Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 800 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kirsty McDermott   Wales	Anne Clarkson   Scotland	Heather Barralet   Australia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Anne Clarkson	Scotland	2:04.06	Q
2	1	Lorraine Baker	England	2:04.11	Q
3	1	Terri-Anne Cater	Australia	2:05.17	Q
4	1	Evelyn Adiru	Uganda	2:05.39	Q
5	2	Shireen Hassan	England	2:05.51	Q
6	2	Kirsty McDermott	Wales	2:05.91	Q
7	1	Francine Gendron	Canada	2:06.23	q
8	2	Christine Hughes	New Zealand	2:06.52	Q
9	2	Heather Barralet	Australia	2:06.97	Q
9	2	Carol Lightfoot	Scotland	2:09.66
10	1	Cathy Rattray	Jamaica	2:10.22
11	1	Hildah Musopa	Zambia	2:10.41
12	2	Clara Bwalei	Kenya	2:10.57
13	2	Salitia Muga	Papua New Guinea	2:16.27
	1	Agnes Fwamba	Kenya	DNF
	2	Mary Chepkemboi	Kenya	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Kirsty McDermott	Wales	2:01.31
	Anne Clarkson	Scotland	2:01.52
	Heather Barralet	Australia	2:01.70
4	Terri-Anne Cater	Australia	2:01.91
5	Shireen Hassan	England	2:02.21
6	Lorraine Baker	England	2:03.17
7	Christine Hughes	New Zealand	2:04.87
8	Francine Gendron	Canada	2:06.21
9	Evelyn Adiru	Uganda	2:06.23

References

1. "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. "A Golden Day for Bristol Runners" . Bristol Evening Post. 7 October 1982. Retrieved 15 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

• Heats & Semifinals results (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Final results (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Heat & Semifinals results (The Canberra Times)
• Australian results Archived 14 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine