2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

Events at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's 800 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 28 and 29 June.

On 30 April 2013, it was announced that the original winner of the gold medal, Elena Arzhakova had been suspended for two years from January 2013 for a doping violation, and was to be stripped of all results gained since July 11, 2011. When ratified, this would mean Arzhakova being stripped of her gold medal, which would then be awarded to Lynsey Sharp. Irina Maracheva and Maryna Arzamasava would also each be awarded an upgraded medal.^[1]

On 4 June 2013, this reallocation of medals was confirmed, and Lynsey Sharp declared European champion.^[2]

On 25 January 2016, it was announced that the new silver medalist, Irina Maracheva had also been found guilty of doping changes as a result of her blood passport. As a result, in due course Maracheva will be stripped of her result, Arzamasava promoted again, this time into silver and Lilyia Lobanova, original placed fifth, will be awarded the bronze medal.^[3]

Medalists

Gold	Lynsey Sharp  Great Britain
Silver	Maryna Arzamasava  Belarus
Bronze	Liliya Lobanova  Ukraine

These are the revised medal standings following the adverse drugs finding against original winner Elena Arzhakova.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	26 July 1983
European record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	26 July 1983
Championship record	Olga Mineyeva (URS)	1:55.41	Athens, Greece	8 September 1982
World Leading	Pamela Jelimo (KEN)	1:56.94	Doha, Qatar	11 May 2012
European Leading	Irina Maracheva (RUS)	1:57.82	Sochi, Russia	27 May 2012

Schedule

Results

Round 1

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2	6	Maryna Arzamasava	Belarus	2:00.54	Q
3	2	3	Liliya Lobanova	Ukraine	2:01.60	Q
4	2	7	Jemma Simpson	Great Britain	2:01.64	q
5	1	4	Lynsey Sharp	Great Britain	2:01.88	Q
6	1	6	Natalija Piliušina	Lithuania	2:02.12	q, PB
7	2	4	Eléni Filándra	Greece	2:02.37
8	1	3	Teodora Kolarova	Bulgaria	2:02.45
10	3	5	Lucia Klocová	Slovakia	2:02.55	Q
11	3	8	Merve Aydın	Turkey	2:02.81
12	1	2	Tetiana Petlyuk	Ukraine	2:04.09
13	3	6	Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk	Poland	2:04.30
14	2	2	Eglė Balčiūnaitė	Lithuania	2:05.21
15	2	5	Viktoria Tegenfeldt	Sweden	2:05.74
16	3	7	Lenka Masná	Czech Republic	2:05.75
17	3	3	Suvi Selvenius	Finland	2:06.39	SB
18	1	5	Elena Mirela Lavric	Romania	2:11.61
19	3	2	Jenny Meadows	Great Britain	9:99.99 !DNS
*	1	7	Elena Arzhakova	Russia	DSQ
*	3	4	Irina Maracheva	Russia	DSQ

• Elena Arzhakova originally ranked second, prior to disqualification. Irina Maracheva originally ranked ninth, prior to disqualification

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
01 !	5	Lynsey Sharp	Great Britain	2:00.52	PB
02 !	3	Maryna Arzamasava	Belarus	2:01.02
03 !	4	Liliya Lobanova	Ukraine	2:01.29
4	6	Lucia Klocová	Slovakia	2:01.38
5	8	Jemma Simpson	Great Britain	2:02.14
6	7	Natalija Piliušina	Lithuania	2:06.59
-	2	Elena Arzhakova	Russia	DSQ
-	1	Irina Maracheva	Russia	DSQ

References

• Round 1 Results
• Final Results