African Games 2019 / Athletics - Women's 800m
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 .