1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Selina Chirchir
  Kenya
Silver Gabriela Sedláková
  Czechoslovakia
Bronze Adriana Dumitru
  Romania

Results

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Final

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18 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Selina Chirchir   Kenya 2:01.40
  Gabriela Sedláková   Czechoslovakia 2:01.49
  Adriana Dumitru   Romania 2:01.93
4 Lynne Robinson   United Kingdom 2:02.18
5 Katja Prochnow   East Germany 2:03.81
6 Ellen Kiessling   East Germany 2:05.10
7 Snežana Pajkić   Yugoslavia 2:07.75
8 Eva-Christina Coqui   West Germany 2:08.41

Semifinals

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17 July

Semifinal 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gabriela Sedláková   Czechoslovakia 2:05.18 Q
2 Ellen Kiessling   East Germany 2:05.30 Q
3 Lynne Robinson   United Kingdom 2:05.35 Q
4 Denisa Zavelca   Romania 2:05.44
5 Dorota Buczkowska   Poland 2:05.82
6 Hassiba Boulmerka   Algeria 2:07.51
7 Andrea Stuart   New Zealand 2:07.77
8 Masako Matsumoto   Japan 2:08.88

Semifinal 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Selina Chirchir   Kenya 2:04.00 Q
2 Adriana Dumitru   Romania 2:04.54 Q
3 Katja Prochnow   East Germany 2:04.79 Q
4 Snežana Pajkić   Yugoslavia 2:04.99 q
5 Eva-Christina Coqui   West Germany 2:05.33 q
6 Monica Magnusson   Sweden 2:05.53
7 Beata Hoffman   Poland 2:05.86
8 Yvonne van der Kolk   Netherlands 2:07.08

Heats

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16 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Selina Chirchir   Kenya 2:07.1 Q
2 Louise Stuart   United Kingdom 2:10.2 Q
3 Maura Savon   Cuba 2:10.5
4 Petra Arnett   Canada 2:10.5
5 Sasithorn Chantanuhong   Thailand 2:12.4
6 Beena Peter   India 2:12.5

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gabriela Sedláková   Czechoslovakia 2:06.41 Q
2 Monica Magnusson   Sweden 2:06.84 Q
3 Michelle O'Rourke   Australia 2:07.18
4 Luisa do Nascimento   Brazil 2:07.93
5 Patrizia Morreale   Italy 2:13.02
6 Lorie Ann Adams   Guyana 2:20.38
7 Lieketseng Mpopelle   Lesotho 2:36.01

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Katja Prochnow   East Germany 2:05.64 Q
2 Dorota Buczkowska   Poland 2:05.92 Q
3 Yvonne van der Kolk   Netherlands 2:06.82 q
4 Hassiba Boulmerka   Algeria 2:06.86 q
5 Masako Matsumoto   Japan 2:07.14 q
6 Donya Mohamed   Iraq 2:19.96
7 Alma Leticia Jiménez   Guatemala 2:23.61

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Denisa Zavelca   Romania 2:06.97 Q
2 Lynne Robinson   United Kingdom 2:07.15 Q
3 Sophie Scamps   Australia 2:07.31
4 Anastasía Giannákou   Greece 2:10.90
5 Mireille Sankaatsing   Suriname 2:13.52
6 Shola Lynch   United States 2:14.52
7 Leila Dahmane   Tunisia 2:18.66

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ellen Kiessling   East Germany 2:05.18 Q
2 Snežana Pajkić   Yugoslavia 2:05.60 Q
3 Beata Hoffman   Poland 2:07.01 q
4 Valerie Bertrand   United States 2:11.00
5 Andrea Thomas   Jamaica 2:13.69
6 Niusha Mansilla   Bolivia 2:21.10
7 Puseletso Monkoe   Lesotho 2:25.74

Heat 6

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Adriana Dumitru   Romania 2:07.06 Q
2 Eva-Christina Coqui   West Germany 2:07.38 Q
3 Jayne Heathcote   United Kingdom 2:07.43
4 Jennifer Mawby   Canada 2:09.68
5 Maribel Silvestre   Dominican Republic 2:17.09
6 Bertine Tré Gogo   Côte d'Ivoire 2:19.58

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 41 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015