1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Birthe Bruhns
  East Germany
Silver Catalina Gheorghiu
  Romania
Bronze Dorota Buczkowska
  Poland

Results

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Final

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29 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Birthe Bruhns   East Germany 2:00.67
  Catalina Gheorghiu   Romania 2:01.96
  Dorota Buczkowska   Poland 2:02.94
4 Olga Burkanova   Soviet Union 2:04.94
5 Carol Holmen   Canada 2:06.60
6 Snežana Pajkić   Yugoslavia 2:07.56
7 Luminita Avasiloaie   Romania 2:07.61
8 Daniele Steinecke   East Germany 2:08.18

Semifinals

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28 July

Semifinal 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Birthe Bruhns   East Germany 2:06.08 Q
2 Catalina Gheorghiu   Romania 2:06.33 Q
3 Olga Burkanova   Soviet Union 2:06.74 Q
4 Lizzy Immesoete   Belgium 2:06.84
5 Helena Zímová   Czechoslovakia 2:07.21
6 Carla Sacramento   Portugal 2:07.24
7 Paula Fryer   United Kingdom 2:09.04
8 Erzsebet Todorán   Hungary 2:09.99

Semifinal 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Snežana Pajkić   Yugoslavia 2:05.43 Q
2 Dorota Buczkowska   Poland 2:05.68 Q
3 Daniele Steinecke   East Germany 2:06.15 Q
4 Luminita Avasiloaie   Romania 2:06.38 q
5 Carol Holmen   Canada 2:06.64 q
6 Daniela Di Santo   Italy 2:07.68
7 Mónika Balint   Hungary 2:08.33
8 Shola Lynch   United States 2:09.80

Heats

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27 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Snežana Pajkić   Yugoslavia 2:05.96 Q
2 Olga Burkanova   Soviet Union 2:06.21 Q
3 Mónika Balint   Hungary 2:06.45 Q
4 Carol Holmen   Canada 2:06.80 q
5 Paula Fryer   United Kingdom 2:07.20 q
6 Ausa Mwendachabe   Zambia 2:14.72
7 Olga Zapeda   Honduras 2:34.73

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Daniele Steinecke   East Germany 2:07.18 Q
2 Helena Zímová   Czechoslovakia 2:07.22 Q
3 Luminita Avasiloaie   Romania 2:07.42 Q
4 Grete Slettom   Norway 2:07.69
5 Nathalie Rouillard   Canada 2:07.88
6 Mireille Sankaatsing   Suriname 2:11.47

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lizzy Immesoete   Belgium 2:09.34 Q
2 Catalina Gheorghiu   Romania 2:09.60 Q
3 Dorota Buczkowska   Poland 2:10.45 Q
4 Marlen Estévez   Cuba 2:11.73
5 Chandel Marion   United States 2:17.57
Lorie Ann Adams   Guyana DQ
Célia dos Santos   Brazil DQ

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Birthe Bruhns   East Germany 2:06.73 Q
2 Erzsebet Todorán   Hungary 2:07.12 Q
3 Carla Sacramento   Portugal 2:07.15 Q
4 Daniela Di Santo   Italy 2:07.18 q
5 Shola Lynch   United States 2:07.52 q
6 Alma Leticia Jiménez   Guatemala 2:07.54
Sonia Escalera   Puerto Rico DQ

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015