Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took on the 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.^[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Diane Cummins of Canada.

Records

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

World record		1:53.28	Munich, Germany	July 26, 1983
Pan American Games record		1:58.71	Havana, Cuba	August 8, 1991

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (2:07.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).^[2]

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

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q

Fastest non-qualifiers

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Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

Held on October 25

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time[3]	Notes
			2:04.08
			2:04.41	SB
			2:04.45
4			2:04.82
5			2:06.15
6			2:07.11
7			2:08.29
8			2:09.10	PB
9			2:16.94

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guadalajara 2011 Sessions . Guadalajara 2011 . 29 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626223053/http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/boletaje/lista-de-sesiones.pdf . 26 June 2011 .
2. Web site: Athlete's Qualification Manual . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327083541/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe3.pdf . usurped . 27 March 2012 . Guadalajara 2011 . 29 October 2011 .
3. Web site: Women's 800m Final . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027210408/http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/AT/ATR173A_ATW00800850000001ENG.htm . dead . October 27, 2011 . Guadalajara 2011 . 29 October 2011 .