2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
Records
Columns: 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 | 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