2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 800 metres

The girls' 800 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 11, 12 and 14 July.

Girls' 800 metres
at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics
VenueRSC Olimpiyskiy
Dates11 July (heats)
12 July (semifinal)
14 July (final)
Competitors30
Winning time2:01.13 CR
Medalists
gold medal    Iceland
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    United States
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Aníta Hinriksdóttir
  Iceland
Dureti Edao
  Ethiopia
Raevyn Rogers
  United States

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   Mercy Cherono (KEN) 2:01.67 Bressanone, Italy 12 July 2009
World Youth Leading   Mary Cain (USA) 1:59.51 Eugene, OR, United States 1 June 2013

Heats

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Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest qualified.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Kokeb Tesfaye   Ethiopia 2:07.27 Q, PB
2 7 Raevyn Rogers   United States 2:08.17 Q
3 8 Renée Eykens   Belgium 2:08.41 Q
4 4 Mareen Kalis   Germany 2:08.80 q
5 2 Chelsea Jarvis   Great Britain 2:09.73 q
6 5 Yuliya Moroz   Ukraine 2:11.64
7 3 Eleonora Vandi   Italy 2:15.11
8 1 Lakeisha Warner   British Virgin Islands 2:17.08

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Aníta Hinriksdóttir   Iceland 2:04.79 Q
2 8 Dureti Edao   Ethiopia 2:05.20 Q, PB
3 3 Faheemah Scraders   Bermuda 2:08.91 Q, PB
4 7 Johanna Matintalo   Finland 2:09.54 q
5 5 Natálie Kolajová   Czech Republic 2:12.14
6 6 Maria Larsen   Denmark 2:12.96
7 4 Jana van der Merwe   South Africa 2:15.06

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Ersula Farrow   United States 2:09.98 Q
2 4 Elena Bellò   Italy 2:10.00 Q, PB
3 7 Emily Jenkinson   Great Britain 2:10.04 Q
4 3 Sandra Kočiš   Croatia 2:10.87 q
5 8 Tarryn Davey   New Zealand 2:10.93
6 6 Bridget O'Neill   Canada 2:13.50
7 2 Elena Strutinschi   Romania 2:18.32
8 5 Maryna Duts   Ukraine 2:19.03

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Georgia Wassall   Australia 2:08.18 Q
2 6 Esther Asamu   Nigeria 2:09.10 Q
3 5 Kailee Sawyer   Canada 2:09.59 Q
4 8 Emma Stähr   Germany 2:11.10
5 4 Fatma Arik   Turkey 2:11.74
6 3 Lina Grišiūtė   Lithuania 2:12.39
7 Jarinter Mwasya   Kenya DQ

Semifinals

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Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Aníta Hinriksdóttir   Iceland 2:02.43 Q
2 3 Raevyn Rogers   United States 2:05.35 Q
3 1 Renée Eykens   Belgium 2:06.73 Q
4 5 Chelsea Jarvis   Great Britain 2:07.74 q
5 2 Elena Bellò   Italy 2:08.69
6 7 Johanna Matintalo   Finland 2:10.48
7 6 Sandra Kočiš   Croatia 2:11.07
8 Kokeb Tesfaye   Ethiopia DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Dureti Edao   Ethiopia 2:05.89 Q
2 6 Georgia Wassall   Australia 2:05.96 Q
3 2 Ersula Farrow   United States 2:06.75 Q, PB
4 7 Mareen Kalis   Germany 2:07.84 q
5 3 Emily Jenkinson   Great Britain 2:08.10
6 5 Kailee Sawyer   Canada 2:08.99
7 1 Faheemah Scraders   Bermuda 2:09.30
8 8 Esther Asamu   Nigeria 2:09.91

Final

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Results:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Aníta Hinriksdóttir   Iceland 2:01.13 CR
  6 Dureti Edao   Ethiopia 2:03.25 PB
  5 Raevyn Rogers   United States 2:03.32 PB
4 4 Georgia Wassall   Australia 2:04.32
5 8 Chelsea Jarvis   Great Britain 2:07.01
6 2 Renée Eykens   Belgium 2:07.70
7 7 Mareen Kalis   Germany 2:08.38
8 1 Ersula Farrow   United States 2:13.56

References

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  1. ^ "800 Metres Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ "800 Metres Girls - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 12 July 2013.
  3. ^ "800 Metres Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 July 2013.