2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 17 and 19 July.[1][2]

2002 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
10,000 m walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
GoldJaneth Jepkosgei
 Kenya
SilverLucia Klocová
 Slovakia
BronzeJuliana de Azevedo
 Brazil

Results

Final

19 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya2:00.80
Lucia Klocová Slovakia2:01.73
Juliana de Azevedo Brazil2:03.81
4Jemma Simpson United Kingdom2:04.11
5Kitty Cziráki Hungary2:04.44
6Kathrin Trauth Germany2:05.49
7Natasha Pantelyeva Russia2:08.36
8Berhane Herpassa Ethiopia2:11.08

Heats

17 July

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Lucia Klocová Slovakia2:06.20Q
2Juliana de Azevedo Brazil2:06.23Q
3Yusneysy Santiuste Cuba2:06.60
4Simona Barcau Romania2:06.97
5Sajida Ramzan Pakistan2:16.61
6Sharon Soussi Gibraltar2:22.14

Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya2:04.51Q
2Natasha Pantelyeva Russia2:05.18Q
3Jemma Simpson United Kingdom2:05.60q
4Kitty Cziráki Hungary2:06.51q
5Naoual Baiby Morocco2:07.90
Stacey Ann Livingston JamaicaDNF

Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Berhane Herpassa Ethiopia2:06.76Q
2Kathrin Trauth Germany2:07.11Q
3Najla Jaber Netherlands2:08.17
4Amal Zaytouni Morocco2:09.40
5Peudo Japhet Tanzania2:09.77
6Martine Nobili Luxembourg2:10.19
7Carlene Robinson Jamaica2:10.82

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

References
  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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