2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres

None The women's 800 metres at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships were held at the Městský stadion on 14 and 15 July. On 30 April 2013, it was announced that the 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 will mean Arzhakova will be stripped of her gold medal, which will then be awarded to Merve Aydın. Lynsey Sharp and Alexandra Bulanova will also each be awarded an upgraded medal https://web.archive.org/web/20130802170318/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/march-2013/30-04-13-arzhakova-banned/ 2013-08-02 Medalists GoldTUR Merve AydınTurkey (TUR)SilverGBR Lynsey SharpGreat Britain (GBR)BronzeRUS Aleksandra BulanovaRussia (GBR) Before reclassification under IAAF antidoping rules GoldRUS Elena ArzhakovaRussia (RUS)SilverTUR Merve AydınTurkey (TUR)BronzeGBR Lynsey SharpGreat Britain (GBR) Schedule Date Time Round14 July 201116:35 Round 115 July 201116:40 Final Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.Round 1 results http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/ostrava/pdf/re1110061.pdf European Athletic Association 15 July 2011 RankHeatNameNationalityReactTimeNotes12Mirela LavricRomania 2:04.00Q22Katarzyna BroniatowskaPoland 2:04.45Q31Merve AydınTurkey 2:04.48Q41Lynsey SharpGreat Britain 2:04.58Q52Elena ArzhakovaRussia DQQ61Alexandra BulanovaRussia 2:04.72Q71Selina BüchelSwitzerland 2:04.85q, PB82Anne KesselringGermany 2:04.90q92Natalija PiliušinaLithuania 2:05.56101Joanna JóźwikPoland 2:06.07111Eléni TheodorakopoúlouGreece 2:07.04112Monika FlisPoland 2:07.04131Mihaela NunuRomania 2:07.49142Olha BibikUkraine 2:08.92 Final Final results http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/ostrava/pdf/re1110040.pdf European Athletic Association 15 July 2011 RankNameNationalityReactTimeNotesMerve AydınTurkey 2:00.46 SBLynsey SharpGreat Britain 2:00.65 PBAlexandra BulanovaRussia 2:01.404Anne KesselringGermany 2:02.975Selina BüchelSwitzerland 2:04.25 PB6Katarzyna BroniatowskaPoland 2:04.627Mirela LavricRomania 2:12.99DQ Elena Arzhakova Russia DQ Participation According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event. 22em GER (1) GRE (1) LTU (1) POL (3) ROU (2) RUS (2) SUI (1) TUR (1) UKR (1) UK (1) References 800 M Category:800 metres at the European Athletics U23 Championships