2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
World record Jarmila Kratochvílová ( TCH ) 1:53.28 Munich , West Germany 26 July 1983
Championship record Jarmila Kratochvílová ( TCH ) 1:54.68 Helsinki , Finland 9 August 1983
World leading Eunice Jepkoech Sum ( KEN ) 1:56.99 Paris , France 4 July 2015
African record Pamela Jelimo ( KEN ) 1:54.01 Zürich , Switzerland 29 August 2008
Asian record Liu Dong ( CHN ) 1:55.54 Beijing , China 9 September 1993
NACAC record Ana Fidelia Quirot ( CUB ) 1:54.44 Barcelona , Spain 9 September 1989
South American record Letitia Vriesde ( SUR ) 1:56.68 Gothenburg , Sweden 13 August 1995
European record Jarmila Kratochvílová ( TCH ) 1:53.28 Munich , West Germany 26 July 1983
Oceanian record Toni Hodgkinson ( NZL ) 1:58.25 Atlanta , United States 27 July 1996
Records
Prior to the competition , the records were as follows : [ 5 ]
The women's 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 26, 27 and 29 August.