2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships - Women's 800 metres 01.jpg
The final underway
VenueNanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park
Location Nanjing, China
Dates21 March (heats)
22 March (semi-finals)
23 March (final)
Winning time1:58.40 WL
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
  2024
2026  

The women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place in the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 21, 22 and 23 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.

Contents

The heats took place on 21 March during the morning session. The semi-finals occurred on 22 March during the evening session. The final took place on 23 March during the evening session.

Background

The women's 800 metres was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Records before the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record [1] Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jolanda Čeplak  (SLO)1:55.82 Vienna, Austria3 March 2002
Championship record [2] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ludmila Formanová  (CZE)1:56.90 Maebashi, Japan7 March 1999
World leading [3] Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tsige Duguma  (ETH)1:58.97 Metz, France8 February 2025

Qualification

For the women's 800 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025. [4] Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standards of 2:00.00. [5] Athletes were also able to qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event, or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. [4] There was a target number of 30 athletes. [5]

Results

Heats

The heats took place on 21 March, starting at 11:15 (UTC+8) in the morning. [6] The first 3 of each heat (Q) qualified for the semi-finals. [7]

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Patricia Silva Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 2:04.44 Q
2 Lilian Odira Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:04.46 Q
3 Habitam Alemu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04.48 Q
4 Eloisa Coiro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:04.50
5 Halimah Nakaayi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:04.57 SB
6 Wilma Nielsen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:04.97
[8]

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Tsige Duguma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04.52 Q
2 Audrey Werro Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:04.91 Q
3 Lorea Ibarzabal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:05.10 Q
4 Vivian Chebet Kiprotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:05.11 SB
5 Aurora Rynda Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:07.17
6 Wu Hongjiao  [ de ]Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:08.77
[8]

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Prudence Sekgodiso Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:03.89 Q
2 Nigist Getachew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:03.91 Q, PB
3 Valery Tobias Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:04.42 Q
4 Abbey Caldwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:05.15 PB
5 Alison Andrews-Paul Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:05.76
6 Noélie Yarigo Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2:07.88
[8]

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Nia Akins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:03.29 Q
2 Anna Wielgosz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:03.40 Q
3 Shafiqua Maloney Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2:03.56 Q
4 Sarah Billings Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:03.60 PB
5 Caroline Bredlinger  [ de ]Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:03.78
6 Rachel Pellaud Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:06.24
[8]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 22 March, starting at 12:05 (UTC+8) in the afternoon. [6] The first 3 of each heat (Q) qualified for the final.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Tsige Duguma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:03.85 Q
2 Nigist Getachew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04.01 Q
3 Patricia Silva Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 2:04.20 Q
4 Nia Akins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:04.38
5 Shafiqua Maloney Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2:04.55
6 Lilian Odira Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:16.12
[9]

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Audrey Werro Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:01.11 Q
2 Prudence Sekgodiso Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:01.21 Q
3 Anna Wielgosz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:01.36 Q
4 Lorea Ibarzabal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:02.57
5 Valery Tobias Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:03.39
6 Habitam Alemu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:05.44
[9]

Final

The final took place on 23 March, starting at 20:54 (UTC+8) in the evening. [6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Prudence Sekgodiso Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:58.40 WL
Silver medal icon.svg Nigist Getachew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:59.63 PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Patricia Silva Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 1:59.80 NR
4 Audrey Werro Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:59.81 NR
5 Anna Wielgosz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:00.34 PB
6 Tsige Duguma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04.76
[10]

References

  1. "All time Top lists – Senior – 800 Metres women", World Athletics . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. "Results 800 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics . 3 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 800 Metres Short Track women", World Athletics , 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
  5. 1 2 "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Nanjing 2025 - Timetable". World Athletics . 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. "800 Metres Women - Round 1 Start list" (PDF). World Athletics . 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "800 Metres Women - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics . 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  9. 1 2 "800 Metres Women - Semi-Finals results" (PDF). World Athletics . 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  10. "800 Metres Women - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics . 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.