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Athletics at the 2025 Summer World University Games – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the 2025 Summer World University Games
VenueLohrheidestadion
LocationBochum, Germany
Dates
  • 22 July (heats)
  • 23 July (semi-finals)
  • 24 July (final)
Competitors40 from 29 nations
Winning time1:59.84
Medalists
gold medal Eloisa Coiro   Italy
silver medal Veronica Vancardo   Switzerland
bronze medal Daniela García   Spain
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The women's 800 metres event at the 2025 Summer World University Games was held in Bochum, Germany, at Lohrheidestadion on 22, 23 and 24 July.[1][2]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
Games record  Slobodanka Čolović (YUG) 49.88 Zagreb, Yugoslavia 19 July 1987

Results

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Heats

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First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.[3]

Heat 1

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Gladys Chepngetich  Kenya 2:02.63 Q
2 Laura Pellicoro  Italy 2:02.70 Q
3 Charne Swart [de]  South Africa 2:02.73 Q
4 Hayley Kitching  Australia 2:03.35 Q
5 Petja Klojčnik [d]  Slovenia 2:03.96 q
6 Sophie Coutts  Canada 2:05.04 q, PB
7 Emma Douglass  New Zealand 2:07.28
8 Stina Pettersson  Sweden 2:09.67
[4]

Heat 2

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Veronica Vancardo  Switzerland 2:02.76 Q
2 Chloe Foerster  United States 2:02.84 Q
3 Lucy Armitage  Great Britain 2:03.79 Q
4 Amandeep Kaur  India 2:03.89 Q
5 Tugba Toptas [de]  Turkey 2:04.27 q
6 Alina Korsunska  Ukraine 2:06.13 q
7 Priscilla Akello  Uganda 2:12.33
8 Hizillawanty Jamain  Malaysia 2:18.45 SB
[5]

Heat 3

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Daniela García  Spain 2:06.52 Q
2 Pavla Štoudková [de]  Czech Republic 2:06.55 Q
3 Veera Mattila  Finland 2:06.58 Q
4 Tessa Buswell  United States 2:06.73 Q
5 Charlotte Buckley  Great Britain 2:07.28
6 Pamela Nicol Barreto  Ecuador 2:10.74 SB
7 Marvorous Orishaba  Uganda 2:11.57
8 Liis Grete Atonen  Estonia 2:19.00
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Heat 4

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Eloisa Coiro  Italy 2:04.12 Q
2 Fanny Arendt [d]  Luxembourg 2:04.63 Q
3 Julia Jaguścik  Poland 2:05.71 Q
4 Veera Perälä  Finland 2:06.50 Q
5 Klara Andrijašević [de]  Croatia 2:06.76 PB
6 Yuri Nishida  Japan 2:07.02
7 Switlana Schulschyk [de; es; uk]  Ukraine 2:09.03
8 Awa Koné  Mali 2:20.38 PB
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Heat 5

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Smilla Kolbe  Germany 2:05.66 Q
2 K. M. Chanda  India 2:05.95 Q
3 Lucia Juan  Spain 2:06.48 Q
4 Veronika Sadek [de]  Slovenia 2:06.89 Q
5 Michelle Gröbli [es]  Switzerland 2:07.62
6 Julia Agostinelli  Canada 2:09.00
7 Hédi Heffner [d]  Hungary 2:09.67
8 Aishat Nna Mohammed  Nigeria 2:57.65
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Semi-finals

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First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[9]

Heat 1

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Eloisa Coiro  Italy 2:02.28 Q
2 Daniela García  Spain 2:02.49 Q
3 Pavla Štoudková [de]  Czech Republic 2:03.16
4 Julia Jaguścik  Poland 2:03.83
5 Tugba Toptas [de]  Turkey 2:04.35
6 Hayley Kitching  Australia 2:04.47
7 Veera Perälä  Finland 2:05.74 PB
8 Petja Klojčnik [d]  Slovenia 2:08.47
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Heat 2

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Veronica Vancardo  Switzerland 2:01.40 Q
2 Charne Swart [de]  South Africa 2:01.68 Q
3 Fanny Arendt [d]  Luxembourg 2:02.10 q
4 Chloe Foerster  United States 2:02.13 q
5 Lucy Armitage  Great Britain 2:03.02 PB
6 Veronika Sadek [de]  Slovenia 2:04.60
7 Amandeep Kaur  India 2:04.84
8 Alina Korsunska  Ukraine 2:06.34
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Heat 3

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Smilla Kolbe  Germany 2:01.89 Q
2 K. M. Chanda  India 2:02.05 Q
3 Gladys Chepngetich  Kenya 2:02.57 SB
4 Laura Pellicoro  Italy 2:02.88
5 Lucia Juan  Spain 2:05.26
6 Sophie Coutts  Canada 2:06.13
7 Tessa Buswell  United States 2:08.70
— Veera Mattila  Finland DNF
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Final

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Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eloisa Coiro  Italy 1:59.84
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Veronica Vancardo  Switzerland 2:00.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniela García  Spain 2:00.12
4 Fanny Arendt [d]  Luxembourg 2:01.04
5 Smilla Kolbe  Germany 2:01.42
6 Charne Swart [de]  South Africa 2:01.45
7 Chloe Foerster  United States 2:01.58
8 K. M. Chanda  India 2:02.00
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References

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  1. ^ "2025 Summer World University Games - Athletics schedule" (PDF). 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 FISU World University Games Rhine-Ruhr: All final results and medallists - Full list". Olympics. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Round 1 - Start list" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Round 1 - Heat 1/5 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Round 1 - Heat 2/5 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Round 1 - Heat 3/5 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Round 1 - Heat 4/5 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Round 1 - Heat 5/5 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Semi-finals - Start list" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Semi-finals - Heat 1/3 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Semi-finals - Heat 2/3 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Semi-finals - Heat 3/3 results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Women's 800 metres - Final results" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.