2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 10, 11 and 12 July.^[1]

Women's 800 metres at the 2018 World U20 Championships
Venue	Ratina Stadium
Dates	10, 11 and 12 July
Competitors	39 from 27 nations
Winning time	1:59.74
Medalists
Diribe Welteji    Ethiopia   Carley Thomas    Australia   Delia Sclabas     Switzerland
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Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record	Pamela Jelimo (KEN)	1:54.01	Zürich, Switzerland	29 August 2008
Championship Record	Elena Mirela Lavric (ROM)	2:00.06	Bydgoszcz, Poland	11 July 2008
World Junior Leading	Keely Small (AUS)	2:00.81	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	12 April 2018

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3	Ayaka Kawata	Japan	2:05.08	Q
2	1	Ayano Shiomi	Japan	2:05.13	Q
3	5	Diribe Welteji	Ethiopia	2:05.18	Q
4	1	Jackline Wambui	Kenya	2:05.27	Q
5	3	Lydia Jeruto Lagat	Kenya	2:05.63	Q
6	3	Maeliss Trapeau	France	2:05.72	Q
7	1	Samantha Watson	United States	2:06.34	Q
8	3	Camille Muls	Belgium	2:06.41	Q
9	1	Jemima Russell	Australia	2:06.84	Q
10	5	Katy-Ann McDonald	Great Britain	2:07.24	Q
11	5	Eloisa Coiro	Italy	2:07.31	Q
12	5	Delia Sclabas	Switzerland	2:07.43	Q
13	5	Shaquena Foote	Jamaica	2:07.75	q
14	5	Marharyta Kachanava	Belarus	2:07.87	q
15	2	Freweyni Hailu	Ethiopia	2:08.26	Q
16	2	Carley Thomas	Australia	2:08.57	Q
17	2	Gabriela Gajanová	Slovakia	2:08.89	Q
18	3	Federica Cortesi	Italy	2:09.27	q
19	5	Jo Keane	Ireland	2:09.59	q
20	1	Jinlian Tan	China	2:09.81
21	1	Mia Helene Mørck	Denmark	2:09.82
22	2	Chrissani May	Jamaica	2:09.88	Q
23	3	Liza Kellerman	South Africa	2:10.05
24	1	Klara Lukan	Slovenia	2:10.08
25	2	Raquel Meaños	Spain	2:10.13
26	2	Freja Wærness	Denmark	2:10.50
27	4	Caitlyn Collier	United States	2:11.30	Q
28	4	Isabelle Boffey	Great Britain	2:11.43	Q
29	4	Milena Korbut	Poland	2:11.52	Q
30	3	Carolina Hernandez-Pita	Switzerland	2:11.52
31	4	Majtie Kolberg	Germany	2:11.61	Q
32	4	Sanne Njaastad	Norway	2:11.82
33	4	María Lasa	Spain	2:12.04
34	2	Aurora Rynda	Canada	2:12.31
35	1	Veera Perälä	Finland	2:12.38
36	3	Haley Walker	Canada	2:12.76
37	4	Shyamali Kumarasingha	Sri Lanka	2:12.91
38	2	Albina Deliu	Kosovo	2:19.84
	5	Linda Philip Mamun	Athlete Refugee Team	DQ

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2	Diribe Welteji	Ethiopia	2:01.89	Q
2	1	Freweyni Hailu	Ethiopia	2:01.96	Q
3	1	Delia Sclabas	Switzerland	2:02.12	Q, NJR
4	3	Carley Thomas	Australia	2:03.19	Q, PB
5	2	Katy-Ann McDonald	Great Britain	2:03.20	Q, PB
6	3	Gabriela Gajanová	Slovakia	2:03.36	Q, PB
7	3	Ayaka Kawata	Japan	2:03.37	q
8	1	Jackline Wambui	Kenya	2:03.44	q, SB
9	2	Ayano Shiomi	Japan	2:03.72
10	3	Caitlyn Collier	United States	2:03.95
11	1	Samantha Watson	United States	2:03.95
12	2	Lydia Jeruto Lagat	Kenya	2:04.59
13	2	Jemima Russell	Australia	2:04.81	PB
14	3	Maeliss Trapeau	France	2:05.35
15	3	Marharyta Kachanava	Belarus	2:06.53
16	3	Milena Korbut	Poland	2:06.60
17	2	Eloisa Coiro	Italy	2:06.85	SB
18	1	Jo Keane	Ireland	2:06.91	PB
19	1	Shaquena Foote	Jamaica	2:08.02
20	2	Camille Muls	Belgium	2:08.16
21	1	Federica Cortesi	Italy	2:09.85
22	2	Majtie Kolberg	Germany	2:10.66
23	3	Chrissani May	Jamaica	2:10.70
24	1	Isabelle Boffey	Great Britain	2:11.49

Final

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Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	3	Diribe Welteji	Ethiopia	1:59.74	CR
	8	Carley Thomas	Australia	2:01.13	PB
	6	Delia Sclabas	Switzerland	2:01.29	NJR
4	1	Gabriela Gajanová	Slovakia	2:01.90	PB
5	4	Freweyni Hailu	Ethiopia	2:02.80
6	5	Ayaka Kawata	Japan	2:03.57
7	7	Katy-Ann McDonald	Great Britain	2:04.08
8	2	Jackline Wambui	Kenya	2:04.61