2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue	Kasarani Stadium
Dates	19 August (heats) 20 August (semifinals) 21 August (final)
Competitors	29 from 23 nations
Winning time	2:02.96
Medalists
Ayal Dagnachew    Ethiopia   Valentina Rosamilia    Switzerland   Elli Eftychia Deligianni    Greece
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The women's 800 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium from 19 to 21 August. ^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record	Pamela Jelimo  (KEN)	1:54.01	Zürich, Switzerland	29 August 2008
Championship Record	Diribe Welteji  (ETH)	1:59.74	Tampere, Finland	12 July 2018
World U20 Leading	Athing Mu  (USA)	1:55.21	Tokyo, Japan	3 August 2021

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals. ^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3	Ayal Dagnachew	Ethiopia	2:02.94	Q, PB
2	1	Elli Eftychia Deligianni	Greece	2:05.38	Q
3	3	Zita Urbán	Hungary	2:07.39	Q, PB
4	1	Svitlana Zhulzhyk	Ukraine	2:07.61	Q
5	4	Avery Pearson	Canada	2:07.99	Q
6	2	Marina Martínez	Spain	2:08.21	Q
7	2	Veronika Sadek	Slovenia	2:08.34	Q
8	1	Mebriht Mekonen	Ethiopia	2:08.62	Q
9	3	Valentina Rosamilia	Switzerland	2:08.89	Q
10	3	Petja Klojčnik	Slovenia	2:09.11	q
11	2	Gabriella Szabó	Hungary	2:09.39	q
12	2	Annelies Nijssen	Belgium	2:09.44	Q
13	2	Lorena Rangel	Mexico	2:09.86	Q
14	4	Pavla Štoudková	Czech Republic	2:10.27	q
15	3	Federica Pansini	Italy	2:10.34	q
16	4	Pooja	India	2:10.66
17	1	Tharushi Dissanayaka	Sri Lanka	2:10.70	Q
18	2	Aviwe Hoboloshe	South Africa	2:11.65
19	1	Dunja Sikima	Serbia	2:12.04
20	4	Brenda Chebet	Kenya	2:12.16
21	4	Sebah Amar	Eritrea	2:13.28
22	1	Shanika Kahawalage	Sri Lanka	2:20.37
23	4	Chamsiya Yahaya	Niger	2:31.55	PB
24	2	Larisa Talpiș	Romania	2:38.33
25	3	Alice Ilam Samuel	ART	2:43.76	PB
	4	Sheila Chepkosgei	Kenya	DQ	TR17.3.1
	3	Daily Cooper	Cuba	DQ	TR17.3.1
	4	Aster Yibabie	Eritrea	DQ	TR17.5
	3	Perina Togo	South Sudan	DQ	TR17.3.1

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final. ^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1	Ayal Dagnachew	Ethiopia	2:04.26	Q
2	1	Svitlana Zhulzhyk	Ukraine	2:06.28	Q
3	1	Elli Eftychia Deligianni	Greece	2:06.41	Q
4	1	Annelies Nijssen	Belgium	2:07.13	q
5	2	Marina Martínez	Spain	2:07.22	Q
6	2	Valentina Rosamilia	Switzerland	2:07.23	Q
7	2	Veronika Sadek	Slovenia	2:07.41	Q
8	1	Avery Pearson	Canada	2:07.46	q
9	2	Mebriht Mekonen	Ethiopia	2:07.53
10	1	Gabriella Szabó	Hungary	2:08.05
11	2	Zita Urbán	Hungary	2:08.46
12	1	Federica Pansini	Italy	2:08.83
13	2	Pavla Štoudková	Czech Republic	2:09.14
14	1	Petja Klojčnik	Slovenia	2:09.97
15	2	Lorena Rangel	Mexico	2:10.08
16	2	Tharushi Dissanayaka	Sri Lanka	2:17.82

Final

The final was held on 21 August at 16:46. ^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	6	Ayal Dagnachew	Ethiopia	2:02.96
	4	Valentina Rosamilia	Switzerland	2:04.29
	8	Elli Eftychia Deligianni	Greece	2:04.66
4	2	Veronika Sadek	Slovenia	2:04.96	PB
5	3	Svitlana Zhulzhyk	Ukraine	2:06.04
6	5	Marina Martínez	Spain	2:06.42(.414)
7	1	Avery Pearson	Canada	2:06.42(.415)	PB
8	7	Annelies Nijssen	Belgium	2:09.55

References

1. "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
2. "800 Metres Women − Round 1 − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
3. "800 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. "800 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.