Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kirsty Wade Wales	Diane Edwards England	Lorraine Baker England

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Anne Purvis	Scotland	8:02.47	Q
2	1	Lorraine Baker	England	8:03.24	Q
3	1	Renée Belanger	Canada	8:03.46	Q
4	1	Julie Schwass	Australia	8:03.88	q
5	2	Kirsty Wade	Wales	8:03.94	Q
6	2	Diane Edwards	England	8:04.05	Q
7	1	Camille Cato	Canada	8:04.08	q
8	2	Brit McRoberts	Canada	8:04.33	Q
9	2	Elizabeth MacArthur	Scotland	8:04.40
10	2	Helen Thorpe	England	8:05.61
11	1	Puseletso Monkoe	Lesotho	8:18.53
	2	Lieketseng Mpopelle	Lesotho	DQ

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Kirsty Wade	Wales	2:00.94
	Diane Edwards	England	2:01.12
	Lorraine Baker	England	2:01.79
4	Anne Purvis	Scotland	2:02.17
5	Camille Cato	Canada	2:03.26
6	Renée Belanger	Canada	2:03.85
7	Brit McRoberts	Canada	2:05.10
8	Julie Schwass	Australia	2:05.14