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International sporting event
Women's 800 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 21–22
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning time1:59.62
Medalists
Gold medal Melissa Bishop  Canada
Silver medal Alysia Montaño  United States
Bronze medal Flávia de Lima  Brazil
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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. The defending Pan American Games champion is Adriana Muñoz of Cuba.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Jarmila Kratochvilova (CZE) 1:53.28 Munich, Germany July 26, 1983
Pan American Games record  Ana Quirot (CUB) 1:58.71 Havana, Cuba August 8, 1991

Qualification

Main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Each 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).

Schedule

Date Time Round
July 21, 2015 18:45 Semifinals
July 22, 2015 19:30 Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Semifinals

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Melissa Bishop  Canada 1:59.52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Alysia Montaño  United States 1:59.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. "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.
  2. "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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