The women's 800 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July 1998.
Medalists Gold Olga Mikayeva Silver Nancy Jebet Langat Bronze Naomi Misoi
Results Final 31 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Olga Mikayeva 2:05.34 Nancy Jebet Langat 2:05.43 Naomi Misoi 2:05.77 4 Liu Qifang 2:06.44 5 Mihaela Stăncescu 2:06.90 6 Josiane Tito 2:07.52 7 Jeannette Hoffmann 2:07.91 8 Ingvill Måkestad 2:08.39
Semifinals 29 July
Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Olga Mikayeva 2:06.50 Q 2 Nancy Jebet Langat 2:06.76 Q 3 Mihaela Stăncescu 2:07.00 Q 4 Lindsay Hyatt 2:07.15 5 Oksana Luneva 2:07.24 6 Ludivine Michel 2:07.27 7 Juliane Becker 2:08.91 8 Reina Sasaki 2:11.09
Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Naomi Misoi 2:05.38 Q 2 Jeannette Hoffmann 2:05.43 Q 3 Liu Qifang 2:05.44 Q 4 Josiane Tito 2:05.52 q 5 Ingvill Måkestad 2:05.80 q 6 Ryoko Takezawa 2:06.37 7 Sonja Roman 2:08.10 8 Hanan Khiouich 2:13.78
Heats 28 July
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ingvill Måkestad 2:10.10 Q 2 Nancy Jebet Langat 2:10.11 Q 3 Oksana Luneva 2:10.75 Q 4 Iris Fuentes-Pila 2:11.07 5 Lena Nilsson 2:11.33 6 Stephanie Schoeman 2:12.25 7 Motselisi Anna Mojaki 2:15.85
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Olga Mikayeva 2:06.57 Q 2 Mihaela Stăncescu 2:06.77 Q 3 Sonja Roman 2:07.48 Q 4 Josiane Tito 2:07.98 q 5 Karla Burger 2:10.39 6 Lee Ya-Hui 2:10.43 7 Courtney Inman 2:10.62
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Naomi Misoi 2:08.00 Q 2 Jeannette Hoffmann 2:08.51 Q 3 Hanan Khiouich 2:09.03 Q 4 Ryoko Takezawa 2:09.21 q 5 Lauren Elms 2:11.85 6 Kelly Edge 2:13.13
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ludivine Michel 2:05.62 Q 2 Liu Qifang 2:06.28 Q 3 Lindsay Hyatt 2:06.30 Q 4 Juliane Becker 2:06.36 q 5 Reina Sasaki 2:09.63 q 6 Melissa de Leon 2:12.06 7 Ramomene Boikhutso 2:18.45
Participation According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
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