African Games 2019 / Athletics - Women's 800m
 
  
The silver medalist Rababe Arafi (2018)
The women's 800-meter run at the 2019 African Games took place on August 26th and 27th at the Stade Moulay Abdallah in Rabat .
20 runners from 15 countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Hirut Meshesha with 2: 03.16 min, silver went to Rababe Arafi with 2: 03.20 min and the bronze medal was won by Halimah Nakaayi with 2: 03.55 min.
Records
| World record |  Jarmila Kratochvílová | 1: 53.28 min | Munich , FR Germany | July 26, 1983 | 
| Record of games |  Maria de Lurdes Mutola | 1: 56.99 min | Africa Games in Johannesburg , South Africa | September 1999 | 
Semifinals
From the three semi-finals, the first two of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
August 26, 2019, 6:19 p.m.
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (min) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th | Hirut Meshesha |  Ethiopia | 2: 04.74 | 
| 2 | 1 | Rababe Arafi |  Morocco | 2: 04.75 | 
| 3 | 7th | Eglay Nafuna Nalyanya |  Kenya | 2: 05.54 | 
| 4th | 2 | Tsepang Sello |  Lesotho | 2:11:53 | 
| 5 | 3 | Purple Ndayikengurukiye |  Burundi | 2: 12.08 | 
| 6th | 5 | Regina Deogratius Mpigachai |  Tanzania | 2: 13.19 | 
| 7th | 6th | Nyat Ghebreslassie |  Eritrea | 2: 19.57 | 
| 8th | 8th | Stella Stella |  South Sudan | 2: 32.39 | 
Run 2
August 26, 2019, 6:26 p.m.
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (min) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th | Diribe Welteji |  Ethiopia | 2: 04.47 | 
| 2 | 6th | Halima Hachlaf |  Morocco | 2: 04.58 | 
| 3 | 7th | Naomi Jerop Korir |  Kenya | 2: 05.17 | 
| 4th | 3 | Haifa Tarchoun |  Tunisia | 2: 07.28 | 
| 5 | 5 | Oratile Rose Nowe |  Botswana | 2: 08.78 | 
| 6th | 2 | Carla Patricia Mendes |  Cape Verde | 2: 09.96 | 
| 8th | Envy slides |  Angola | DNS | 
Run 3
August 26, 2019, 6:33 p.m.
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (min) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Halimah Nakaayi |  Uganda | 2: 02.44 | 
| 2 | 5 | Malika Akkaoui |  Morocco | 2: 03.57 | 
| 3 | 6th | Noélie Yarigo |  Benin | 2: 04.10 | 
| 4th | 2 | Souhra Ali Mohamed |  Djibouti | 2: 05.12 | 
| 5 | 4th | Fireworyini Hailu Gebrezbher |  Ethiopia | 2: 05.73 | 
| 6th | 7th | Habibatou Bamba |  Mali | 2: 12.82 | 
| 8th | Nelly Jepkosgei |  Kenya | DNS | 
final
August 27, 2019, 5:36 pm
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (min) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | 7th | Hirut Meshesha |  Ethiopia | 2: 03.16 | 
|   | 2 | Rababe Arafi |  Morocco | 2: 03.20 | 
|   | 4th | Halimah Nakaayi |  Uganda | 2: 03.55 | 
| 4th | 6th | Malika Akkaoui |  Morocco | 2: 03.78 | 
| 5 | 8th | Halima Hachlaf |  Morocco | 2: 03.82 | 
| 6th | 5 | Diribe Welteji |  Ethiopia | 2: 04.20 | 
| 7th | 3 | Noélie Yarigo |  Benin | 2: 04.66 | 
| 8th | 1 | Souhra Ali Mohamed |  Djibouti | 2: 05.99 | 
Web links and sources
- Results on the 2019 African Games website
- Results. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: atos.net. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
