2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 22, 23 and 24 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Margaret Nyairera Wambui Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Sahily Diago Cuba |
| Bronze | Georgia Wassall Australia |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :

| World Junior Record | Pamela Jelimo (KEN) | 1:54.01 | Zürich, Switzerland | 29 August 2008 |
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| Championship Record | Elena Mirela Lavric (ROU) | 2:00.06 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 11 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Sahily Diago (CUB) | 1:57.74 | Havana, Cuba | 25 May 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results

### Final

24 July Start time: 20:01 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 46 %

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 8 | 2:00.49 | PB |
| | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 3 | 2:02.11 | |
| | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 6 | 2:02.71 | |
| 4 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 7 | 2:04.12 | |
| 5 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 1 | 2:06.16 | |
| 6 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:09.38 | |
| | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 4 | DNF | |
| | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2 | DNF | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 56.33 Aníta Hinriksdóttir

### Semifinals

23 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

**Summary**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 2:03.60 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 2:03.72 | Q PB |
| 3 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:04.00 | Q PB |
| 4 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 2:04.62 | Q |
| 5 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 2:04.84 | Q |
| 6 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 2:04.99 | q |
| 7 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 2:05.37 | Q PB |
| 7 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2:05.37 | q |
| 9 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2:07.28 | |
| 9 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2:07.28 | |
| 11 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2:08.46 | |
| 12 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 2:08.60 | |
| 13 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2:08.76 | |
| 14 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 2:10.03 | |
| 15 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2:10.40 | |
| 16 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2:15.35 | |

**Details**

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

**Details**

**Semifinal 1**

24 July Start time: 12:58 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 4 | 2:03.60 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 8 | 2:03.72 | Q PB |
| 3 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 6 | 2:04.00 | Q PB |
| 4 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 3 | 2:04.99 | q |
| 5 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:07.28 | |
| 6 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 7 | 2:10.03 | |
| 7 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 1 | 2:10.40 | |
| 8 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2 | 2:15.35 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.76 Aníta Hinriksdóttir

**Details**

**Semifinal 2**

24 July Start time: 13:05 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:04.62 | Q |
| 2 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 3 | 2:04.84 | Q |
| 3 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 1 | 2:05.37 | Q PB |
| 4 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 6 | 2:05.37 | q |
| 5 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 8 | 2:07.28 | |
| 6 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2 | 2:08.46 | |
| 7 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 7 | 2:08.60 | |
| 8 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 4 | 2:08.76 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 1:01.10 Zeyituna Mohammed

### Heats

22 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

**Summary**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 2:03.41 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 2:04.24 | Q PB |
| 3 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 2:04.47 | Q |
| 4 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:04.53 | Q |
| 5 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 2:04.60 | Q |
| 6 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2:04.89 | Q PB |
| 7 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 2:05.56 | q |
| 8 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 2:05.69 | Q |
| 9 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2:05.84 | Q |
| 10 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2:06.15 | Q |
| 11 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 2:06.38 | Q |
| 12 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2:06.49 | q PB |
| 13 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 13 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 15 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2:06.97 | q PB |
| 16 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2:07.04 | q |
| 17 | Asli Arik | Turkey | 2:07.26 | SB |
| 18 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 2:07.30 | PB |
| 19 | Charlotte Mouchet | France | 2:07.38 | |
| 20 | Livia Müller | Switzerland | 2:07.50 | PB |
| 21 | Jessy Joseph | India | 2:07.57 | |
| 22 | Raevyn Rogers | United States | 2:08.01 | |
| 23 | Aislinn Crossey | Ireland | 2:08.06 | |
| 24 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 2:08.50 | |
| 25 | Jennifer Adaeze Edobi | Nigeria | 2:09.65 | |
| 26 | María Pía Fernández | Uruguay | 2:10.97 | |
| 27 | Ryoko Hirano | Japan | 2:11.99 | |
| 28 | Hannia Michelle Palafox | Mexico | 2:20.90 | |
| | Arachana Ramdas Adhav | India | DNF | |

**Details**

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

**Details**

**Heat 1**

24 July Start time: 12:13 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 3 | 2:03.41 | Q |
| 2 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 1 | 2:04.53 | Q |
| 3 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2 | 2:04.89 | Q PB |
| 4 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 8 | 2:05.56 | q |
| 5 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 4 | 2:06.49 | q PB |
| 6 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 5 | 2:07.04 | q |
| 7 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 6 | 2:07.30 | PB |
| | Arachana Ramdas Adhav | India | 7 | DNF | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 59.65 Sarah Schmidt

**Details**

**Heat 2**

24 July Start time: 12:21 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 4 | 2:05.69 | Q |
| 2 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2 | 2:06.15 | Q |
| 3 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 8 | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 4 | Asli Arik | Turkey | 6 | 2:07.26 | SB |
| 5 | Charlotte Mouchet | France | 3 | 2:07.38 | |
| 6 | María Pía Fernández | Uruguay | 7 | 2:10.97 | |
| 7 | Ryoko Hirano | Japan | 5 | 2:11.99 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.25 Alina Ammann

**Details**

**Heat 3**

24 July Start time: 12:28 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:04.47 | Q |
| 2 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 4 | 2:06.38 | Q |
| 3 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 3 | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 4 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 7 | 2:06.97 | q PB |
| 5 | Livia Müller | Switzerland | 8 | 2:07.50 | PB |
| 6 | Raevyn Rogers | United States | 6 | 2:08.01 | |
| 7 | Aislinn Crossey | Ireland | 2 | 2:08.06 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.20 Raevyn Rogers

**Details**

**Heat 4**

24 July Start time: 12:34 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 4 | 2:04.24 | Q PB |
| 2 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 3 | 2:04.60 | Q |
| 3 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2 | 2:05.84 | Q |
| 4 | Jessy Joseph | India | 5 | 2:07.57 | |
| 5 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 7 | 2:08.50 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Adaeze Edobi | Nigeria | 6 | 2:09.65 | |
| 7 | Hannia Michelle Palafox | Mexico | 8 | 2:20.90 | |

Intermediate times: 400m: 1:01.74 Margaret Nyairera Wambui

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (2)
* Canada (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Iceland (1)
* India (2)
* Ireland (2)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Mexico (2)
* Morocco (1)
* Nigeria (1)
* Norway (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United States (2)
* Uruguay (1)
