Maryna Arzamasova just beats Melissa Bishop and defending champion Eunice Sum
to win the women's 800m race at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
All three qualified for the final from semi final three, where Melissa Bishop broke the Canadian
record with 1:57.52 and Arzamasova ran a season best of 1:57.54. Earlier in 2015 Mellisa won
the Pan American Games in Toronto in 1:59.62.
| 1. |
Maryna
|
ARZAMASOVA |
BEL |
1:58.03 |
| 2. |
Melissa |
BISHOP |
CAN |
1:58.12 |
| 3. |
Eunice |
SUM |
KEN |
1:58.18 |
| 4. |
Rababe |
ARAFI |
MOR |
1:58.90 |
| 5. |
Shelayna |
OSKAN-CLARKE |
GBR |
1:58.99 |
| 6. |
Nataslia |
LUPU |
UKR |
1:58.99 |
| 7. |
Joanna |
JOSWIK |
POL |
1:59.09
|
| 8. |
Rénelle |
LAMOTE |
GRA |
1:59.70 |
2016 Olympic Games.
Final women's 800 metres
| 1. |
Caster Semenya
|
South Africa |
1:55.28 |
NR
|
| 2. |
Francine Niyonsaba |
Burundi |
1:56.49 |
|
| 3. |
Margaret Wambui |
Kenya |
1:56.89 |
PB |
| 4. |
Melissa Bishop |
Canada |
1:57.02 |
NR |
| 5. |
Joanna Jóźwik |
Poland
|
1:57.37 |
PB |
| 6. |
Lynsey Sharp |
Great Britain |
1:57.69 |
PB |
| 7. |
Maryna Arzamasava |
Belarus |
1:59.10 |
|
| 8. |
Kate Grace |
United States |
1:59.57 |
|