British Holmes wins women's 800m gold

Britain's Kelly Homes won the women 's 800m gold medal with a time of 1:56.38 at the Olympic Gamesin Athens on August 23.

Britain's Kelly Holmes wins the women's 800 meter final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 23, 2004. Britain's Kelly Holmes won the gold medal in a time of one minute 56.38 seconds.

Hasna Benhassi of Morocco finished second in 1:56.43, ahead of Jolanda Ceplak of Slovenia in the photo finish.

Following are the women's 800m final results at the Olympic Games here on Monday:

1. Kelly Holmes, Britain, 1:56.38

2. Hasna Benhassi, Morocco, 1:56.43

3. Jolanda Ceplak, Slovenia, 1:56.43

4. Maria de Lurdes Mutola, Mozambique, 1:56.51

5. Tatyana Andrianova, Russia, 1:56.88

6. Jearl Miles Clark, United States, 1:57.27

7. Maria Cioncan, Romania, 1:59.62

8. Zulia Calatayud, Cuba, 2:00.95