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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates 10 August (heats)
11 August (semifinal)
13 August (final)
Competitors 45 from 29 nations
Winning time 1:55.16
Medalists
gold medal     South Africa
silver medal     Burundi
bronze medal     United States
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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 and 13 August.

Before the competition records were as follows:

The following records were set at the competition:

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:01.00.

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:

The first round took place on 10 August in six heats as follows:

The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:

The semifinals took place on 11 August in three heats as follows:

The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:

The final took place on 13 August at 20:10. The results were as follows: (photo finish)


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