The 800 meters was one of the first five (5) women’s events at the Olympics and the field program added the race in 1928 to show that women were also active in the field. Reinstated in 1960, the event has remained an essential part of the Olympic agenda.
Since 1928, athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Britain, the German Democratic Republic, Germany, Kenya, Mozambique, Belgium, Romania, Russia, the United States) with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze).
Twenty-three (23) nations/teams have won medals in the history of the 800 meters final. The Soviet Union has one medal with 6 (gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), followed by the German Democratic Republic with 4 (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), Great Britain with 3 (2 gold, 1 bronze), Russia with 3 (gold 2 bronze), Romania with 3 (gold, 1 silver, 1 copper), United States with 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Kenya with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver), Germany (1 gold, 1 bronze), Mozambique with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Belgium with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Cuba with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), Mauritania with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), the Federal Republic of Germany with 1 gold, Australia with 1 silver. , Austria with 1 silver , Bulgaria with 1 silver , Republic of the Independent States with 1 silver , France with 1 silver , Japan with 1 silver , South Africa with 1 silver , New Zealand with 1 bronze , Slovenia with 1 bronze , and Sweden with 1 bronze .
Thirty-five (35) nations/teams scored points for finishing in the top eight positions of the Olympic 800 meters final. The Soviet Union leads the scoring with 62 points, followed by the German Democratic Republic (52), Great Britain (50), and the United States (49), Russia (43), Romania (33), Mozambique (29), Kenya (24), Federal Republic of Germany (21), Netherlands (18), Cuba (18); Bulgaria (18), Germany (16), Morocco (15), Independent States (14), France (12), Canada (12), Slovenia (11), Yugoslavia (9), Austria (8), Japan (8) , South Africa (8), New Zealand (7), Hungary (7), Sweden (6), Italy (5), Poland (5), Czech Republic (4), Jamaica (3), Belarus (2. ) , Burundi (2), Spain (2), Ukraine (2), Ireland (1).
(Points for Place: 1st = 10 points, 2nd = 8 points; 3rd = 6 points; 4th=5 points; 5th=4 points; 6th=3 points; 7th = points, 8th = point)
From 1956 to 1964, both the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) competed as one team. From 1968 to 1988, they competed separately until they merged into one German company in 1992 after German reunification in 1991.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the former Soviet Socialist Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania competed to become Independent States or “So United States” in 1992.
Olympic records are to be noted as the records just before the last, among the records set in the qualifying rounds.
1928 in Amsterdam (August 2.).
World Record: 2:19.6 Linda Radke (Germany) July 1, 1928
Olympic Record: 2:22.4 Maria Dollinger (Germany) August 1, 1928
1, Linda Radke (Germany) 2:16.8 (WR, OR).
2, Kinue Hitomi (Japan) 2:17.6
3, Inga Gentzel (Sweden) 2:18.8.
4, Jean Thompson (Canada) 2:21.4.
5, Bobbie Rosenfeld (Canada) 2:22.4.
6, Florence McDonald (United States) 2:22.6
7, Marie Dollinger (Germany) 2:23.0.
8, Gertrude Kilos (Poland) 2:28.0.
1932-1956.
1960, Rome (September 7 .
World Record: 2:04.3 Lyudmyla Shevtsova (Soviet Union) July 3, 1960
Olympic Record: 2:05.9 (2:06.03) Dixie Willis (Australia) September 6, 1960
1, Lyudmyla Shevtsova (Soviet Union) 2:04.3 (=WR, OR)
2, Brenda Jones (Australia) 2:04
3, Ursula Donath (Germany/People’s Republic) 2:05.6
4, Vera Kummerfeldt (Germany/Federal Republic of Germany) 2:05.9
5, Antje Gleichfeld (Germany/Federal Republic of Germany) 2:06.5
6, Joy Jordan (Great Britain/England) 2:07.8
7. Gizella Csoka (Hungary) 2:8.0
8, Beata Zbikowska (Poland) 2:1.8.
