2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 19 (heats)
March 20 (final)
Competitors17 from 14 nations
Winning time2:00.01
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2014
2018  
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The women's 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19 and 20, 2016. [1] [2]

Contents

Before the qualifying round here, Francine Niyonsaba had never run indoors. In the final, Ajee' Wilson took the lead at the break, with Margaret Nyairera Wambui following. Inexperienced at indoor strategy, Niyonsaba was in a frustrating position, blocked by the larger athletes ahead of her, boxed in, exchanging elbows with Habitam Alemu and Laura Roesler at her heels. On the second lap, Wambui got around Wilson to take the lead. Niyonsaba had had enough of this frustration, dropping behind Alemu then bouncing out to lane 2 running around the field into the lead, her third 200 so fast she opened up a 3-metre gap. From there, Niyonsaba simply held the gap all the way to the finish, with Wambui trying her hardest to make up the gap. Coming off the final turn, Wilson threw her best move against Wambui to outsprint her for silver.

Results

Heats

Qualification: The winner of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final. [3]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Ajee' Wilson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:00.61Q
21 Margaret Nyairera Wambui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:00.68q, SB
31 Aníta Hinriksdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:01.96q
41 Habitam Alemu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:02.34q
52 Francine Niyonsaba Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2:02.37Q, NR
61 Anastasiia Tkachuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:02.60
72 Lynsey Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.75
82 Lovisa Lindh Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:03.44
92 Hedda Hynne Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:03.96
102 Malika Akkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:04.00
113 Laura Roesler Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:04.38Q
123 Tigst Assefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04.55
132 Līga Velvere Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:05.20
143 Christina Hering Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:05.39
153 Adelle Tracey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:07.05
163 Rose Mary Almanza Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2:08.07
173 Natoya Goule Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:08.23

Final

The final was started on March 20 at 13:30. [4]

Finish of the final Women's 800 metres Portland 2016.jpg
Finish of the final
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Francine Niyonsaba Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2:00.01WL
Silver medal icon.svg Ajee' Wilson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:00.27
Bronze medal icon.svg Margaret Nyairera Wambui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:00.44PB
4 Laura Roesler Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:00.80
5 Aníta Hinriksdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:02.58
6 Habitam Alemu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04.61

References

  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. Start list
  3. Heats results
  4. Final results