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|   |  | Venue: New National Stadium, Tokyo. Capp.: 68,000. |  | Quota: 48 competitors from -- nations. |  | Qualifiyng Standard: 1:59.50 |  | Qualification |   
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 |   |  | Maximum 3 athletes per NOC. Qualifiyng Standard: 1:59.50. Quota 58 Athletes. |  | Qualifiying period 01.05.2019 - 29.06.2020.  |   
| NOC | N |   |   |   |    United States | 3 |  qualified more than 3 athletes, subject to choice of NOC |    Great Britain | 2 | Laura Muir | Lynsey Sharp |    Ukraine | 2 | Olha Lyakhova | Nataliya Pryshchepa |    Australia | 1 | Catriona Bisset |   |    Bahrain | 1 | Nelly Jepkosgei |   |    Burundi | 1 | Francine Niyonsaba |   |    Cuba | 1 | Rose Mary Almanza |   |    Ethiopia | 1 | Habitam Alemu |   |    Germany | 1 | Christina Hering |   |    Jamaica | 1 | Natoya Goule |   |    South Africa | 1 | Caster Semenya |   |    Uganda | 1 | Winnie Nanyondo |   |   
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| Up to September 8th, 2019 - 17 qualified from 13 NOC's from quota of 48. |   
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