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The 800 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 800 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896. The women's event was first held in 1928, making it the first distance running event for women.
For the women's 800 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [ 7 ] 48 athletes were 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.
The fastest qualifier in the semis was 19-year-old American sensation Athing Mu, with Great Britain's Alexandra Bell getting one of the time qualifying spots behind her. . Another 19-year-old sensation, Great Britain's European indoor 800 metres champion and senior novice Keely Hodgkinson, won the third semi, leading the (relatively) experienced 25-year-old American Raevyn Rogers to get the ...
Dramatic final in the #TrackFieldTrials24 women's 800m. American record-holder Athing Mu falls 200m into the race and Nia Akins wins, running the fastest time of her life (1:57.36).
Semenya becomes the fifth woman to win two medals in the Women's Olympic 800. Since the disqualification of Mariya Savinova from 2012, she has become the first two time gold medalist. The medals were presented by Barbara Kendall , IOC member , New Zealand and Hamad Kalkaba Malboum , Vice President of the IAAF .
The women's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 23. [1]The first round had split a full roster of runners into six heats with the first three gaining a direct qualification and then the next six fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals.
Katie Ledecky did on Saturday what she always does – win an 800m freestyle race. But this victory at the US Olympic Swimming Team Trials had added significance. The seven-time Olympic champion ...
At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Grimes qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 800 meter freestyle, placing second after Katie Ledecky with a time of 8:20.36. [7] Following the race, Ledecky commented that Grimes was the "future" of swimming in the United States, and also said to Grimes, "Heck yeah I mean you're the now.