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{{Short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Pamela Jelimo
| image = Pamela Jelimo Bislett Games 2008 cropped.jpg
| image_size     = 200px
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| birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|5 December 1989}}
| birth_place    = [[Nandi District]], [[Rift Valley Province]], [[Kenya]]
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| weight = 60&nbsp;kg<ref name="S-R"/>
| show-medals    = yes
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{KEN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2012 Istanbul]] |[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2008 African Championships in Athletics|2008 Addis Ababa]]|800 m}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2008 African Championships in Athletics|2008 Addis Ababa]]|4 × 400 m relay}}
}}

'''Pamela Jelimo''' (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan [[middle-distance runner]], specialising in the [[800 metres]]. She won the [[gold medal]] in 800 metres at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]] in [[Beijing]] at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal and also the first Kenyan to win the [[IAAF Golden League|Golden League Jackpot]]. She holds both the 800&nbsp;m world junior record and the senior [[Africa]]n record over the same distance. Jelimo is also one of the youngest women to win an Olympic gold medal for [[Kenya]].

==Early life==
Pamela Jelimo was born in Kiptomok village, [[Nandi District]], [[Rift Valley Province]].<ref name=ST1>{{cite news |last=Bartoo |first=Vincent |title=Grand reception awaits superstar Jelimo |newspaper=[[The Standard (Kenya)|The Standard]] |date=7 September 2008 }}</ref> Her mother, Esther Cheptoo Keter, was a promising [[200 metres]] and [[400 metres]] [[Running|runner]], but the customs of the [[Nandi people|Nandi tribe]] meant that as the last-born daughter she could not marry and had to care for her parents in their old age. However, she was allowed to bear children to different men; thus, Jelimo was raised by her mother in a family of three brothers and six sisters.<ref name=Guard1>{{cite news |last=Rice |first=Xan |title=Bittersweet return for Olympic star |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 October 2008 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/04/kenya.olympicsandthemedia |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref> Jelimo began running in 2003, aged 13, at Koyo Secondary in the [[Kaptumo]] division, near [[Kapsabet]].<ref name=IAAF1>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Matthew |title=Jelimo - really starting something |publisher=[[IAAF]] |date=19 August 2008 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/news/kind=103/newsid=46940.html |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref> She quickly established herself as an accomplished athlete, winning at schools' championships in the [[100 metres]], 200&nbsp;m, 400&nbsp;m, [[800 metres]], [[400 metres hurdles]], and [[heptathlon]].<ref name=Reuters>{{cite news |last=Oyoo |first=Jack |title=Village celebrates Jelimo's success |work=[[Reuters]]|date=30 September 2008 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKTRE48T3QN20080930?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=401&sp=true |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104121749/http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKTRE48T3QN20080930?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=401&sp=true |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 January 2013 |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref> Her high school games teacher Philip Ng'eno remarked that she used to compete with the boys in sprint events as the girls did not provide the competition she needed.<ref name=Guard1/>

The family was poor and struggled to pay the fees to send Jelimo to secondary school – her two older siblings had already dropped out as they were unable to meet the costs. She refused to quit and began selling milk from the family cattle to pay her fees, traversing steep slopes on foot to sell it at Chemase market.<ref name=ST1/> The school headmaster Daniel Maru donated money for track suits and running shoes so that Jelimo could attend Kenya's centre of excellence for [[distance running]]. By 2004, Jelimo had reached the local provincial championships in the 400&nbsp;m.<ref name=IAAF1/> Maru continued his generosity, allowing the young athlete to graduate while she still owed one year's worth of fees. Still, her mother was forced to sell her last cow so Jelimo could take her exams. Her family always supported her education.<ref name=Guard1/><ref name=Reuters/>

In June 2007 she finished fifth in the 400&nbsp;metres race at the Kenyan Championships with a time of 55.82&nbsp;seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Results June 2007 |publisher=Africathle.com |date=16 June 2007 |url=http://www.africathle.com/gb/perso/perf/062007.html |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref> She kept improving throughout the season, winning the 400&nbsp;metres gold medal at the [[2007 African Junior Athletics Championships|African Junior Championships]] with a finish of 54.93&nbsp;s and setting a Kenyan national junior record in the 200&nbsp;m with 24.68&nbsp;s. Jelimo was pleased with her accomplishments but her new coach Zaid Kipkemboi Aziz suggested that she change to 800&nbsp;m, stating that she would perform best over the longer distance. She began working for the Kenyan police force and was training with fellow Kenyan runner [[Janeth Jepkosgei]].<ref name=IAAF1/>

