1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–9.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Maria Mutola	Natalya Dukhnova	Joetta Clark

Results

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			2:01.64	Q, AR
2	4			2:01.87	Q
3	4			2:02.04	q
4	4			2:03.82	q
5	2			2:04.14	Q
6	4			2:04.19	q, PB
7	2			2:04.53	Q
8	1			2:04.59	Q
9	3			2:04.60	Q
10	3			2:04.81	Q
11	2			2:04.82	q
12	1			2:04.86	Q
13	1			2:04.91	PB
14	3			2:05.09
15	2			2:05.65	PB
16	3			2:05.73
17	1			2:06.70
17	3			2:06.78
18	2			2:08.03
19	4			2:23.23
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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			2:00.90	Q, AR
2	2			2:01.41	Q
3	2			2:01.89	Q
4	1			2:02.59	Q
5	2			2:02.70
6	1			2:02.93	Q
7	1			2:03.16	Q
8	1			2:03.23
9	2			2:03.51
10	1			2:04.40
11	2			2:04.79
12	1			2:04.86

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:58.96
			1:59.31	NR
			1:59.82	PB
4			1:59.84
5			2:00.36	AR
6			2:00.61	PB

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819044208/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/800/rr1.html Heats results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819043503/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/800/rsf.html Semifinals results
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819043641/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/800/rf.html Final results