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

Event:Women's 800 metres
Games:1996 Summer
Venue:Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates:26 July 1996 (heats)
27 July 1996 (semi-finals)
29 July 1996 (final)
Competitors:36
Nations:31
Win Value:1:57.73
Longnames:yes
Gold:Svetlana Masterkova
Goldnoc:RUS
Silver:Ana Fidelia Quirot
Silvernoc:CUB
Bronze:Maria de Lurdes Mutola
Bronzenoc:MOZ
Prev:1992
Next:2000

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]

Records

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

World Record1:53.28 Jarmila KratochvílováMunich (FRG)July 26, 1983
Olympic Record1:53.43 Nadiya OlizarenkoMoscow (URS)July 27, 1980

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 1:58.80 Q
2 2 1:58.98 Q
2 5 1:58.98 Q
4 2 1:59.18 Q
5 3 1:59.23 Q
6 3 1:59.35 Q
7 5 1:59.37 q
8 2 1:59.56 q
8 3 1:59.56 q
10 1 1:59.67 Q
11 1 1:59.71 Q
12 3 1:59.96 q
13 4 1:59.98 Q
14 2 2:00.02 q
15 3 2:00.18 q
16 1 2:00.25
17 4 2:00.26 Q
18 3 2:00.27
19 4 2:00.38
20 5 2:00.47
21 5 2:01.48
22 4 2:01.61
23 4 2:02.13
24 1 2:02.44
25 4 2:02.88
26 2 2:03.22
27 1 2:04.17
28 5 2:04.80
29 2 2:04.99
30 4 2:08.31
31 1 2:08.58
32 1 2:13.52
33 3 2:36.85
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Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 1:57.62 Q
2 2 1:57.77 Q
3 2 1:57.93 Q
4 1 1:57.95 Q
5 1 1:57.99 Q
6 2 1:58.25 Q
7 2 1:58.29
8 1 1:58.49 Q
9 1 1:58.67 Q
10 1 1:59.06
11 1 1:59.23
12 2 1:59.28
13 2 1:59.36
14 1 2:00.68
15 2 2:02.50
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Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1:57.73
1:58.11
1:58.71
4 1:58.81
5 1:59.57
6 1:59.61
7 2:00.32
8 2:00.54

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Women's 800 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174144/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/womens-800-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 22 October 2017 . sports-reference.com.