Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres explained

Event:

Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 22–24.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Janeth Jepkosgei	Kenia Sinclair	Maria Mutola

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

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	1	2:02.85	Q
2	5	2:03.11	Q
3	3	2:03.24	Q
4	1	2:03.39	Q
5	3	2:03.49	Q
6	5	2:03.55	Q, SB
7	5	2:04.00	q
8	3	2:04.04	q
9	2	2:04.27	Q
10	3	2:04.30	q, PB
11	4	2:04.44	Q
12	2	2:04.50	Q
13	2	2:04.68	q
14	2	2:04.97	q
15	4	2:05.01	Q
16	4	2:05.18	q
17	3	2:05.24
18	4	2:05.29
19	1	2:05.37
20	2	2:05.70	PB
21	5	2:06.04
22	4	2:06.64	SB
23	5	2:07.78	PB
24	1	2:07.82
25	2	2:08.13	PB
26	1	2:12.20	PB
27	1	2:12.54

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	1	1:59.03	Q
2	1	1:59.62	Q
3	1	2:00.31	Q, SB
4	1	2:00.84	q, PB
5	1	2:01.02	q, PB
6	2	2:01.34	Q
7	2	2:01.58	Q
8	2	2:01.78	Q, PB
9	2	2:01.84	PB
10	1	2:02.44	SB
11	2	2:03.83	PB
12	2	2:04.02
13	1	2:04.77
14	1	2:05.43
15	2	2:07.13
16	2	2:08.20