2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 4 and 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Caster Semenya	Francine Niyonsaba	Habitam Alemu

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			2:01.36	Q
2	2			2:01.63	Q
3	2			2:02.05	q
4	3			2:02.51	Q
5	3			2:02.54	Q
6	1			2:02.66	Q
7	2			2:02.80	q
8	1			2:02.90	Q
9	3			2:03.38
10	1			2:03.40
11	3			2:04.44
12	3			2:04.67
13	1			2:04.77
14	2			2:05.87
15	3			2:08.35
16	2			2:08.41
17	2			2:09.03
18	1			2:11.62
19	1			2:11.89
20	1			2:12.19
21	3			2:13.09
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Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:56.06	CR
			1:57.97
			1:58.86
4			1:58.90
5			1:59.41
6			2:00.01
7			2:04.36

Notes and References

1. http://www.africathle.com/2018/08/01/african-championships-asaba-nigeria-1-5082018/ Results