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 (3-2).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 (3-2).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 (3-2).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 (3-2).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 (1861-2010).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 (3-2).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 (3-2).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 (3-2).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 (3-2).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 (3-2).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

See also

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.