# 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 26 and 28 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | Mayte Martínez Spain |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| August 25, 2007 | 19:30 | Heats |
| August 26, 2007 | 19:35 | Semifinals |
| August 28, 2007 | 21:20 | Final |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 6 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya | 1:58.95 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 6 | Mayte Martínez | Spain | 1:59.58 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia | 1:59.72 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 6 | Agnes Samaria | Namibia | 1:59.76 | q, SB |
| 5 | 5 | Sviatlana Usovich | Belarus | 1:59.95 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 3 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 2:00.00 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Svetlana Klyuka | Russia | 2:00.11 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Jennifer Meadows | United Kingdom | 2:00.14 | Q, PB |
| 9 | 3 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 2:00.20 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco | 2:00.31 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica | 2:00.35 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Diane Cummins | Canada | 2:00.38 | Q |
| 13 | 6 | Élodie Guégan | France | 2:00.43 | q, PB |
| 14 | 3 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk | Poland | 2:00.45 | q |
| 14 | 5 | Tetyana Petlyuk | Ukraine | 2:00.45 | q |
| 16 | 4 | Jemma Simpson | United Kingdom | 2:00.47 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Marian Burnett | Guyana | 2:00.53 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Elisa Cusma Piccione | Italy | 2:00.54 | q |
| 19 | 5 | Hazel Clark | United States | 2:00.61 | q |
| 20 | 4 | Liliana Popescu | Romania | 2:00.73 | Q |
| 21 | 5 | Seltana Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:00.74 | SB |
| 22 | 1 | Amina Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:00.85 | Q, SB |
| 23 | 6 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia | 2:00.93 | |
| 24 | 1 | Mihaela Stancescu-Neacsu | Romania | 2:01.08 | |
| 25 | 4 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia | 2:01.21 | |
| 26 | 2 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 2:01.75 | Q |
| 27 | 2 | Marilyn Okoro | United Kingdom | 2:01.79 | Q |
| 28 | 2 | Zulia Calatayud | Cuba | 2:01.81 | Q |
| 29 | 2 | Alysia Johnson | United States | 2:02.11 | |
| 30 | 4 | Yuliya Krevsun | Ukraine | 2:02.45 | |
| 31 | 1 | Alice Schmidt | United States | 2:02.49 | |
| 32 | 2 | Rosibel García | Colombia | 2:02.86 | |
| 33 | 1 | Josiane Tito | Brazil | 2:03.70 | |
| 34 | 4 | Rikke Rønholt | Denmark | 2:03.75 | SB |
| 35 | 2 | Qing Liu | China | 2:04.35 | |
| 36 | 3 | Eliane Saholinirina | Madagascar | 2:06.57 | PB |
| 37 | 3 | Fatimoh Muhammed | Liberia | 2:07.28 | NR |
| 38 | 4 | Ayako Jinnouchi | Japan | 2:07.34 | |
| 39 | 2 | Lillian Silva | Angola | 2:09.17 | |
| 40 | 6 | Elizet Banda | Zambia | 2:09.90 | |
| 41 | 1 | Natalia Gallego | Andorra | 2:13.46 | |
| 42 | 1 | Emilia Mikue Ondo | Equatorial Guinea | 2:15.72 | NR |
| 43 | 6 | Mireille Derebona | Central African Republic | 2:30.08 | SB |
| 44 | 3 | Gharid Ghrouf | Palestine | 2:30.35 | PB |
| 45 | 5 | Nicole Layson | Guam | 2:36.14 | |
| - | 5 | Marcela Britos | Uruguay | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya | 1:56.17 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 3 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco | 1:56.84 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 1:56.98 | q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Sviatlana Usovich | Belarus | 1:58.11 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 1:58.41 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 1:58.56 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia | 1:58.62 | PB |
| 8 | 1 | Elisa Cusma Piccione | Italy | 1:58.63 | PB |
| 9 | 2 | Svetlana Klyuka | Russia | 1:58.97 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Mayte Martínez | Spain | 1:59.32 | Q, SB |
| 11 | 3 | Jennifer Meadows | United Kingdom | 1:59.39 | PB |
| 12 | 3 | Élodie Guégan | France | 1:59.46 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | Amina Aït Hammou | Morocco | 1:59.51 | SB |
| 14 | 2 | Marilyn Okoro | United Kingdom | 1:59.63 | PB |
| 15 | 1 | Liliana Popescu | Romania | 2:00.07 | SB |
| 16 | 2 | Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica | 2:00.25 | |
| 17 | 1 | Jemma Simpson | United Kingdom | 2:00.48 | |
| 18 | 1 | Diane Cummins | Canada | 2:00.51 | |
| 19 | 2 | Tetyana Petlyuk | Ukraine | 2:00.90 | |
| 20 | 3 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk | Poland | 2:01.02 | |
| 20 | 2 | Marian Burnett | Guyana | 2:01.02 | |
| 22 | 3 | Agnes Samaria | Namibia | 2:02.25 | |
| 23 | 1 | Hazel Clark | United States | 2:02.92 | |
| 24 | 2 | Zulia Calatayud | Cuba | 2:06.97 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya | 1:56.04 | WL, PB |
| | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco | 1:56.99 | |
| | Mayte Martínez | Spain | 1:57.62 | PB |
| 4 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 1:58.22 | |
| 5 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 1:58.52 | |
| 6 | Sviatlana Usovich | Belarus | 1:58.92 | |
| 7 | Svetlana Klyuka | Russia | 2:00.90 | |
| - | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | DNF | |