Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates26 July 1996 (heats)
27 July 1996 (semi-finals)
29 July 1996 (final)
Competitors36 from 31 nations
Winning time1:57.73
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Svetlana Masterkova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Ana Fidelia Quirot
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Maria de Lurdes Mutola
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
  1992
2000  
Official Video Highlights @ 1:49:53 TV-icon-2.svg
Official Video Highlights @ 1:49:53

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

Gold Svetlana Masterkova
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Silver Ana Fidelia Quirot
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Bronze Maria de Lurdes Mutola
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record1:53.28 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová Munich (FRG)July 26, 1983
Olympic Record1:53.43 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nadiya Olizarenko Moscow (URS)July 27, 1980

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Kelly Holmes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:58.80Q
22 Maria de Lurdes Mutola Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1:58.98Q
25 Patricia Djaté-Taillard Flag of France.svg  France 1:58.98Q
42 Yelena Afanasyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:59.18Q
53 Natasha Dukhnova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:59.23Q
63 Toni Hodgkinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:59.35Q
75 Ludmila Formanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:59.37q
82 Linda Kisabaka Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:59.56q
83 Dawn Williams Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 1:59.56q
101 Svetlana Masterkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:59.67Q
111 Letitia Vriesde Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1:59.71Q
123 Meredith Rainey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:59.96q
134 Ana Fidelia Quirot Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:59.98Q
142 Viviane Dorsile Flag of France.svg  France 2:00.02q
153 Lyubov Tsyoma Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:00.18q
161 Luciana Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:00.25
174 Stella Jongmans Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:00.26Q
183 Charmaine Crooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:00.27
194 Joetta Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:00.38
205 Suzy Favor-Hamilton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:00.47
215 Inez Turner Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:01.48
224 Malin Ewerlöf Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:01.61
234 Petya Strashilova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2:02.13
241 Nouria Mérah-Benida Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2:02.44
254 Lisa Lightfoot Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:02.88
262 Eduarda Coelho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:03.22
271 Jian Zhang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:04.17
285 Kutre Dulecha Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:04.80
292 Marta Orellana Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:04.99
304 Restituta Joseph Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:08.31
311 Léontine Tsiba Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 2:08.58
321 Sharette García Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 2:13.52
333 Yaznee Nasheeda Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2:36.85
2 Diane Modahl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNF
3 Ana Amelia Menéndez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
5 Adama Njie Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia DNF
1 Tina Paulino Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Maria de Lurdes Mutola Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1:57.62Q
22 Yelena Afanasyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:57.77Q
32 Patricia Djaté-Taillard Flag of France.svg  France 1:57.93Q
41 Svetlana Masterkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:57.95Q
51 Ana Fidelia Quirot Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:57.99Q
62 Toni Hodgkinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:58.25Q
72 Letitia Vriesde Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1:58.29
81 Kelly Holmes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:58.49Q
91 Natasha Dukhnova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:58.67Q
101 Dawn Williams Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 1:59.06
111 Linda Kisabaka Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:59.23
122 Ludmila Formanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:59.28
132 Meredith Rainey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:59.36
141 Viviane Dorsile Flag of France.svg  France 2:00.68
152 Lyubov Tsyoma Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:02.50
1 Stella Jongmans Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Svetlana Masterkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:57.73
Silver medal icon.svg Ana Fidelia Quirot Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:58.11
Bronze medal icon.svg Maria de Lurdes Mutola Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1:58.71
4 Kelly Holmes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:58.81
5 Yelena Afanasyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:59.57
6 Patricia Djaté-Taillard Flag of France.svg  France 1:59.61
7 Natasha Dukhnova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:00.32
8 Toni Hodgkinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:00.54

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References

  1. "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.