These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. The winning margin was 0.03 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the women's 800 metres at these championships.
Medalists edit
Gold | Maria Mutola Mozambique (MOZ) |
Silver | Stephanie Graf Austria (AUT) |
Bronze | Letitia Vriesde Suriname (SUR) |
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
Semifinals edit
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 edit
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 |