The women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held over three rounds at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on 18, 19 and 21 September 2025.
Background Before the competition records were as follows:
+ Records before the 2025 World Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Time Location Date World record 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983 Championship record 1:54.68 Helsinki, Finland 9 August 1983 World leading 1:54.74 Chorzów, Poland 16 August 2025 African record 1:54.01 Zurich, Switzerland 29 August 2008 Asian record 1:55.54 Beijing, China 9 September 1993 European record 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983 North, Central American, and Caribbean record 1:54.44 Barcelona, Spain 9 September 1989 Oceanian record 1:57.67 Chorzów, Poland 16 August 2025 South American record 1:56.68 Gothenburg, Sweden 13 August 1995
Qualification The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:59.00.
Results Round 1 The seven heats of round 1 took place on 18 September, starting in 19:58 (UTC+9). The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the three fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Keely Hodgkinson 1:59.79 2 Assia Raziki 1:59.82 3 Clara Liberman 2:00.17 4 Roisin Willis 2:00.24 5 Caroline Bredlinger 2:00.25 6 Anita Horvat 2:00.66 7 Marta Mitjans 2:00.67 8 Déborah Rodriguez 2:03.18 9 Perina Lokure Nakang 2:10.13
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Anaïs Bourgoin 1:58.43 2 Mary Moraa 1:58.44 3 Gabriela Gajanová 2:00.44 4 Veronica Vancardo 2:01.13 5 Rocío Arroyo 2:01.34 6 Jazz Shukla 2:01.42 7 Adelle Tracey 2:01.70 8 Nigist Getachew 2:02.42
Heat 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Tsige Duguma 2:01.53 2 Maggi Congdon 2:01.74 3 Eloisa Coiro 2:01.86 4 Kelly-Ann Beckford 2:02.63 5 Nelly Jepkosgei 2:02.79 6 Angelika Sarna 2:02.81 7 Rin Kubo 2:02.84 8 Shafiqua Maloney 2:03.12
Heat 4 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Audrey Werro 1:58.43 2 Sage Hurta-Klecker 1:58.43 3 Anna Wielgosz 1:58.63 4 Abbey Caldwell 1:58.71 5 Lorea Ibarzabal 2:00.60 6 Sarah Moraa 2:01.62 7 Noélie Yarigo 2:03.43 8 Soukaina Haji 2:06.80
Heat 5 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Lilian Odira 1:57.86 2 Daily Cooper Gaspar 1:58.16 3 Worknesh Mesele 1:58.46 4 Halimah Nakaayi 1:58.57 5 Jemma Reekie 1:59.35 6 Wu Hongjiao 2:01.38 7 Smilla Kolbe 2:01.74 8 Eveliina Määttänen 2:02.55
Heat 6 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Georgia Hunter Bell 1:58.82 2 Gabija Galvydytė 1:58.86 3 Claudia Hollingsworth 1:59.06 4 Rénelle Lamote 1:59.32 , 5 Margarita Koczanowa 1:59:37 6 Lore Hoffmann 1:59.76 7 Pooja Olla 2:01.03 — Charné du Plessis
Heat 7 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Natoya Goule-Toppin 1:59.66 2 Oratile Nowe 2:00.09 3 Maeliss Trapeau 2:00.38 4 Majtie Kolberg 2:00.64 5 Vivian Chebet Kiprotich 2:00.68 6 Elena Bellò 2:02.14 7 Jessica Hull 2:13.42 — Prudence Sekgodiso
Semi-finals
The three heats of the semi-finals took place on 19 September, starting at 20:43 (UTC+9). The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Mary Moraa 1:58.40 2 Georgia Hunter Bell 1:58.62 3 Eloisa Coiro 1:59.19 4 Claudia Hollingsworth 1:59.50 5 Natoya Goule-Toppin 1:59.58 6 Rénelle Lamote 1:59.94 7 Maggi Congdon 1:59.95 8 Daily Cooper Gaspar 2:03.00
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Lilian Odira 1:56.85 2 Audrey Werro 1:56.99 3 Jessica Hull 1:57.15 , 4 Sage Hurta-Klecker 1:57.62 , 5 Tsige Duguma 1:57.70 6 Halimah Nakaayi 1:57.79 7 Assia Raziki 1:57.87 8 Gabija Galvydytė 1:57.96 9 Clara Liberman 2:04.12
Heat 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Keely Hodgkinson 1:57.53 2 Sarah Moraa 1:57.53 , 3 Anaïs Bourgoin 1:58.00 4 Oratile Nowe 1:58.43 5 Abbey Caldwell 1:58.44 6 Maeliss Trapeau 1:58.90 7 Gabriela Gajanová 1:59.16 8 Anna Wielgosz 1:59.72 9 Worknesh Mesele 2:00.91
Final The final was held on 21 September, starting at 19:35 (UTC+9).
+ Results of the final Place Athlete Nation Notes 1:54.62 1:54.90 1:54.91 4 1:55.74 5 1:55.89 6 1:56.17 7 1:57.10 8 1:57.30
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