2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 26 August (heats)
27 August (semifinals)
29 August (final)
Competitors 44 from 31 nations
Winning time 1:58.03
Medalists
 Maryna Arzamasava   Belarus
 Melissa Bishop   Canada
 Eunice Jepkoech Sum   Kenya
Events at the
2015 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
Demonstration events
Masters 400 m women
Masters 800 m men

The women's 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 26, 27 and 29 August.[1] Eunice Jepkoech Sum of Kenya entered the competition as the defending champion and also as the world-leading athlete for the season with her time of 1:56.99 minutes.[2][3]

The third semi-final was the fastest, with Melissa Bishop battling Maryna Arzamasava to the line, leaving defending champion and world #1 Eunice Jepkoech Sum as a time qualifier. Bishop's winning 1:57.52 became the new Canadian National Record.

In the final it was the same three players, Arzamasava holding the lead through the final turn, with Sum looking for a way to run around her. With Sum moving to the outside, Arzamasava drifted out, opening a gap on the inside which Bishop moved in to occupy. It was three abreast down the home stretch but Arzamasava never relinquished the lead, Bishop unable to get ahead on the inside and Sum just slightly behind them both.[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]

World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Championship record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:54.68 Helsinki, Finland 9 August 1983
World leading  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:56.99 Paris, France 4 July 2015
African record  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:54.01 Zürich, Switzerland 29 August 2008
Asian record  Liu Dong (CHN) 1:55.54 Beijing, China 9 September 1993
NACAC record  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:54.44 Barcelona, Spain 9 September 1989
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 1:56.68 Gothenburg, Sweden 13 August 1995
European record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Oceanian record  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) 1:58.25 Atlanta, United States 27 July 1996

Qualification standards

Entry standards[6]
2:01.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
26 August 2015 10:25 Heats
27 August 2015 20:05 Semifinals
29 August 2015 19:15 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Maryna Arzamasava  Belarus (BLR) 1:58.69 Q, SB
2 1 Lynsey Sharp  Great Britain (GBR) 1:58.98 Q, SB
3 1 Caster Semenya  South Africa (RSA) 1:59.59 Q, SB
4 1 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine (UKR) 1:59.62 q, SB
5 2 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 1:59.67 Q
6 2 Olha Lyakhova  Ukraine (UKR) 1:59.92 Q, PB
7 2 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 1:59.94 Q
8 2 Rénelle Lamote  France (FRA) 2:00.20 q
9 6 Melissa Bishop  Canada (CAN) 2:00.23 Q
10 6 Selina Büchel   Switzerland (SUI) 2:00.25 Q
11 1 Christina Hering  Germany (GER) 2:00.36 q
12 3 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 2:00.37 Q, PB
12 6 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 2:00.37 Q, SB
14 3 Fiona Benson  Canada (CAN) 2:00.53 Q
15 3 Brenda Martinez  United States (USA) 2:00.54 Q
16 3 Angie Petty  New Zealand (NZL) 2:00.62 q
17 6 Jennifer Meadows  Great Britain (GBR) 2:00.70 q
17 1 Molly Beckwith-Ludlow  United States (USA) 2:00.70 q
19 1 Tintu Lukka  India (IND) 2:00.95 SB
20 6 Aníta Hinriksdóttir  Iceland (ISL) 2:01.01 SB
21 6 Anastasiya Tkachuk  Ukraine (UKR) 2:01.07
22 4 Sofia Ennaoui  Poland (POL) 2:01.16 Q
23 4 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba (CUB) 2:01.33 Q
24 4 Lucia Klocová  Slovakia (SVK) 2:01.35 Q
25 2 Charline Mathias  Luxembourg (LUX) 2:01.36
26 4 Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya (KEN) 2:01.40
27 5 Fabienne Kohlmann  Germany (GER) 2:01.42 Q
28 4 Simoya Campbell  Jamaica (JAM) 2:01.43
29 3 Yevgeniya Subbotina  Russia (RUS) 2:01.50
30 5 Joanna Jóźwik  Poland (POL) 2:01.62 Q
31 5 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke  Great Britain (GBR) 2:01.72 Q
32 2 Flavia de Lima  Brazil (BRA) 2:01.76
33 5 Natoya Goule  Jamaica (JAM) 2:02.37
34 5 Déborah Rodríguez  Uruguay (URU) 2:02.46
35 5 Noélie Yarigo  Benin (BEN) 2:02.48
36 4 Esther Guerrero  Spain (ESP) 2:02.64
37 3 Zhao Jing  China (CHN) 2:03.08 SB
38 2 Habitam Alemu  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:03.19
39 6 Margaret Wambui  Kenya (KEN) 2:03.52
40 4 Ciara Everard  Ireland (IRL) 2:03.98
41 5 Alysia Montaño  United States (USA) 2:09.57
42 3 Donna Koniel  Papua New Guinea (PNG) 2:12.51
43 5 Andrea Foster  Guyana (GUY) 2:17.39
44 1 Aye Aye Aung  Myanmar (MYA) 2:37.51
45 3 Amela Terzić  Serbia (SRB) DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[8]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Melissa Bishop  Canada (CAN) 1:57.52 Q, NR
2 3 Maryna Arzamasava  Belarus (BLR) 1:57.54 Q, PB
3 3 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 1:57.56 q
4 3 Joanna Jóźwik  Poland (POL) 1:58.35 q, PB
5 3 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 1:58.50 PB
6 1 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 1:58.55 Q, PB
7 1 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine (UKR) 1:58.57 Q, SB
8 1 Selina Büchel   Switzerland (SUI) 1:58.63
9 2 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke  Great Britain (GBR) 1:58.86 Q, PB
9 2 Rénelle Lamote  France (FRA) 1:58.86 Q, PB
11 2 Olha Lyakhova  Ukraine (UKR) 1:58.94 PB
12 3 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 1:59.03 SB
13 3 Lucia Klocová  Slovakia (SVK) 1:59.14 SB
14 3 Lynsey Sharp  Great Britain (GBR) 1:59.33
15 1 Fabienne Kohlmann  Germany (GER) 1:59.42
16 2 Angie Petty  New Zealand (NZL) 1:59.53
17 2 Fiona Benson  Canada (CAN) 1:59.59 PB
18 1 Sofia Ennaoui  Poland (POL) 2:00.11 PB
19 1 Brenda Martinez  United States (USA) 2:00.27
20 2 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba (CUB) 2:00.38
21 2 Molly Beckwith-Ludlow  United States (USA) 2:00.43
22 1 Jennifer Meadows  Great Britain (GBR) 2:00.53
23 2 Christina Hering  Germany (GER) 2:00.81
24 1 Caster Semenya  South Africa (RSA) 2:03.18

Final

The final was started at 14:15[9]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Maryna Arzamasava  Belarus (BLR) 1:58.03
2nd, silver medalist(s) Melissa Bishop  Canada (CAN) 1:58.12
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 1:58.18
4 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 1:58.90
5 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke  Great Britain (GBR) 1:58.99
6 Nataliia Lupu  Ukraine (UKR) 1:58.99
7 Joanna Jóźwik  Poland (POL) 1:59.09
8 Rénelle Lamote  France (FRA) 1:59.70

References

  1. ↑ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Defending champions Kemboi, Sum, Kiprop and Kiplagat lead Kenya's team for Beijing. IAAF (2015-08-01). Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
  3. ↑ Start list
  4. ↑ "REPORT: WOMEN'S 800M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Records & Lists – 800 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ↑ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
  7. ↑ Heats results
  8. ↑ Semifinals results
  9. ↑ Final results
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