2006 World Junior Championships
Day 1 - 8/15 - pm session
WOMEN'S 800M
HEATS
Tuesday August 15th, 2006
At Beijing, China

 

2006 World Junior Championships
Day 1 - 8/15 - am session
WOMEN'S 800 METER
HEATS

Tuesday August 15th, 2006
At Beijing, China

Women's 800 meter heats

Heat #1

 
Women's 800 - Heat 1 - Pack at the 400 - Rebekah Noble USA in sixth - Elizet Banda (Zambia) winner

HEAT ONE—Rebekah Noble of was just sixth at 400, passed by the leader in 64.93 by the leader. She moved to fourth with 100 meters remaining and then finished strong to grab second behind the winner Elizet Bando of Zambia, 2:08.60 to 2:08.97. Agnieszka Sowinska of Poland was third, also in 2:08.97 and Zoe Buckman was fourth in 2:09.02.

Heat 1 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 22:40

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 7 657 Banda Elizet ZAM 2:08.60 Q
2 2 627 Noble Rebekah USA 2:08.97 Q
3 8 463 Sowinska Agnieszka POL 2:08.97 Q
4 3 15 Buckman Zoe AUS 2:09.02 Q
5 5 277 Kesselring Anne GER 2:10.09
6 4 399 El Akkaoui Malika MAR 2:10.20
7 6 406 Guevara Cristina MEX 2:18.59

Heat 2

Emma Jackson (Great Britain) - Heat 2 winner

HEAT TWO—Emma Jackson of Great Britain went through the 400 in 61.29 and the 600 at 1:35.79 before winning easily in a personal best of 2:05.68. Halima Hachlaf of Morocco, Annett Horna of Germany and Flavious Kwamboka of Kenya were the other automatic qualifiers.

Heat 2 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 22:47

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 2 246 Jackson Emma GBR 2:05.68 Q (PB)
2 6 400 Hachlaf Halima MAR 2:06.85 Q
3 7 275 Horna Annett GER 2:07.78 Q
4 3 381 Kwamboka Flavious Teresa KEN 2:08.13 Q
5 4 108 Huang Jing CHN 2:08.69
6 5 316 Khatun Jhuma IND 2:12.31
7 8 472 Batrinu Elena ROM 2:13.29
8 1 582 Aydin Merve TUR 2:17.16

Heat 3

  
Anzhelika Shevchenko (Ukraine) winner of Heat 3 - Shannon Leinert (US)

HEAT THREE—Shannon Leinert of the U.S. and the University of Florida led through splits of 30.14, 63.40 and 1:34.95 before fading to fifth with a time of 2:07.34. Anzhelika Shevchenko of Ukraine and Winny Chebet of Kenya were always in close attendance and finished one two. Aicha Rezig of Algeria was third and Antonija was fourth to grab the final two automatic qualifiers. Leinert’s time did make her a time qualifier.

Heat 3 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 22:54

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 8 600 Shevchenko Anzhelika UKR 2:06.08 Q
2 7 375 Chebet Winny KEN 2:06.43 Q (PB)
3 6 4 Rezig Aïcha ALG 2:06.92 Q (PB)
4 5 157 Zalac Antonija CRO 2:07.09 Q (PB)
5 1 624 Leinert Shannon USA 2:07.24 q
6 3 184 Duman Veera EST 2:08.05 q (PB)
6 2 145 Coneo Muriel COL 2:08.05 q
8 4 497 Wagner Angela RSA 2:08.51

Heat 4

Aleksandra Uvarova (Russia) Winner Heat 4

HEAT FOUR—Aleksandra Uvarova of Russia and Ruriko Kubo of Japan were one-two at 400 in 61.01 and remained in those position for the remainder of the race, running 2:06.19 and 2:06.84. Machgteld Mulder of Netherlands moved well over the second lap and got up for third in 2:06.91. Frida Flodstrom of Sweden held on to fourth in 2:07.12.

Heat 4 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 23:01

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 7 527 Uvarova Aleksandra RUS 2:06.19 Q
2 2 364 Kubo Ruriko JPN 2:06.84 Q
3 3 420 Mulder Machteld Anna NED 2:06.91 Q
4 4 556 Flodström Frida SWE 2:07.12 Q
5 6 301 Bozzay Boglárka HUN 2:07.87 q (PB)
6 5 120 Tong Xiaomei CHN 2:09.26
7 8 297 Pánou María GRE 2:12.88

Heat 5

Heat 5 pack at the finish -

HEAT FIVE—Ayako Jinnouchi of Japan led at 400 in 62.87 but Nataliya Lupu of Ukraine was even with Jinnouchi at 600 meters, passed in 1:35.32. Lupu then pulled away for the win in 2:07.54. Olga Cristea of Muldova got up for second in 2:07.56 with Jinnouchi third at 2:07.71. Danielle Christmas of Great Britain was the final automatic qualifier in 2:08.63.

Heat 5 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 23:08

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 6 593 Lupu Nataliya UKR 2:07.54 Q
2 7 402 Cristea Olga MDA 2:07.56 Q
3 8 361 Jinnouchi Ayako JPN 2:07.71 Q
4 4 234 Christmas Danielle GBR 2:08.53 Q
5 5 51 Katovich Maryna BLR 2:09.30
6 3 656 Zudikhina Irina UZB 2:09.65
7 2 230 Sabattini Cyndie FRA 2:11.52