title: 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
text: # 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
  
  The women's 800 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 22, 23 and 24 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Margaret Nyairera Wambui Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sahily Diago Cuba |
  | Bronze | Georgia Wassall Australia |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World Junior Record | Pamela Jelimo (KEN) | 1:54.01 | Zürich, Switzerland | 29 August 2008 |
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  | Championship Record | Elena Mirela Lavric (ROU) | 2:00.06 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 11 July 2008 |
  | World Junior Leading | Sahily Diago (CUB) | 1:57.74 | Havana, Cuba | 25 May 2014 |
  | Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 July Start time: 20:01 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 46 %
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 8 | 2:00.49 | PB |
  | | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 3 | 2:02.11 | |
  | | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 6 | 2:02.71 | |
  | 4 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 7 | 2:04.12 | |
  | 5 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 1 | 2:06.16 | |
  | 6 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:09.38 | |
  | | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 4 | DNF | |
  | | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2 | DNF | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 56.33 Aníta Hinriksdóttir
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  23 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 2:03.60 | Q |
  | 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 2:03.72 | Q PB |
  | 3 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:04.00 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 2:04.62 | Q |
  | 5 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 2:04.84 | Q |
  | 6 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 2:04.99 | q |
  | 7 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 2:05.37 | Q PB |
  | 7 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2:05.37 | q |
  | 9 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2:07.28 | |
  | 9 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2:07.28 | |
  | 11 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2:08.46 | |
  | 12 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 2:08.60 | |
  | 13 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2:08.76 | |
  | 14 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 2:10.03 | |
  | 15 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2:10.40 | |
  | 16 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2:15.35 | |
  
  **Details**
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Details**
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  24 July Start time: 12:58 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 4 | 2:03.60 | Q |
  | 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 8 | 2:03.72 | Q PB |
  | 3 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 6 | 2:04.00 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 3 | 2:04.99 | q |
  | 5 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:07.28 | |
  | 6 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 7 | 2:10.03 | |
  | 7 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 1 | 2:10.40 | |
  | 8 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2 | 2:15.35 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.76 Aníta Hinriksdóttir
  
  **Details**
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  24 July Start time: 13:05 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:04.62 | Q |
  | 2 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 3 | 2:04.84 | Q |
  | 3 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 1 | 2:05.37 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 6 | 2:05.37 | q |
  | 5 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 8 | 2:07.28 | |
  | 6 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2 | 2:08.46 | |
  | 7 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 7 | 2:08.60 | |
  | 8 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 4 | 2:08.76 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 1:01.10 Zeyituna Mohammed
  
  ### Heats
  
  22 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 2:03.41 | Q |
  | 2 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 2:04.24 | Q PB |
  | 3 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 2:04.47 | Q |
  | 4 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:04.53 | Q |
  | 5 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 2:04.60 | Q |
  | 6 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2:04.89 | Q PB |
  | 7 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 2:05.56 | q |
  | 8 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 2:05.69 | Q |
  | 9 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2:05.84 | Q |
  | 10 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2:06.15 | Q |
  | 11 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 2:06.38 | Q |
  | 12 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 2:06.49 | q PB |
  | 13 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 2:06.91 | Q |
  | 13 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 2:06.91 | Q |
  | 15 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 2:06.97 | q PB |
  | 16 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 2:07.04 | q |
  | 17 | Asli Arik | Turkey | 2:07.26 | SB |
  | 18 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 2:07.30 | PB |
  | 19 | Charlotte Mouchet | France | 2:07.38 | |
  | 20 | Livia Müller | Switzerland | 2:07.50 | PB |
  | 21 | Jessy Joseph | India | 2:07.57 | |
  | 22 | Raevyn Rogers | United States | 2:08.01 | |
  | 23 | Aislinn Crossey | Ireland | 2:08.06 | |
  | 24 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 2:08.50 | |
  | 25 | Jennifer Adaeze Edobi | Nigeria | 2:09.65 | |
  | 26 | María Pía Fernández | Uruguay | 2:10.97 | |
  | 27 | Ryoko Hirano | Japan | 2:11.99 | |
  | 28 | Hannia Michelle Palafox | Mexico | 2:20.90 | |
  | | Arachana Ramdas Adhav | India | DNF | |
  
  **Details**
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  24 July Start time: 12:13 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Iceland | 3 | 2:03.41 | Q |
  | 2 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 1 | 2:04.53 | Q |
  | 3 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 2 | 2:04.89 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Sarah Schmidt | Germany | 8 | 2:05.56 | q |
  | 5 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 4 | 2:06.49 | q PB |
  | 6 | Gena Löfstrand | South Africa | 5 | 2:07.04 | q |
  | 7 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 6 | 2:07.30 | PB |
  | | Arachana Ramdas Adhav | India | 7 | DNF | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 59.65 Sarah Schmidt
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  24 July Start time: 12:21 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Georgia Wassall | Australia | 4 | 2:05.69 | Q |
  | 2 | Dureti Edao | Ethiopia | 2 | 2:06.15 | Q |
  | 3 | Alina Ammann | Germany | 8 | 2:06.91 | Q |
  | 4 | Asli Arik | Turkey | 6 | 2:07.26 | SB |
  | 5 | Charlotte Mouchet | France | 3 | 2:07.38 | |
  | 6 | María Pía Fernández | Uruguay | 7 | 2:10.97 | |
  | 7 | Ryoko Hirano | Japan | 5 | 2:11.99 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.25 Alina Ammann
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  24 July Start time: 12:28 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zeyituna Mohammed | Ethiopia | 5 | 2:04.47 | Q |
  | 2 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 4 | 2:06.38 | Q |
  | 3 | Maximila Imali | Kenya | 3 | 2:06.91 | Q |
  | 4 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Canada | 7 | 2:06.97 | q PB |
  | 5 | Livia Müller | Switzerland | 8 | 2:07.50 | PB |
  | 6 | Raevyn Rogers | United States | 6 | 2:08.01 | |
  | 7 | Aislinn Crossey | Ireland | 2 | 2:08.06 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 1:00.20 Raevyn Rogers
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  24 July Start time: 12:34 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 53%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui | Kenya | 4 | 2:04.24 | Q PB |
  | 2 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 3 | 2:04.60 | Q |
  | 3 | Sabrina Southerland | United States | 2 | 2:05.84 | Q |
  | 4 | Jessy Joseph | India | 5 | 2:07.57 | |
  | 5 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 7 | 2:08.50 | |
  | 6 | Jennifer Adaeze Edobi | Nigeria | 6 | 2:09.65 | |
  | 7 | Hannia Michelle Palafox | Mexico | 8 | 2:20.90 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 1:01.74 Margaret Nyairera Wambui
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Canada (2)
  * Cuba (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Iceland (1)
  * India (2)
  * Ireland (2)
  * Japan (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Mexico (2)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Nigeria (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * United States (2)
  * Uruguay (1)
  