2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July.

Medalists

GoldYelena Kofanova
SilverNataliya Lupu
BronzeAgnieszka Leszczyńska

Results

Final

18 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
align=left align=left 1:58.94 CR
align=left align=left 2:01.08
align=left align=left 2:01.53
4 align=left align=left 2:01.87
5 align=left align=left 2:02.09
6 align=left align=left 2:02.26
7 align=left align=left 2:03.56
8 align=left align=left 2:04.36

Heats

16 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:03.05 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:03.16 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:03.33 q
4 align=left align=left 2:03.46
5 align=left align=left 2:05.75
6 align=left align=left 2:07.07
7 align=left align=left 2:12.22

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:00.33 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:01.91 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:05.31
4 align=left align=left 2:05.67
5 align=left align=left 2:05.73
6 align=left align=left 2:07.12
align=left align=left DNF

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:02.43 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:02.74 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:03.29 q
4 align=left align=left 2:06.73
5 align=left align=left 2:06.82
6 align=left align=left 2:07.05
7 align=left align=left 2:08.05

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.