2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates18 September (heats)
19 September (semi-finals)
21 September (final)
Winning time1:54.62 CR
Medalists
gold medal Lilian Odira   Kenya
silver medal Georgia Hunter Bell   Great Britain
bronze medal Keely Hodgkinson   Great Britain
Events at the
2025 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m steeplechasemenwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
35 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
World Team event
World Team

The women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 18, 19 and 21 September 2025.[1]

Summary

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Championship record 1:54.68 Helsinki, Finland 9 August 1983
World Leading  Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) 1:54.74 Chorzów, Poland 16 August 2025
African Record  Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:54.01 Zurich, Switzerland 29 August 2008
Asian Record  Liu Dong (CHN) 1:55.54 Beijing, China 9 September 1993
European Record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:54.44 Barcelona, Spain 9 September 1989
Oceanian record  Claudia Hollingsworth (AUS) 1:57.67 Chorzów, Poland 16 August 2025
South American Record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 1:56.68 Gothenburg, Sweden 13 August 1995

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:59.00.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
18 September 19:58 Heats
19 September 20:43 Semi-finals
21 September 19:35 Final

Results

Heats

The heats took place on 18 September. The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the three fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain & N.I. 1:59.79 Q
2 Assia Raziki  Morocco 1:59.82 Q
3 Clara Liberman  France 2:00.17 Q
4 Roisin Willis  United States 2:00.24
5 Caroline Bredlinger  Austria 2:00.25
6 Anita Horvat  Slovenia 2:00.66
7 Marta Mitjans  Spain 2:00.67
8 Déborah Rodriguez  Uruguay 2:03.18
9 Perina Lokure Nakang  Athlete Refugee Team 2:10.13 SB
[4]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Anaïs Bourgoin  France 1:58.43 Q
2 Mary Moraa  Kenya 1:58.44 Q
3 Gabriela Gajanová  Slovakia 2:00.44 Q
4 Veronica Vancardo  Switzerland 2:01.13
5 Rocío Arroyo  Spain 2:01.34
6 Jazz Shukla  Canada 2:01.42
7 Adelle Tracey  Jamaica 2:01.70
8 Nigist Getachew  Ethiopia 2:02.42
[4]

Heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Tsige Duguma  Ethiopia 2:01.53 Q
2 Maggi Congdon  United States 2:01.74 Q
3 Eloisa Coiro  Italy 2:01.86 Q
4 Kelly-Ann Beckford  Jamaica 2:02.63
5 Nelly Jepkosgei  Bahrain 2:02.79
6 Angelika Sarna  Poland 2:02.81
7 Rin Kubo  Japan 2:02.84
8 Shafiqua Maloney  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2:03.12
[4]

Heat 4

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Audrey Werro  Switzerland 1:58.43 Q
2 Sage Hurta-Klecker  United States 1:58.43 Q
3 Anna Wielgosz  Poland 1:58.63 Q
4 Abbey Caldwell  Australia 1:58.71 q
5 Lorea Ibarzabal  Spain 2:00.60
6 Sarah Moraa  Kenya 2:01.62 qJ
7 Noélie Yarigo  Benin 2:03.43
8 Soukaina Haji  Morocco 2:06.80
[4]

Heat 5

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Lilian Odira  Kenya 1:57.86 Q
2 Daily Cooper Gaspar  Cuba 1:58.16 Q
3 Worknesh Mesele  Ethiopia 1:58.46 Q
4 Halimah Nakaayi  Uganda 1:58.57 q
5 Jemma Reekie  Great Britain & N.I. 1:59.35
6 Wu Hongjiao  China 2:01.38
7 Smilla Kolbe  Germany 2:01.74
8 Eveliina Määttänen  Finland 2:02.55
[4]

Heat 6

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Georgia Hunter Bell  Great Britain & N.I. 1:58.82 Q
2 Gabija Galvydytė  Lithuania 1:58.86 Q
3 Claudia Hollingsworth  Australia 1:59.06 Q
4 Rénelle Lamote  France 1:59.32 q, SB
5 Margarita Koczanowa  Poland 1:59:37 PB
6 Lore Hoffmann  Switzerland 1:59.76
7 Pooja Olla  India 2:01.03 PB
— Charné du Plessis  South Africa DNF
[4]

Heat 7

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Natoya Goule-Toppin  Jamaica 1:59.66 Q
2 Oratile Nowe  Botswana 2:00.09 Q
3 Maeliss Trapeau  Canada 2:00.38 Q
4 Majtie Kolberg  Germany 2:00.64
5 Vivian Chebet Kiprotich  Kenya 2:00.68
6 Elena Bellò  Italy 2:02.14
7 Jessica Hull  Australia 2:13.42 qR
— Prudence Sekgodiso  South Africa DNF
[4]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 19 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mary Moraa  Kenya 1:58.40 Q
2 Georgia Hunter Bell  Great Britain & N.I. 1:58.62 Q
3 Eloisa Coiro  Italy 1:59.19
4 Claudia Hollingsworth  Australia 1:59.50
5 Natoya Goule-Toppin  Jamaica 1:59.58
6 Rénelle Lamote  France 1:59.94
7 Maggi Congdon  United States 1:59.95
8 Daily Cooper Gaspar  Cuba 2:03.00
[5]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Lilian Odira  Kenya 1:56.85 Q
2 Audrey Werro  Switzerland 1:56.99 Q
3 Jessica Hull  Australia 1:57.15 q, AR
4 Sage Hurta-Klecker  United States 1:57.62 q, SB
5 Tsige Duguma  Ethiopia 1:57.70
6 Halimah Nakaayi  Uganda 1:57.79
7 Assia Raziki  Morocco 1:57.87 PB
8 Gabija Galvydytė  Lithuania 1:57.96 PB
9 Clara Liberman  France 2:04.12
[5]

Heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain & N.I. 1:57.53 Q
2 Sarah Moraa  Kenya 1:57.53 Q, PB
3 Anaïs Bourgoin  France 1:58.00
4 Oratile Nowe  Botswana 1:58.43
5 Abbey Caldwell  Australia 1:58.44
6 Maeliss Trapeau  Canada 1:58.90 PB
7 Gabriela Gajanová  Slovakia 1:59.16
8 Anna Wielgosz  Poland 1:59.72
9 Worknesh Mesele  Ethiopia 2:00.91
[5]

Final

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lilian Odira  Kenya 1:54.62 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georgia Hunter Bell  Great Britain & N.I. 1:54.90 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain & N.I. 1:54.91
4 Sarah Moraa  Kenya 1:55.74 PB
5 Sage Hurta-Klecker  United States 1:55.89 PB
6 Audrey Werro  Switzerland 1:56.17
7 Mary Moraa  Kenya 1:57.10 SB
8 Jessica Hull  Australia 1:57.30
[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Women 800 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "800 Metres Women − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Women's 800 metres - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Women's 800 metres - Semi-Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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