Jelimo ran her first 800&nbsp;metres race on 19 April 2008 at the Kenyan trials for the African championships, clocking 2:01.02&nbsp;minutes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ramsak |first=Bob |title=Berlin witnesses Jelimo, 800m revelation - ÅF Golden League |publisher=IAAF |date=1 June 2008 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/GLE08/news/newsid=45140.html |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref> Despite her budding athletics career, she continued to work at the [[Embu, Kenya|Embu]] Police station as a police constable, earning [[Kenyan shilling|KSh.]]11,000/= a month (roughly [[Euro|€]]100).<ref>{{cite news|last=Okoth |first=Omulo |title=Top athletes' affinity with armed forces |newspaper=[[The Standard (Kenya)|The Standard]] |date=22 September 2008 |url=http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143995445&cid=4& |access-date=8 October 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924223216/http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143995445&cid=4& |archive-date=24 September 2008 }}</ref>

==Breakthrough and Olympic Gold 2008==
She made her breakthrough at the [[2008 African Championships in Athletics]] aged 18.<ref>Powell, David (4 May 2008) [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=44690.html Chelimo defeats Mutola, K. Bekele takes 5000m - African Championships, final day] [[IAAF]] Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref> Her time, 1:58.70, was a new national junior record. On 25 May 2008 she won 800 metres at the [[Hengelo]] Grand Prix event and set a new [[World junior records in athletics|Junior World Record]] of 1:55.76. The previous record (1:57.18) was set by Yuan Wang of [[China]] in 1993.<ref>Ramsak, Bob (24 May 2008) [http://www.iaaf.org/GP08/news/kind=100/newsid=45000.html Saladino, Jelimo and Gebrselassie the stars in Hengelo – IAAF World Athletics Tour] [[IAAF]] Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref> The previous Kenyan record was held by [[Janeth Jepkosgei]] (1:56.04 in 2007).<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200805260105.html Jelimo sets new world junior record] ''[[Daily Nation]]''(26 May 2008) Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref> On 1 June 2008 she ran an impressive 800 m race in [[Berlin]] and won the [[Internationales Stadionfest|ISTAF]] Golden League in 1:54.99, a new [[African records in athletics|African record]]. The previous African record (1:55.19) was set by [[Maria Mutola]] in 1994.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

On 18 July 2008 she bettered the record slightly to 1:54.97 in [[Paris]]. It was also her fourth consecutive win in [[ÅF Golden League]], where she was one of only two remaining jackpot contenders, the other being high jumper [[Blanka Vlašić]].<ref>Turner, Chris (18 July 2008) [http://www.iaaf.org/GLE08/news/newsid=46232.html Jelimo 1:54.97; Robles 12.88; Wariner 43.86 in Paris - ÅF Golden League, Paris] [[IAAF]] Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref> On 18 August 2008 Jelimo won gold in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 metres]] at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]. Her time was 1:54.87, again a record. She became the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal.<ref>Okoth, Omulo (18 August 2008) {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821191618/http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143992843&cid=4& Kenya wins two Olympic gold medals]}} ''[[The Standard (Kenya)|The Standard]]'' Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref>

She continued her unbeaten streak by winning the [[Weltklasse]] Golden League meeting in [[Zurich]] on 29 August 2008 improving her personal best to 1:54.01.<ref>[http://www.weltklasse.ch/en/meeting/live.html?ev=wt800 Weltklasse 2008 results] [[Weltklasse]] Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref> This was the third fastest performance ever, behind only [[Nadezhda Olizarenko]] and the world record of [[Jarmila Kratochvílová]]. At the [[Memorial van Damme]] competition in [[Brussels]], the ÅF Golden League final, Jelimo won the 800&nbsp;metres with a time of 1:55.16.<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorial Van Damme 2008 |publisher=[[IAAF]] |date=5 September 2008 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/gle08/results/eventcode=3918/sex=W/disccode=800/combcode=hash/roundcode=f/index.html#detW800 |access-date=7 September 2008}}</ref> As the only athlete to win the same event at all six Golden League meetings, she won the competition's jackpot of [[US Dollar|$]]1,000,000. The only other remaining, Blanca Vlasic, failed to win the last event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jelimo wins Golden League jackpot |newspaper=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=5 September 2008 |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/05/sports/EU-ATH-Van-Damme-Golden-League-Jackpot.php |access-date=7 September 2008}}</ref> She is the first Kenyan to win Golden League jackpot.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQag06o7CautKvULyMj7AFQt33wA Kenya's heroine Jelimo spurs stampede at home arrival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009144231/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQag06o7CautKvULyMj7AFQt33wA |date=9 October 2008 }} [[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] (16 September 2008) Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref>

