2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships was held over three rounds at the Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, from 13 to 16 August 2014.

Background + Records before to the 2014 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983 European record Championship record 1:55.41 Athens, Greece 8 September 1982 World leading 1:57.67 Monaco 18 July 2014 European leading 1:58.55 Sochi, Russia 30 May 2014

Results Round 1 On 13 August 2014, twenty-nine athletes from twenty-one nations competed in the four heats of round 1, starting at 12:20 (UTC+2). Sixteen athletes, the first three athletes in each heat () and the next four fastest athletes overall (), qualified for the semi-finals.Round 1 Results

+ Results of round 1 Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Note 1 5 2:01.47 4 4 2:01.55 2 4 2:01.56 4 2 2:01.60 4 8 2:01.61 1 6 2:01.61 1 7 2:01.73 , 4 1 2:01.73 1 2 2:02.01 10 1 4 2:02.12 , 11 2 8 2:02.14 12 2 3 2:02.30 13 2 7 2:02.62 14 2 6 2:02.73 15 2 5 2:03.27 16 4 6 2:03.43 17 3 2 2:03.80 18 3 4 2:03.92 19 4 5 2:03.99 20 3 3 2:04.06 21 3 7 2:04.41 22 1 8 2:05.08 23 3 5 2:05.64 24 3 8 2:06.89 25 2 1 2:07.95 26 4 7 2:08.05 27 3 6 2:08.09 28 4 3 2:09.05 29 2 2 2:24.47 1 3

Semi-finals On 14 August 2014, sixteen athletes from twelve nations competed in the two heats of the semi-finals, starting at 18:38 (UTC+2). Eight athletes, the first three athletes in each heat () and the next two fastest athletes overall (), qualified for the final.Semifinal Results

+ Results of the semi-finals Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Note 1 5 2:00.36 1 7 2:00.58 , 1 4 2:00.83 1 2 2:01.24 , 2 3 2:01.32 2 4 2:01.45 2 5 2:01.53 1 8 2:01.59 2 8 2:01.80 2 6 2:01.80 11 1 1 2:02.45 12 2 1 2:02.60 13 1 6 2:03.90 14 2 2 2:03.92 15 2 7 2:04.39 1 3

Final On 16 August 2014, eight athletes from six nations competed in the final at 16:05 (UTC+2).Final Results

+ Results of the final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Note 5 1:58.15 6 1:58.80 8 1:59.63 4 3 1:59.69 5 4 2:00.76 6 1 2:00.91 7 7 2:01.65 8 2 2:09.25

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