2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 11 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Elena Mirela Lavric Romania |
| Silver | Merve Aydın Turkey |
| Bronze | Machteld Mulder Netherlands |
Results
Final
11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania | 2:00.06 | |
 | Merve Aydın | Turkey | 2:00.92 | |
 | Machteld Mulder | Netherlands | 2:02.05 | |
| 4 | Alison Leonard |  United Kingdom | 2:02.15 | |
| 5 | Winny Chebet |  Kenya | 2:04.13 | |
| 6 | Sofia Öberg |  Sweden | 2:05.07 | |
| 7 | Trychelle Kingdom | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2:06.84 | |
| 8 | Amina Bakhit |  Sudan | 2:10.71 |
Semifinals
9 July
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merve Aydın | Turkey | 2:06.94 | Q |
| 2 | Machteld Mulder | Netherlands | 2:07.91 | Q |
| 3 | Stefanie Barmet |  Switzerland | 2:08.70 | |
| 4 | Angie Smit |  New Zealand | 2:08.73 | |
| 5 | Grace Mbuthye Kimanzi | Kenya | 2:08.83 | |
| 6 | Lynsey Sharp | United Kingdom | 2:09.00 | |
| 7 | Yekaterina Zavyalova |  Russia | 2:10.07 | |
| 8 | Natalija Piliušina |  Lithuania | 2:10.90 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania | 2:05.10 | Q |
| 2 | Trychelle Kingdom | Australia | 2:05.66 | Q |
| 3 | Tintu Luka |  India | 2:06.51 | |
| 4 | Jessica Parry | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 2:06.72 | |
| 5 | Juana Méndez |  Cuba | 2:06.91 | |
| 6 | Jessica Zeidler |  Germany | 2:07.43 | |
| 7 | Khadija Afrayat |  Morocco | 2:11.46 | |
| 8 | Djeneba Camara |  France | 2:15.26 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Leonard | United Kingdom | 2:04.07 | Q |
| 2 | Winny Chebet | Kenya | 2:04.42 | Q |
| 3 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan | 2:05.06 | q |
| 4 | Sofia Öberg | Sweden | 2:05.43 | q |
| 5 | Volha Rulevich | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 2:05.65 | |
| 6 | Anne Kesselring | Germany | 2:06.66 | |
| 7 | Bindu Simon Rajam | India | 2:10.28 | |
| 8 | Katarina Zarudnaya | Russia | 2:10.69 |
Heats
8 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania | 2:09.68 | Q |
| 2 | Winny Chebet | Kenya | 2:09.92 | Q |
| 3 | Stefanie Barmet | Switzerland | 2:10.06 | Q |
| 4 | Natalija Piliušina | Lithuania | 2:10.39 | Q |
| 5 | Eléni Theodorakopou |  Greece | 2:10.79 | |
| 6 | Olga Bibik |  Ukraine | 2:10.80 | |
| 7 | Jessica Smith | Canada | 2:11.26 | |
| 8 | Meliha Erdogan | Turkey | 2:15.27 | |
| 9 | Kim Baglietto |  Gibraltar | 2:21.07 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan | 2:08.16 | Q |
| 2 | Djeneba Camara | France | 2:08.26 | Q |
| 3 | Alison Leonard | United Kingdom | 2:08.26 | Q |
| 4 | Katarina Zarudnaya | Russia | 2:08.27 | Q |
| 5 | Anne Kesselring | Germany | 2:08.33 | q |
| 6 | Tintu Luka | India | 2:09.20 | q |
| 7 | Sianne Toemoe | Australia | 2:09.48 | |
| 8 | Ciara Everard |  Ireland | 2:09.85 | |
| 9 | Camilla Dencer |  United States | 2:10.32 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Öberg | Sweden | 2:08.16 | Q |
| 2 | Machteld Mulder | Netherlands | 2:09.10 | Q |
| 3 | Khadija Afrayat | Morocco | 2:09.34 | Q |
| 4 | Bindu Simon Rajam | India | 2:09.51 | Q |
| 5 | Natoya Goule |  Jamaica | 2:09.55 | |
| 6 | Medina Kadir |  Ethiopia | 2:10.15 | |
| 7 | Heidi Pappila |  Finland | 2:11.23 | |
| 8 | Alicja Benedyk |  Poland | 2:11.92 | |
| Rana Masood |  Palestine | DNF |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merve Aydın | Turkey | 2:06.89 | Q |
| 2 | Trychelle Kingdom | Australia | 2:07.77 | Q |
| 3 | Yekaterina Zavyalova | Russia | 2:07.77 | Q |
| 4 | Angie Smit | New Zealand | 2:08.15 | Q |
| 5 | Jessica Zeidler | Germany | 2:08.83 | q |
| 6 | Ruriko Kubo |  Japan | 2:09.70 | |
| 7 | Caster Semenya |  South Africa | 2:11.98 | |
| 8 | Sarah McCurdy | United States | 2:12.67 | |
| 9 | Ehssan Arbab | Sudan | 2:13.22 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Parry | Canada | 2:08.20 | Q |
| 2 | Volha Rulevich | Belarus | 2:08.49 | Q |
| 3 | Juana Méndez | Cuba | 2:08.60 | Q |
| 4 | Lynsey Sharp | United Kingdom | 2:08.80 | Q |
| 5 | Grace Mbuthye Kimanzi | Kenya | 2:09.23 | q |
| 6 | Florina Pierdevara | Romania | 2:09.55 | |
| 7 | Sheto Wencha | Ethiopia | 2:12.06 | |
| 8 | Marina Puhach | Ukraine | 2:12.44 | |
| 9 | Magdalena Stankiewicz | Poland | 2:15.02 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Belarus (1)
- Canada (2)
- Cuba (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- Finland (1)
- France (1)
- Germany (2)
- Gibraltar (1)
- Greece (1)
- India (2)
- Ireland (1)
- Jamaica (1)
- Japan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Lithuania (1)
- Morocco (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Poland (2)
- Romania (2)
- Russia (2)
- South Africa (1)
- Sudan (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkey (2)
- Ukraine (2)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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