# 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 20, 21 and 22 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Elena Mirela Lavric Romania |
| Silver | Cherono Koech Kenya |
| Bronze | Annet Negesa Uganda |

## Results
### Final

22 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania | 2:01.85 |
| | Cherono Koech | Kenya | 2:02.29 |
| | Annet Negesa | Uganda | 2:02.51 |
| 4 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 2:02.67 |
| 5 | Ajee' Wilson | United States | 2:04.18 |
| 6 | Corinna Harrer | Germany | 2:04.28 |
| 7 | Sarah Kelly | United Kingdom | 2:04.80 |
| 8 | Yekaterina Zavyalova | Russia | 2:05.56 |

### Semifinals

21 July

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Annet Negesa | Uganda | 2:02.27 | Q |
| 2 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania | 2:02.53 | Q |
| 3 | Sarah Kelly | United Kingdom | 2:02.89 | q |
| 4 | Laura Roesler | United States | 2:04.34 | |
| 5 | Carly Paracholski | Canada | 2:05.99 | |
| 6 | Camilla De Bleecker | Belgium | 2:06.44 | |
| 7 | Anna Roche | New Zealand | 2:07.01 | |
| 8 | Alena Brooks | Trinidad and Tobago | 2:10.10 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Cherono Koech | Kenya | 2:04.21 | Q |
| 2 | Yekaterina Zavyalova | Russia | 2:04.33 | Q |
| 3 | Ajee' Wilson | United States | 2:04.33 | q |
| 4 | Natoya Goule | Jamaica | 2:05.07 | |
| 5 | Joanna Jóźwik | Poland | 2:05.09 | |
| 6 | Selina Büchel | Switzerland | 2:07.28 | |
| 7 | Esma Aydemir | Turkey | 2:08.79 | |
| 8 | Zenitha Eriksson | Finland | 2:11.99 | |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 2:04.22 | Q |
| 2 | Corinna Harrer | Germany | 2:04.35 | Q |
| 3 | Nelly Jepkosgei | Kenya | 2:05.13 | |
| 4 | Annie Leblanc | Canada | 2:05.17 | |
| 5 | Angie Smit | New Zealand | 2:05.51 | |
| 6 | Jessica dos Santos | Brazil | 2:06.54 | |
| 7 | Alawia Maki | Sudan | 2:06.54 | |
| 8 | Manami Mashita | Japan | 2:10.54 | |

### Heats

20 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Joanna Jóźwik | Poland | 2:07.64 | Q |
| 2 | Natoya Goule | Jamaica | 2:08.11 | Q |
| 3 | Laura Roesler | United States | 2:08.17 | Q |
| 4 | Alawia Maki | Sudan | 2:08.66 | Q |
| 5 | Marija Stambolic | Serbia | 2:09.35 | |
| 6 | Darya Orekhova | Russia | 2:09.51 | |
| 7 | Esin Dölek | Turkey | 2:11.85 | |
| 8 | Halina Amialiashchyk | Belarus | 2:12.76 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Angie Smit | New Zealand | 2:07.13 | Q |
| 2 | Selina Büchel | Switzerland | 2:07.40 | Q |
| 3 | Annie Leblanc | Canada | 2:07.45 | Q |
| 4 | Sarah Kelly | United Kingdom | 2:07.72 | Q |
| 5 | Esma Aydemir | Turkey | 2:08.17 | q |
| 6 | Ayaka Yokose | Japan | 2:09.14 | |
| 7 | Lovisa Lindh | Sweden | 2:10.51 | |
| 8 | Evangelina Thomas | Argentina | 2:13.77 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Romania | 2:05.90 | Q |
| 2 | Ajee' Wilson | United States | 2:05.94 | Q |
| 3 | Yekaterina Zavyalova | Russia | 2:06.14 | Q |
| 4 | Carly Paracholski | Canada | 2:06.70 | Q |
| 5 | Nelly Jepkosgei | Kenya | 2:07.36 | q |
| 6 | Faithful Goremusandu | Zimbabwe | 2:08.89 | |
| 7 | Vendela Mindelöf | Sweden | 2:09.01 | |
| 8 | Stefanie Barmet | Switzerland | 2:11.36 | |
| 9 | Woina Wolde | Ethiopia | 2:14.94 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Cherono Koech | Kenya | 2:06.48 | Q |
| 2 | Corinna Harrer | Germany | 2:07.16 | Q |
| 3 | Camilla De Bleecker | Belgium | 2:07.49 | Q |
| 4 | Anna Roche | New Zealand | 2:07.58 | Q |
| 5 | Zenitha Eriksson | Finland | 2:07.64 | q |
| 6 | Olga Lyakhova | Ukraine | 2:09.24 | |
| 7 | Saloua Bouakira | Algeria | 2:10.35 | |
| 8 | Alejandra Pozas | Mexico | 2:12.79 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Annet Negesa | Uganda | 2:04.20 | Q |
| 2 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 2:06.74 | Q |
| 3 | Manami Mashita | Japan | 2:08.47 | Q |
| 4 | Jessica dos Santos | Brazil | 2:08.53 | Q |
| 5 | Alena Brooks | Trinidad and Tobago | 2:08.82 | q |
| 6 | Charline Mathias | Luxembourg | 2:09.73 | |
| 7 | Anuschka Nice | South Africa | 2:12.94 | |
| 8 | Azemra Gebru | Ethiopia | 2:23.08 | |
| 9 | Tatiana Guela | Central African Republic | 2:34.49 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 42 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Argentina (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (2)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Finland (1)
* Germany (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Mexico (1)
* New Zealand (2)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Serbia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Sudan (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Turkey (2)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)