Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Judy Peckham	Tekla Chemabwai	Jane Colebrook

Results

Heats

Held on 8 August

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			2:03.9	Q
2	1			2:05.1	Q
3	3			2:06.1	Q
4	3			2:06.5	Q
5	3			2:06.7	Q
6	3			2:06.8	Q
7	2			2:07.5	Q
8	1			2:07.6	Q
9	2			2:07.7	Q
10	2			2:07.9	Q
11	2			2:08.2	Q
12	1			2:08.4	Q
12	3			2:08.4	q
14	2			2:09.7	q
15	1			2:10.3	q
16	1			2:11.0	q
17	2			2:12.93
18	2			2:15.02
19	3			2:20.79
20	1			2:22.20
21	3			2:22.58
22	3			2:52.59

Semifinals

Held on 8 August

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			2:02.99	Q
2	1			2:04.78	Q
3	1			2:04.78	Q
4	1			2:05.05	Q
5	2			2:05.22	Q
6	2			2:05.38	Q
7	1			2:05.47
8	2			2:05.66	Q
9	2			2:05.71	Q
10	2			2:06.68
11	2			2:06.71
12	1			2:07.68
13	2			2:08.30
14	1			2:13.72
15	2			2:18.79
16	1			2:20.12

Final

Held on 10 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			2:02.82
			2:02.87
			2:03.10
4			2:03.41
5			2:04.02
6			2:04.10
7			2:04.16
8			2:04.82

References

• Heats & Semifinals results (The Canberra Times)
• Final results (The Canberra Times)
• Australian results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2018-02-24 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .