2014 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Events at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
20 km walk		men		women
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's 800 metres event at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held August 13–14 on Stade de Marrakech.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya	Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya	Agatha Jeruto  Kenya

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Agatha Jeruto	Kenya	1:59.88	Q
2	2	Malika Akkaoui	Morocco	2:00.84	Q
3	3	Tigist Assefa	Ethiopia	2:00.94	Q
4	3	Janeth Jepkosgei	Kenya	2:01.13	Q
5	2	Noelie Yarigo	Benin	2:02.09	q
6	1	Eunice Jepkoech Sum	Kenya	2:02.43	Q
7	2	Selam Abrhaley	Ethiopia	2:02.64	q
8	1	Lydiya Melese	Ethiopia	2:03.15	Q
9	2	Martha Bissah	Ghana	2:06.32
10	1	Abiye David	Nigeria	2:08.58
11	3	Liliane Nguetsa	Cameroon	2:09.00
12	1	Annabelle Lascar	Mauritius	2:11.56
13	3	Haifa Tarchoun	Tunisia	2:16.44
14	1	Lea Manirankunda	Burundi	2:19.98
15	1	Sarah Nguiet	Republic of the Congo	2:33.44
16	3	Oumou Diarra	Mali	9:99.97 !DQ	R163.5[2]
17	1	Sara Souhi	Morocco	9:99.98 !DNF
17	3	Siham Hilali	Morocco	9:99.98 !DNF
18	2	Felismina Cavela	Angola	9:99.99 !DNS
18	2	Winnie Nanyondo	Uganda	9:99.99 !DNS
18	3	Mireille Tshakwiza	Democratic Republic of the Congo	9:99.99 !DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
01 !	Eunice Jepkoech Sum	Kenya	1:59.45
02 !	Janeth Jepkosgei	Kenya	1:59.74
03 !	Agatha Jeruto	Kenya	1:59.84
4	Tigist Assefa	Ethiopia	2:00.43
5	Noelie Yarigo	Benin	2:01.64
6	Malika Akkaoui	Morocco	2:02.63
7	Selam Abrhaley	Ethiopia	2:03.03
8	Lydiya Melese	Ethiopia	2:03.52

References