2018 Women’s 800 World Rankings

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Caster Semenya was a lock for her third straight No. 1 in the 2-lapper. She hasn’t lost since late in the ’15 campaign, with this year’s 9/9 meaning she has a winning streak of 29. And she has never been faster, as her PR 1:54.25 in Paris boosted her to No. 4 on the all-time list. Overall, she had the year’s 4 fastest performances and 6 of 8…

AS CLEAR AS SEMENYA was for No. 1, Francine Niyonsaba and Ajee’ Wilson were murky for 2-3, the same as their order of last year. Niyonsaba had a 3–2 edge over the American and had slightly better marks. That meant Wilson needed a clear edge in honors-won, and she didn’t have it. Hanging our hats on their DL sequences, Niyonsaba’s 1-1-2-2-2-3-6 trumped Wilson’s 2-2-2-3-4, even though the Burundian’s out-of-character 6th came in the DL Final…

WILSON MOVES from =No. 4 on the all-time U.S. scorers list to No. 2, now trailing only Madeline Manning. She broke her tie with Alysia Montaño and slipped past sisters-in-law Joetta Clark-Diggs and Jearl Miles Clark… The U.S. topped by-nation scoring for the second year in a row, Wilson being joined by rookie Raevyn Rogers in 6 and Charlene Lipsey in 8.

