1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

1992 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
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100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
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10,000 mmenwomen
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110 m hurdlesmen
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3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
5000 m walkwomen
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High jumpmenwomen
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Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 800 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 September.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Lu Yi
 China
Silver Chen Yumei
 China
Bronze Kati Kovacs
 Germany

Results

Final

18 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lu Yi  China 2:02.91
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chen Yumei  China 2:03.14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kati Kovacs  Germany 2:03.81
4 Natalya Zaytseva  Commonwealth of Independent States 2:04.76
5 Monica Lundgren  Sweden 2:05.33
6 Melissa Baker  Australia 2:05.34
7 Salina Kosgei  Kenya 2:13.48
Séverine Foulon  France DQ

Semifinals

17 September

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chen Yumei  China 2:04.27 Q
2 Kati Kovacs  Germany 2:04.39 Q
3 Séverine Foulon  France 2:04.46 Q
4 Melissa Baker  Australia 2:04.49 Q
5 Emma James  New Zealand 2:04.58
6 Michelle Wilkinson  United Kingdom 2:06.71
7 Mariana Florea  Romania 2:08.00
8 Irina Bezmenova  Commonwealth of Independent States 2:09.32

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lu Yi  China 2:03.96 Q
2 Natalya Zaytseva  Commonwealth of Independent States 2:06.68 Q
3 Salina Kosgei  Kenya 2:06.86 Q
4 Monica Lundgren  Sweden 2:06.93 Q
5 Aurica Rautu  Romania 2:07.22
6 Andrea Šuldesová  Czechoslovakia 2:08.30
7 Kim Hae-Yeong  South Korea 2:08.80
8 Rachael Rowberry  New Zealand 2:17.17

Heats

16 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kati Kovacs  Germany 2:04.98 Q
2 Séverine Foulon  France 2:06.19 Q
3 Melissa Baker  Australia 2:06.21 Q
4 Andrea Šuldesová  Czechoslovakia 2:08.15 q
5 Michelle Wilkinson  United Kingdom 2:08.56 q
6 Rachael Rowberry  New Zealand 2:09.77 q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chen Yumei  China 2:11.18 Q
2 Emma James  New Zealand 2:12.39 Q
3 Mariana Florea  Romania 2:13.05 Q
4 Yumiko Tokuda  Japan 2:14.19
5 Fátima dos Santos  Brazil 2:14.60

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Salina Kosgei  Kenya 2:07.57 Q
2 Natalya Zaytseva  Commonwealth of Independent States 2:08.53 Q
3 Monica Lundgren  Sweden 2:09.04 Q
4 Kim Hae-Yeong  South Korea 2:09.95 q
5 Ludmila Formanová  Czechoslovakia 2:22.34
6 Alison Cano  Gibraltar 2:22.68

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lu Yi  China 2:03.75 Q
2 Irina Bezmenova  Commonwealth of Independent States 2:08.11 Q
3 Aurica Rautu  Romania 2:09.80 Q
4 Plamena Aleksandrova  Bulgaria 2:15.90
5 Jowanna McMullen  United States 2:16.24
Jackline Maranga  Kenya DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015