The women's 800 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 July.

Medalists Gold Samantha Watson Silver Aaliyah Miller Bronze Tigist Ketema

Records Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in AthleticsWorld Junior Record1:54.01Zürich, Switzerland29 August 2008Championship Record2:00.06Bydgoszcz, Poland11 July 2008World Junior Leading1:59.14Doha, Qatar6 May 2016

Results Heats Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note 1 2 Tigist Ketema 2:05.51 Q 2 2 Josephine Kiplangat 2:05.69 Q 3 2 Sarah Billings 2:06.13 Q 4 1 Marta Hirpato 2:06.21 Q 5 1 Foziya Niguse 2:06.25 Q 6 2 Jazz Shukla 2:06.59 Q, PB 7 2 Abitha Mary Manuel 2:06.91 q, PB 8 4 Samantha Watson 2:07.30 Q 9 4 Elise Vanderelst 2:07.70 Q 10 4 Mareen Kalis 2:07.95 Q 11 3 Alison Andrews-Paul 2:08.13 Q 12 1 Adrianna Czapla 2:08.16 Q 13 1 Aaliyah Miller 2:08.21 Q 14 2 Nataliya Pyrozhenko 2:08.31 q 15 1 Carla Sweeney 2:08.41 q 16 3 Arletis Thaureaux 2:08.44 Q 17 3 Victoria Tachinski 2:08.48 Q 18 3 Alina Ammann 2:08.63 Q 19 1 Saija Seppä 2:08.94 q 20 3 Lilyana Georgieva 2:09.28 21 4 Salomé Afonso 2:09.43 Q 22 4 Georgia Hansen 2:09.51 23 3 Oliwia Pakuła 2:09.53 24 2 Vendula Hluchá 2:09.64 25 3 Amalie Sæten 2:09.67 26 5 Betty Chepkemoi Sigei 2:10.96 Q 27 5 Louise Shanahan 2:11.00 Q 28 5 Esther Chebet 2:11.18 Q 29 1 Jarly Marín 2:11.42 30 5 Johana Arrieta 2:11.72 Q 31 5 Arina Kleshchukova 2:11.98 32 4 Honorine Iribagiza 2:12.30 33 5 Elena Bellò 2:13.05 34 5 Lili Das 2:13.45 4 Zorana Grujić R163.3(a)Lane infringement 3 Aminat Alabi

Semifinals Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note 1 1 Aaliyah Miller 2:04.36 Q 2 3 Samantha Watson 2:04.50 Q 3 3 Victoria Tachinski 2:04.55 Q 4 2 Marta Hirpato 2:05.09 Q 5 1 Tigist Ketema 2:05.13 Q 6 1 Elise Vanderelst 2:05.32 q 7 2 Mareen Kalis 2:05.45 Q 8 3 Betty Chepkemoi Sigei 2:05.46 q 9 2 Arletis Thaureaux 2:05.47 PB 10 2 Esther Chebet 2:05.47 11 1 Jazz Shukla 2:06.24 PB 12 2 Alison Andrews-Paul 2:06.32 PB 13 3 Foziya Niguse 2:06.84 14 2 Sarah Billings 2:06.86 15 3 Johana Arrieta 2:07.18 16 3 Carla Sweeney 2:07.78 17 3 Saija Seppä 2:07.91 PB 18 3 Salomé Afonso 2:08.09 19 1 Alina Ammann 2:08.11 20 1 Louise Shanahan 2:08.43 SB 21 1 Nataliya Pyrozhenko 2:08.44 22 2 Abitha Mary Manuel 2:09.80 23 2 Josephine Kiplangat 2:09.98 24 1 Adrianna Czapla 2:11.44

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Note Samantha Watson 2:04.52 Aaliyah Miller 2:05.06 Tigist Ketema 2:05.13 4 Elise Vanderelst 2:05.82 5 Marta Hirpato 2:06.04 6 Victoria Tachinski 2:06.11 7 Betty Chepkemoi Sigei 2:06.27 8 Mareen Kalis 2:06.32

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