2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Venue	National Stadium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Dates	18 September (heats) 19 September (semi-finals) 21 September (final)
Winning time	1:54.62 CR
Medalists
Lilian Odira    Kenya   Georgia Hunter Bell    Great Britain   Keely Hodgkinson    Great Britain
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The women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 18, 19 and 21 September 2025. ^[1]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: ^[2]

Record	Athlete & Nat.	Perf.	Location	Date
World record	Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	26 July 1983
Championship record		1:54.68	Helsinki, Finland	9 August 1983
World Leading	Keely Hodgkinson  (GBR)	1:54.74	Chorzów, Poland	16 August 2025
African Record	Pamela Jelimo  (KEN)	1:54.01	Zurich, Switzerland	29 August 2008
Asian Record	Liu Dong  (CHN)	1:55.54	Beijing, China	9 September 1993
European Record	Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	26 July 1983
North, Central American and Caribbean record	Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)	1:54.44	Barcelona, Spain	9 September 1989
Oceanian record	Claudia Hollingsworth  (AUS)	1:57.67	Chorzów, Poland	16 August 2025
South American Record	Letitia Vriesde  (SUR)	1:56.68	Gothenburg, Sweden	13 August 1995

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:59.00. ^[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
18 September	19:58	Heats
19 September	20:43	Semi-finals
21 September	19:35	Final

Results

Heats

The heats took place on 18 September. The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the three fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Keely Hodgkinson	Great Britain & N.I.	1:59.79	Q
2	Assia Raziki	Morocco	1:59.82	Q
3	Clara Liberman	France	2:00.17	Q
4	Roisin Willis	United States	2:00.24
5	Caroline Bredlinger	Austria	2:00.25
6	Anita Horvat	Slovenia	2:00.66
7	Marta Mitjans	Spain	2:00.67
8	Déborah Rodriguez	Uruguay	2:03.18
9	Perina Lokure Nakang	Athlete Refugee Team	2:10.13	SB
[4]

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Anaïs Bourgoin	France	1:58.43	Q
2	Mary Moraa	Kenya	1:58.44	Q
3	Gabriela Gajanová	Slovakia	2:00.44	Q
4	Veronica Vancardo	Switzerland	2:01.13
5	Rocío Arroyo	Spain	2:01.34
6	Jazz Shukla	Canada	2:01.42
7	Adelle Tracey	Jamaica	2:01.70
8	Nigist Getachew	Ethiopia	2:02.42
[4]

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Tsige Duguma	Ethiopia	2:01.53	Q
2	Maggi Congdon	United States	2:01.74	Q
3	Eloisa Coiro	Italy	2:01.86	Q
4	Kelly-Ann Beckford	Jamaica	2:02.63
5	Nelly Jepkosgei	Bahrain	2:02.79
6	Angelika Sarna	Poland	2:02.81
7	Rin Kubo	Japan	2:02.84
8	Shafiqua Maloney	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2:03.12
[4]

Heat 4

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Audrey Werro	Switzerland	1:58.43	Q
2	Sage Hurta-Klecker	United States	1:58.43	Q
3	Anna Wielgosz	Poland	1:58.63	Q
4	Abbey Caldwell	Australia	1:58.71	q
5	Lorea Ibarzabal	Spain	2:00.60
6	Sarah Moraa	Kenya	2:01.62	qJ
7	Noélie Yarigo	Benin	2:03.43
8	Soukaina Haji	Morocco	2:06.80
[4]

Heat 5

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Lilian Odira	Kenya	1:57.86	Q
2	Daily Cooper Gaspar	Cuba	1:58.16	Q
3	Worknesh Mesele	Ethiopia	1:58.46	Q
4	Halimah Nakaayi	Uganda	1:58.57	q
5	Jemma Reekie	Great Britain & N.I.	1:59.35
6	Wu Hongjiao	China	2:01.38
7	Smilla Kolbe	Germany	2:01.74
8	Eveliina Määttänen	Finland	2:02.55
[4]

Heat 6

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Georgia Hunter Bell	Great Britain & N.I.	1:58.82	Q
2	Gabija Galvydytė	Lithuania	1:58.86	Q
3	Claudia Hollingsworth	Australia	1:59.06	Q
4	Rénelle Lamote	France	1:59.32	q, SB
5	Margarita Koczanowa	Poland	1:59:37	PB
6	Lore Hoffmann	Switzerland	1:59.76
7	Pooja Olla	India	2:01.03	PB
—	Charné du Plessis	South Africa	DNF
[4]

Heat 7

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Natoya Goule-Toppin	Jamaica	1:59.66	Q
2	Oratile Nowe	Botswana	2:00.09	Q
3	Maeliss Trapeau	Canada	2:00.38	Q
4	Majtie Kolberg	Germany	2:00.64
5	Vivian Chebet Kiprotich	Kenya	2:00.68
6	Elena Bellò	Italy	2:02.14
7	Jessica Hull	Australia	2:13.42	qR
—	Prudence Sekgodiso	South Africa	DNF
[4]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 19 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Mary Moraa	Kenya	1:58.40	Q
2	Georgia Hunter Bell	Great Britain & N.I.	1:58.62	Q
3	Eloisa Coiro	Italy	1:59.19
4	Claudia Hollingsworth	Australia	1:59.50
5	Natoya Goule-Toppin	Jamaica	1:59.58
6	Rénelle Lamote	France	1:59.94
7	Maggi Congdon	United States	1:59.95
8	Daily Cooper Gaspar	Cuba	2:03.00
[5]

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Lilian Odira	Kenya	1:56.85	Q
2	Audrey Werro	Switzerland	1:56.99	Q
3	Jessica Hull	Australia	1:57.15	q, AR
4	Sage Hurta-Klecker	United States	1:57.62	q, SB
5	Tsige Duguma	Ethiopia	1:57.70
6	Halimah Nakaayi	Uganda	1:57.79
7	Assia Raziki	Morocco	1:57.87	PB
8	Gabija Galvydytė	Lithuania	1:57.96	PB
9	Clara Liberman	France	2:04.12
[5]

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Keely Hodgkinson	Great Britain & N.I.	1:57.53	Q
2	Sarah Moraa	Kenya	1:57.53	Q, PB
3	Anaïs Bourgoin	France	1:58.00
4	Oratile Nowe	Botswana	1:58.43
5	Abbey Caldwell	Australia	1:58.44
6	Maeliss Trapeau	Canada	1:58.90	PB
7	Gabriela Gajanová	Slovakia	1:59.16
8	Anna Wielgosz	Poland	1:59.72
9	Worknesh Mesele	Ethiopia	2:00.91
[5]

Final

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Lilian Odira	Kenya	1:54.62	CR
	Georgia Hunter Bell	Great Britain & N.I.	1:54.90	PB
	Keely Hodgkinson	Great Britain & N.I.	1:54.91
4	Sarah Moraa	Kenya	1:55.74	PB
5	Sage Hurta-Klecker	United States	1:55.89	PB
6	Audrey Werro	Switzerland	1:56.17
7	Mary Moraa	Kenya	1:57.10	SB
8	Jessica Hull	Australia	1:57.30
[6]

References

1. "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Women 800 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
2. "800 Metres Women − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
3. "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
4. "Women's 800 metres - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
5. "Women's 800 metres - Semi-Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
6. "Women's 800 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.