| Women's 800 metres at the 2006 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Khalifa International Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 8–9 December | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 800 metres competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 8 and 9 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 8 December 2006 | 16:05 | 1st round |
| Saturday, 9 December 2006 | 16:30 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 |
| Asian Record |  Liu Dong (CHN) | 1:55.54 | Beijing, China | 9 September 1993 |
| Games Record | Qu Yunxia (CHN) | 1:59.85 | Hiroshima, Japan | 12 October 1994 |
Results
- Legend
- DNF — Did not finish
1st round
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Santhi Soundarajan (IND) |
Q | |
| 2 |  Đỗ Thị Bông (VIE) |
2:08.64 | Q |
| 3 |  Miho Sugimori (JPN) |
2:08.69 | q |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anna Kliushkina (KGZ) |
2:09.31 | |
| 5 |  Sana Abu-Bakheet (PLE) |
2:31.50 | |
| 6 |  Danah Al-Nasrallah (KUW) |
2:40.60 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) |
2:08.87 | Q |
| 2 | Sinimole Paulose (IND) |
2:10.16 | Q |
| 3 | Trương Thanh Hằng (VIE) |
2:10.95 | |
| 4 |  Leila Ebrahimi (IRI) |
2:17.16 | |
| — | Tatyana Borisova (KGZ) |
DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viktoriya Yalovtseva (KAZ) |
2:04.70 | Q |
| 2 |  Zamira Amirova (UZB) |
2:06.57 | Q |
| 3 | Liu Qing (CHN) |
2:07.34 | q |
| 4 |  Bushra Parveen (PAK) |
2:15.17 | |
| 5 | Mina Pourseifi (IRI) |
2:18.35 | |
| 6 |  Leong Ka Man (MAC) |
2:26.51 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) |
2:01.79 | |
 |
Viktoriya Yalovtseva (KAZ) |
2:03.19 | |
 |
Zamira Amirova (UZB) |
2:03.56 | |
| 4 | Sinimole Paulose (IND) |
2:03.76 | |
| 5 | Miho Sugimori (JPN) |
2:05.28 | |
| 6 | Đỗ Thị Bông (VIE) |
2:07.75 | |
| 7 | Liu Qing (CHN) |
2:09.39 | |
| DQ | Santhi Soundarajan (IND) |
- Santhi Soundarajan of India originally won the silver medal, but she was disqualified after a sex test indicated that she "does not possess the sexual characteristics of a woman".[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Indian athlete fails gender test". BBC News. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ↑ "Indian silver medalist female runner at Asian Games fails gender test". International Herald Tribune. 18 December 2006.
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