2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 800 metres

The girls' 800 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 7, 8 and 10 July.

Girls' 800 metres
at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics
VenueStadium Lille Métropole
Dates7 July (heats)
8 July (semifinal)
10 July (final)
Competitors34
Winning time2:02.64 PB
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    China
bronze medal    Great Britain
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Ajeé Wilson
  United States
Wang Chunyu
  China
Jessica Judd
  Great Britain

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best   Wang Yuan (CHN) 1:57.18 Beijing, China 8 September 1993
Championship Record   Cherono Koech (KEN) 2:01.67 Bressanone, Italy 12 July 2009
World Youth Leading   Amy Weissenbach (USA) 2:02.04 Clovis, United States 4 June 2011

Heats

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Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Agatha Jeruto   Kenya 2:07.80 Q, PB
2 2 Manal El-Bahraoui   Morocco 2:08.63 Q
3 3 Sahily Diago   Cuba 2:10.68 Q
4 5 Thato Makhafola   South Africa 2:10.83 Q
5 7 Dagmar Fæster Olsen   Denmark 2:10.98
6 8 Ailin Funes   Argentina 2:11.50
7 6 Valērija Linkeviča   Latvia 2:12.65
8 1 Abike Funmilola Egbeniyi   Nigeria 2:15.30

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Alem Gereziher   Ethiopia 2:06.72 Q, PB
2 8 Jessica Judd   Great Britain 2:07.35 Q
3 7 Akiho Fukuzato   Japan 2:07.64 Q, PB
4 1 Julia Zrinyi   Canada 2:08.24 Q, PB
5 6 Camille Laplace   France 2:08.95 q, PB
6 4 Iuliana Chelaru   Romania 2:13.30
7 2 Marta Frechilla   Spain 2:13.63
8 5 Domingas Tchiaca   Angola 2:32.78 PB

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Wang Chunyu   China 2:06.19 Q, PB
2 3 Miho Nakata   Japan 2:07.72 Q
3 5 Amy Weissenbach   United States 2:08.09 Q
4 1 Sofiya Shemsu   Ethiopia 2:10.29 Q
5 4 Betty Strandberg   Sweden 2:10.54 q
6 2 Maria Florea   Romania 2:12.98
7 6 Sonia Gaskin   Barbados 2:14.66

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 Ajeé Wilson   United States 2:14.07 Q
2 6 Katie Snowden   Great Britain 2:14.10 Q
3 2 Marleena Eubanks   Jamaica 2:14.32 Q
4 1 Nataliya Pryshchepa   Ukraine 2:14.35 Q
5 3 Sofia Ennaoui   Poland 2:14.73
6 7 Winta Berhane   Eritrea 2:15.16 PB
7 5 Jenna Westaway   Canada 2:15.34
8 4 Katrine Reinholdt Rasmussen   Denmark 2:17.37

Heat 5

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Christine Gess   Germany 2:09.18 Q
2 3 Olena Sidorska   Ukraine 2:09.27 Q, SB
3 4 Camilla De Bleecker   Belgium 2:09.58 Q
4 6 Simoya Campbell   Jamaica 2:09.62 Q
5 7 Linda Cheruiyot   Kenya 2:09.86 q, PB
6 8 Jenny Blundell   Australia 2:10.72 q
7 5 Halimah Nakaayi   Uganda 2:13.59
8 2 Emilija Milanović   Serbia 2:16.34

Semifinals

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Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Wang Chunyu   China 2:05.13 Q, PB
2 4 Christine Gess   Germany 2:05.62 Q
3 3 Alem Gereziher   Ethiopia 2:06.34 q, PB
4 7 Julia Zrinyi   Canada 2:06.78 PB
5 6 Sahily Diago   Cuba 2:08.25
6 8 Nataliya Pryshchepa   Ukraine 2:08.30
7 2 Camille Laplace   France 2:09.75
8 1 Linda Cheruiyot   Kenya 2:11.20

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Katie Snowden   Great Britain 2:05.67 Q
2 3 Amy Weissenbach   United States 2:05.84 Q
3 4 Akiho Fukuzato   Japan 2:07.02 PB
4 8 Agatha Jeruto   Kenya 2:07.52 PB
5 7 Jenny Blundell   Australia 2:09.15
6 2 Thato Makhafola   South Africa 2:12.02
7 6 Simoya Campbell   Jamaica 2:15.22
8 1 Sofiya Shemsu   Ethiopia 2:15.58

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Ajeé Wilson   United States 2:03.17 Q, PB
2 3 Jessica Judd   Great Britain 2:03.80 Q
3 6 Manal El-Bahraoui   Morocco 2:06.56 q
4 5 Miho Nakata   Japan 2:07.17
5 2 Olena Sidorska   Ukraine 2:07.20 SB
6 1 Betty Strandberg   Sweden 2:10.90
7 8 Marleena Eubanks   Jamaica 2:12.47
8 7 Camilla De Bleecker   Belgium 2:16.40

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Ajeé Wilson   United States 2:02.64 PB
  7 Wang Chunyu   China 2:03.23 PB
  5 Jessica Judd   Great Britain 2:03.43
4 6 Amy Weissenbach   United States 2:03.59
5 2 Alem Gereziher   Ethiopia 2:04.59 PB
6 1 Manal El-Bahraoui   Morocco 2:04.80 PB
7 8 Katie Snowden   Great Britain 2:05.64
8 4 Christine Gess   Germany 2:05.66

References

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  1. ^ "800 Metres Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ "800 Metres Girls - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 8 July 2011.
  3. ^ "800 Metres Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 July 2011.