2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 800 metres explained

The girls' 800 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 16, 17 and 19 July 2015.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best		1:57.18	Beijing, China	8 September 1993
Championship Record		2:01.13	Donetsk, Ukraine	14 July 2013
World Youth Leading		2:01.27	Tomblaine, France	1 July 2015

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3			2:06.05	Q
2	1			2:06.26	Q
3	4			2:06.91	Q
4	1			2:07.74	Q
5	1			2:08.25	Q,
6	1			2:08.72	q,
7	3			2:09.05	Q
8	1			2:09.49	q
9	4			2:09.52	Q
10	2			2:09.67	Q
11	3			2:09.74	Q
12	1			2:09.77	q,
13	1			2:09.79	q,
14	2			2:10.04	Q,
15	2			2:10.20	Q
16	4			2:10.28	Q
17	2			2:10.41
18	3			2:10.56
19	2			2:10.79
20	4			2:11.00
21	4			2:12.05
22	4			2:12.34
23	3			2:12.48
24	3			2:12.71
25	2			2:13.65
26	2			2:13.89
27	3			2:13.98
28	1			2:17.84
29	4			2:19.39

Semifinal

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			2:05.47	Q
2	2			2:06.24	Q
3	2			2:08.70	Q
4	2			2:10.79	q
5	1			2:10.89	Q
6	1			2:10.94	Q
7	2			2:11.02	q
8	1			2:11.84	Q
9	1			2:13.21
10	1			2:13.44
11	1			2:13.61
12	1			2:14.05
13	1			2:17.03
14	2			2:19.45
15	2			2:21.22
	2

Final

^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			2:03.54
			2:03.67
			2:04.15
4			2:05.31
5			2:05.32
6			2:06.32
7			2:08.44
8			2:13.54

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timetable . World Athletics.
2. Web site: 800 Metres Girls - Round 1 . . 16 July 2015.
3. Web site: 800 Metres Girls - Semi-Final . . 17 July 2015.
4. Web site: 800 Metres Girls - Final . . 19 July 2015.