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1. CASTER SEMENYA (South Africa) (1/07/91, 5-7/141) (1.70/64)
1:57.80	…	1)SA Ch	3/17
(1:58.92h)
1:56.68	…	1)Comm G	4/13
(1:59.26h)
1:55.92	…	1)Eugene DL	5/26
1:57.25	…	1)Oslo DL	6/07
1:54.25	…	1)Paris DL	6/30
1:54.60	…	1)Monaco DL	7/20
1:56.06	…	1)Afr Ch	8/05
(2:02.90h)
1:55.27	…	1)Zürich DL	8/30
1:54.77	…	1)Cont Cup	9/09
2. FRANCINE NIYONSABA (Burundi) (5/05/93, 5-3¼/123) (1.61/56)
2:01.97	…	1)Baie-Mahault	5/12
1:56.88	…	3)Eugene DL	5/26	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson
1:58.57	…	2)Oslo DL	6/07	▷	1. Semenya
1:59.71	…	1)Montreuil	6/19
1:55.86	…	2)Paris DL	6/30	▷	1. Semenya
1:57.80	…	1)Lausanne DL	7/05
1:57.90	…	1)Rabat DL	7/13
1:55.96	…	2)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya
1:57.97	…	2)Afr Ch	8/05	▷	1. Semenya
(2:01.63h)
1:59.11	…	6)Zürich DL	8/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Goule; 4. Alemu; 5. Rogers
(2:00.99i, 1:58.31i)
3. AJEE’ WILSON (US) (5/08/94, 5-6½/121) (1.69/55)
2:01.68	…	1)Philadelphia	4/13
1:59.27	…	1)adidas Boost	5/19
1:56.86	…	2)Eugene DL	5/26	▷	1. Semenya
1:59.84	…	1)Kingston	6/09
1:58.18	…	1)USATF	6/24
(2:02.63h, 1:59.34sf)
1:57.11	…	3)Paris DL	6/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba
1:58.20	…	2)Lausanne DL	7/05	▷	1. Niyonsaba
1:56.45	…	4)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Goule
1:57.52	…	1)NACAC Ch	8/11
1:57.86	…	2)Zürich DL	8/30	▷	1. Semenya
1:57.16	…	2)Cont Cup	9/09	▷	1. Semenya
(2:00.90i, 2:01.95i, 2:01.60i, 2:01.90i, 1:58.99i)
4. NATOYA GOULE (Jamaica) (3/30/91, 5-3/110) (1.60/50)
1:58.82	…	3)Comm G	4/13	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wambui
(2:00.74h)
1:59.43	…	2)adidas Boost	5/19	▷	1. Wilson
2:00.84	…	1B)Eugene DL	5/25
2:00.66	…	2)Kingston	6/09	▷	1. Wilson
1:58.85	…	1)Jam Ch	6/22
1:57.69	…	5)Paris DL	6/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Wilson; 4. Alemu
2:00.32	…	1)Lucerne	7/09
1:58.33	…	2)Rabat DL	7/13	▷	1. Niyonsaba
1:56.15	…	3)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba
1:58.67	…	2)London DL	7/22	▷	1. Brown
1:57.95	…	2)NACAC Ch	8/11	▷	1. Wilson
1:58.49	…	3)Zürich DL	8/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson
1:57.36	…	3)Cont Cup	9/09	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson
(1:59.86i, 2:01.07i, 2:02.49i)
5. HABITAM ALEMU (Ethiopia) (7/09/97, 5-5¾/115) (1.67/52)
1:57.78	…	4)Eugene DL	5/26	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Niyonsaba
1:58.58	…	3)Oslo DL	6/07	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba
1:57.17	…	4)Paris DL	6/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Wilson
1:58.38	…	3)Lausanne DL	7/05	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Wilson
1:59.06	…	1)Sotteville	7/17
1:56.71	…	5)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Goule; 4. Wilson
1:58.86	…	3)Afr Ch	8/05	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba
(2:02.51h)
1:58.63	…	4)Zürich DL	8/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Goule
(2:01.79i 1:59.69i, 2:02.18i, 2:01.10i)
6. RAEVYN ROGERS (US) (9/07/96, 5-7¼/141) (1.71/64)
2:01.86	…	3)adidas Boost	5/19	▷	1. Wilson; 2. Goule
1:59.36	…	7)Eugene DL	5/26	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Niyonsaba; 4. Alemu; 5. Lipsey; 6. Wambui
1:58.57	…	2)USATF	6/24	▷	1. Wilson
(2:02.74h, 2:00.17sf)
2:00.12	…	5)Lausanne DL	7/05	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Wilson; 3. Alemu; 4. Wambui
2:00.20	…	1)World Cup	7/15
1:57.69	…	7)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Goule; 4. Wilson; 5. Alemu; 6. Arrafi
2:00.75	…	4)NACAC Ch	8/11	▷	1. Wilson; 2. Goule; 3. Almanza
1:59.05	…	5)Zürich DL	8/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Goule; 4. Alemu
(2:01.73i, 1:59.99i, 2:01.74i, 2:02.17i, 2:01.44i)
