| Women's 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Oregon Convention Center | |||||||||
| Dates | March 19 (heats) March 20 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.01 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 60 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | men | women | ||
| 60 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Heptathlon | men | |||
| Exhibition events | ||||
| Masters 800 m | men | women | ||
The women's 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19 and 20, 2016. [1] [2]
The 800 metres, or 800 meters, is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of the track and has been an Olympic event since the first games in 1896. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200-metre track, therefore requiring four laps.
The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
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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.
Francine Niyonsaba is a Burundian runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is a 2016 silver medalist in the 800 metres. Her silver medal was the first Olympic medal for Burundi since 1996. Niyonsaba finished second in 800 meters 7 race series of 2016 Diamond League. She improved her personal best to 1:56.24 at 2016 Herculis meet.
Habitam Alemu Bayih is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships, the 2016 World Indoor Championships where she was a finalist and at the 2016 Olympics. She placed second in 1:59.14 at 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha. She ran her personal best 1:58.99 in the heats at the 2016 Olympics, but was unable to match it and was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Laura Roesler is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is currently coached by Rose Monday.
