Pamela is here seen winning heat four of the 800 metres. She also won here semi final
(1:59.42) but the 2008 Olympic Champion was unable to reproduce her best form in
the Final. Four years earlier she had won the event with 1:54.87.
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| Women's 800m Final. 2012 Olympic Games |
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X. Mariya SAVINOVA drugs disq in 2015
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RUS |
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1:56.19 |
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2. Caster SEMENYA
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RSA |
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1:57.23 |
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3. Ekaterina POISTOGOVA
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1:57.53 |
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4. Pamela JELIMO
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1:57.59 |
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5. Alysia JOHNSON MONTANO
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1:57.93 |
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X. Elena ARZHAKOVA disq drugs in 2015
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1:59.21 |
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7. Francine NIYONSABA
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1:59.63 |
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8. Janeth Jepkosgei BUSIENEI
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2:00.19 |
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In November 2015, the World Anti-Doping Agency recommended two Russian women
who finished in first and sixth be given lifetime bans for their doping violations at the Olympics.
If the IOC does disqualify the two athletes and advances the other finishers, Jelimo could be
awarded the bronze medal.