2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
| Women's 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 August (heats) 27 August (semifinals) 29 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 31 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.03 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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.[1]
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]
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[6] |
|---|
| 2:01.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2015 | 10:25 | Heats |
| 27 August 2015 | 20:05 | Semifinals |
| 29 August 2015 | 19:15 | Final |
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]
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[8]
Final
The final was started at 14:15[9]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Maryna Arzamasava | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR) | 1:58.03 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Melissa Bishop | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 1:58.12 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Eunice Jepkoech Sum | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN) | 1:58.18 | |
| 4 | Rababe Arafi | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) | 1:58.90 | |
| 5 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 1:58.99 | |
| 6 | Nataliia Lupu | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) | 1:58.99 | |
| 7 | Joanna Jóźwik | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 1:59.09 | |
| 8 | Rénelle Lamote | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 1:59.70 |
References
- ↑ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ Defending champions Kemboi, Sum, Kiprop and Kiplagat lead Kenya's team for Beijing. IAAF (2015-08-01). Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
- ↑ Start list
- ↑ "REPORT: WOMEN'S 800M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "Records & Lists – 800 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
- ↑ Heats results
- ↑ Semifinals results
- ↑ Final results
