2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 800 metres
| Girls' 800 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | |||||||||
| Dates | 16, 17 and 19 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:03.54 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Wang Yuan (CHN)
|
1:57.18 | Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 |
| Championship Record |  Aníta Hinriksdóttir (ISL)
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2:01.13 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 14 July 2013 |
| World Youth Leading |  Hawi Alemu (ETH)
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2:01.27 | Tomblaine, France | 1 July 2015 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.[2]
Semifinal
[edit]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 | Marta Zenoni |  Italy |
2:05.47 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Gadese Ejara | Ethiopia |
2:06.24 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Carys McAulay |  Great Britain |
2:08.70 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Arina Kleshchukova |  Kyrgyzstan |
2:10.79 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Samantha Watson |  United States |
2:10.89 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Foziya Niguse | Ethiopia |
2:10.94 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Johana Arrieta |  Colombia |
2:11.02 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Ekaterina Alekseeva |  Russia |
2:11.84 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Ginelle DeMone |  Canada |
2:13.21 | |
| 10 | 1 | Mia Mørck |  Denmark |
2:13.44 | |
| 11 | 1 | Mary Kalekye |  Kenya |
2:13.61 | |
| 12 | 1 | Liza Kellerman |  South Africa |
2:14.05 | |
| 13 | 1 | Elise Vanderelst |  Belgium |
2:17.03 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jana Reinert |  Germany |
2:19.45 | |
| 15 | 2 | Honorine Iribagiza |  Rwanda |
2:21.22 | |
| – | 2 | Oliwia Olszok |  Poland |
DQ |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Samantha Watson | United States |
2:03.54 | PB |
 |
Gadese Ejara | Ethiopia |
2:03.67 | PB |
 |
Marta Zenoni | Italy |
2:04.15 | |
| 4 | Carys McAulay | Great Britain |
2:05.31 | PB |
| 5 | Foziya Niguse | Ethiopia |
2:05.32 | PB |
| 6 | Ekaterina Alekseeva | Russia |
2:06.32 | |
| 7 | Johana Arrieta | Colombia |
2:08.44 | PB |
| 8 | Arina Kleshchukova | Kyrgyzstan |
2:13.54 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Timetable". World Athletics.
- ^ "800 Metres Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 July 2015.
- ^ "800 Metres Girls - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 July 2015.
- ^ "800 Metres Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 July 2015.