2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
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| Women's 800 metres2017 World Championships | |
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 10 August (heats) 11 August (semifinal) 13 August (final) |
| Competitors | 50 from 29 nations |
| Events at the 2017 World Championships |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | women |
| 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 at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, & 13 August.
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 |
| Championship record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
1:54.68 | Helsinki, Finland | 9 August 1983 |
| World leading |  Caster Semenya (RSA) |
1:55.27 | Monaco | 21 July 2017 |
| African record |  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) |
1:54.01 | Zürich, Switzerland | 29 August 2008 |
| Asian record |  Liu Dong (CHN) |
1:55.54 | Beijing, China | 9 September 1993 |
| NACAC record |  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
1:54.44 | Barcelona, Spain | 9 September 1989 |
| South American record |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
1:56.68 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13 August 1995 |
| European record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 |
| Oceanian record |  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) |
1:58.25 | Atlanta, United States | 27 July 1996 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[2] |
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| 2:01.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 10 August 2017 | 19:25 | Heats |
| 11 August 2017 | 19:35 | Semifinals |
| 13 August 2017 | 20:10 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+1)
