2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

None July 2026 Women's 800 metres 2016 European Athletics Championships 625 finale 800m dames (28434942452).jpg 300px Final race Olympic Stadium Amsterdam, Netherlands 6 July 2016 (round 1) 7 July 2016 (semi-finals) 9 July 2016 (final) 36 23 1:59.70 min Nataliya Pryshchepa Rénelle Lamote Lovisa Lindh UKR FRA SWE 2014 2018 The women's 800 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships was held over three rounds at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 6 to 9 July 2016.Programme – European Athletics Championships http://www.amsterdam2016.org/en/programme/ amsterdam2016.org 30 June 2016 Background + Records before the 2016 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Time Time in minutes:seconds Location Date World record Jarmila Kratochvílová TCH 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983 European record Championship record Olga Mineyeva URS 1:55.41 Athens, Greece 8 September 1982 World leading Caster Semenya RSA 1:56.64 Rabat, Morocco 22 May 2016 European leading Rénelle Lamote FRA 1:58.01 Birmingham, United Kingdom 5 June 2016 Results Round 1 thumb|First heat of round 1 On 6 July 2016, thirty-two athletes from twenty-two nations and one independent athlete in the five heats of round 1, starting at 18:25 (UTC+2). Twenty-four athletes, the first four athletes in each heat (Q) and the next fastest four athletes overall (q), qualified for the semi-finals."European Athletics Championships – Results – 800m Women - Round 1", European Athletics, 6 July 2016. Archived 2 December 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2026. + Results of round 1 Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Time Time in minutes:seconds Note 1 1 4 Rénelle Lamote FRA 2:01.60 Q 2 1 2 Lovisa Lindh SWE 2:01.77 Q 3 1 5 Hedda Hynne NOR 2:01.85 Q 4 1 7 Aníta Hinriksdóttir ISL 2:02.44 Q 5 3 3 Nataliya Pryshchepa UKR 2:02.57 Q 6 1 8 Renée Eykens BEL 2:02.76 q 7 5 6 Jenny Meadows GBR 2:03.10 Q 8 5 5 Trine Mjåland NOR 2:03.13 Q 9 3 8 Alison Leonard GBR 2:03.64 Q 10 5 2 Esther Guerrero ESP 2:03.72 Q 11 3 5 Yuliya Karol BLR 2:03.78 Q 12 5 3 Anastasiya Tkachuk UKR 2:03.80 Q 13 3 4 Anna Silvander SWE 2:03.95 Q 14 3 7 Florina Pierdevara ROU 2:04.28 q 15 2 4 Selina Büchel SWI 2:04.50 Q 16 4 5 Nataliya Lupu UKR 2:04.53 Q 17 4 7 Yusneysi Santiusti ITA 2:04.53 Q 18 3 2 Alexandra Štuková SVK 2:04.58 q 19 5 4 Anastasiya Komarova AZE 2:04.60 q, SB 20 4 8 Joanna Jóźwik POL 2:04.62 Q 21 2 3 Sanne Verstegen NED 2:04.69 Q 22 4 6 Bianka Kéri HUN 2:04.90 Q 23 4 3 Síofra Cléirigh Büttner IRL 2:04.97 24 4 4 Adelle Tracey GBR 2:05.41 25 3 6 Fabienne Kohlmann GER 2:05.54 26 1 3 Katia Hristova BUL 2:05.72 27 2 6 Natalia Evangelidou CYP 2:05.73 Q 28 2 1 Christina Hering GER 2:05.78 Q 29 2 5 Yngvild Elvemo NOR 2:05.78 30 1 6 Irene Baldessari ITA 2:06.15 31 2 8 Eglė Balčiūnaitė LTU 2:08.14 32 2 2 Yuliya Stepanova Yuliya Rusanova border|23px|EAA EAA 9:99.98 DQ R 163.3a IAAF Rule 163.3a – Lane infringement 32 4 2 Claudia Bobocea ROU 9:99.98 DNF 33 2 7 Angelika Cichocka POL 9:99.99 DNS 32 5 7 Sofia Ennaoui POL 9:99.99 DNS 33 5 8 Justine Fedronic FRA 9:99.99 DNS EAA : Independent athlete competing under European Athletics Association flag. Semi-finals On 7 July 2016, twenty-four athletes from nineteen nations competed in the three heats of the semi-finals, starting at 18:50 (UTC+2). Eight athletes, the first two athletes in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest athletes overall (q), qualified for the final."European Athletics Championships – Results – 800m Women - Semifinal", European Athletics, 7 July 2016. Archived 18 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2026. + Results of the semi-finals Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Time Time in minutes:seconds Note 1 2 5 Rénelle Lamote France 1:59.87 Q 2 2 4 Selina Büchel Switzerland 2:00.30 Q, SB 3 2 3 Lovisa Lindh Sweden 2:00.66 q 4 2 6 Aníta Hinriksdóttir ISL 2:01.41 q 5 1 4 Joanna Jóźwik Poland 2:01.52 Q 6 1 7 Hedda Hynne NOR 2:01.57 Q 7 2 8 Esther Guerrero Spain 2:01.62 8 2 2 Trine Mjåland NOR 2:01.73 SB 9 1 6 Nataliya Lupu UKR 2:01.74 10 3 4 Nataliya Pryshchepa UKR 2:01.75 Q 11 2 7 Anastasiya Tkachuk UKR 2:01.91 12 3 5 Yusneysi Santiusti Italy 2:02.21 Q 13 3 3 Alison Leonard Great Britain 2:02.31 14 1 8 Renée Eykens Belgium 2:02.38 15 1 3 Christina Hering Germany 2:02.56 16 3 7 Florina Pierdevara ROU 2:02.75 17 1 5 Jenny Meadows Great Britain 2:03.13 18 3 8 Yuliya Karol BLR 2:03.17 19 1 1 Alexandra Štuková SVK 2:03.27 20 2 1 Anastasiya Komarova AZE 2:03.32 SB 21 3 6 Sanne Verstegen Netherlands 2:03.33 22 1 2 Anna Silvander Sweden 2:03.37 23 3 1 Bianka Kéri HUN 2:03.47 24 3 2 Natalia Evangelidou CYP 2:03.99 Final On 9 July 2016, eight athletes from eight different nations competed in the final at 21:40 (UTC+2). The race was won by Nataliya Pryshchepa of Ukraine in 1:59.70 min, followed by Rénelle Lamote of France in second place in 2:00.19 min and Lovisa Lindh of Sweden in third place in 2:00.37 min."European Athletics Championships – Results – 800m Women - Final", European Athletics, 9 July 2016. Archived 19 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2026. + Results of the final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Time in minutes:seconds Note 3 Nataliya Pryshchepa UKR 1:59.70 5 Rénelle Lamote FRA 2:00.19 7 Lovisa Lindh SWE 2:00.37 PB 4 4 Selina Büchel SWI 2:00.47 5 6 Yusneysi Santiusti ITA 2:00.53 6 2 Joanna Jóźwik POL 2:00.57 SB 7 1 Hedda Hynne NOR 2:00.94 PB 8 8 Aníta Hinriksdóttir ISL 2:02.55 References External links Category:800 metres at the European Athletics Championships Category:Women's events at the 2016 European Athletics Championships