2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 26 and 28 August.

Women's 800 metres
at the 2007 World Championships
VenueNagai Stadium
Dates25 August (heats)
26 August (semifinals)
28 August (final)
Competitors46 from 36 nations
Winning time1:56.04
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Janeth Jepkosgei
  Kenya
Hasna Benhassi
  Morocco
Mayte Martínez
  Spain

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 25, 2007 19:30 Heats
August 26, 2007 19:35 Semifinals
August 28, 2007 21:20 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified WR World record AR Area record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 6 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Janeth Jepkosgei   Kenya 1:58.95 Q, SB
2 6 Mayte Martínez   Spain 1:59.58 Q, SB
3 6 Lucia Klocová   Slovakia 1:59.72 Q, PB
4 6 Agnes Samaria   Namibia 1:59.76 q, SB
5 5 Sviatlana Usovich   Belarus 1:59.95 Q, SB
6 3 Maria Mutola   Mozambique 2:00.00 Q
7 1 Svetlana Klyuka   Russia 2:00.11 Q
8 3 Jennifer Meadows   United Kingdom 2:00.14 Q, PB
9 3 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 2:00.20 Q
10 4 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 2:00.31 Q
11 5 Kenia Sinclair   Jamaica 2:00.35 Q
12 5 Diane Cummins   Canada 2:00.38 Q
13 6 Élodie Guégan   France 2:00.43 q, PB
14 3 Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk   Poland 2:00.45 q
14 5 Tetyana Petlyuk   Ukraine 2:00.45 q
16 4 Jemma Simpson   United Kingdom 2:00.47 Q
17 1 Marian Burnett   Guyana 2:00.53 Q
18 3 Elisa Cusma Piccione   Italy 2:00.54 q
19 5 Hazel Clark   United States 2:00.61 q
20 4 Liliana Popescu   Romania 2:00.73 Q
21 5 Seltana Aït Hammou   Morocco 2:00.74 SB
22 1 Amina Aït Hammou   Morocco 2:00.85 Q, SB
23 6 Svetlana Cherkasova   Russia 2:00.93
24 1 Mihaela Stancescu-Neacsu   Romania 2:01.08
25 4 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 2:01.21
26 2 Olga Kotlyarova   Russia 2:01.75 Q
27 2 Marilyn Okoro   United Kingdom 2:01.79 Q
28 2 Zulia Calatayud   Cuba 2:01.81 Q
29 2 Alysia Johnson   United States 2:02.11
30 4 Yuliya Krevsun   Ukraine 2:02.45
31 1 Alice Schmidt   United States 2:02.49
32 2 Rosibel García   Colombia 2:02.86
33 1 Josiane Tito   Brazil 2:03.70
34 4 Rikke Rønholt   Denmark 2:03.75 SB
35 2 Qing Liu   China 2:04.35
36 3 Eliane Saholinirina   Madagascar 2:06.57 PB
37 3 Fatimoh Muhammed   Liberia 2:07.28 NR
38 4 Ayako Jinnouchi   Japan 2:07.34
39 2 Lillian Silva   Angola 2:09.17
40 6 Elizet Banda   Zambia 2:09.90
41 1 Natalia Gallego   Andorra 2:13.46
42 1 Emilia Mikue Ondo   Equatorial Guinea 2:15.72 NR
43 6 Mireille Derebona   Central African Republic 2:30.08 SB
44 3 Gharid Ghrouf   Palestine 2:30.35 PB
45 5 Nicole Layson   Guam 2:36.14
- 5 Marcela Britos   Uruguay DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Janeth Jepkosgei   Kenya 1:56.17 Q, WL
2 3 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 1:56.84 Q, SB
3 3 Maria Mutola   Mozambique 1:56.98 q, SB
4 1 Sviatlana Usovich   Belarus 1:58.11 Q, PB
5 3 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 1:58.41 q, PB
6 1 Olga Kotlyarova   Russia 1:58.56 Q
7 1 Lucia Klocová   Slovakia 1:58.62 PB
8 1 Elisa Cusma Piccione   Italy 1:58.63 PB
9 2 Svetlana Klyuka   Russia 1:58.97 Q
10 2 Mayte Martínez   Spain 1:59.32 Q, SB
11 3 Jennifer Meadows   United Kingdom 1:59.39 PB
12 3 Élodie Guégan   France 1:59.46 PB
13 2 Amina Aït Hammou   Morocco 1:59.51 SB
14 2 Marilyn Okoro   United Kingdom 1:59.63 PB
15 1 Liliana Popescu   Romania 2:00.07 SB
16 2 Kenia Sinclair   Jamaica 2:00.25
17 1 Jemma Simpson   United Kingdom 2:00.48
18 1 Diane Cummins   Canada 2:00.51
19 2 Tetyana Petlyuk   Ukraine 2:00.90
20 3 Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk   Poland 2:01.02
20 2 Marian Burnett   Guyana 2:01.02
22 3 Agnes Samaria   Namibia 2:02.25
23 1 Hazel Clark   United States 2:02.92
24 2 Zulia Calatayud   Cuba 2:06.97

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Janeth Jepkosgei   Kenya 1:56.04 WL, PB
  Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 1:56.99
  Mayte Martínez   Spain 1:57.62 PB
4 Olga Kotlyarova   Russia 1:58.22
5 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 1:58.52
6 Sviatlana Usovich   Belarus 1:58.92
7 Svetlana Klyuka   Russia 2:00.90
- Maria Mutola   Mozambique DNF

References

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General