The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 21 and 22 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Adriana Muñoz of Cuba.
| Women's 800 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 21–22 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:59.62 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2011 2019» | ||||||||||
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Jarmila Kratochvilova (CZE)
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1:53.28 | Munich, Germany | July 26, 1983 |
| Pan American Games record |  Ana Quirot (CUB)
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1:58.71 | Havana, Cuba | August 8, 1991 |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (2.06.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2015 | 18:45 | Semifinals |
| July 22, 2015 | 19:30 | Final |
Results
editAll times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Semifinals
edit| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Flávia de Lima |  Brazil |
2:02.39 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Alysia Montaño |  United States |
2:02.95 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Jessica Smith |  Canada |
2:03.34 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Gabriela Medina |  Mexico |
2:03.94 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Rose Mary Almanza |  Cuba |
2:04.39 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Melissa Bishop | Canada |
2:04.51 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Phoebe Wright | United States |
2:04.88 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Kimarra McDonald |  Jamaica |
2:05.72 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Erika Lima | Brazil |
2:06.44 | |
| 10 | 1 | Alena Brooks |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2:07.82 | |
| 11 | 2 | Cristina Guevara | Mexico |
2:08.11 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | Sonia Gaskin |  Barbados |
2:09.01 | |
| 13 | 1 | Alethia Marrero |  Puerto Rico |
2:11.39 | |
| 14 | 1 | Sahily Diago | Cuba |
2:13.72 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Melissa Bishop | Canada |
1:59.52 | |
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3 | Alysia Montaño | United States |
1:59.76 | |
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7 | Flávia de Lima | Brazil |
2:00.40 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba |
2:01.82 | |
| 5 | 8 | Jessica Smith | Canada |
2:03.02 | |
| 6 | 1 | Gabriela Medina | Mexico |
2:03.91 | |
| 7 | 6 | Phoebe Wright | United States |
2:04.17 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kimarra McDonald | Jamaica |
2:04.37 |
References
edit- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.