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2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
800m women final nakaayi
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates27 September (heats)
28 September (semi-finals)
30 September (final)
Competitors41 from 28 nations
Winning time1:58.04
Medalists
gold medal    Uganda
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
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Video on YouTube
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The women's 800 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 27 to 30 September 2019.[1]

Summary

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The new IAAF testosterone rule was essentially aimed at this event. The defending champion, silver medalist and 4th place from 2017, the same athletes as the Olympic podium from 2016, were denied entry into this race.

From the gun in the final, Ajeé Wilson ran with purpose to take the lead at the break and control the race. Natoya Goule and Raevyn Rogers fell in line behind her. Around the second turn, Halimah Nakaayi ran around Rogers who slowed to become a blocking force in the pack, dropping back as far as next to last just after the bell. Winnie Nanyondo led the charge to bridge the new gap behind the three leaders. Down the backstretch, Goule started to challenge Wilson. Wilson ran hard to hold her off. Instead Goule was passed by the two Ugandans, Nakaayi on the inside and Nanyondo on the outside. Through the final turn Nakaayi worked her way up to Wilson's shoulder, shadowed by Nayondo. The diminutive Nakaayi executed the classic pass off the turn. Wilson had no answer. Nayondo was not gaining, but from seventh place at the head of the home stretch, Rogers was sprinting down lane 4, passing Nayondo, passing Wilson and getting to within a metre of Nakaayi before the finish.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová  TCH 26 Jul 1983 Munich, West Germany
Championship 1:54.68 Jarmila Kratochvílová  TCH 9 Aug 1983 Helsinki, Finland
World leading 1:54.98 Caster Semenya  RSA 3 May 2019 Doha, Qatar
African 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo  KEN 29 Aug 2008 Zürich, Switzerland
Asian 1:55.54 Liu Dong  CHN 9 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
NACAC 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot  CUB 9 Sep 1989 Barcelona, Spain
South American 1:56.68 Letitia Vriesde  SUR 13 Aug 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
European 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová  TCH 26 Jul 1983 Munich, West Germany
Oceanian 1:58.25 Toni Hodgkinson  NZL 7 Jul 1996 Atlanta, United States

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Ugandan 1:58.04 Halimah Nakaayi  UGA 30 Sep 2019

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[3]

Date Time Round
27 September 17:10 Heats
28 September 19:15 Semi-finals
30 September 22:10 Final

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semi-finals.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Winnie Nanyondo  Uganda (UGA) 2:00.36 Q
2 4 Natoya Goule  Jamaica (JAM) 2:01.01 Q
3 4 Ce'Aira Brown  United States (USA) 2:01.14 Q
4 4 Noélie Yarigo  Benin (BEN) 2:01.19 Q
5 3 Katharina Trost  Germany (GER) 2:01.45 Q
6 4 Olha Lyakhova  Ukraine (UKR) 2:01.47 q
7 3 Halima Hachlaf  Morocco (MAR) 2:01.50 Q
8 3 Lindsey Butterworth  Canada (CAN) 2:01.64 q
9 2 Raevyn Rogers  United States (USA) 2:02.01 Q
10 2 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:02.09 Q
11 1 Ajeé Wilson  United States (USA) 2:02.10 Q
12 2 Morgan Mitchell  Australia (AUS) 2:02.13 Q
13 2 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 2:02.17 q
14 1 Halimah Nakaayi  Uganda (UGA) 2:02.33 Q
15 2 Anna Sabat  Poland (POL) 2:02.43 q
16 1 Hedda Hynne  Norway (NOR) 2:02.49 Q
17 4 Diribe Welteji  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:02.71 q
18 3 Līga Velvere  Latvia (LAT) 2:02.93 q
19 1 Christina Hering  Germany (GER) 2:03.15
20 1 Sara Kuivisto  Finland (FIN) 2:03.15
21 5 Nataliya Pryshchepa  Ukraine (UKR) 2:03.22 Q
22 5 Wang Chunyu  China (CHN) 2:03.25 Q
23 5 Alexandra Bell  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:03.34 Q
24 6 Rénelle Lamote  France (FRA) 2:03.36 Q
25 2 Selina Büchel  Switzerland (SUI) 2:03.38
26 5 Lore Hoffmann  Switzerland (SUI) 2:03.40
27 5 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 2:03.40
28 6 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba (CUB) 2:03.42 Q
29 6 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 2:03.44 Q
30 4 Diana Mezuliáníková  Czech Republic (CZE) 2:03.48
31 6 Lynsey Sharp  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:03.57
32 1 Renée Eykens  Belgium (BEL) 2:03.65
33 5 Lovisa Lindh  Sweden (SWE) 2:03.72
34 4 Déborah Rodríguez  Uruguay (URU) 2:03.80
35 5 Hanna Green  United States (USA) 2:04.37
36 1 Gabriela Gajanová  Slovakia (SVK) 2:04.45
37 6 Carley Thomas  Australia (AUS) 2:04.65
38 6 Eleonora Vandi  Italy (ITA) 2:04.98
39 3 Catriona Bisset  Australia (AUS) 2:05.33
40 2 Rose Lokonyen  Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 2:13.39 PB
6 Tsepang Sello  Lesotho (LES) DQ 163.5

Semi-finals

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The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Halimah Nakaayi  Uganda (UGA) 1:59.35 Q, SB
2 1 Raevyn Rogers  United States (USA) 1:59.57 Q
3 1 Winnie Nanyondo  Uganda (UGA) 1:59.75 Q
4 3 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 2:00.10 Q
5 3 Ce'Aira Brown  United States (USA) 2:00.12 q
6 2 Ajeé Wilson  United States (USA) 2:00.31 Q
7 3 Natoya Goule  Jamaica (JAM) 2:00.33 q
8 1 Olha Lyakhova  Ukraine (UKR) 2:00.72
9 1 Lindsey Butterworth  Canada (CAN) 2:00.74
10 3 Noélie Yarigo  Benin (BEN) 2:00.75
11 2 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 2:00.80 Q
12 2 Hedda Hynne  Norway (NOR) 2:01.03
13 2 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba (CUB) 2:01.18
14 1 Alexandra Bell  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:01.23
15 2 Nataliya Pryshchepa  Ukraine (UKR) 2:01.24
16 1 Halima Hachlaf  Morocco (MAR) 2:01.30
17 1 Katharina Trost  Germany (GER) 2:01.77
18 2 Diribe Welteji  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:02.69
19 2 Wang Chunyu  China (CHN) 2:02.84
20 3 Rénelle Lamote  France (FRA) 2:02.86
21 3 Anna Sabat  Poland (POL) 2:04.00
22 3 Morgan Mitchell  Australia (AUS) 2:04.76
23 1 Līga Velvere  Latvia (LAT) 2:06.99
24 2 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:10.89

Final

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The final was started on 30 September at 22:10.[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 Halimah Nakaayi  Uganda (UGA) 1:58.04 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Raevyn Rogers  United States (USA) 1:58.18 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Ajeé Wilson  United States (USA) 1:58.84
4 7 Winnie Nanyondo  Uganda (UGA) 1:59.18
5 9 Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya (KEN) 1:59.71
6 6 Natoya Goule  Jamaica (JAM) 2:00.11
7 3 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 2:00.48
8 2 Ce'Aira Brown  United States (USA) 2:02.97

References

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  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ^ "800 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "800 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Women's 800 metres − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 26 Sep 2019.
  5. ^ "Semi-finals results" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Final results" (PDF).