Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 37 competitors from 31 countries.[1]

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Dates26 July 1996 (heats)
27 July 1996 (semi-finals)
29 July 1996 (final)
Competitors36 from 31 nations
Winning time1:57.73
Medalists
Svetlana Masterkova
 Russia
Ana Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
Maria de Lurdes Mutola
 Mozambique
Official Video Highlights @ 1:49:53
Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldSvetlana Masterkova
 Russia
SilverAna Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
BronzeMaria de Lurdes Mutola
 Mozambique

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová Munich (FRG) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko Moscow (URS) July 27, 1980

Final classification
RANKNAME ATHLETEFINALSEMIHEAT
 Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 1:57.73 1:57.95 1:59.67
 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:58.11 1:57.99 1:59.98
 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) 1:58.71 1:57.62 1:58.98
4.  Kelly Holmes (GBR) 1:58.81 1:58.49 1:58.80
5.  Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS) 1:59.57 1:57.77 1:59.18
6.  Patricia Djaté-Taillard (FRA) 1:59.61 1:57.93 1:58.98
7.  Natasha Dukhnova (BLR) 2:00.32 1:58.67 1:59.23
8.  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) 2:00.54 1:58.25 1:59.35

Non-qualifiers
RANKNAME ATHLETESEMIHEAT
—  Dawn Williams (DMA) 1:59.06 1:59.65
—  Linda Kisabaka (GER) 1:59.23 1:59.56
—  Viviane Dorsile (FRA) 2:00.68 2:00.02
—  Stella Jongmans (NED) DNF 2:00.26
—  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 1:58.29 1:59.71
—  Ludmila Formanová (CZE) 1:59.28 1:59.37
—  Meredith Rainey (USA) 1:59.36 1:59.96
—  Lyubov Tsyoma (RUS) 2:02.50 2:00.18
—  Luciana Mendes (BRA) DNQ 2:00.25
—  Charmaine Crooks (CAN) DNQ 2:00.27
—  Joetta Clark (USA) DNQ 2:00.38
—  Suzy Favor-Hamilton (USA) DNQ 2:00.47
—  Inez Turner (JAM) DNQ 2:01.48
—  Malin Ewerlöf (SWE) DNQ 2:01.61
—  Petya Strashilova (BUL) DNQ 2:02.13
—  Nouria Mérah-Benida (ALG) DNQ 2:02.44
—  Lisa Lightfoot (AUS) DNQ 2:02.88
—  Eduarda Coelho (POR) DNQ 2:03.22
—  Jian Zhang (CHN) DNQ 2:04.17
—  Kutre Dulecha (ETH) DNQ 2:04.80
—  Marta Orellana (ARG) DNQ 2:04.99
—  Restituta Joseph (TAN) DNQ 2:08.31
—  Léontine Tsiba (CGO) DNQ 2:08.58
—  Sharette García (BIZ) DNQ 2:13.52
—  Yaznee Nasheeda (MDV) DNQ 2:36.85
—  Adama Njie (GAM) DNQ DNF
—  Ana Amelia Menéndez (ESP) DNQ DNF
—  Diane Modahl (GBR) DNQ DNF
—  Tina Paulino (MOZ) DNQ DNS

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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