Track and field at the 2011 Military World Games – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 meters race

The women's 800 metres event at the 2011 Military World Games was held on 19 and 20 July at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and CISM record were as follows:

World Record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	26 July 1983
CISM World Record	Natalya Dukhnova (BLR)	2:00.84	Zagreb, Croatia	August 1999

Date	Time	Round
19 July 2011	17:55	Semifinals
20 July 2011	17:15	Final

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Maryna Arzamasava Belarus	Margarita Matsko Kazakhstan	Hellen Obiri Kenya

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time
	6	Maryna Arzamasava	Belarus	2:01.39
	8	Margarita Matsko	Kazakhstan	2:01.83
	3	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	2:01.86
4	4	Élodie Guégan	France	2:01.98
5	2	Christiane dos Santos	Brazil	2:02.08
6	5	Viktoriya Yalovtseva	Kazakhstan	2:03.67
7	7	Jane Jelagat	Kenya	2:06.98
	1	Denise Krebs	Germany	DNF