2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 11 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Elena Mirela Lavric Romania
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| Silver | Merve Aydın Turkey
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| Bronze | Machteld Mulder Netherlands
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania |
2:00.06 | |
 |
Merve Aydın | Turkey |
2:00.92 | |
 |
Machteld Mulder | Netherlands |
2:02.05 | |
| 4 | Alison Leonard |  United Kingdom |
2:02.15 | |
| 5 | Winny Chebet |  Kenya |
2:04.13 | |
| 6 | Sofia Öberg |  Sweden |
2:05.07 | |
| 7 | Trychelle Kingdom |  Australia |
2:06.84 | |
| 8 | Amina Bakhit |  Sudan |
2:10.71 |
Semifinals[edit]
9 July
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merve Aydın | Turkey |
2:06.94 | Q |
| 2 | Machteld Mulder | Netherlands |
2:07.91 | Q |
| 3 | Stefanie Barmet |  Switzerland |
2:08.70 | |
| 4 | Angie Smit |  New Zealand |
2:08.73 | |
| 5 | Grace Mbuthye Kimanzi | Kenya |
2:08.83 | |
| 6 | Lynsey Sharp | United Kingdom |
2:09.00 | |
| 7 | Yekaterina Zavyalova |  Russia |
2:10.07 | |
| 8 | Natalija Piliušina |  Lithuania |
2:10.90 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania |
2:05.10 | Q |
| 2 | Trychelle Kingdom | Australia |
2:05.66 | Q |
| 3 | Tintu Luka |  India |
2:06.51 | |
| 4 | Jessica Parry |  Canada |
2:06.72 | |
| 5 | Juana Méndez |  Cuba |
2:06.91 | |
| 6 | Jessica Zeidler |  Germany |
2:07.43 | |
| 7 | Khadija Afrayat |  Morocco |
2:11.46 | |
| 8 | Djeneba Camara |  France |
2:15.26 |
Semifinal 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Leonard | United Kingdom |
2:04.07 | Q |
| 2 | Winny Chebet | Kenya |
2:04.42 | Q |
| 3 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan |
2:05.06 | q |
| 4 | Sofia Öberg | Sweden |
2:05.43 | q |
| 5 | Volha Rulevich |  Belarus |
2:05.65 | |
| 6 | Anne Kesselring | Germany |
2:06.66 | |
| 7 | Bindu Simon Rajam | India |
2:10.28 | |
| 8 | Katarina Zarudnaya | Russia |
2:10.69 |
Heats[edit]
8 July
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania |
2:09.68 | Q |
| 2 | Winny Chebet | Kenya |
2:09.92 | Q |
| 3 | Stefanie Barmet | Switzerland |
2:10.06 | Q |
| 4 | Natalija Piliušina | Lithuania |
2:10.39 | Q |
| 5 | Eléni Theodorakopou |  Greece |
2:10.79 | |
| 6 | Olga Bibik |  Ukraine |
2:10.80 | |
| 7 | Jessica Smith | Canada |
2:11.26 | |
| 8 | Meliha Erdogan | Turkey |
2:15.27 | |
| 9 | Kim Baglietto |  Gibraltar |
2:21.07 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan |
2:08.16 | Q |
| 2 | Djeneba Camara | France |
2:08.26 | Q |
| 3 | Alison Leonard | United Kingdom |
2:08.26 | Q |
| 4 | Katarina Zarudnaya | Russia |
2:08.27 | Q |
| 5 | Anne Kesselring | Germany |
2:08.33 | q |
| 6 | Tintu Luka | India |
2:09.20 | q |
| 7 | Sianne Toemoe | Australia |
2:09.48 | |
| 8 | Ciara Everard |  Ireland |
2:09.85 | |
| 9 | Camilla Dencer |  United States |
2:10.32 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Öberg | Sweden |
2:08.16 | Q |
| 2 | Machteld Mulder | Netherlands |
2:09.10 | Q |
| 3 | Khadija Afrayat | Morocco |
2:09.34 | Q |
| 4 | Bindu Simon Rajam | India |
2:09.51 | Q |
| 5 | Natoya Goule |  Jamaica |
2:09.55 | |
| 6 | Medina Kadir |  Ethiopia |
2:10.15 | |
| 7 | Heidi Pappila |  Finland |
2:11.23 | |
| 8 | Alicja Benedyk |  Poland |
2:11.92 | |
| Rana Masood |  Palestine |
DNF |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merve Aydın | Turkey |
2:06.89 | Q |
| 2 | Trychelle Kingdom | Australia |
2:07.77 | Q |
| 3 | Yekaterina Zavyalova | Russia |
2:07.77 | Q |
| 4 | Angie Smit | New Zealand |
2:08.15 | Q |
| 5 | Jessica Zeidler | Germany |
2:08.83 | q |
| 6 | Ruriko Kubo |  Japan |
2:09.70 | |
| 7 | Caster Semenya |  South Africa |
2:11.98 | |
| 8 | Sarah McCurdy | United States |
2:12.67 | |
| 9 | Ehssan Arbab | Sudan |
2:13.22 |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Parry | Canada |
2:08.20 | Q |
| 2 | Volha Rulevich | Belarus |
2:08.49 | Q |
| 3 | Juana Méndez | Cuba |
2:08.60 | Q |
| 4 | Lynsey Sharp | United Kingdom |
2:08.80 | Q |
| 5 | Grace Mbuthye Kimanzi | Kenya |
2:09.23 | q |
| 6 | Florina Pierdevara | Romania |
2:09.55 | |
| 7 | Sheto Wencha | Ethiopia |
2:12.06 | |
| 8 | Marina Puhach | Ukraine |
2:12.44 | |
| 9 | Magdalena Stankiewicz | Poland |
2:15.02 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Belarus (1)
Canada (2)
Cuba (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Germany (2)
Gibraltar (1)
Greece (1)
India (2)
Ireland (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Lithuania (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Palestine (1)
Poland (2)
Romania (2)
Russia (2)
South Africa (1)
Sudan (2)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015