# 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Selina Chirchir Kenya |
| Silver | Gabriela Sedláková Czechoslovakia |
| Bronze | Adriana Dumitru Romania |

## Results
### Final

18 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 2:01.40 |
| | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:01.49 |
| | Adriana Dumitru | Romania | 2:01.93 |
| 4 | Lynne Robinson | United Kingdom | 2:02.18 |
| 5 | Katja Prochnow | East Germany | 2:03.81 |
| 6 | Ellen Kiessling | East Germany | 2:05.10 |
| 7 | Snežana Pajkić | Yugoslavia | 2:07.75 |
| 8 | Eva-Christina Coqui | West Germany | 2:08.41 |

### Semifinals

17 July

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:05.18 | Q |
| 2 | Ellen Kiessling | East Germany | 2:05.30 | Q |
| 3 | Lynne Robinson | United Kingdom | 2:05.35 | Q |
| 4 | Denisa Zavelca | Romania | 2:05.44 | |
| 5 | Dorota Buczkowska | Poland | 2:05.82 | |
| 6 | Hassiba Boulmerka | Algeria | 2:07.51 | |
| 7 | Andrea Stuart | New Zealand | 2:07.77 | |
| 8 | Masako Matsumoto | Japan | 2:08.88 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 2:04.00 | Q |
| 2 | Adriana Dumitru | Romania | 2:04.54 | Q |
| 3 | Katja Prochnow | East Germany | 2:04.79 | Q |
| 4 | Snežana Pajkić | Yugoslavia | 2:04.99 | q |
| 5 | Eva-Christina Coqui | West Germany | 2:05.33 | q |
| 6 | Monica Magnusson | Sweden | 2:05.53 | |
| 7 | Beata Hoffman | Poland | 2:05.86 | |
| 8 | Yvonne van der Kolk | Netherlands | 2:07.08 | |

### Heats

16 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 2:07.1 | Q |
| 2 | Louise Stuart | United Kingdom | 2:10.2 | Q |
| 3 | Maura Savon | Cuba | 2:10.5 | |
| 4 | Petra Arnett | Canada | 2:10.5 | |
| 5 | Sasithorn Chantanuhong | Thailand | 2:12.4 | |
| 6 | Beena Peter | India | 2:12.5 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:06.41 | Q |
| 2 | Monica Magnusson | Sweden | 2:06.84 | Q |
| 3 | Michelle O'Rourke | Australia | 2:07.18 | |
| 4 | Luisa do Nascimento | Brazil | 2:07.93 | |
| 5 | Patrizia Morreale | Italy | 2:13.02 | |
| 6 | Lorie Ann Adams | Guyana | 2:20.38 | |
| 7 | Lieketseng Mpopelle | Lesotho | 2:36.01 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katja Prochnow | East Germany | 2:05.64 | Q |
| 2 | Dorota Buczkowska | Poland | 2:05.92 | Q |
| 3 | Yvonne van der Kolk | Netherlands | 2:06.82 | q |
| 4 | Hassiba Boulmerka | Algeria | 2:06.86 | q |
| 5 | Masako Matsumoto | Japan | 2:07.14 | q |
| 6 | Donya Mohamed | Iraq | 2:19.96 | |
| 7 | Alma Leticia Jiménez | Guatemala | 2:23.61 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Denisa Zavelca | Romania | 2:06.97 | Q |
| 2 | Lynne Robinson | United Kingdom | 2:07.15 | Q |
| 3 | Sophie Scamps | Australia | 2:07.31 | |
| 4 | Anastasía Giannákou | Greece | 2:10.90 | |
| 5 | Mireille Sankaatsing | Suriname | 2:13.52 | |
| 6 | Shola Lynch | United States | 2:14.52 | |
| 7 | Leila Dahmane | Tunisia | 2:18.66 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ellen Kiessling | East Germany | 2:05.18 | Q |
| 2 | Snežana Pajkić | Yugoslavia | 2:05.60 | Q |
| 3 | Beata Hoffman | Poland | 2:07.01 | q |
| 4 | Valerie Bertrand | United States | 2:11.00 | |
| 5 | Andrea Thomas | Jamaica | 2:13.69 | |
| 6 | Niusha Mansilla | Bolivia | 2:21.10 | |
| 7 | Puseletso Monkoe | Lesotho | 2:25.74 | |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Adriana Dumitru | Romania | 2:07.06 | Q |
| 2 | Eva-Christina Coqui | West Germany | 2:07.38 | Q |
| 3 | Jayne Heathcote | United Kingdom | 2:07.43 | |
| 4 | Jennifer Mawby | Canada | 2:09.68 | |
| 5 | Maribel Silvestre | Dominican Republic | 2:17.09 | |
| 6 | Bertine Tré Gogo | Côte d'Ivoire | 2:19.58 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 41 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (2)
* Bolivia (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (2)
* Côte d'Ivoire (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guyana (1)
* India (1)
* Iraq (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (1)
* Lesotho (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (2)
* Suriname (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Thailand (1)
* Tunisia (1)
* United Kingdom (3)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)