, 1st Round, Heat 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | KENKenya | Janeth Jepkosgei | 2:01.04 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Poistogova | 2:01.08 |
| 3 | COLColombia | Rosibel García | 2:01.30 |
| 4 | ROURomania | Elena Mirela Lavric | 2:01.65 |
| 5 | KAZKazakhstan | Margarita Mukasheva | 2:02.12 |
| 6 | GRNGrenada | Neisha Bernard-Thomas | 2:03.23 |
| 7 | CAFCentral African Republic | Elisabeth Mandaba | 2:12.56 |
| 8 | KSASaudi Arabia | Sarah Attar | 2:44.95 |
| Women's 800m, 1st Round, Heat 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | UKRUkraine | Nataliia Lupu | 2:08.35 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Yelena Arzhakova | 2:08.39 |
| 3 | KENKenya | Cherono Koech | 2:08.43 |
| 4 | BLRBelarus | Marina Arzamasova | 2:08.45 |
| 5 | CZECzechia | Lenka Masná | 2:08.68 |
| 6 | CANCanada | Melissa Bishop | 2:09.33 |
| 7 | MTNMauritania | Aicha Fall | 2:27.97 |
| 8 | PLEPalestine | Woroud Swalha | 2:29.16 |
| Women's 800m, 1st Round, Heat 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | KENKenya | Pamela Jelimo | 2:00.54 |
| 2 | GBRGreat Britain | Lynsey Sharp | 2:01.41 |
| 3 | GREGreece | Eléni Filándra | 2:02.29 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Geena Gall | 2:03.85 |
| 5 | ANGAngola | Felismina Cavela | 2:10.95 |
| 6 | PAKPakistan | Rabia Ashiq | 2:17.39 |
| 99 | UKRUkraine | Yuliya Krevsun | DNF |
| Women's 800m, 1st Round, Heat 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | BDIBurundi | Francine Niyonsaba | 2:07.57 |
| 2 | CANCanada | Jessica Smith | 2:07.75 |
| 3 | BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 2:07.77 |
| 4 | SUDSudan | Amina Bakhit | 2:09.78 |
| 5 | GUMGuam | Amy Atkinson | 2:18.53 |
| 99 | ETHEthiopia | Fantu Magiso | DNS |
| 99 | JAMJamaica | Kenia Sinclair | DNS |
| 99 | UKRUkraine | Liliya Lobanova | DNS |
| Women's 800m, 1st Round, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | RUSRussia | Mariya Savinova | 2:01.56 |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Alice Schmidt | 2:01.65 |
| 3 | INDIndia | Tintu Luka | 2:01.75 |
| 4 | MARMorocco | Malika Akkaoui | 2:01.78 |
| 5 | PANPanama | Andrea Ferri | 2:05.59 |
| 6 | MHLMarshall Islands | Haley Nemra | 2:14.90 |
| 7 | TURTurkey | Merve Aydin | 3:24.35 |
Medal Tracker
Medal Leaders
- 126
USA - 91
CHN - 45
JPN
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 40 |
 CHN | 40 |
 JPN | 20 |
Silver
| USA | 44 |
| CHN | 27 |
 FRA | 26 |
Bronze
| USA | 42 |
 GBR | 29 |
| CHN | 24 |
Medal Leaders
- 5
Marchand - 5Huske
- 5
O'Callaghan
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Marchand | 4 |
| Huske | 3 |
 O'Callaghan | 3 |
Silver
| Smith | 3 |
| Huske | 2 |
| Walsh | 2 |
Bronze
| Yufei | 5 |
| Junxuan | 3 |
| McKeown | 2 |
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