2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Masters Women's 800 metres

None November 2021 March 2016 Masters Women's 800 metres 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships ChaplinDouay.jpg Lesley Chaplin and Helene Marie Douay at the finishphoto courtesy Ken Stone / masterstrack.com Oregon Convention Center March 19 (final) 6 6 2:37.30 Helene Marie Douay FRA Lesley Chaplin USA Karen Brooks GBR 2014 2018 The masters women's 800 metres was an exhibition event for women in the W55 division at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships held on 19 March 2016. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/iaaf-world-indoor-championships-5681/results/women/800m-masters/final/startlist#resultheader dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160320233945/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/iaaf-world-indoor-championships-5681/results/women/800m-masters/final/startlist 2016-03-20 800m Masters Startlist IAAF World Indoor Championships iaaf.org Helene Marie Douay led from the gun but it wasn't as simple as that. Lesley Chaplin, Julie Hayden and Karen Brooks were all in close order behind her. On the final lap, Douay put a little bit of a gap on Hayden who was on her shoulder as the lap began, then Chaplin started sprinting from third place. making up almost all of the gap by the finish. Results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 Helene Marie Douay France 2:37.30 02 2 Lesley Chaplin United States 2:37.57 03 3 Karen Brooks Great Britain 2:40.14 04 4 Julie Hayden United States 2:40.70 05 5 Deborah Drennan Australia 2:42.69 06 6 Cheryl Bellaire United States 2:45.05 References 800 metres Category:800 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships