2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

Summary

The new IAAF testosterone rule was essentially aimed at this event. The defending champion, silver medalist and 4th place from 2017, the same athletes as the Olympic podium from 2016, were denied entry into this race.

From the gun in the final, Ajeé Wilson ran with purpose to take the lead at the break and control the race. Natoya Goule and Raevyn Rogers fell in line behind her. Around the second turn, Halimah Nakaayi ran around Rogers who slowed to become a blocking force in the pack, dropping back as far as next to last just after the bell. Winnie Nanyondo led the charge to bridge the new gap behind the three leaders. Down the backstretch, Goule started to challenge Wilson. Wilson ran hard to hold her off. Instead Goule was passed by the two Ugandans, Nakaayi on the inside and Nanyondo on the outside. Through the final turn Nakaayi worked her way up to Wilson's shoulder, shadowed by Nayondo. The diminutive Nakaayi executed the classic pass off the turn. Wilson had no answer. Nayondo was not gaining, but from seventh place at the head of the home stretch, Rogers was sprinting down lane 4, passing Nayondo, passing Wilson and getting to within a metre of Nakaayi before the finish.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
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 1:54.98 Caster Semenya  RSA 3 May 2019 Doha, Qatar
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:

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Ugandan 1:58.04 Halimah Nakaayi  UGA 30 Sep 2019

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[3]

Date Time Round
27 September17:10Heats
28 September19:15Semi-finals
30 September22:10Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semi-finals.[4]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Winnie Nanyondo Uganda (UGA)2:00.36Q
24Natoya Goule Jamaica (JAM)2:01.01Q
34Ce'Aira Brown United States (USA)2:01.14Q
44Noélie Yarigo Benin (BEN)2:01.19Q
53Katharina Trost Germany (GER)2:01.45Q
64Olha Lyakhova Ukraine (UKR)2:01.47q
73Halima Hachlaf Morocco (MAR)2:01.50Q
83Lindsey Butterworth Canada (CAN)2:01.64q
92Raevyn Rogers United States (USA)2:02.01Q
102Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:02.09Q
111Ajee Wilson United States (USA)2:02.10Q
122Morgan Mitchell Australia (AUS)2:02.13Q
132Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)2:02.17q
141Halimah Nakaayi Uganda (UGA)2:02.33Q
152Anna Sabat Poland (POL)2:02.43q
161Hedda Hynne Norway (NOR)2:02.49Q
174Diribe Welteji Ethiopia (ETH)2:02.71q
183Līga Velvere Latvia (LAT)2:02.93q
191Christina Hering Germany (GER)2:03.15
201Sara Kuivisto Finland (FIN)2:03.15
215Nataliya Pryshchepa Ukraine (UKR)2:03.22Q
225Wang Chunyu China (CHN)2:03.25Q
235Alexandra Bell Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:03.34Q
246Renelle Lamote France (FRA)2:03.36Q
252Selina Büchel Switzerland (SUI)2:03.38
265Lore Hoffmann Switzerland (SUI)2:03.40
275Malika Akkaoui Morocco (MAR)2:03.40
286Rose Mary Almanza Cuba (CUB)2:03.42Q
296Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)2:03.44Q
304Diana Mezuliáníková Czech Republic (CZE)2:03.48
316Lynsey Sharp Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:03.57
321Renée Eykens Belgium (BEL)2:03.65
335Lovisa Lindh Sweden (SWE)2:03.72
344Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay (URU)2:03.80
355Hanna Green United States (USA)2:04.37
361Gabriela Gajanová Slovakia (SVK)2:04.45
376Carley Thomas Australia (AUS)2:04.65
386Eleonora Vandi Italy (ITA)2:04.98
393Catriona Bisset Australia (AUS)2:05.33
402Rose Lokonyen Athlete Refugee Team (ART)2:13.39PB
6Tsepang Sello Lesotho (LES)DQ163.5

Semi-finals

The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[5]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Halimah Nakaayi Uganda (UGA)1:59.35Q, SB
21Raevyn Rogers United States (USA)1:59.57Q
31Winnie Nanyondo Uganda (UGA)1:59.75Q
43Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)2:00.10Q
53Ce'Aira Brown United States (USA)2:00.12q
62Ajee Wilson United States (USA)2:00.31Q
73Natoya Goule Jamaica (JAM)2:00.33q
81Olha Lyakhova Ukraine (UKR)2:00.72
91Lindsey Butterworth Canada (CAN)2:00.74
103Noélie Yarigo Benin (BEN)2:00.75
112Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)2:00.80Q
122Hedda Hynne Norway (NOR)2:01.03
132Rose Mary Almanza Cuba (CUB)2:01.18
141Alexandra Bell Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:01.23
152Nataliya Pryshchepa Ukraine (UKR)2:01.24
161Halima Hachlaf Morocco (MAR)2:01.30
171Katharina Trost Germany (GER)2:01.77
182Diribe Welteji Ethiopia (ETH)2:02.69
192Wang Chunyu China (CHN)2:02.84
203Renelle Lamote France (FRA)2:02.86
213Anna Sabat Poland (POL)2:04.00
223Morgan Mitchell Australia (AUS)2:04.76
231Līga Velvere Latvia (LAT)2:06.99
242Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:10.89

Final

The final was started on 30 September at 22:10.[6]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
8Halimah Nakaayi Uganda (UGA)1:58.04NR
4Raevyn Rogers United States (USA)1:58.18SB
5Ajee Wilson United States (USA)1:58.84
47Winnie Nanyondo Uganda (UGA)1:59.18
59Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)1:59.71
66Natoya Goule Jamaica (JAM)2:00.11
73Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)2:00.48
82Ce'Aira Brown United States (USA)2:02.97

References
  1. Start list
  2. "800 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "800 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. "Women's 800 metres − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 26 Sep 2019.
  5. Semi-finals results
  6. Final results
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.