Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
Appearance
Women's 800 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 1996 (heats) 27 July 1996 (semi-finals) 29 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:57.73 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the women's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. There were a total of 37 competitors from 31 countries.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Svetlana Masterkova![]() |
Silver | Ana Fidelia Quirot![]() |
Bronze | Maria de Lurdes Mutola![]() |
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:53.28 | ![]() |
Munich (FRG) | July 26, 1983 |
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Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | ![]() |
Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.
Semifinals
[edit]Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola | ![]() |
1:57.62 | Q |
2 | 2 | Yelena Afanasyeva | ![]() |
1:57.77 | Q |
3 | 2 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | ![]() |
1:57.93 | Q |
4 | 1 | Svetlana Masterkova | ![]() |
1:57.95 | Q |
5 | 1 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | ![]() |
1:57.99 | Q |
6 | 2 | Toni Hodgkinson | ![]() |
1:58.25 | Q |
7 | 2 | Letitia Vriesde | ![]() |
1:58.29 | |
8 | 1 | Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
1:58.49 | Q |
9 | 1 | Natasha Dukhnova | ![]() |
1:58.67 | Q |
10 | 1 | Dawn Williams | ![]() |
1:59.06 | |
11 | 1 | Linda Kisabaka | ![]() |
1:59.23 | |
12 | 2 | Ludmila Formanová | ![]() |
1:59.28 | |
13 | 2 | Meredith Rainey | ![]() |
1:59.36 | |
14 | 1 | Viviane Dorsile | ![]() |
2:00.68 | |
15 | 2 | Lyubov Tsyoma | ![]() |
2:02.50 | |
1 | Stella Jongmans | ![]() |
DNF |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Svetlana Masterkova | ![]() |
1:57.73 | |
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Ana Fidelia Quirot | ![]() |
1:58.11 | |
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Maria de Lurdes Mutola | ![]() |
1:58.71 | |
4 | Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
1:58.81 | |
5 | Yelena Afanasyeva | ![]() |
1:59.57 | |
6 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | ![]() |
1:59.61 | |
7 | Natasha Dukhnova | ![]() |
2:00.32 | |
8 | Toni Hodgkinson | ![]() |
2:00.54 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.