1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1993-08-17.

Events at the
1993 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Doping disqualification

Liliya Nurutdinova (Russia) was disqualified after testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.[1][2][3]

Final
RANK FINAL TIME
 Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:55.43
 Lyubov Gurina (RUS) 1:57.10
 Ella Kovacs (ROM) 1:57.92
4.  Diane Modahl (GBR) 1:59.42
5.  Meredith Rainey (USA) 1:59.57
6.  Liu Li (CHN) 2:04.45
7.  Tina Paulino (MOZ) 2:19.89
—  Liliya Nurutdinova (RUS) DSQ

Semifinals
  • Held on Sunday 1993-08-15
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:58.69
2.  Liu Li (CHN) 1:58.96
3.  Diane Modahl (GBR) 1:59.12
4.  Liliya Nurutdinova (RUS) 1:59.17
5.  Christine Wachtel (GER) 1:59.86
6.  Amy Wickus (USA) 2:00.55
7.  Oksana Mernikova (BLR) 2:01.20
8.  Gladys Wamuyu (KEN) 2:02.13


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Tina Paulino (MOZ) 1:57.31
2.  Ella Kovacs (ROM) 1:57.46
3.  Meredith Rainey (USA) 1:57.63
4.  Lyubov Gurina (RUS) 1:57.82
5.  Kelly Holmes (GBR) 1:58.64
6.  Birthe Bruhns (GER) 1:59.66
7.  Sabine Zwiener (GER) 2:00.77
8.  Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA) 2:01.01

Qualifying heats
  • Held on Saturday 1993-08-14
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Liu Li (CHN) 1:59.60
2.  Lyubov Gurina (RUS) 1:59.90
3.  Christine Wachtel (GER) 2:01.42
4.  Satu Jaaskelainen (FIN) 2:03.66
5.  Carla Sacramento (POR) 2:03.74
6.  Sheila Seebaluck (MRI) 2:10.54
7.  Ablavi Agbenyeke (TOG) 2:23.19
–  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Tina Paulino (MOZ) 2:01.46
2.  Kelly Holmes (GBR) 2:01.70
3.  Natalya Dukhnova (BLR) 2:01.78
4.  Wang Yuan (CHN) 2:02.98
5.  Luciana Mendes (BRA) 2:03.55
6.  Shiny Wilson (IND) 2:06.64
7.  Alia Al Matari (JOR) 2:15.23
8.  Shermaine Ross (GRN) 2:15.84


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Diane Modahl (GBR) 2:00.80
2.  Liliya Nurutdinova (RUS) 2:00.85
3.  Amy Wickus (USA) 2:00.91
4.  Sabine Zwiener (GER) 2:01.37
5.  Oksana Mernikova (BLR) 2:01.65
6.  Anna Brzezińska (POL) 2:01.67
7.  Laurence Niyonsaba (RWA) 2:12.52


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Ella Kovacs (ROM) 2:01.36
2.  Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA) 2:01.91
3.  Joetta Clark (USA) 2:02.15
4.  Fabia Trabaldo (ITA) 2:02.36
5.  Yelena Storchovaya (UKR) 2:03.50
6.  Edith Nakiyingi (UGA) 2:07.81
7.  Karolina Tanona (FIJ) 2:15.12


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:59.81
2.  Meredith Rainey (USA) 1:59.87
3.  Birthe Bruhns (GER) 2:00.29
4.  Gladys Wamuyu (KEN) 2:01.59
5.  Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS) 2:01.94
6.  Lorie Ann Adams (GUY) 2:09.77
7.  Tamador Ismail (SUD) 2:41.51

See also

References
  1. Phil Hersh: Dopers, Ex-dopers And `Hmmm' Take Spotlight, Chicago Tribune, 22 August 1993
  2. Liliya Nurutdinova, Sports-Reference.com
  3. Butler, Mark (2015). "Doping violations at IAAF World Championships". IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Handbook. Monaco: IAAF. pp. 75–78.
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