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

## Medalists

| Gold | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Lucia Klocová Slovakia |
| Bronze | Juliana de Azevedo Brazil |

## Results

### Final

19 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya | 2:00.80 |
| | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia | 2:01.73 |
| | Juliana de Azevedo | Brazil | 2:03.81 |
| 4 | Jemma Simpson | United Kingdom | 2:04.11 |
| 5 | Kitty Cziráki | Hungary | 2:04.44 |
| 6 | Kathrin Trauth | Germany | 2:05.49 |
| 7 | Natasha Pantelyeva | Russia | 2:08.36 |
| 8 | Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia | 2:11.08 |

### Heats

17 July

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia | 2:06.20 | Q |
| 2 | Juliana de Azevedo | Brazil | 2:06.23 | Q |
| 3 | Yusneysy Santiuste | Cuba | 2:06.60 | |
| 4 | Simona Barcau | Romania | 2:06.97 | |
| 5 | Sajida Ramzan | Pakistan | 2:16.61 | |
| 6 | Sharon Soussi | Gibraltar | 2:22.14 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya | 2:04.51 | Q |
| 2 | Natasha Pantelyeva | Russia | 2:05.18 | Q |
| 3 | Jemma Simpson | United Kingdom | 2:05.60 | q |
| 4 | Kitty Cziráki | Hungary | 2:06.51 | q |
| 5 | Naoual Baiby | Morocco | 2:07.90 | |
| | Stacey Ann Livingston | Jamaica | DNF | |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia | 2:06.76 | Q |
| 2 | Kathrin Trauth | Germany | 2:07.11 | Q |
| 3 | Najla Jaber | Netherlands | 2:08.17 | |
| 4 | Amal Zaytouni | Morocco | 2:09.40 | |
| 5 | Peudo Japhet | Tanzania | 2:09.77 | |
| 6 | Martine Nobili | Luxembourg | 2:10.19 | |
| 7 | Carlene Robinson | Jamaica | 2:10.82 | |

## Participation

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

* Brazil (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* Germany (1)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Kenya (1)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Morocco (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Tanzania (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
