The women's 800 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 July.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Samantha Watson  United States
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| Silver | Aaliyah Miller United States
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| Bronze | Tigist Ketema  Ethiopia
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Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record |  Pamela Jelimo (KEN)
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1:54.01 | Zürich, Switzerland | 29 August 2008 |
| Championship Record |  Elena Mirela Lavric (ROM)
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2:00.06 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 11 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Habitam Alemu (ETH)
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1:59.14 | Doha, Qatar | 6 May 2016 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals[edit]
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aaliyah Miller | United States |
2:04.36 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Samantha Watson | United States |
2:04.50 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Victoria Tachinski |  Canada |
2:04.55 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Marta Hirpato |  Bahrain |
2:05.09 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Tigist Ketema | Ethiopia |
2:05.13 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Elise Vanderelst |  Belgium |
2:05.32 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Mareen Kalis |  Germany |
2:05.45 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Betty Chepkemoi Sigei | Kenya |
2:05.46 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Arletis Thaureaux |  Cuba |
2:05.47 | PB |
| 10 | 2 | Esther Chebet |  Uganda |
2:05.47 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jazz Shukla | Canada |
2:06.24 | PB |
| 12 | 2 | Alison Andrews-Paul |  New Zealand |
2:06.32 | PB |
| 13 | 3 | Foziya Niguse | Ethiopia |
2:06.84 | |
| 14 | 2 | Sarah Billings |  Australia |
2:06.86 | |
| 15 | 3 | Johana Arrieta |  Colombia |
2:07.18 | |
| 16 | 3 | Carla Sweeney |  Ireland |
2:07.78 | |
| 17 | 3 | Saija Seppä |  Finland |
2:07.91 | PB |
| 18 | 3 | Salomé Afonso |  Portugal |
2:08.09 | |
| 19 | 1 | Alina Ammann | Germany |
2:08.11 | |
| 20 | 1 | Louise Shanahan | Ireland |
2:08.43 | SB |
| 21 | 1 | Nataliya Pyrozhenko |  Ukraine |
2:08.44 | |
| 22 | 2 | Abitha Mary Manuel |  India |
2:09.80 | |
| 23 | 2 | Josephine Kiplangat | Kenya |
2:09.98 | |
| 24 | 1 | Adrianna Czapla |  Poland |
2:11.44 |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Samantha Watson | United States |
2:04.52 | |
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Aaliyah Miller | United States |
2:05.06 | |
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Tigist Ketema | Ethiopia |
2:05.13 | |
| 4 | Elise Vanderelst | Belgium |
2:05.82 | |
| 5 | Marta Hirpato | Bahrain |
2:06.04 | |
| 6 | Victoria Tachinski | Canada |
2:06.11 | |
| 7 | Betty Chepkemoi Sigei | Kenya |
2:06.27 | |
| 8 | Mareen Kalis | Germany |
2:06.32 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Lane infringement
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.