2009 world championships in athletics - women 's 800 metres 

Statements about this table:
the african record of 1:54.01 be slower than the world record of 1:53.28
the european record be set on july 26 1983 , in munich , west germany , at a time of 1:53.28
the african record be 1:54.01
the african record be set by pamela jelimo , at a time of 1.54.01
pamela jelimo win both the european record and the world record
the world record time be 1:55.45
the african record be set in barcelona , spain
the european record be hold by liu dong ( chn )
world record
jarmila kratochvílová ( tch )
1:53.28
munich , west germany
26 july 1983
championship record
jarmila kratochvílová ( tch )
1:54.68
helsinki , finland
9 august 1983
world leading
caster semenya ( rsa )
1:55.45
berlin , germany
19 august 2009
african record
pamela jelimo ( ken )
1:54.01
zürich , switzerland
29 august 2008
asian record
liu dong ( chn )
1:55.54
beijing , china
9 september 1993
world record
jarmila kratochvílová ( tch )
1:53.28
munich , west germany
26 july 1983
north american record
ana fidelia quirot ( cub )
1:54.44
barcelona , spain
9 september 1989
south american record
letitia vriesde ( sur )
1:56.68
gothenburg , sweden
13 august 1995
european record
jarmila kratochvílová ( tch )
1:53.28
munich , west germany
26 july 1983