She crowned her unbeaten season by winning her race at the [[2008 IAAF World Athletics Final]]. After the event she returned to Kenya for the first time since the Olympic trials and was welcomed by major festivities. On 18 September 2008 in Kapsabet Town, a street &ndash; Pamela Jelimo Street &ndash; was named in her honour.<ref>Ng'Etich, Peter (18 September 2008) [http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-/1100/472350/-/tin706z/-/index.html Pomp as street is named after million dollar girl] ''[[Daily Nation]]'' Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref>

Jelimo was shortlisted for the [[IAAF World Athlete of the Year]] women's category alongside [[Yelena Isinbayeva]] and [[Tirunesh Dibaba]], but the award was won by Isinbayeva. Jelimo was awarded the IAAF Revelation of the Year Award and the 2008 [[Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year|Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year Award]].<ref>Makori, Elias (23 November 2008) [http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-/1100/494152/-/thdr52z/-/index.html Bolt and Isinbayeva named top athletes for '08] ''[[Daily Nation]]'' Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref><ref>Kamuzo Banda, Tim (23 January 2009) [http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/-/1090/519026/-/k1kb01z/-/index.html Moment of glory for Wanjiru and Jelimo] ''[[The Daily Nation]]'' Retrieved on 23 February 2009</ref>

<ref>Mutwiri, Mutuota (18 February 2009){{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090218215709/http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144006866&cid=39&j=&m=&d= Jelimo cancels trips to indoor meetings]}} ''The Standard'' Retrieved on 23 February 2009</ref> Instead, she started her season in April at the [[Athletics Kenya]] meeting in [[Kakamega]], running 200 and 1500 metres races for training purposes.<ref>IAAF, 19 April 2009: [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=50241.html Cheruiyot and Jelimo spice-up Kakamega track meet] Retrieved on 20 April 2009</ref> On 23 May she ran her first 800 metres race of the year at the Meeting International Mohammed VI in [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]], finishing sixth (time 2:02.46) – it was the first 800 m race that she did not win.<ref>Athletics Weekly, 23 May 2009: [http://www.athletics-weekly.com/newsarticle.php?id=864 Meadows stuns Jelimo in Rabat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527093041/http://www.athletics-weekly.com/newsarticle.php?id=864 |date=27 May 2009 }}</ref> Two weeks later she finished last at the [[Prefontaine Classic]] meeting in [[Eugene, Oregon]].<ref>The Standard, 9 June 2009: Olympic medallist Kiprop tops Oregon meeting</ref> Due to these dismal results, she concentrated on training for over a month. She successfully returned to track by winning the [[Heusden-Zolder]] meeting on 18 July running under two minutes (1:59.59).<ref>NACHT VAN DE ATLETIEK: [http://www.sport.be/belgavideo/kbcnacht2009/event037h01.html 800m Women; Official result]</ref><ref>Hendrix, Ivo (19 July 2009) [http://www.iaaf.org/WAF09/news/kind=100/newsid=52183.html Jelimo returns with 1:59.59 in Heusden-Zolder] [[IAAF]] Retrieved on 22 July 2009</ref>

She competed at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]] but did not finish her semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-17-2009/sex=W/discCode=800/combCode=hash/roundCode=sf/results.html#detW_800_hash_sf |title=2009 IAAF World Championships - 800 metres women semi-final results |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629004807/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-17-2009/sex=W/discCode=800/combCode=hash/roundCode=sf/results.html#detW_800_hash_sf |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Jelimo returned to competition in April 2010, winning the 800 metres race at the Athletic Kenya meeting in [[Nakuru]].<ref>Daily Nation, 3 April 2010: [http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Excitement%20as%20Jelimo%20returns%20to%20track%20with%20victory%20/-/1100/892476/-/15bb0ggz/-/index.html Excitement as Pamela Jelimo returns to track with victory]</ref> She finished 8th at the [[Diamond League]] meeting in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].<ref>IAAF: [http://www.diamondleague-shanghai.com/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/800m-Women 2010 Diamond league - Shanghai - Women's 800m results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525102044/http://www.diamondleague-shanghai.com/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/800m-Women/ |date=25 May 2010 }}</ref> She failed to qualify for the [[2010 African Championships in Athletics|2010 African Championships]] held in [[Nairobi]].<ref>Zimbio.com, 26 June 2010 :[http://www.zimbio.com/Janeth+Jepkosgei+Busienei/articles/2tQK1GT0-4G/Struggling+Jelimo+bows+out+title+defence Struggling Jelimo bows out of title defence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809114325/http://www.zimbio.com/Janeth+Jepkosgei+Busienei/articles/2tQK1GT0-4G/Struggling+Jelimo+bows+out+title+defence |date=9 August 2010 }}</ref>

At the 2011 Prefontaine Classic she finished last in the 800 metres race, timing 2:09.12, almost nine seconds behind the second last runner, [[Jemma Simpson]].<ref>Letsrun.com, 4 June 2011 [http://www.letsrun.com/2011/prefontaine-distance-0604.php 2011 Prefontaine Classic Distance Races: Lagat, Verzbicas, Kaki And Sinclair Impress]</ref> It was Jelimo's best time of the season recorded by IAAF.

