Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

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The women's 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 2 and 5 August 2024. This will be the eighteenth time that the women's 800 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Background

The event was first held in 1928, making it the first distance running event for women. However it was not held again until 1960, since when it has been a permanent fixture.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Jarmila Kratochvilova (TCH) 1:53.28[2] Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Olympic record  Nadezdha Olizarenko (URS) 1:53.43 Moscow, Soviet Union 27 July 1980
World leading  Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) 1:55.78[3] Eugene, United States 25 May 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[4]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:54.01
Asia (records)  Dong Liu (CHN) 1:55.54
Europe (records)  Jarmila Kratochvilova (TCH) 1:53.28 WR
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Ana Quirot (CUB) 1:54:44
Oceania (records)  Catriona Bisset (AUS) 1:57.78
South America (records)  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 1:56.68

Qualification

For the women's 800 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 48 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 1:59.30 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]

Rounds

Heats

The heats are scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 19:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Repechage round

The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 3 August, starting at 11:10 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 20:40 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 21:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 800 Metres women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 800 Metres women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Records – 800 Metres women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.