2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Events at the
2001 World Championships
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
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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

Gold Mozambique Maria Mutola
Mozambique (MOZ)
Silver Austria Stephanie Graf
Austria (AUT)
Bronze Suriname Letitia Vriesde
Suriname (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 4 Svetlana Badrankova  Kazakhstan 2:02.19 Q
15 3 Peggy Babin  France 2:02.48
16 4 Irina Mistyukevich  Russia 2:02.50
17 3 Agnes Samaria  Namibia 2:03.11
18 2 Faith Macharia  Kenya 2:03.83 Q
19 2 Ivonne Teichmann  Germany 2:04.03 Q
20 2 Luciana Mendes  Brazil 2:04.16 Q
21 4 Grace Birungi  Uganda 2:04.26
22 2 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:04.31
23 2 Natalya Tsyganova  Russia 2:04.55
24 3 Charmaine Howell  Jamaica 2:05.06
25 2 Natalya Dukhnova  Belarus 2:05.47
26 2 Tatjana Borisova  Kyrgyzstan 2:05.63
27 4 Tina Paulino  Mozambique 2:06.36
28 2 Adama Njie  Gambia 2:07.80
29 3 Mariela Alvarez  Peru 2:09.43 PB
30 3 Janill Williams  Netherlands Antilles 2:15.04
31 1 Hind Musa  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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Mutola  Mozambique 1:57.17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Graf  Austria 1:57.20 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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