2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres


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.

Summary

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.
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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record1:53.28Munich, West Germany26 July 1983
Championship record1:54.68Helsinki, Finland9 August 1983
World leading1:56.99Paris, France4 July 2015
African record1:54.01Zürich, Switzerland29 August 2008
Asian record1:55.54Beijing, China9 September 1993
NACAC record1:54.44Barcelona, Spain9 September 1989
South American record1:56.68Gothenburg, Sweden13 August 1995
European record1:53.28Munich, West Germany26 July 1983
Oceanian record1:58.25Atlanta, United States27 July 1996

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advanced to the semifinals.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Maryna Arzamasava1:58.69,
21Lynsey Sharp1:58.98,
31Caster Semenya1:59.59,
41Nataliia Lupu1:59.62,
52Eunice Jepkoech Sum1:59.67
62Olha Lyakhova1:59.92,
72Sifan Hassan1:59.94
82Rénelle Lamote2:00.20
96Melissa Bishop2:00.23
106Selina Büchel2:00.25
111Christina Hering2:00.36
123Rababe Arafi2:00.37,
126Malika Akkaoui2:00.37,
143Fiona Benson2:00.53
153Brenda Martinez2:00.54
163Angie Petty2:00.62
176Jennifer Meadows2:00.70
171Molly Beckwith-Ludlow2:00.70
191Tintu Lukka2:00.95
206Aníta Hinriksdóttir2:01.01
216Anastasiya Tkachuk2:01.07
224Sofia Ennaoui2:01.16
234Rose Mary Almanza2:01.33
244Lucia Klocová2:01.35
252Charline Mathias2:01.36
264Janeth Jepkosgei2:01.40
275Fabienne Kohlmann2:01.42
284Simoya Campbell2:01.43
293Yevgeniya Subbotina2:01.50
305Joanna Jóźwik2:01.62
315Shelayna Oskan-Clarke2:01.72
322Flavia de Lima2:01.76
335Natoya Goule2:02.37
345Déborah Rodríguez2:02.46
355Noélie Yarigo2:02.48
364Esther Guerrero2:02.64
373Zhao Jing2:03.08
382Habitam Alemu2:03.19
396Margaret Wambui2:03.52
404Ciara Everard2:03.98
415Alysia Montaño2:09.57
423Donna Koniel2:12.51
435Andrea Foster2:17.39
441Aye Aye Aung2:37.51
3Amela Terzić

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat and the next 2 fastest advanced to the final.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Melissa Bishop1:57.52,
23Maryna Arzamasava1:57.54,
33Eunice Jepkoech Sum1:57.56
43Joanna Jóźwik1:58.35,
53Sifan Hassan1:58.50
61Rababe Arafi1:58.55,
71Nataliia Lupu1:58.57,
81Selina Büchel1:58.63
92Shelayna Oskan-Clarke1:58.86,
92Rénelle Lamote1:58.86,
112Olha Lyakhova1:58.94
123Malika Akkaoui1:59.03
133Lucia Klocová1:59.14
143Lynsey Sharp1:59.33
151Fabienne Kohlmann1:59.42
162Angie Petty1:59.53
172Fiona Benson1:59.59
181Sofia Ennaoui2:00.11
191Brenda Martinez2:00.27
202Rose Mary Almanza2:00.38
212Molly Beckwith-Ludlow2:00.43
221Jennifer Meadows2:00.53
232Christina Hering2:00.81
241Caster Semenya2:03.18

Final

The final was started at 14:15
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Maryna Arzamasava1:58.03
Melissa Bishop1:58.12
Eunice Jepkoech Sum1:58.18
4Rababe Arafi1:58.90
5Shelayna Oskan-Clarke1:58.99
6Nataliia Lupu1:58.99
7Joanna Jóźwik1:59.09
8Rénelle Lamote1:59.70