The women's 800 metres competition at the

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was held at the

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from 23 to 26 July.

Competition format

The competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats plus the next fastest overall qualified for the Semifinals. The four fastest competitors from each of the Semifinal races advanced to the Final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The top four finishers in the final all went under the existing world record.

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the next fastest time (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Semifinals

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
, ''la84foundation.org''. Retrieved August 20, 2012
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