2014 European 800m champion Maryna Arzamasova just beats Melissa Bishop and
defending champion Eunice Sum to win the women's 800m race at the 2015
World Championships in Beijing. All three qualified for the final from semi final three,
where Bishop broke the Canadian record with 1:57.52 and Arzamasova ran a season
best of 1:57.54. The final, though quick, was more tactical.
| 1. |
Maryna
|
ARZAMASOVA |
BEL |
1:58.03 |
|
|
| 2. |
Melissa |
BISHOP |
CAN |
1:58.12 |
|
|
| 3. |
Eunice |
SUM |
KEN |
1:58.18 |
|
|
| 4. |
Rababe |
ARAFI |
MOR |
1:58.90 |
|
|
| 5. |
Shelayna |
OSKAN-CLARKE |
GBR |
1:58.99 |
|
|
| 6. |
Nataslia |
LUPU |
UKR |
1:58.99 |
|
|
| 7. |
Joanna |
JOSWIK |
POL |
1:59.09
|
|
|
| 8. |
Rénelle |
LAMOTE |
GRA |
1:59.70 |
|
|
Her mother, Ravilya Agletdinova was also a middle-distance runner and won the
1500m European title in 1986 – an achievement which Arzamasava repeated
but over 800m.
ANNUAL PROGRESS. 800m.
2010 2:13.77 Minsk (BLR) 14 JUL 2010
2011 1:59.30 Brest (BLR) 21 MAY 2011
2012 1:59.63 Montreuil-sous-Bois (FRA) 05 JUN 2012
2013 1:59.60 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 15 AUG 2013
2014 1:58.15 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 16 AUG 2014
2015 1:57.54 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 27 AUG 2015
2016 1:58.36 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 01 SEP 2016
2017 2:01.92 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 10 AUG 2017
2019 2:02.51 Padova (ITA) 16 JUL 2019
In August 2019, Arzamasova was provisionally suspended after testing positive
for the banned steroid-like substance LGD-4033.