The women's
800 metres
The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...
at the
2017 World Championships in Athletics
The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011.
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was held at the London
Olympic Stadium
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on and 13 August.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:
The following records were set at the competition:
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:01.00.
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:
Results
Heats
The first round took place on 10 August in six heats as follows:
The first three in each heat (
Q ) and the next six fastest (
q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 11 August in three heats as follows:
The first two in each heat (
Q ) and the next two fastest (
q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
Final
The final took place on 13 August at 20:10. The results were as follows:
photo finish
References
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800 metres at the World Athletics Championships