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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Events at the 2015 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
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]
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]
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [5]
World record | ![]() | 1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 |
Championship record | ![]() | 1:54.68 | Helsinki, Finland | 9 August 1983 |
World leading | ![]() | 1:56.99 | Paris, France | 4 July 2015 |
African record | ![]() | 1:54.01 | Zürich, Switzerland | 29 August 2008 |
Asian record | ![]() | 1:55.54 | Beijing, China | 9 September 1993 |
NACAC record | ![]() | 1:54.44 | Barcelona, Spain | 9 September 1989 |
South American record | ![]() | 1:56.68 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13 August 1995 |
European record | ![]() | 1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 |
Oceanian record | ![]() | 1:58.25 | Atlanta, United States | 27 July 1996 |
Entry standards [6] |
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Date | Time | Round |
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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)
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. [7]
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final. [8]
The final was started at 14:15 [9]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Maryna Arzamasava | ![]() | 1:58.03 | |
![]() | Melissa Bishop | ![]() | 1:58.12 | |
![]() | Eunice Jepkoech Sum | ![]() | 1:58.18 | |
4 | Rababe Arafi | ![]() | 1:58.90 | |
5 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | ![]() | 1:58.99 | |
6 | Nataliia Lupu | ![]() | 1:58.99 | |
7 | Joanna Jóźwik | ![]() | 1:59.09 | |
8 | Rénelle Lamote | ![]() | 1:59.70 |