2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Arena Birmingham
Dates3–4 March
Competitors15 from 12 nations
Winning time1:58.31 WL
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 the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
  2016
2022  
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The women's 800 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 3 and 4 March 2018. [1] [2]

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Summary

In the heats, Olympic and returning bronze medalist Margaret Wambui was the victim of another disqualification.

In the final, Ajeé Wilson sprinted the first turn to take the lead at the break. But then she relaxed into a more reasonable pace. Habitam Alemu took up the second position for a lap before, defending champion Francine Niyonsaba came forward at a faster pace. Wilson again sprinted to maintain position. After a 59.02 first 400m, Alemu accelerate on the backstretch, to try to pass Niyonsaba, who sprinted a few steps to rebuff that effort. At the bell, Niyonsaba attacked again, but Wilson sprinted the penultimate turn to keep Niyonsaba on the outside, the two pulling away from the rest of the field. Well behind the battle for the lead, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke had been running in fifth place, began to move forward. On the final backstretch, Niyonsaba ran past Wilson, and pulled away on the homestretch, celebrating a 5-metre win to retain her championship. Wilson repeated her silver medal from 2016. Oskan-Clarke took Alemu coming off the final turn to take bronze.

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 3 March at 11:50. [3]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
132 Francine Niyonsaba Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2:00.99 Q, SB
225 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:01.76 Q
324 Selina Büchel Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2:01.84 q
413 Ajeé Wilson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:01.90 Q
526 Raevyn Rogers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:02.17 q
616 Habitam Alemu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:02.18 q
715 Angelika Cichocka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:02.25
836 Natoya Goule Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:02.49
933 Mhairi Hendry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.65
1014 Līga Velvere Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:02.98
1134 Olha Lyakhova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:03.81
1223 Jenna Westaway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:03.91
1312 Esther Guerrero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:04.06
1422 Winny Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:18.31 SB
35 Margaret Wambui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DQ

163.3(a) [4]

Final

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The final underway

The final was started on March 4 at 15:58. [5]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2 Francine Niyonsaba Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1:58.31 WL
Silver medal icon.svg3 Ajeé Wilson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:58.99 PB
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:59.81 PB
45 Habitam Alemu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:01.10
56 Raevyn Rogers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:01.44
61 Selina Büchel Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2:03.01

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References

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