# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, United States, at Hayward Field on 22, 23 and 24 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Margaret Nyairera Wambui Kenya |
| Silver | Sahily Diago Cuba |
| Bronze | Georgia Wassall Australia |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Pamela Jelimo (KEN) | 1:54.01 | Zürich, Switzerland | 29 August 2008 |
| Championship Record | Elena Mirela Lavric (ROU) | 2:00.06 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 11 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Sahily Diago (CUB) | 1:57.74 | Havana, Cuba | 25 May 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results
### Final

24 July Start time: 20:01 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 46 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 8 | 2:00.49 | PB |
| | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 3 | 2:02.11 | |
| | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 6 | 2:02.71 | |
| 4 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 7 | 2:04.12 | |
| 5 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 1 | 2:06.16 | |
| 6 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:09.38 | |
| | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 4 | DNF | |
| | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2 | DNF | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 56.33 Aníta Hinriksdóttir

### Semifinals

23 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 2:03.60 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 2:03.72 | Q PB |
| 3 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:04.00 | Q PB |
| 4 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 2:04.62 | Q |
| 5 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 2:04.84 | Q |
| 6 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 2:04.99 | q |
| 7 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 2:05.37 | Q PB |
| 7 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2:05.37 | q |
| 9 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2:07.28 | |
| 9 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2:07.28 | |
| 11 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2:08.46 | |
| 12 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 2:08.60 | |
| 13 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2:08.76 | |
| 14 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 2:10.03 | |
| 15 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2:10.40 | |
| 16 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2:15.35 | |

#### Details

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

##### Semifinal 1

24 July Start time: 12:58 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 4 | 2:03.60 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 8 | 2:03.72 | Q PB |
| 3 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 6 | 2:04.00 | Q PB |
| 4 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 3 | 2:04.99 | q |
| 5 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:07.28 | |
| 6 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 7 | 2:10.03 | |
| 7 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 1 | 2:10.40 | |
| 8 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2 | 2:15.35 | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.76 Aníta Hinriksdóttir

##### Semifinal 2

24 July Start time: 13:05 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:04.62 | Q |
| 2 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 3 | 2:04.84 | Q |
| 3 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 1 | 2:05.37 | Q PB |
| 4 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 6 | 2:05.37 | q |
| 5 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 8 | 2:07.28 | |
| 6 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2 | 2:08.46 | |
| 7 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 7 | 2:08.60 | |
| 8 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 4 | 2:08.76 | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:01.10 Zeyituna Mohammed

### Heats

22 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 2:03.41 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 2:04.24 | Q PB |
| 3 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 2:04.47 | Q |
| 4 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:04.53 | Q |
| 5 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 2:04.60 | Q |
| 6 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2:04.89 | Q PB |
| 7 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 2:05.56 | q |
| 8 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 2:05.69 | Q |
| 9 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2:05.84 | Q |
| 10 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2:06.15 | Q |
| 11 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 2:06.38 | Q |
| 12 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2:06.49 | q PB |
| 13 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 13 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 15 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2:06.97 | q PB |
| 16 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2:07.04 | q |
| 17 | Asli Arik | Turkey | 2:07.26 | SB |
| 18 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 2:07.30 | PB |
| 19 | Charlotte Mouchet | France | 2:07.38 | |
| 20 | Livia Müller | Switzerland | 2:07.50 | PB |
| 21 | Jessy Joseph | India | 2:07.57 | |
| 22 | Raevyn Rogers | United States | 2:08.01 | |
| 23 | Aislinn Crossey | Ireland | 2:08.06 | |
| 24 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 2:08.50 | |
| 25 | Jennifer Adaeze Edobi | Nigeria | 2:09.65 | |
| 26 | María Pía Fernández | Uruguay | 2:10.97 | |
| 27 | Ryoko Hirano | Japan | 2:11.99 | |
| 28 | Hannia Michelle Palafox | Mexico | 2:20.90 | |
| | Arachana Ramdas Adhav | India | DNF | |

#### Details

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

##### Heat 1

24 July Start time: 12:13 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 3 | 2:03.41 | Q |
| 2 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 1 | 2:04.53 | Q |
| 3 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2 | 2:04.89 | Q PB |
| 4 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 8 | 2:05.56 | q |
| 5 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 4 | 2:06.49 | q PB |
| 6 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 5 | 2:07.04 | q |
| 7 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 6 | 2:07.30 | PB |
| | Arachana Ramdas Adhav | India | 7 | DNF | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 59.65 Sarah Schmidt

##### Heat 2

24 July Start time: 12:21 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 4 | 2:05.69 | Q |
| 2 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2 | 2:06.15 | Q |
| 3 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 8 | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 4 | Asli Arik | Turkey | 6 | 2:07.26 | SB |
| 5 | Charlotte Mouchet | France | 3 | 2:07.38 | |
| 6 | María Pía Fernández | Uruguay | 7 | 2:10.97 | |
| 7 | Ryoko Hirano | Japan | 5 | 2:11.99 | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.25 Alina Ammann

##### Heat 3

24 July Start time: 12:28 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:04.47 | Q |
| 2 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 4 | 2:06.38 | Q |
| 3 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 3 | 2:06.91 | Q |
| 4 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 7 | 2:06.97 | q PB |
| 5 | Livia Müller | Switzerland | 8 | 2:07.50 | PB |
| 6 | Raevyn Rogers | United States | 6 | 2:08.01 | |
| 7 | Aislinn Crossey | Ireland | 2 | 2:08.06 | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.20 Raevyn Rogers

##### Heat 4

24 July Start time: 12:34 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 4 | 2:04.24 | Q PB |
| 2 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 3 | 2:04.60 | Q |
| 3 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2 | 2:05.84 | Q |
| 4 | Jessy Joseph | India | 5 | 2:07.57 | |
| 5 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 7 | 2:08.50 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Adaeze Edobi | Nigeria | 6 | 2:09.65 | |
| 7 | Hannia Michelle Palafox | Mexico | 8 | 2:20.90 | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:01.74 Margaret Nyairera Wambui

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Canada (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Iceland (1)
* India (2)
* Ireland (2)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Mexico (2)
* Morocco (1)
* Nigeria (1)
* Norway (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United States (2)
* Uruguay (1)