Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took on the 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion was Diane Cummins of Canada.

Women's 800 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates	October 25
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Medalists
Adriana Muñoz   Cuba   Gabriela Medina   Mexico   Rosibel García   Colombia
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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Jarmila Kratochvilova (CZE)	1:53.28	Munich, Germany	July 26, 1983
Pan American Games record	Ana Quirot (CUB)	1:58.71	Havana, Cuba	August 8, 1991

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (2:07.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 25, 2011	17:15	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

Held on October 25

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Adriana Muñoz	Cuba	2:04.08
	Gabriela Medina	Mexico	2:04.41	SB
	Rosibel García	Colombia	2:04.45
4	Rose Mary Almanza	Cuba	2:04.82
5	Christiane dos Santos	Brazil	2:06.15
6	Heather Kampf	United States	2:07.11
7	Christina Rodgers	United States	2:08.29
8	Nancy Gallo	Argentina	2:09.10	PB
9	Daisy Cecilia Ugarte	Bolivia	2:16.94