2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 11 July.

Medalists

Gold	Elena Mirela Lavric
Silver	Merve Aydın
Bronze	Machteld Mulder

Results

Final

11 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		2:00.06
	align=left		align=left		2:00.92
	align=left		align=left		2:02.05
4	align=left		align=left		2:02.15
5	align=left		align=left		2:04.13
6	align=left		align=left		2:05.07
7	align=left		align=left		2:06.84
8	align=left		align=left		2:10.71

Semifinals

9 July

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:06.94	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:07.91	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:08.70
4	align=left		align=left		2:08.73
5	align=left		align=left		2:08.83
6	align=left		align=left		2:09.00
7	align=left		align=left		2:10.07
8	align=left		align=left		2:10.90

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:05.10	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:05.66	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:06.51
4	align=left		align=left		2:06.72
5	align=left		align=left		2:06.91
6	align=left		align=left		2:07.43
7	align=left		align=left		2:11.46
8	align=left		align=left		2:15.26

Semifinal 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:04.07	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:04.42	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:05.06	q
4	align=left		align=left		2:05.43	q
5	align=left		align=left		2:05.65
6	align=left		align=left		2:06.66
7	align=left		align=left		2:10.28
8	align=left		align=left		2:10.69

Heats

8 July

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:09.68	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:09.92	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:10.06	Q
4	align=left		align=left		2:10.39	Q
5	align=left		align=left		2:10.79
6	align=left		align=left		2:10.80
7	align=left		align=left		2:11.26
8	align=left		align=left		2:15.27
9	align=left		align=left		2:21.07

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:08.16	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:08.26	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:08.26	Q
4	align=left		align=left		2:08.27	Q
5	align=left		align=left		2:08.33	q
6	align=left		align=left		2:09.20	q
7	align=left		align=left		2:09.48
8	align=left		align=left		2:09.85
9	align=left		align=left		2:10.32

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:08.16	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:09.10	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:09.34	Q
4	align=left		align=left		2:09.51	Q
5	align=left		align=left		2:09.55
6	align=left		align=left		2:10.15
7	align=left		align=left		2:11.23
8	align=left		align=left		2:11.92
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:06.89	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:07.77	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:07.77	Q
4	align=left		align=left		2:08.15	Q
5	align=left		align=left		2:08.83	q
6	align=left		align=left		2:09.70
7	align=left		align=left		2:11.98
8	align=left		align=left		2:12.67
9	align=left		align=left		2:13.22

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		2:08.20	Q
2	align=left		align=left		2:08.49	Q
3	align=left		align=left		2:08.60	Q
4	align=left		align=left		2:08.80	Q
5	align=left		align=left		2:09.23	q
6	align=left		align=left		2:09.55
7	align=left		align=left		2:12.06
8	align=left		align=left		2:12.44
9	align=left		align=left		2:15.02

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event.