2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates1 August (round 1)
2 August (semi-final)
3 August (final)
Competitors38 from 27 nations
Winning time1:59.13
Medalists
gold medal Roisin Willis   United States
silver medal Audrey Werro    Switzerland
bronze medal Juliette Whittaker   United States
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The women's 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from 1 to 3 August 2022.[1]

42 athletes from 29 countries were originally entered to the competition.[2][3] However; Sanae Hasnaoui from Morocco, Ramot Abike Jimoh from Nigeria and Tharushi Dissanayaka from Sri Lanka did not participated, while the third runner entered by the United States, Michaela Rose, was unable to compete since only two athletes per member nation can compete in each event.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[4]

Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location Date
World U20 Record  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:54.01 Zürich, Switzerland 29 August 2008
Championship Record  Diribe Welteji (ETH) 1:59.74 Tampere, Finland 12 July 2018
World U20 Leading  Juliette Whittaker (USA) 1:59.04 Eugene, United States 25 June 2022

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 1 August, with the 38 athletes involved being split into 5 heats, 3 heats of 8 athletes and 2 of 7.[5] The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 Juliette Whittaker  United States 2:04.92 Q
2 3 Dilek Koçak  Turkey 2:05.37 Q
3 3 Hayley Kitching  Australia 2:05.48 Q
4 3 Invida Mauriņa  Latvia 2:05.65 Q PB
5 2 Ksanet Alem  Ethiopia 2:05.77 Q
6 1 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya 2:06.66 Q
7 1 Veronika Sadek  Slovenia 2:07.10 Q
8 3 Anne Gine Løvnes  Norway 2:07.24 q
9 2 Abigail Ives  Great Britain 2:07.35 Q
10 1 Veera Mattila  Finland 2:07.36 Q
11 2 Evaline Kipkirwok  Kenya 2:07.69 Q
12 1 Celine van Heerikhuize  Netherlands 2:07.78 Q
13 2 Valentina Rosamilia  Switzerland 2:07.94 Q
14 5 Claudia Hollingsworth  Australia 2:08.21 Q
15 1 Lamiae Mamouni  Morocco 2:08.27 q
16 2 Martina Canazza  Italy 2:08.69 q
17 1 Ashakiran Barla  India 2:09.01 q
18 1 Hallee Knelsen  Canada 2:09.09
19 5 Audrey Werro  Switzerland 2:09.49 Q
20 4 Wezam Tesfay  Ethiopia 2:09.67 Q
21 4 Roisin Willis  United States 2:09.68 Q
22 5 Lova Perman  Sweden 2:09.92 Q
23 5 Ronja Koskela  Finland 2:10.05 Q
24 4 Macey Hilton  New Zealand 2:10.29 Q
25 5 Cosina Ermert  Germany 2:10.36
26 4 Petja Klojčnik  Slovenia 2:10.40 Q
27 4 Iris Downes  Great Britain 2:10.56
28 4 Avery Pearson  Canada 2:10.94
29 3 Anita Poma  Peru 2:11.14
30 5 Marli Dimond  South Africa 2:11.60
31 2 Maureen Chebet  Uganda 2:12.25
32 4 Laita Sandilea  India 2:12.38
33 2 Ainuska Kalil Kyzy  Kyrgyzstan 2:12.42 PB
34 3 Izandri Jacobs  South Africa 2:12.83
35 2 Karol Mosquera  Colombia 2:14.19 PB
36 5 Rushana Dwyer  Jamaica 2:14.23
37 1 Scholastica Herman  Papua New Guinea 2:15.89 PB
38 5 Yaxury Guido  Nicaragua 2:21.14

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 2 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each.[8] The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.[9] The overall results were as follows:[10]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 1 Audrey Werro  Switzerland 2:01.25 Q
2 1 Veronika Sadek  Slovenia 2:01.65 Q
3 2 Abigail Ives  Great Britain 2:01.92 Q
4 2 Juliette Whittaker  United States 2:01.92 Q
5 2 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya 2:02.03 q
6 1 Hayley Kitching  Australia 2:02.12 PB q
7 3 Roisin Willis  United States 2:02.49 Q
8 3 Ksanet Alem  Ethiopia 2:03.44 Q
9 2 Dilek Koçak  Turkey 2:04.06 PB
10 3 Valentina Rosamilia  Switzerland 2:04.64
11 2 Lova Perman  Sweden 2:04.92
12 3 Petja Klojčnik  Slovenia 2:06.42
13 1 Lamiae Mamouni  Morocco 2:06.62
14 2 Anne Gine Løvnes  Norway 2:06.78
15 3 Ashakiran Barla  India 2:06.86
16 3 Ronja Koskela  Finland 2:07.21
17 3 Evaline Kipkirwok  Kenya 2:07.40
18 1 Wezam Tesfay  Ethiopia 2:07.62
19 2 Invida Mauriņa  Latvia 2:09.12
20 1 Martina Canazza  Italy 2:11.01
21 1 Celine van Heerikhuize  Netherlands 2:11.89
22 2 Macey Hilton  New Zealand 2:12.29
1 Veera Mattila  Finland DNF
3 Claudia Hollingsworth  Australia DQ

Final

The final (originally scheduled at 18:10) was started at 20:11 on 3 August.[11] The results were as follows:[12]

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roisin Willis  United States 1:59.13 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Audrey Werro  Switzerland 1:59.53 NU20R
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Juliette Whittaker  United States 2:00.18
4 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya 2:01.42 PB
5 Veronika Sadek  Slovenia 2:02.78
6 Abigail Ives  Great Britain 2:02.89
7 Hayley Kitching  Australia 2:03.44
8 Ksanet Alem  Ethiopia 2:03.62

References

  1. ^ "2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022)" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022)" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "800 Metres Women − Outdoor Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "START LIST 800 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "800 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ "SUMMARY 800 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "START LIST 800 Metres Women - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ "RESULTS 800 Metres Women - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ^ "800 Metres Women - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ "START LIST 800 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ^ "RESULTS 800 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.