1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Christine Wachtel	Violeta Beclea	Ella Kovacs

Results

Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			2:02.86	Q
2	2			2:03.26	Q
3	2			2:03.50	Q
4	1			2:03.56	Q
5	1			2:03.70	Q
5	2			2:03.70	Q
7	2			2:03.84	q
8	1			2:04.03	q
9	1			2:05.00	q
10	3			2:05.37	Q
11	3			2:05.54	Q, AR
12	3			2:05.64	Q
13	3			2:07.58
14	2			2:07.70	NR
15	3			2:07.93	NR
	1
	2

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			2:01.44	Q
2	2			2:01.48	Q
3	2			2:01.63	Q, NR
4	1			2:01.70	Q
5	1			2:01.75	Q
6	2			2:02.02
7	1			2:02.19	Q
8	2			2:02.68
9	1			2:02.93
10	1			2:03.51
11	1			2:03.54
12	2			2:03.98	AR

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			2:01.51
			2:01.75
			2:01.79
4			2:02.04
5			2:02.27
6			2:04.82

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/women/800-metres/heats/summary Heats results
2. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/women/800-metres/semi-final/summary Semifinals results
3. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/women/800-metres/final/result Final results