2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Summary

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 201510:25Heats
27 August 201520:05Semifinals
29 August 201519:15Final

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]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Maryna Arzamasava Belarus (BLR)1:58.69Q, SB
21Lynsey Sharp Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:58.98Q, SB
31Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)1:59.59Q, SB
41Nataliia Lupu Ukraine (UKR)1:59.62q, SB
52Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)1:59.67Q
62Olha Lyakhova Ukraine (UKR)1:59.92Q, PB
72Sifan Hassan Netherlands (NED)1:59.94Q
82Rénelle Lamote France (FRA)2:00.20q
96Melissa Bishop Canada (CAN)2:00.23Q
106Selina Büchel Switzerland (SUI)2:00.25Q
111Christina Hering Germany (GER)2:00.36q
123Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)2:00.37Q, PB
126Malika Akkaoui Morocco (MAR)2:00.37Q, SB
143Fiona Benson Canada (CAN)2:00.53Q
153Brenda Martinez United States (USA)2:00.54Q
163Angie Petty New Zealand (NZL)2:00.62q
176Jennifer Meadows Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:00.70q
171Molly Beckwith-Ludlow United States (USA)2:00.70q
191Tintu Lukka India (IND)2:00.95SB
206Aníta Hinriksdóttir Iceland (ISL)2:01.01SB
216Anastasiya Tkachuk Ukraine (UKR)2:01.07
224Sofia Ennaoui Poland (POL)2:01.16Q
234Rose Mary Almanza Cuba (CUB)2:01.33Q
244Lucia Klocová Slovakia (SVK)2:01.35Q
252Charline Mathias Luxembourg (LUX)2:01.36
264Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN)2:01.40
275Fabienne Kohlmann Germany (GER)2:01.42Q
284Simoya Campbell Jamaica (JAM)2:01.43
293Yevgeniya Subbotina Russia (RUS)2:01.50
305Joanna Jóźwik Poland (POL)2:01.62Q
315Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:01.72Q
322Flavia de Lima Brazil (BRA)2:01.76
335Natoya Goule Jamaica (JAM)2:02.37
345Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay (URU)2:02.46
355Noélie Yarigo Benin (BEN)2:02.48
364Esther Guerrero Spain (ESP)2:02.64
373Zhao Jing China (CHN)2:03.08SB
382Habitam Alemu Ethiopia (ETH)2:03.19
396Margaret Wambui Kenya (KEN)2:03.52
404Ciara Everard Ireland (IRL)2:03.98
415Alysia Montaño United States (USA)2:09.57
423Donna Koniel Papua New Guinea (PNG)2:12.51
435Andrea Foster Guyana (GUY)2:17.39
441Aye Aye Aung Myanmar (MYA)2:37.51
3Amela Terzić Serbia (SRB)DNS

Semifinals

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Melissa Bishop Canada (CAN)1:57.52Q, NR
23Maryna Arzamasava Belarus (BLR)1:57.54Q, PB
33Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)1:57.56q
43Joanna Jóźwik Poland (POL)1:58.35q, PB
53Sifan Hassan Netherlands (NED)1:58.50PB
61Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)1:58.55Q, PB
71Nataliia Lupu Ukraine (UKR)1:58.57Q, SB
81Selina Büchel Switzerland (SUI)1:58.63
92Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:58.86Q, PB
92Rénelle Lamote France (FRA)1:58.86Q, PB
112Olha Lyakhova Ukraine (UKR)1:58.94PB
123Malika Akkaoui Morocco (MAR)1:59.03SB
133Lucia Klocová Slovakia (SVK)1:59.14SB
143Lynsey Sharp Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:59.33
151Fabienne Kohlmann Germany (GER)1:59.42
162Angie Petty New Zealand (NZL)1:59.53
172Fiona Benson Canada (CAN)1:59.59PB
181Sofia Ennaoui Poland (POL)2:00.11PB
191Brenda Martinez United States (USA)2:00.27
202Rose Mary Almanza Cuba (CUB)2:00.38
212Molly Beckwith-Ludlow United States (USA)2:00.43
221Jennifer Meadows Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:00.53
232Christina Hering Germany (GER)2:00.81
241Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)2:03.18

Final

The final was started at 14:15[9]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Maryna Arzamasava Belarus (BLR)1:58.03
Melissa Bishop Canada (CAN)1:58.12
Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)1:58.18
4Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)1:58.90
5Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:58.99
6Nataliia Lupu Ukraine (UKR)1:58.99
7Joanna Jóźwik Poland (POL)1:59.09
8Rénelle Lamote France (FRA)1:59.70

References
  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. 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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