2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
| Events at the 2001 World Championships  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Medalists
| Gold |  Maria MutolaMozambique (MOZ) |
| Silver |  Stephanie GrafAustria (AUT) |
| Bronze |  Letitia VriesdeSuriname (SUR) |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
1:59.51 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:59.96 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kelly Holmes |  Great Britain |
2:00.08 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Diane Cummins |  Canada |
2:00.46 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jolanda Čeplak |  Slovenia |
2:00.46 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Hazel Clark |  United States |
2:00.56 | q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | Anita Brägger |  Switzerland |
2:00.65 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Tamsyn Lewis |  Australia |
2:00.86 | q, SB |
| 9 | 3 | Zulia Calatayud |  Cuba |
2:00.96 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Svetlana Cherkasova |  Russia |
2:00.97 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia |
2:01.05 | |
| 12 | 4 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
2:01.78 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Mayte Martínez |  Spain |
2:01.98 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Peggy Babin |  France |
2:02.48 | |
| 15 | 4 | Irina Mistyukevich | Russia |
2:02.50 | |
| 16 | 3 | Agnes Samaria |  Namibia |
2:03.11 | |
| 17 | 2 | Faith Macharia |  Kenya |
2:03.83 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Ivonne Teichmann |  Germany |
2:04.03 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Luciana Mendes |  Brazil |
2:04.16 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | Grace Birungi |  Uganda |
2:04.26 | |
| 21 | 2 | Msyani John Lwiza |  Tanzania |
2:04.31 | |
| 22 | 2 | Natalya Tsyganova | Russia |
2:04.55 | |
| 23 | 3 | Charmaine Howell |  Jamaica |
2:05.06 | |
| 24 | 2 | Natalya Dukhnova |  Belarus |
2:05.47 | |
| 25 | 2 | Tatjana Borisova |  Kyrgyzstan |
2:05.63 | |
| 26 | 4 | Tina Paulino | Mozambique |
2:06.36 | |
| 27 | 2 | Adama Njie |  Gambia |
2:07.80 | |
| 28 | 3 | Mariela Alvarez |  Peru |
2:09.43 | PB |
| 29 | 3 | Janill Williams |  Netherlands Antilles |
2:15.04 | |
| 29 | 1 | Hind Koko |  Sudan |
2:27.96 | |
| 4 | Tsvetelina Kirilova |  Bulgaria |
DQ | ||
| 4 | Süreyya Ayhan |  Turkey |
DNS |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:59.47 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
1:59.58 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mayte Martínez | Spain |
2:00.07 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Faith Macharia | Kenya |
2:00.24 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Zulia Calatayud | Cuba |
2:01.04 | |
| 6 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
2:01.24 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Kelly Holmes | Great Britain |
2:01.90 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Luciana Mendes | Brazil |
2:01.94 | |
| 9 | 1 | Diane Cummins | Canada |
2:02.07 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Ivonne Teichmann | Germany |
2:02.16 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Anita Brägger | Switzerland |
2:02.22 | |
| 12 | 2 | Svetlana Badrankova |  Kazakhstan |
2:02.24 | |
| 13 | 1 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia |
2:02.65 | |
| 14 | 1 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia |
2:02.85 | |
| 15 | 1 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia |
2:03.16 | |
| 1 | Hazel Clark | United States |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:57.17 | |
 |
Stephanie Graf | Austria |
1:57.20 | SB |
 |
Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
1:57.35 | SB |
| 4 | Faith Macharia | Kenya |
1:58.98 | |
| 5 | Diane Cummins | Canada |
1:59.49 | PB |
| 6 | Kelly Holmes | Great Britain |
1:59.76 | |
| 7 | Mayte Martínez | Spain |
2:00.09 | |
| 8 | Ivonne Teichmann | Germany |
2:04.33 |
