2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 July.

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record	1:54.01	Zürich, Switzerland	29 August 2008
Championship Record	2:00.06	Bydgoszcz, Poland	11 July 2008
World Junior Leading	1:59.14	Doha, Qatar	6 May 2016

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Time	Note
1	2	2:05.51	Q
2	2	2:05.69	Q
3	2	2:06.13	Q
4	1	2:06.21	Q
5	1	2:06.25	Q
6	2	2:06.59	Q, PB
7	2	2:06.91	q, PB
8	4	2:07.30	Q
9	4	2:07.70	Q
10	4	2:07.95	Q
11	3	2:08.13	Q
12	1	2:08.16	Q
13	1	2:08.21	Q
14	2	2:08.31	q
15	1	2:08.41	q
16	3	2:08.44	Q
17	3	2:08.48	Q
18	3	2:08.63	Q
19	1	2:08.94	q
20	3	2:09.28
21	4	2:09.43	Q
22	4	2:09.51
23	3	2:09.53
24	2	2:09.64
25	3	2:09.67
26	5	2:10.96	Q
27	5	2:11.00	Q
28	5	2:11.18	Q
29	1	2:11.42
30	5	2:11.72	Q
31	5	2:11.98
32	4	2:12.30
33	5	2:13.05
34	5	2:13.45
	4		R163.3(a)^[2]
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Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Time	Note
1	1	2:04.36	Q
2	3	2:04.50	Q
3	3	2:04.55	Q
4	2	2:05.09	Q
5	1	2:05.13	Q
6	1	2:05.32	q
7	2	2:05.45	Q
8	3	2:05.46	q
9	2	2:05.47	PB
10	2	2:05.47
11	1	2:06.24	PB
12	2	2:06.32	PB
13	3	2:06.84
14	2	2:06.86
15	3	2:07.18
16	3	2:07.78
17	3	2:07.91	PB
18	3	2:08.09
19	1	2:08.11
20	1	2:08.43	SB
21	1	2:08.44
22	2	2:09.80
23	2	2:09.98
24	1	2:11.44