| Girls' 800 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | |||||||||
| Dates | 16, 17 and 19 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:03.54 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The girls' 800 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 16, 17 and 19 July 2015.
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Wang Yuan (CHN)
|
1:57.18 | Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 |
| Championship Record |  Aníta Hinriksdóttir (ISL)
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2:01.13 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 14 July 2013 |
| World Youth Leading |  Hawi Alemu (ETH)
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2:01.27 | Tomblaine, France | 1 July 2015 |
Results
Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinal
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Marta Zenoni |  Italy |
2:05.47 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Gadese Ejara | Ethiopia |
2:06.24 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Carys McAulay |  Great Britain |
2:08.70 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Arina Kleshchukova |  Kyrgyzstan |
2:10.79 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Samantha Watson |  United States |
2:10.89 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Foziya Niguse | Ethiopia |
2:10.94 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Johana Arrieta |  Colombia |
2:11.02 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Ekaterina Alekseeva |  Russia |
2:11.84 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Ginelle DeMone |  Canada |
2:13.21 | |
| 10 | 1 | Mia Mørck |  Denmark |
2:13.44 | |
| 11 | 1 | Mary Kalekye |  Kenya |
2:13.61 | |
| 12 | 1 | Liza Kellerman |  South Africa |
2:14.05 | |
| 13 | 1 | Elise Vanderelst |  Belgium |
2:17.03 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jana Reinert |  Germany |
2:19.45 | |
| 15 | 2 | Honorine Iribagiza |  Rwanda |
2:21.22 | |
| – | 2 | Oliwia Olszok |  Poland |
DQ |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Samantha Watson | United States |
2:03.54 | PB |
 |
Gadese Ejara | Ethiopia |
2:03.67 | PB |
 |
Marta Zenoni | Italy |
2:04.15 | |
| 4 | Carys McAulay | Great Britain |
2:05.31 | PB |
| 5 | Foziya Niguse | Ethiopia |
2:05.32 | PB |
| 6 | Ekaterina Alekseeva | Russia |
2:06.32 | |
| 7 | Johana Arrieta | Colombia |
2:08.44 | PB |
| 8 | Arina Kleshchukova | Kyrgyzstan |
2:13.54 |
References
- "Timetable". World Athletics.
- "800 Metres Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 July 2015.
- "800 Metres Girls - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 July 2015.
- "800 Metres Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 July 2015.