1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Events at the
1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
5000 m walk women
10,000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 800 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Olga Mikayeva
 Russia
Silver Nancy Jebet Langat
 Kenya
Bronze Naomi Misoi
 Kenya

Results

Final

31 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Olga Mikayeva  Russia 2:05.34
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nancy Jebet Langat  Kenya 2:05.43
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Naomi Misoi  Kenya 2:05.77
4 Liu Qifang  China 2:06.44
5 Mihaela Stancescu  Romania 2:06.90
6 Josiane Tito  Brazil 2:07.52
7 Jeannette Hoffmann  Germany 2:07.91
8 Ingvill Måkestad  Norway 2:08.39

Semifinals

29 July

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olga Mikayeva  Russia 2:06.50 Q
2 Nancy Jebet Langat  Kenya 2:06.76 Q
3 Mihaela Stancescu  Romania 2:07.00 Q
4 Lindsay Hyatt  United States 2:07.15
5 Oksana Luneva  Kyrgyzstan 2:07.24
6 Ludivine Michel  Belgium 2:07.27
7 Juliane Becker  Germany 2:08.91
8 Reina Sasaki  Japan 2:11.09

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Naomi Misoi  Kenya 2:05.38 Q
2 Jeannette Hoffmann  Germany 2:05.43 Q
3 Liu Qifang  China 2:05.44 Q
4 Josiane Tito  Brazil 2:05.52 q
5 Ingvill Måkestad  Norway 2:05.80 q
6 Ryoko Takezawa  Japan 2:06.37
7 Sonja Roman  Slovenia 2:08.10
8 Hanan Khiouich  Morocco 2:13.78

Heats

28 July

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ingvill Måkestad  Norway 2:10.10 Q
2 Nancy Jebet Langat  Kenya 2:10.11 Q
3 Oksana Luneva  Kyrgyzstan 2:10.75 Q
4 Iris Fuentes-Pila  Spain 2:11.07
5 Lena Nilsson  Sweden 2:11.33
6 Stephanie Schoeman  South Africa 2:12.25
7 Motselisi Anna Mojaki  Lesotho 2:15.85

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olga Mikayeva  Russia 2:06.57 Q
2 Mihaela Stancescu  Romania 2:06.77 Q
3 Sonja Roman  Slovenia 2:07.48 Q
4 Josiane Tito  Brazil 2:07.98 q
5 Karla Burger  Namibia 2:10.39
6 Lee Ya-Hui  Chinese Taipei 2:10.43
7 Courtney Inman  Canada 2:10.62

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Naomi Misoi  Kenya 2:08.00 Q
2 Jeannette Hoffmann  Germany 2:08.51 Q
3 Hanan Khiouich  Morocco 2:09.03 Q
4 Ryoko Takezawa  Japan 2:09.21 q
5 Lauren Elms  Australia 2:11.85
6 Kelly Edge  New Zealand 2:13.13

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ludivine Michel  Belgium 2:05.62 Q
2 Liu Qifang  China 2:06.28 Q
3 Lindsay Hyatt  United States 2:06.30 Q
4 Juliane Becker  Germany 2:06.36 q
5 Reina Sasaki  Japan 2:09.63 q
6 Melissa de Leon  Trinidad and Tobago 2:12.06
7 Ramomene Boikhutso  Botswana 2:18.45

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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