2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

Event:	Women's 800 metres
Competition:	2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Kasarani Stadium
Dates:	19 August (heats) 20 August (semifinals) 21 August (final)
Competitors:	29
Nations:	23
Win Value:	2:02.96
Gold:	Ayal Dagnachew
Goldnoc:	ETH
Silver:	Valentina Rosamilia
Silvernoc:	SUI
Bronze:	Elli Eftychia Deligianni
Bronzenoc:	GRE
Prev:	2018
Next:	2022

The women's 800 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium from 19 to 21 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		1:54.01	Zürich, Switzerland	29 August 2008
Championship Record		1:59.74	Tampere, Finland	12 July 2018
World U20 Leading		1:55.21	Tokyo, Japan	3 August 2021

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3			2:02.94	,
2	1			2:05.38
3	3			2:07.39	,
4	1			2:07.61
5	4			2:07.99
6	2			2:08.21
7	2			2:08.34
8	1			2:08.62
9	3			2:08.89
10	3			2:09.11
11	2			2:09.39
12	2			2:09.44
13	2			2:09.86
14	4			2:10.27
15	3			2:10.34
16	4			2:10.66
17	1			2:10.70
18	2			2:11.65
19	1			2:12.04
20	4			2:12.16
21	4			2:13.28
22	1			2:20.37
23	4			2:31.55
24	2			2:38.33
25	3			2:43.76
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			2:04.26
2	1			2:06.28
3	1			2:06.41
4	1			2:07.13
5	2			2:07.22
6	2			2:07.23
7	2			2:07.41
8	1			2:07.46
9	2			2:07.53
10	1			2:08.05
11	2			2:08.46
12	1			2:08.83
13	2			2:09.14
14	1			2:09.97
15	2			2:10.08
16	2			2:17.82

Final

The final was held on 21 August at 16:46.^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	6			2:02.96
	4			2:04.29
	8			2:04.66
4	2			2:04.96
5	3			2:06.04
6	5			2:06.42(.414)
7	1			2:06.42(.415)
8	7			2:09.55

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable. 19 August 2021. worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: 800 Metres Women − Round 1 − Summary. World Athletics. 19 August 2021. 19 August 2021.
3. Web site: 800 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary. World Athletics. 20 August 2021. 20 August 2021.
4. Web site: 800 Metres Women − Final − Results. World Athletics. 21 August 2021. 21 August 2021.