7. RABAB ARRAFI (Morocco) (1/12/91, 5-9¾/141) (1.77/64)
1:59.20	…	1)Ostrava IWC	6/13
2:01.01	…	1)Medit G	6/29
(2:03.45h)
1:58.84	…	3)Rabat DL	7/13	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Goule
1:57.47	…	6)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Goule; 4. Wilson; 5. Alemu
2:02.81	…	8)Zürich DL	8/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Goule; 4. Alemu; 5. Rogers; 6. Niyonsaba; 7. Buchel
(2:02.49i)
8. CHARLENE LIPSEY (US) (7/16/91, 5-6/126) (1.68/57)
2:01.91	…	2)Philadelphia	4/13	▷	1. Wilson
1:58.35	…	5)Eugene DL	5/26	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Niyonsaba; 4. Alemu
2:00.70	…	3)Kingston	6/09	▷	1. Wilson; 2. Goule
1:59.95	…	5)USATF	6/24	▷	1. Wilson; 2. Rogers; 3. Brown; 4. Edwards
(2:02.06h, 2:00.25sf)
1:58.05	…	6)Paris DL	6/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Wilson; 4. Alemu; 5. Goule
2:04.17	…	9)Lausanne DL	7/05	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Wilson; 3. Alemu; 4. Wambui; 5. Rogers; 6. Jepkosgei; 7. Sum; 8. Sharp
1:58.42	…	8)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Goule; 4. Wilson; 5. Alemu; 6. Arrafi; 7. Rogers
2:04.77	…	9)Zürich DL	8/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Goule; 4. Alemu; 5. Rogers; 6. Niyonsaba; 7. Buchel; 8. Arrafi
(2:03.74i, 2:02.05i, 2:01.89i, 2:01.45i)
9. MARGARET WAMBUI (Kenya) (9/15/95, 5-7¼/126) (1.71/57)
1:59.54	…	2)Nairobi	2/17	▷	1. Jerotich
1:58.07	…	2)Comm G	4/13	▷	1. Semenya
(2:00.60h)
2:02.61	…	3)Baie-Mahault	5/12	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Brown
1:58.67	…	6)Eugene DL	5/26	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wilson; 3. Niyonsaba; 4. Alemu; 5. Lipsey
2:00.86	…	3)Ken Ch	6/23	▷	1. Jerotich; 2. Sum
(2:08.14h)
dnf	…	)Paris DL	6/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Wilson; 4. Alemu; 5. Goule; 6. Lipsey; 7. Jerotich; 8. Lamote; 9. Sum; 10. Hassan; 11. Saunders
1:59.03	…	4)Lausanne DL	7/05	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Wilson; 3. Alemu
1:59.09	…	4)Rabat DL	7/13	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Goule; 3. Arrafi
1:59.70	…	11)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Goule; 4. Wilson; 5. Alemu; 6. Arrafi; 7. Rogers; 8. Lipsey; 9. Lamote; 10. Jerotich
dnf	…	)Afr Ch	8/05	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Alemu; 4. Nakaayi; 5. Nanyondo; 6. Akkaoui
(2:02.80h)
(2:00.48i)
10. EMILY JEROTICH (Kenya) (5/13/86, 5-1/97) (1.55/44)
1:58.25	…	1)Nairobi	2/17
2:01.74	…	7)Comm G	4/13	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Wambui; 3. Goule; 4. Nanyondo; 5. Bell; 6. Ajok
(2:00.58h)
2:00.22	…	1)Osaka IWC	5/20
1:59.52	…	1)Ken Ch	6/23
(2:05.26h)
1:58.04	…	1)Tomblaine	6/27
1:58.99	…	7)Paris DL	6/30	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Wilson; 4. Alemu; 5. Goule; 6. Lipsey
1:59.19	…	5)Rabat DL	7/13	▷	1. Niyonsaba; 2. Goule; 3. Arrafi; 4. Wambui
1:59.45	…	10)Monaco DL	7/20	▷	1. Semenya; 2. Niyonsaba; 3. Goule; 4. Wilson; 5. Alemu; 6. Arrafi; 7. Rogers; 8. Lipsey; 9. Lamote
2:03.90	…	3h)Afr Ch	8/04	▷	1. Nanyondo; 2. Semenya
(2:02.39i)

 

U.S. RANKINGS
1.	*Ajee’ Wilson (adidas)		6.	Sammy Watson (Texas A&M)
	2)Eugene DL, 1)USATF, 2)Zürich DL			1)SEC, 1)NCAA, 1)USATF Junior
2.	*Raevyn Rogers (Nike)		7.	Olivia Baker (Stanford)
	7)Eugene DL, 2)USATF, 5)Zürich DL			3)Pac-12, 5)NCAA, 6)USATF
3.	*Charlene Lipsey (adidas)		8.	Hanna Green (Oregon TC)
	5)Eugene DL, 5)USATF, 9)Zürich DL			2)USATF Distance Classic, 7)USATF, 1)Dublin
4.	Ce’Aira Brown (Hoka/NJNY)		9.	Sabrina Southerland (Oregon)
	3)USATF, 1)London DL, 1)Karlstad			1)Pac-12, 7)NCAA, 8)USATF
5.	Kaela Edwards (adidas)		10.	Laura Roesler (Nike)
	1)Mt. SAC Relays, 4)USATF, 3)Lucerne			5sf)USATF, 4)London DL, 2)Karlstad