2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
Women's 800 metres ; at the 2017 World Championships
	The final of the event.
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	10 August (heats); 11 August (semifinal); 13 August (final)
Competitors	45 from 29 nations
Winning time	1:55.16
Medalists
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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]

Records

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

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

Schedule

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

Heats

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
Photo finish	link	link	link	link	link	link

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	1:59.86	Q
2	6	7	Habitam Alemu	Ethiopia	2:00.07	Q
3	6	9	Selina Büchel	Switzerland	2:00.23	Q
4	6	3	Adelle Tracey	Great Britain & N.I.	2:00.28	q, SB
5	1	6	Ajeé Wilson	United States	2:00.52	Q
6	4	4	Margaret Wambui	Kenya	2:00.75	Q
7	2	3	Angelika Cichocka	Poland	2:00.86	Q, SB
8	1	4	Noélie Yarigo	Benin	2:00.99	Q, SB
9	4	6	Lynsey Sharp	Great Britain & N.I.	2:01.04	Q
10	2	5	Melissa Bishop	Canada	2:01.11	Q
11	6	4	Christina Hering	Germany	2:01.13	q
12	1	7	Eglė Balčiūnaitė	Lithuania	2:01.21	Q, SB
13	6	2	Hanna Hermansson	Sweden	2:01.25	q
14	2	9	Shelayna Oskan-Clarke	Great Britain & N.I.	2:01.30	Q
15	3	7	Caster Semenya	South Africa	2:01.33	Q
16	3	2	Rose Mary Almanza	Cuba	2:01.43	Q
17	1	2	Sanne Verstegen	Netherlands	2:01.50	q
18	3	8	Joanna Jóźwik	Poland	2:01.51	Q
19	2	6	Brenda Martinez	United States	2:01.53	q
20	6	6	Gena Löfstrand	South Africa	2:01.73	q
21	3	3	Angie Petty	New Zealand	2:01.76
22	3	6	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	2:01.77
23	4	7	Halimah Nakaayi	Uganda	2:01.80	Q
24	4	9	Maryna Arzamasova	Belarus	2:01.92	SB
25	4	2	Mahlet Mulugeta	Ethiopia	2:02.04
26	4	8	Olha Lyakhova	Ukraine	2:02.07
27	2	4	Esther Guerrero	Spain	2:02.22
28	3	4	Brittany McGowan	Australia	2:02.25
29	1	8	Winnie Nanyondo	Uganda	2:02.65
30	2	2	Emily Cherotich Tuei	Kenya	2:02.70
31	5	6	Charlene Lipsey	United States	2:02.74	Q
32	4	3	Yusneysi Santiusti	Italy	2:02.75
33	5	2	Hedda Hynne	Norway	2:02.85	Q
34	5	7	Dorcus Ajok	Uganda	2:02.98	Q
35	1	3	Kore Tola	Ethiopia	2:03.01
36	4	5	Lindsey Butterworth	Canada	2:03.19
37	5	9	Aníta Hinriksdóttir	Iceland	2:03.45
38	5	5	Georgia Griffith	Australia	2:03.54
39	3	5	Annie LeBlanc	Canada	2:04.06
40	5	3	Síofra Cléirigh Büttner	Ireland	2:06.54
41	2	8	Lora Storey	Australia	2:07.17
42	1	5	Johana Arrieta	Colombia	2:07.36
43	2	7	Nimali Liyanarachchi	Sri Lanka	2:08.49
44	5	4	Kimarra McDonald	Jamaica	2:09.19
45	6	8	Rose Lokonyen	Athlete Refugee Team	2:20.06	SB
	1	9	Lovisa Lindh	Sweden	DNS
	5	8	Eunice Sum	Kenya	DNS

Semifinals

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
Photo finish	link	link	link

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	1:58.90	Q
2	1	4	Ajeé Wilson	United States	1:59.21	Q
3	2	3	Angelika Cichocka	Poland	1:59.32	Q, SB
4	2	7	Charlene Lipsey	United States	1:59.35	q
5	2	5	Lynsey Sharp	Great Britain & N.I.	1:59.47	q
6	1	7	Melissa Bishop	Canada	1:59.56	Q
7	1	3	Noélie Yarigo	Benin	1:59.74	SB
8	1	6	Rose Mary Almanza	Cuba	1:59.79
9	2	4	Selina Büchel	Switzerland	1:59.85
10	1	8	Hedda Hynne	Norway	1:59.88
11	1	9	Adelle Tracey	Great Britain & N.I.	2:00.26	SB
12	1	2	Hanna Hermansson	Sweden	2:00.43	PB
13	2	2	Eglė Balčiūnaitė	Lithuania	2:00.48	SB
14	1	5	Habitam Alemu	Ethiopia	2:00.69
15	2	9	Sanne Verstegen	Netherlands	2:00.92
16	3	5	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	2:01.11	Q
17	3	7	Margaret Wambui	Kenya	2:01.19	Q
18	3	4	Brenda Martinez	United States	2:01.31
19	3	2	Halimah Nakaayi	Uganda	2:01.74
20	3	6	Joanna Jóźwik	Poland	2:01.91
21	2	8	Dorcus Ajok	Uganda	2:02.00
22	3	8	Shelayna Oskan-Clarke	Great Britain & N.I.	2:02.26
23	3	9	Christina Hering	Germany	2:02.69
24	3	3	Gena Löfstrand	South Africa	2:03.67

Final

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

References

↑ Start list
↑ "800 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
↑ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "800 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "800 Metres Women − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "800 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "800 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
↑ "800 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
↑ "800 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[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.

[Timetable-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.

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