The women's

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at the

2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...

was held at the

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on 26, 27 and 29 August.

Summary

Eunice Jepkoech Sum Eunice Jepkoech Sum (born 10 April 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was the 2013 World champion and won the bronze medal in 2015. Sum took a silver and a gold at the 2012 and 2014 African Champions ...

of Kenya entered the competition as the defending champion and also as the world-leading athlete for the season with her time of 1:56.99 minutes. The third semi-final was the fastest, with

Melissa Bishop Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympics and 2020 Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. Her World Champions ...

battling Maryna Arzamasava to the line, leaving defending champion and world #1

as a time qualifier. Bishop's winning 1:57.52 became the new Canadian National Record. In the final it was the same three players, Arzamasava holding the lead through the final turn, with Sum looking for a way to run around her. With Sum moving to the outside, Arzamasava drifted out, opening a gap on the inside which Bishop moved in to occupy. It was three abreast down the home stretch but Arzamasava never relinquished the lead, Bishop unable to get ahead on the inside and Sum just slightly behind them both.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.

Final

The final was started at 14:15Final results
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References

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800 metres at the World Athletics Championships 2015 in women's athletics