1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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The women's 800 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 July. [1] [2]

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Medalists

Gold Birthe Bruhns
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver Catalina Gheorghiu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze Dorota Buczkowska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Results

Final

29 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Birthe Bruhns Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:00.67
Silver medal icon.svg Catalina Gheorghiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:01.96
Bronze medal icon.svg Dorota Buczkowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:02.94
4 Olga Burkanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:04.94
5 Carol Holmen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:06.60
6 Snežana Pajkić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2:07.56
7 Luminita Avasiloaie Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:07.61
8 Daniele Steinecke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:08.18

Semifinals

28 July

Semifinal 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Birthe Bruhns Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:06.08Q
2 Catalina Gheorghiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:06.33Q
3 Olga Burkanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:06.74Q
4 Lizzy Immesoete Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:06.84
5 Helena Zímová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:07.21
6 Carla Sacramento Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:07.24
7 Paula Fryer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:09.04
8 Erzsebet Todorán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:09.99

Semifinal 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Snežana Pajkić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2:05.43Q
2 Dorota Buczkowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:05.68Q
3 Daniele Steinecke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:06.15Q
4 Luminita Avasiloaie Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:06.38q
5 Carol Holmen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:06.64q
6 Daniela Di Santo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07.68
7 Mónika Balint Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:08.33
8 Shola Lynch Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:09.80

Heats

27 July

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Snežana Pajkić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2:05.96Q
2 Olga Burkanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:06.21Q
3 Mónika Balint Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:06.45Q
4 Carol Holmen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:06.80q
5 Paula Fryer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:07.20q
6 Ausa Mwendachabe Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 2:14.72
7 Olga Zapeda Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2:34.73

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Daniele Steinecke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:07.18Q
2 Helena Zímová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:07.22Q
3 Luminita Avasiloaie Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:07.42Q
4 Grete Slettom Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:07.69
5 Nathalie Rouillard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:07.88
6 Mireille Sankaatsing Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 2:11.47

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Lizzy Immesoete Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:09.34Q
2 Catalina Gheorghiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:09.60Q
3 Dorota Buczkowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:10.45Q
4 Marlen Estévez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2:11.73
5 Chandel Marion Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:17.57
Lorie Ann Adams Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana DQ
Célia dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil DQ

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Birthe Bruhns Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:06.73Q
2 Erzsebet Todorán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:07.12Q
3 Carla Sacramento Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:07.15Q
4 Daniela Di Santo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07.18q
5 Shola Lynch Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:07.52q
6 Alma Leticia Jiménez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:07.54
Sonia Escalera Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015