| Events at the 2023 World Para Athletics 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 |
| 4×100 m relay | Universal relay | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The women's 800 metres at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held across 3 classifications at Charlety Stadium, Paris, France, on 11 and 16 July.
The final of this event was held at 20:37 on 16 Jul 2023.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Hannah Cockroft |  Great Britain | 1:51.57 | CR |
 | 3 | Kare Adenegan | Great Britain | 1:59.62 | |
 | 5 | Eva Houston |  United States | 2:08.74 | |
| 4 | 4 | Fabienne Andre | Great Britain | 2:13.30 | |
| 5 | 8 | Joyce Lefevre |  Belgium | 2:14.34 | |
| 6 | 7 | Moe Onodera |  Japan | 2:16.86 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sarah Clifton-Bligh |  Australia | 2:36.45 | CR |
The event took place on 11 July. [1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Catherine Debrunner |  Switzerland | 1:38.89 | CR |
| 5 | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 1:44.98 | |
| 4 | Hamide Doğangün |  Turkey | 1:50.38 | SB |
| 4 | 7 | Angie Ballard | Australia | 1:57.23 | |
| 3 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | DNS |
The event took place o1 11 July. [2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 1:42.25 | CR |
| 7 | Zhou Zhaoqian |  China | 1:46.46 | PB |
| 5 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:46.51 | |
| 4 | 2 | Luo Shuimei | China | 1:46.85 | |
| 5 | 6 | Merle Menje |  Germany | 1:47.06 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patricia Eachus | Switzerland | 1:47.36 | |
| 7 | 1 | Hannah Dederick | United States | 1:47.70 | PB |
| 8 | 4 | Tian Yajuan | China | 1:47.72 |
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