Iceland's Hinriksdottir Breaks European Junior Indoor 800m Record - 2:01.77
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
The 19-year-old Iceland's running sensation, Anita Hinriksdottir, broke her own European 800m indoor record at the national championships on Sunday, february8.
The European Junior and World Youth Champion,Hinriksdottir, ran an impressive time of 2:01.77 to improve her previous mark by 0.4 seconds. Hinriksdottir is now ranked #5 indoor in the world and # 4 in European indoor rankings.
The Icelander is planning to contest at the next month's European Indoor championships in Prague.
World Top 10 Women 800m in 2015 (Source Tilastopja.org)
| 1 | 1:59.21 | Jenny Meadows | GBR | 17 Apr 81 | Wien | 31 Jan | |
| 2 | 2:00.01 | Joanna Jóźwik | POL | 30 Jan 91 | Toruń | 3 Feb | |
| 3 | 2:01.63 | Ajee' Wilson | USA | 8 May 94 | New York NY | 31 Jan | |
| 4 | 2:01.71 | Ayvika Malanova | RUS | 28 Nov 92 | Moskva | 28 Jan | |
| 5 | 2:01.77 | NR NUR AJR | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | ISL | 13 Jan 96 | Hafnarfjördur | 8 Feb |
| 6 | 2:01.79 | Treniere Moser | USA | 27 Oct 81 | New York NY | 31 Jan | |
| 7 | 2:01.87 | Selina Büchel | SUI | 26 Jul 91 | Düsseldorf | 29 Jan | |
| 8 | 2:01.97 | Renelle Lamote | FRA | 26 Dec 93 | Glasgow | 24 Jan | |
| 9 | 2:02.11 | Yekaterina Poistogova | RUS | 1 Mar 91 | Moskva | 1 Feb | |
| 10 | 2:02.20 | Charlene Lipsey | USA | 16 Jul 91 | New York NY | 31 Jan |