1964 Tokyo (October 20
World record: 2:01.2 Dixie Willis (Australia) March 3, 1962
Olympic Record: 2:04.1 Maryvonne Dupureur (France) October 19, 1968
1, Ann Packer (Great Britain/England) 2:01.10
2, Maryvonne Dupureur (France) 2:01.90
3, Ann Marise Chamberlain (New Zealand) 2:02.80
4, Zsuzsa Szabo (Hungary) 2:03.50
5, Antje Gleichfeld (Germany) 2:03.90
6, Laine Erik (Soviet Union/Estonia) 2:05.10
7, Gerard Kraa (Netherlands) 2:05.80
8. Anne Smith (Great Britain/England) 2:05.80
1968 in Mexico City (October 19
World Record: 2:00.5 Vera Nikolic (Yugoslavia) July 20, 1968
Olympic Record: 2:05.9 (2:06.03) Dixie Willis (Australia) September 6, 1960
1, Madeleine Manning (United States) 2:00.9 (2:00.92) (A) ( OR)
2, Ileana Silai (Romania) 2:02.50
3, Maria Gommers (Netherlands) 2:02.60
4, Sheila Taylor (Great Britain/England) 2:03.80
5, Doris Brown (United States) 2:03.90
6, Pat Lowe (Great Britain/England) 2:04.20
7. Abigail Hoffman (Canada) 2:06
8, Maryvonne Dupureur (France) 2:08
Munich 1972, September 3
Republics of the World: 1:58.5 (1:58.45) Hildegard Falck (Federal Republic of Germany) July 11, 1971
Olympic Record: 1:58.93 Svetla Zlateva (Bulgaria) August 31, 1972
1, Hildegard Falck (Federal Republic of Germany) 1:58.60 (OR)
2, Nijole Sabaite (Soviet Union/Lithuania) 1:58.70
3, Gunhild Hoffmeister (German Democratic Republic) 1:59.20
4, Svetla Zlateva (Bulgaria) 1:59.70
5, Vera Nikolic (Yugoslavia) 2:00.00
6, Ileana Silai (Romania) 2:00.00
7, Roris Stirling (Great Britain/ England) 2:00.20
8, Abigail Hoffman (Canada) 2:00.20
1976 Royal Montreal (July 26
World Record: 1:56.0 Valentina Gerasimova (Soviet Union) June 12, 1976
Antiphona Olympia: 1:56.53 Anita Weiss (German Democratic Republic) July 24
1, Tatyana Kazankina (Soviet Union) 1:54.94 (WR, OR)
2, Nikolina Shtereva (Bulgaria) 1:55.42
3, Elfi Zinn (German Democratic Republic) 1:55.60
4, Anita Weiss (German Democratic Republic) 1:55.74
5, Svetlana Styrkina (Soviet Union/Belarus) 1:56.44
6, Svetla Zlateva (Bulgaria) 1:57.21.
7. Doris Gluth (German Democratic Republic) 1:58.99
8, Mariana Suman (Romania) 2:02
Moscow (July 27)
World Record: 1:54.9 (1:54.85) Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) June 12, 1980
Antiphona Olympia: 1:56.53 Anita Weiss (German Democratic Republic) July 24
1, Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 1:53.5 (1:53.43) (WR, OR)
2, Olga Mineyeva (Soviet Union/Russia) 1:54.81
3, Tatyana Providokhina (Soviet Union/Russia) 1:55.46
4, Martina Kampfert (German Democratic Republic) 1:56.21
5, Hildegard Ullrich (German Democratic Republic) 1:57.20
6, Jolanta Januchta (Poland) 1:58.25
7, Nikolina Shtereva (Bulgaria) 1:58.71
8. Gabriella Dorio (Italy) 1:59.12.
1984 Los Angeles (Aug.
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Doine Melinte (Romania) 1:57.60
2, Kim Gallagher (United States) 1:58.63
3, Fita Lovin (Romania) 1:58.83
4, Gabriella Dorio (Italy) 1:59.05.
5, Lorraine Baker (Great Britain/England) 2:00.03
6, Ruth Wysocki (United States) 2:00.34
7, Margrit Klinger (Federal Republic of Germany) 2:00.65
8, Caroline O’Shea (Ireland) 2:00.77
1988 Seoul ( September 26 )
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Sigrun Wodars (German Democratic Republic) 1:56.10
2, Christine Wachtel (German Democratic Republic) 1:56.64.
