2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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 Janeth Jepkosgei
 Kenya (KEN)
silver medal Hasna Benhassi
 Morocco (MAR)
bronze medal Mayte Martínez
 Spain (ESP)
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Events at the
2007 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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

Medalists[edit]

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

Schedule[edit]

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

Results[edit]

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

Heats[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya 1:56.04 WL, PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hasna Benhassi  Morocco 1:56.99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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[edit]

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