# 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 13, 14 and 16 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Natalya Koreyvo Belarus |
| Silver | Simona Barcău Romania |
| Bronze | Kay-Ann Thompson Jamaica |

## Results
### Final

16 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Natalya Koreyvo | Belarus | 2:01.47 |
| | Simona Barcău | Romania | 2:02.23 |
| | Kay-Ann Thompson | Jamaica | 2:02.67 |
| 4 | Mariya Shapayeva | Russia | 2:02.87 |
| 5 | Élodie Guégan | France | 2:03.68 |
| 6 | Larisa Arcip | Romania | 2:04.09 |
| 7 | Laura Finucane | United Kingdom | 2:05.69 |
| 8 | Yelena Bondar | Ukraine | 2:08.29 |
| 9 | Halima Hachlaf | Morocco | 2:09.26 |
| | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | DNS |

### Semifinals

14 July

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | 2:02.85 | Q |
| 2 | Mariya Shapayeva | Russia | 2:03.15 | Q |
| 3 | Simona Barcău | Romania | 2:04.55 | Q |
| 4 | Larisa Arcip | Romania | 2:05.05 | q |
| 5 | Kay-Ann Thompson | Jamaica | 2:05.13 | q |
| 6 | Charlotte Moore | United Kingdom | 2:05.89 | |
| 7 | Yekaterina Martynova | Russia | 2:06.16 | |
| 8 | Latavia Thomas | United States | 2:09.11 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Halima Hachlaf | Morocco | 2:06.78 | Q |
| 2 | Natalya Koreyvo | Belarus | 2:06.78 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Bondar | Ukraine | 2:06.93 | Q |
| 4 | Brooke Simpson | Australia | 2:07.24 | |
| 5 | Diana Dienel | Germany | 2:07.78 | |
| 6 | Lydia Wafula | Kenya | 2:09.05 | |
| 7 | Élodie Guégan | France | 2:10.47 | q |
| 8 | Laura Finucane | United Kingdom | 2:17.59 | q |

### Heats

13 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yekaterina Martynova | Russia | 2:05.94 | Q |
| 2 | Halima Hachlaf | Morocco | 2:06.44 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Bondar | Ukraine | 2:06.81 | q |
| 4 | Marte Elden | Norway | 2:07.55 | |
| 5 | Linda Feldberga | Latvia | 2:07.63 | |
| 6 | Trisa Nickoley | United States | 2:09.66 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Natalya Koreyvo | Belarus | 2:07.68 | Q |
| 2 | Charlotte Moore | United Kingdom | 2:07.93 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Klyushkina | Kyrgyzstan | 2:08.22 | |
| 4 | Angela Wagner | South Africa | 2:08.27 | |
| 5 | Marjolein Terwiel | Switzerland | 2:09.26 | |
| 6 | Katherine Katsanevakis | Australia | 2:09.36 | |
| 7 | Moleboheng Mafata | Lesotho | 2:21.15 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | 2:05.46 | Q |
| 2 | Élodie Guégan | France | 2:05.49 | Q |
| 3 | Latavia Thomas | United States | 2:07.17 | q |
| 4 | Yuriko Kobayashi | Japan | 2:07.56 | |
| 5 | Tatsiana Suprun | Belarus | 2:08.42 | |
| 6 | Marlyse Nsourou | Gabon | 2:14.73 | |
| 7 | Nadia Gomes | Cape Verde | 2:32.58 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Simona Barcău | Romania | 2:04.30 | Q |
| 2 | Mariya Shapayeva | Russia | 2:04.31 | Q |
| 3 | Diana Dienel | Germany | 2:04.34 | q |
| 4 | Kay-Ann Thompson | Jamaica | 2:06.11 | q |
| 5 | Brooke Simpson | Australia | 2:06.71 | q |
| 6 | Lydia Wafula | Kenya | 2:07.39 | q |
| 7 | Julia Baier | Austria | 2:10.08 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Laura Finucane | United Kingdom | 2:07.10 | Q |
| 2 | Larisa Arcip | Romania | 2:07.32 | Q |
| 3 | Marie-Noëlle Gaudin | France | 2:07.93 | |
| 4 | Natalya Lupu | Ukraine | 2:09.30 | |
| 5 | Akari Kishikawa | Japan | 2:09.38 | |
| 6 | Anna Chiara Spigarolo | Italy | 2:10.85 | |
| 7 | Jane Mwikali Muia | Kenya | 2:12.04 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Austria (1)
* Belarus (2)
* Cape Verde (1)
* France (2)
* Gabon (1)
* Germany (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Lesotho (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Norway (1)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (2)
* South Africa (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)