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Athletics at the 2004 Athina Summer Games:
Women's 800 metres
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Host City: Athina, Greece
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Athens Olympic Sports Complex Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Date Started: August 20, 2004
Date Finished: August 23, 2004
| Gold: |  Kelly Holmes |
| Silver: |  Hasna Benhassi |
| Bronze: |  Jolanda Čeplak |
Summary
The defending champion, Maria Mutola, was the favorite, having won the 2001 and 2003 World Championships. The final pace was led by American Jearl Miles-Clark who led thru 600 metres. At the start of the homestretch Mutola and Britain's Kelly Holmes passed into the lead. It was expected to be a great battle but Mutola faded, and Holmes ran away from her. But the finish was very close as Morocco's Hasna Benhassi and Slovenia's Jolanda Čeplak closed quickly. Holmes held on to win, with almost nothing to choose between Benhassi and Ceplak, both clocked in 1:56.43, Benhassi getting the silver. Mutola dropped back to fourth, and Miles-Clark trailed in sixth place.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Holmes | 34 | Great Britain | GBR | Gold | |
| 2 | Hasna Benhassi | 26 | Morocco | MAR | Silver | |
| 3 | Jolanda Čeplak | 27 | Slovenia | SLO | Bronze | |
| 4 | Maria Mutola | 31 | Mozambique | MOZ | ||
| 5 | Tatyana Andrianova | 24 | Russia | RUS | ||
| 6 | Jearl Miles-Clark | 37 | United States | USA | ||
| 7 | Maria Cioncan | 27 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 8 | Zulia Calatayud | 24 | Cuba | CUB | ||
| 3 h2 r2/3 | Tetiana Petliuk | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | ||
| 3 h3 r2/3 | Svetlana Cherkasova | 26 | Russia | RUS | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Nicole Teter | 30 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h3 r2/3 | Diane Cummins | 30 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Agnes Samaria | 32 | Namibia | NAM | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Nataliya Khrushchelyeva | 31 | Russia | RUS | ||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | Jo Fenn | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Elisabeth Grousselle | 31 | France | FRA | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Lucia Klocová | 20 | Slovakia | SVK | ||
| 6 h3 r2/3 | Seltana Aït Hammou | 24 | Morocco | MAR | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Mina Aït Hammou | 26 | Morocco | MAR | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Marian Burnett | 28 | Guyana | GUY | ||
| 7 h3 r2/3 | Luciana Mendes | 33 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Michelle Ballentine | 28 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | Mayte Martínez | 28 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 8 h3 r2/3 | Letitia Vriesde | 39 | Suriname | SUR | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Claudia Gesell | 26 | Germany | GER | ||
| 4 h6 r1/3 | Anita Brägger | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Nédia Semedo | 25 | Portugal | POR | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Tamsyn Lewis | 26 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Akosua Serwaa | 23 | Ghana | GHA | ||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | Hazel Clark-Riley | 26 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Olga Cristea | 16 | Moldova | MDA | ||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Miho Sugimori | 26 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Tatyana Roslanova | 23 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Faith Macharia | 28 | Kenya | KEN | ||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | Binnaz Uslu | 19 | Turkey | TUR | ||
| 6 h6 r1/3 | Noelly Mankatu Bibiche | 23 | Congo (Kinshasa) | COD | ||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Marlyse Nsourou | 17 | Gabon | GAB | ||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | Adama N'Jie | 26 | Gambia | GAM | ||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Sanna Abubkheet | 19 | Palestine | PLE | ||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | Emilia Mikue Ondo | 19 | Equatorial Guinea | GEQ | ||
| 7 h5 r1/3 | Marie-Lyne Joseph | 21 | Dominica | DMA | ||
| 7 h6 r1/3 | Tanya Blake | 33 | Malta | MLT | ||
| AC h3 r1/3 | Anhel Cape | 26 | Guinea Bissau | GBS |
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