2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10−11 and 13 August.[1]

Women's 800 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
The final of the event.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates10 August (heats)
11 August (semifinal)
13 August (final)
Competitors45 from 29 nations
Winning time1:55.16
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Burundi
bronze medal    United States
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Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová   TCH 26 Jul 1983 Munich, West Germany
Championship 1:54.68 Jarmila Kratochvílová   TCH 9 Aug 1983 Helsinki, Finland
World leading 1:55.27 Caster Semenya   RSA 21 Jul 2017 Monaco
African 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo   KEN 29 Aug 2008 Zürich, Switzerland
Asian 1:55.54 Liu Dong   CHN 9 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
NACAC 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot   CUB 9 Sep 1989 Barcelona, Spain
South American 1:56.68 Letitia Vriesde   SUR 13 Aug 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
European 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová   TCH 26 Jul 1983 Munich, West Germany
Oceanian 1:58.25 Toni Hodgkinson   NZL 7 Jul 1996 Atlanta, United States

The following records were set at the competition:[3]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
World leading 1:55.16 Caster Semenya   RSA 13 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:01.00.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
10 August 19:25 Heats
11 August 19:35 Semifinals
13 August 20:10 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first round took place on 10 August in six heats as follows:[6]

Heat 1 2 3 4 5 6
Start time 19:24 19:33 19:42 19:51 20:01 20:10
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The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 5 Francine Niyonsaba   Burundi (BDI) 1:59.86 Q
2 6 7 Habitam Alemu   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:00.07 Q
3 6 9 Selina Büchel   Switzerland (SUI) 2:00.23 Q
4 6 3 Adelle Tracey   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:00.28 q, SB
5 1 6 Ajeé Wilson   United States (USA) 2:00.52 Q
6 4 4 Margaret Wambui   Kenya (KEN) 2:00.75 Q
7 2 3 Angelika Cichocka   Poland (POL) 2:00.86 Q, SB
8 1 4 Noélie Yarigo   Benin (BEN) 2:00.99 Q, SB
9 4 6 Lynsey Sharp   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:01.04 Q
10 2 5 Melissa Bishop   Canada (CAN) 2:01.11 Q
11 6 4 Christina Hering   Germany (GER) 2:01.13 q
12 1 7 Eglė Balčiūnaitė   Lithuania (LTU) 2:01.21 Q, SB
13 6 2 Hanna Hermansson   Sweden (SWE) 2:01.25 q
14 2 9 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:01.30 Q
15 3 7 Caster Semenya   South Africa (RSA) 2:01.33 Q
16 3 2 Rose Mary Almanza   Cuba (CUB) 2:01.43 Q
17 1 2 Sanne Verstegen   Netherlands (NED) 2:01.50 q
18 3 8 Joanna Jóźwik   Poland (POL) 2:01.51 Q
19 2 6 Brenda Martinez   United States (USA) 2:01.53 q
20 6 6 Gena Löfstrand   South Africa (RSA) 2:01.73 q
21 3 3 Angie Petty   New Zealand (NZL) 2:01.76
22 3 6 Natoya Goule   Jamaica (JAM) 2:01.77
23 4 7 Halimah Nakaayi   Uganda (UGA) 2:01.80 Q
24 4 9 Maryna Arzamasova   Belarus (BLR) 2:01.92 SB
25 4 2 Mahlet Mulugeta   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:02.04
26 4 8 Olha Lyakhova   Ukraine (UKR) 2:02.07
27 2 4 Esther Guerrero   Spain (ESP) 2:02.22
28 3 4 Brittany McGowan   Australia (AUS) 2:02.25
29 1 8 Winnie Nanyondo   Uganda (UGA) 2:02.65
30 2 2 Emily Cherotich Tuei   Kenya (KEN) 2:02.70
31 5 6 Charlene Lipsey   United States (USA) 2:02.74 Q
32 4 3 Yusneysi Santiusti   Italy (ITA) 2:02.75
33 5 2 Hedda Hynne   Norway (NOR) 2:02.85 Q
34 5 7 Dorcus Ajok   Uganda (UGA) 2:02.98 Q
35 1 3 Kore Tola   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:03.01
36 4 5 Lindsey Butterworth   Canada (CAN) 2:03.19
37 5 9 Aníta Hinriksdóttir   Iceland (ISL) 2:03.45
38 5 5 Georgia Griffith   Australia (AUS) 2:03.54
39 3 5 Annie LeBlanc   Canada (CAN) 2:04.06
40 5 3 Síofra Cléirigh Büttner   Ireland (IRL) 2:06.54
41 2 8 Lora Storey   Australia (AUS) 2:07.17
42 1 5 Johana Arrieta   Colombia (COL) 2:07.36
43 2 7 Nimali Liyanarachchi   Sri Lanka (SRI) 2:08.49
44 5 4 Kimarra McDonald   Jamaica (JAM) 2:09.19
45 6 8 Rose Lokonyen   Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 2:20.06 SB
1 9 Lovisa Lindh   Sweden (SWE) DNS
5 8 Eunice Sum   Kenya (KEN) DNS

