The Women's 800 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

 was held at March 4–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:00 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		1:55.82	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	3 March 2002
European record		1:55.82	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	3 March 2002
Championship record		1:55.82	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	3 March 2002
World Leading		1:58.14	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , 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...	17 February 2011
European Leading		1:58.14	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , 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...	17 February 2011

Heat

First 2 in each heat and 4 best performers advanced to the Semifinals. The heats were held at 16:25.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Grigoryevna Zinurova is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:...	Russia	2:01.07	Q
2	2	Linda Marguet Linda Marguet Linda Marguet is a French runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	2:02.21	Q
3	4	Jennifer Meadows	United Kingdom	2:02.96	Q
4	2	Yeliz Kurt	Turkey	2:03.02	q
4	4	Tetyana Petlyuk Tetyana Petlyuk Tetyana Petlyuk is a Ukrainian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.Her personal best time is 1:57.34 minutes, achieved in June 2006 in Kiev.-Achievements:-External links:...	Ukraine	2:03.02	Q
6	1	Tatyana Paliyenko	Russia	2:03.24	Q
7	4	Élian Périz Élian Périz Élian Périz Toyas is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She was born in Huesca. She competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final....	Spain	2:03.56	q, SB
8	4	Jana Hartmann	Germany	2:03.58	q
9	1	Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė is a track and field middle distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania.She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final...	Lithuania	2:03.74	Q
10	1	Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...	United Kingdom	2:03.86	q
11	2	Eléni Filándra	Greece	2:03.89	SB
12	3	Yuliya Rusanova Yuliya Rusanova -Achievements:-References:...	Russia	2:05.17	Q
13	3	Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova, née Pilyuhina is a Ukrainian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.She was born in Lugansk. She finished eighth in the 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, and fifth in...	Ukraine	2:05.41	Q
14	3	Lenka Masná Lenka Masná Lenka Masná is a Czech runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She competed at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final....	Czech Republic	2:06.65
15	3	Mihaela Nunu	Kingdom of Romania	2:06.67
16	1	Teodora Kolarova Teodora Kolarova Teodora 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:...	Kingdom of Bulgaria	2:08.21
17	1	Luiza Gega	Albania	2:08.75
18	2	Margarita Fuentes-Pila	Spain	2:09.15
19	3	Suvi Selvenius	Finland	2:10.88
	1	Merve Aydin Merve Aydın Merve Aydın is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She won a silver medal in the 2008 Bydgoszcz at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships...	Turkey
	4	Mirela Lavric	Kingdom of Romania

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final. The semifinals were held at 15:20.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Jennifer Meadows	United Kingdom	2:00.65	Q
2	2	Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Grigoryevna Zinurova is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:...	Russia	2:00.93	Q
3	2	Linda Marguet Linda Marguet Linda Marguet is a French runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	2:01.32	Q, PB
4	2	Tetyana Petlyuk Tetyana Petlyuk Tetyana Petlyuk is a Ukrainian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.Her personal best time is 1:57.34 minutes, achieved in June 2006 in Kiev.-Achievements:-External links:...	Ukraine	2:02.19
5	1	Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė is a track and field middle distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania.She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final...	Lithuania	2:02.44	Q
6	1	Yuliya Rusanova Yuliya Rusanova -Achievements:-References:...	Russia	2:02.48	Q
7	1	Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...	United Kingdom	2:02.65	Q, SB
7	2	Jana Hartmann	Germany	2:02.65
9	1	Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova, née Pilyuhina is a Ukrainian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.She was born in Lugansk. She finished eighth in the 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, and fifth in...	Ukraine	2:02.67
10	1	Élian Périz Élian Périz Élian Périz Toyas is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She was born in Huesca. She competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final....	Spain	2:03.31	PB
11	2	Yeliz Kurt	Turkey	2:03.32
12	1	Tatyana Paliyenko	Russia	2:03.41

Final

The final was held at 16:00.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Zinurova Yevgeniya Grigoryevna Zinurova is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:...	Russia	2:00.19
	5	Jennifer Meadows	United Kingdom	2:00.50
	3	Yuliya Rusanova Yuliya Rusanova -Achievements:-References:...	Russia	2:00.80
4	6	Linda Marguet Linda Marguet Linda Marguet is a French runner who specializes in the 800 metres-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	2:01.61
5	1	Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...	United Kingdom	2:02.46	SB
6	2	Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė Eglė Balčiūnaitė is a track and field middle distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania.She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final...	Lithuania	2:04.86