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

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]

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Dates26 July 1996 (heats)
27 July 1996 (semi-finals)
29 July 1996 (final)
Competitors36 from 31 nations
Winning time1:57.73
Medalists
Svetlana Masterkova
 Russia
Ana Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
Maria de Lurdes Mutola
 Mozambique
Official Video Highlights @ 1:49:53
Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
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
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldSvetlana Masterkova
 Russia
SilverAna Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
BronzeMaria de Lurdes Mutola
 Mozambique

Records

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

World Record 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová Munich (FRG) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record 1:53.43 Nadiya Olizarenko Moscow (URS) July 27, 1980

Final classification
RankNAME ATHLETECOUNTRYFINALSEMIHEAT
Svetlana Masterkova Russia 1:57.73 1:57.95 1:59.67
Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba 1:58.11 1:57.99 1:59.98
Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique 1:58.71 1:57.62 1:58.98
4 Kelly Holmes Great Britain 1:58.81 1:58.49 1:58.80
5 Yelena Afanasyeva Russia 1:59.57 1:57.77 1:59.18
6 Patricia Djaté-Taillard France 1:59.61 1:57.93 1:58.98
7 Natasha Dukhnova Belarus 2:00.32 1:58.67 1:59.23
8 Toni Hodgkinson New Zealand 2:00.54 1:58.25 1:59.35

Non-qualifiers
RankNAME ATHLETECOUNTRYSEMIHEAT
— Dawn Williams Dominica 1:59.06 1:59.65
— Linda Kisabaka Germany 1:59.23 1:59.56
— Viviane Dorsile France 2:00.68 2:00.02
— Stella Jongmans Netherlands DNF 2:00.26
— Letitia Vriesde Suriname 1:58.29 1:59.71
— Ludmila Formanová Czech Republic 1:59.28 1:59.37
— Meredith Rainey United States 1:59.36 1:59.96
— Lyubov Tsyoma Russia 2:02.50 2:00.18
— Luciana Mendes Brazil DNQ 2:00.25
— Charmaine Crooks Canada DNQ 2:00.27
— Joetta Clark United States DNQ 2:00.38
— Suzy Favor-Hamilton United States DNQ 2:00.47
— Inez Turner Jamaica DNQ 2:01.48
— Malin Ewerlöf Sweden DNQ 2:01.61
— Petya Strashilova Bulgaria DNQ 2:02.13
— Nouria Mérah-Benida Algeria DNQ 2:02.44
— Lisa Lightfoot Australia DNQ 2:02.88
— Eduarda Coelho Portugal DNQ 2:03.22
— Jian Zhang China DNQ 2:04.17
— Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia DNQ 2:04.80
— Marta Orellana Argentina DNQ 2:04.99
— Restituta Joseph Tanzania DNQ 2:08.31
— Léontine Tsiba Republic of the Congo DNQ 2:08.58
— Sharette García Belize DNQ 2:13.52
— Yaznee Nasheeda Maldives DNQ 2:36.85
— Adama Njie The Gambia DNQ DNF
— Ana Amelia Menéndez Spain DNQ DNF
— Diane Modahl Great Britain DNQ DNF
— Tina Paulino Mozambique DNQ DNS

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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