Semifinals

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The semifinals took place on 11 August in three heats as follows:[8]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 19:35 19:45 19:55
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The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[9]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 6 Caster Semenya   South Africa (RSA) 1:58.90 Q
2 1 4 Ajeé Wilson   United States (USA) 1:59.21 Q
3 2 3 Angelika Cichocka   Poland (POL) 1:59.32 Q, SB
4 2 7 Charlene Lipsey   United States (USA) 1:59.35 q
5 2 5 Lynsey Sharp   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:59.47 q
6 1 7 Melissa Bishop   Canada (CAN) 1:59.56 Q
7 1 3 Noélie Yarigo   Benin (BEN) 1:59.74 SB
8 1 6 Rose Mary Almanza   Cuba (CUB) 1:59.79
9 2 4 Selina Büchel   Switzerland (SUI) 1:59.85
10 1 8 Hedda Hynne   Norway (NOR) 1:59.88
11 1 9 Adelle Tracey   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:00.26 SB
12 1 2 Hanna Hermansson   Sweden (SWE) 2:00.43 PB
13 2 2 Eglė Balčiūnaitė   Lithuania (LTU) 2:00.48 SB
14 1 5 Habitam Alemu   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:00.69
15 2 9 Sanne Verstegen   Netherlands (NED) 2:00.92
16 3 5 Francine Niyonsaba   Burundi (BDI) 2:01.11 Q
17 3 7 Margaret Wambui   Kenya (KEN) 2:01.19 Q
18 3 4 Brenda Martinez   United States (USA) 2:01.31
19 3 2 Halimah Nakaayi   Uganda (UGA) 2:01.74
20 3 6 Joanna Jóźwik   Poland (POL) 2:01.91
21 2 8 Dorcus Ajok   Uganda (UGA) 2:02.00
22 3 8 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:02.26
23 3 9 Christina Hering   Germany (GER) 2:02.69
24 3 3 Gena Löfstrand   South Africa (RSA) 2:03.67

Final

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The final took place on 13 August at 20:10. The results were as follows: (photo finish)[10]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes Split Time
1st 400m 2nd 400m
  4 Caster Semenya   South Africa (RSA) 1:55.16 WL 0:58:53 0:56:63
  7 Francine Niyonsaba   Burundi (BDI) 1:55.92 0:57:98 0:57:94
  5 Ajeé Wilson   United States (USA) 1:56.65 0:58:21 0:58:44
4 9 Margaret Wambui   Kenya (KEN) 1:57.54 0:58.36 0:59:18
5 6 Melissa Bishop   Canada (CAN) 1:57.68 0:58:51 0:59:17
6 3 Angelika Cichocka   Poland (POL) 1:58.41 PB 0:58:82 0:59:59
7 8 Charlene Lipsey   United States (USA) 1:58.73 0:58:77 0:59:96
8 2 Lynsey Sharp   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 1:58.98 0:58:42 1:00:56

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "800 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "800 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "800 Metres Women − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "800 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "800 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. ^ "800 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ^ "800 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.