== 2012 comeback ==
[[File:Pamela Jelimo Istanbul 2012.jpg|thumb|right|Jelimo celebrating her win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships.]]
Jelimo had a promising start for the 2012 season finishing second behind [[Malika Akkaoui]] of [[Morocco]] in an indoor meeting at [[Lievin]], [[France]], running eason was crowned by gold medal at the [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2012 World Indoor Championships]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], improving her time to 1:58.83 seconds. She was almost a second ahead of the silver medallist [[Nataliia Lupu]] of Ukraine.<ref>IAAF, 11 March 2012: [http://www.iaaf.org/mini/wic12/News/kind=108/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64205 EVENT REPORT - Women's 800 Metres - Final]</ref>

She began the outdoor season with a win at the Doha [[2012 Diamond League]] meeting in a meeting record time of 1:56.94 minutes.<ref>Rowbottom, Mike (11 May 2012). [http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=64884.html Middle distance magic highlights hot results in Doha – Samsung Diamond League]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved 9 July 2012.</ref> She was beaten by [[Fantu Magiso]] at the [[Golden Gala]], but was victorious at the Kenyan trials and then set a world-leading time of 1:56.76 at the [[KBC Night of Athletics]].<ref>Hendrix, Ivo (8 July 2012). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=65612.html World leading 1:56.76 for Jelimo, Rotich improves to 1:43.15 in Heusden-Zolder]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved 9 July 2012.</ref><ref>Wandera, Gilbert (28 June 2012). [http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000060787&story_title=Inspired-Jelimo-ready-to-star-at-London-Games Inspired Jelimo ready to star at London Games]. ''The Standard''. Retrieved 9 July 2012.</ref>

At the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2012 Olympics]], Jelimo finished in fourth place. In November 2015, the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] recommended two Russian women who finished in first and third be given lifetime bans for their doping violations at the Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gibson|first1=Owen|title=Russia accused of 'state-sponsored doping' as Wada calls for athletics ban|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/09/wada-iaaf-russia-dick-pound-banned|access-date=9 November 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 November 2015}}</ref> The [[International Olympic Committee]] has issued disqualification for Mariya Savinova. The IOC had in 2024 disqualified the other athlete and have now advanced the other finishers up another placement, Jelimo was awarded the Silver medal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/ioc-ready-to-strip-medals-from-russians-1.391476|title=IOC ready to strip medals from Russians - Article - TSN|date=10 November 2015|work=TSN|access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Jelimo's love life has remained private though she had a close relationship with a runner in late 2007. It was not revealed in public until December 2008.<ref>Mutuota, Mutwiri (12 December 2008) {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090828035711/http://www.eastandard.net/sports/InsidePage.php?id=1144001712&cid=39& Marital bliss for million-dollar girl]}} ''[[The Standard (Kenya)|The Standard]]'' Retrieved on 14 December 2008</ref>

==Achievements==
===Personal bests===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
!Date
!Event
!Venue
!Time
|-
|July 2007
|[[200 metres|200&nbsp;metres]]
|[[Ouagadougou]], [[Burkina Faso]]
|24.68&nbsp;secs
|-
|26 June 2008
|[[400 metres|400&nbsp;metres]]
|[[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
|52.78&nbsp;secs
|-
|29 August 2008
|[[800 metres|800&nbsp;metres]]
|[[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]
|1:54.01&nbsp;mins
|-
|17 April 2009
|[[1500 metres|1500&nbsp;metres]]
|[[Kakamega]], [[Kenya]]
|4:19.31&nbsp;mins
|}
<small>Correct as of ''10 October 2008''. All information from IAAF profile.</small>

===Competition record===
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|rowspan=2|[[African Junior Athletics Championships|African Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|200 m
|<ref>WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") [http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/AFJC/AFJC2007.html African Junior Championships 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090633/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/AFJC/AFJC2007.html |date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|400 m
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2008
|rowspan=2|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|800 m
|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|1:58.70]]
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:37.67]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|1:54.82]]
|-
|[[2008 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|800 m
|
|-
|2009
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|20th (h)
|800 m
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:03.50]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Istanbul, Turkey]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|800 m
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres|1:58.83]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2012/the-xxx-olympic-games-4871/women/800-metres/final/result Arzhakova was later disqualified due to a doping violation]</ref>
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|1:57.59]]
|}

==References==
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