3, Kim Gallagher (United States) 1:56.91
4, Slobodanka Colovic (Yugoslavia) 1:57.50
5, Delisa Walton-Floyd (United States) 1:57.80
6, Inna Yevseyeva (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 1:59.37
7, Maite Zuniga (Spain) 1:59.82.
8, Diane Edwards (Great Britain/England) 2:00.77
1992 Barcelona (August 3
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Ellen van Langen (Netherlands) 1:55.54
2, Lilia Nurutdinova (Republic of Independent States/Russia) 1:55.99
3, Ana Quirot (Cuba) 1:56.80
4, Inna Yevseyeva (Independent Republic/Ukraine) 1:57.20
5, Maria de Lourdes Mutola (Mozambique) 1:57
6, Ella Kovacs (Romania) 1:57.95
7, Joetta Clark (United States) 1:58.06
8, Lubov Gurina (Republic of Independent States/Russia) 1:58.13
1996 Atlanta
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) 1:57.73
2, Ana Quirot (Cuba) 1:58
3, Maria de Lourdes Mutola (Mozambique) 1:58
4, Kelly Holmes (Great Britain/England) 1:58.81
5, Yelena Afanasyeva (Russia) 1:59.57
6, Patricia Djate-Taillard (France) 1:59
7, Natasha Dukhnova (Belarus) 2:00.32
8, Toni Hodgkinson (New Zealand) 2:00.54
2000 Sydney (September 25
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Maria de Lourdes Mutola (Mozambique) 1:56.15.
2, Stephanie Graf (Austria) 1:56.64.
3, Kelly Holmes (Great Britain/England) 1:56.80
4, B. Langerholc (Slovenia) 1:58.51.
5, H. Fuchsova (Czech Republic) 1:58.56
6, Zulia Calatayud (Cuba) 1:58
7, H. Clark (United States) 1:58.75
8, H.B. Hassi (Morocco) 1:59.27
2004 Athenaeus (August 23
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Kelly Holmes (Great Britain/England) 1:56.38
2, Hasna Benhassi (Morocco) 1:56.43.
3, Jolanda Ceplak (Slovenia) 1:56.43.
4, Maria de Lourdes Mutola (Mozambique) 1:56.51.
5, Tatyana Andrianova (Russia) 1:56.88
6, Earl Miles Clark (United States) 1:57.27
7, Maria Cioncan (Romania) 1:59
8, Zulia Calatayud (Cuba) 2:00.95
2008 Beijing (August 18
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Pamela Jelimo (Kenya) 1:54.87
2, Janeth Jepkogsgei Busienei (Kenya) 1:56.07
3, Hasna Benhassi (Morocco) 1:56.73
4, Svetlana Klyuka (Russia) 1:56.94.
5, Maria de Lourdes Mutola (Mozambique) 1:57.68.
6, Kenya Sinclair (Jamaica) 1:58
7, Yuliya Krevsun (Ukraine) 1:58.73
8, Tatyana Andrianova (Russia) 2:02.63
2012 London (August 11
World record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochilova (Czechoslovakia) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record: 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko (Soviet Union) July 27, 1980
1, Mariya Savinova (Russia) 1:56.19.
2, Caster Semenya (South Africa) 1:57.23
3, Yekaterina Poistogova (Russia) 1:57.53
4, Pamela Jelimo (Kenya) 1:57.59
5, Alysia Montaño (United States) 1:57.93
6, Yelena Arzhakova (Russia) 1:59.21
7. Francine Niyonsaba (Burundi) 1:59.63.
8, Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya) 2:00.19
References:
Athletics Women’s 800 meters, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports;
International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF Statistics Records Daegu 2011, Part IV (IAA Media & Public Relations Department, 2011);
International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF Statistics Manual, 30th Olympic Games, London 2012, Part I (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF Statistics Manual, 30th Olympic Games, London 2012, Part II (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
Wallechinsky, David, and Jaime Loucky The Book of Olympus: 2012 Edition (London: Gold Press, 2012).
