# 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17, 18 and 20 October.

## Medalists

| Gold | Nancy Jebet Langat Kenya |
| Silver | Georgie Clarke Australia |
| Bronze | Lucia Klocová Slovakia |

## Results
### Final

20 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Nancy Jebet Langat | Kenya | 2:01.51 |
| | Georgie Clarke | Australia | 2:02.28 |
| | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia | 2:04.00 |
| 4 | Alina Rîpanu | Romania | 2:04.60 |
| 5 | Esther Desviat | Spain | 2:06.55 |
| 6 | Tatyana Petlyuk | Ukraine | 2:07.26 |
| 7 | Jeruto Kiptum | Kenya | 2:08.97 |
| | Kerstin Werner | Germany | DNS |

### Semifinals

18 October

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia | 2:06.77 | Q |
| 2 | Nancy Jebet Langat | Kenya | 2:06.82 | Q |
| 3 | Tatyana Petlyuk | Ukraine | 2:07.29 | Q |
| 4 | Kerstin Werner | Germany | 2:07.31 | q |
| 5 | Miki Nishimura | Japan | 2:08.34 | |
| 6 | Gulmira Tasybekova | Kazakhstan | 2:08.62 | |
| 7 | Norica Manafu | Romania | 2:11.96 | |
| 8 | Alice Goodberg | Australia | 2:14.40 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Georgie Clarke | Australia | 2:06.53 | Q |
| 2 | Alina Rîpanu | Romania | 2:06.67 | Q |
| 3 | Esther Desviat | Spain | 2:06.83 | Q |
| 4 | Jeruto Kiptum | Kenya | 2:07.35 | q |
| 5 | Mieke Geens | Belgium | 2:07.46 | |
| 6 | Svetlana Chervan | Ukraine | 2:09.67 | |
| 7 | Marija Papic | Yugoslavia | 2:10.09 | |
| 8 | Mari Järvenpää | Finland | 2:10.51 | |

### Heats

17 October

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gulmira Tasybekova | Kazakhstan | 2:06.48 | Q |
| 2 | Jeruto Kiptum | Kenya | 2:07.86 | Q |
| 3 | Alice Goodberg | Australia | 2:08.81 | Q |
| 4 | Norica Manafu | Romania | 2:09.47 | q |
| 5 | Sheena Gooding | Barbados | 2:11.17 | |
| | Irina Latve | Latvia | DNF | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nancy Jebet Langat | Kenya | 2:07.79 | Q |
| 2 | Kerstin Werner | Germany | 2:07.82 | Q |
| 3 | Esther Desviat | Spain | 2:08.41 | Q |
| 4 | Mari Järvenpää | Finland | 2:09.39 | q |
| 5 | Svetlana Chervan | Ukraine | 2:09.50 | q |
| 6 | Direma Banasso | Togo | 2:16.54 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alina Rîpanu | Romania | 2:08.35 | Q |
| 2 | Mieke Geens | Belgium | 2:08.78 | Q |
| 3 | Miki Nishimura | Japan | 2:08.79 | Q |
| 4 | Marija Papic | Yugoslavia | 2:09.77 | q |
| 5 | Tanya Wright | Canada | 2:11.23 | |
| 6 | Rebecca Lyne | United Kingdom | 2:20.17 | |
| | Getrude Banda | Malawi | DQ | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Georgie Clarke | Australia | 2:10.11 | Q |
| 2 | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia | 2:10.20 | Q |
| 3 | Tatyana Petlyuk | Ukraine | 2:10.41 | Q |
| 4 | Joanna Ross | United Kingdom | 2:10.56 | |
| 5 | Joanna Buza | Poland | 2:10.78 | |
| 6 | Euridice Semedo | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2:11.78 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Barbados (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Canada (1)
* Finland (1)
* Germany (1)
* Japan (1)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (2)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Spain (1)
* Togo (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United Kingdom (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)