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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Svetlana Masterkova
 Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ana Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maria de Lurdes Mutola
 Mozambique
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Official Video Highlights @ 1:49:53

Medalists

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Gold Svetlana Masterkova
  Russia
Silver Ana Fidelia Quirot
  Cuba
Bronze Maria de Lurdes Mutola
  Mozambique

Records

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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

Results

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Heats

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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 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 1:58.80 Q
2 2 Maria de Lurdes Mutola   Mozambique 1:58.98 Q
2 5 Patricia Djaté-Taillard   France 1:58.98 Q
4 2 Yelena Afanasyeva   Russia 1:59.18 Q
5 3 Natasha Dukhnova   Belarus 1:59.23 Q
6 3 Toni Hodgkinson   New Zealand 1:59.35 Q
7 5 Ludmila Formanová   Czech Republic 1:59.37 q
8 2 Linda Kisabaka   Germany 1:59.56 q
8 3 Dawn Williams   Dominica 1:59.56 q
10 1 Svetlana Masterkova   Russia 1:59.67 Q
11 1 Letitia Vriesde   Suriname 1:59.71 Q
12 3 Meredith Rainey   United States 1:59.96 q
13 4 Ana Fidelia Quirot   Cuba 1:59.98 Q
14 2 Viviane Dorsile   France 2:00.02 q
15 3 Lyubov Tsyoma   Russia 2:00.18 q
16 1 Luciana Mendes   Brazil 2:00.25
17 4 Stella Jongmans   Netherlands 2:00.26 Q
18 3 Charmaine Crooks   Canada 2:00.27
19 4 Joetta Clark   United States 2:00.38
20 5 Suzy Favor-Hamilton   United States 2:00.47
21 5 Inez Turner   Jamaica 2:01.48
22 4 Malin Ewerlöf   Sweden 2:01.61
23 4 Petya Strashilova   Bulgaria 2:02.13
24 1 Nouria Mérah-Benida   Algeria 2:02.44
25 4 Lisa Lightfoot   Australia 2:02.88
26 2 Eduarda Coelho   Portugal 2:03.22
27 1 Jian Zhang   China 2:04.17
28 5 Kutre Dulecha   Ethiopia 2:04.80
29 2 Marta Orellana   Argentina 2:04.99
30 4 Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 2:08.31
31 1 Léontine Tsiba   Republic of the Congo 2:08.58
32 1 Sharette García   Belize 2:13.52
33 3 Yaznee Nasheeda   Maldives 2:36.85
2 Diane Modahl   Great Britain DNF
3 Ana Amelia Menéndez   Spain DNF
5 Adama Njie   The Gambia DNF
1 Tina Paulino   Mozambique DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Maria de Lurdes Mutola   Mozambique 1:57.62 Q
2 2 Yelena Afanasyeva   Russia 1:57.77 Q
3 2 Patricia Djaté-Taillard   France 1:57.93 Q
4 1 Svetlana Masterkova   Russia 1:57.95 Q
5 1 Ana Fidelia Quirot   Cuba 1:57.99 Q
6 2 Toni Hodgkinson   New Zealand 1:58.25 Q
7 2 Letitia Vriesde   Suriname 1:58.29
8 1 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 1:58.49 Q
9 1 Natasha Dukhnova   Belarus 1:58.67 Q
10 1 Dawn Williams   Dominica 1:59.06
11 1 Linda Kisabaka   Germany 1:59.23
12 2 Ludmila Formanová   Czech Republic 1:59.28
13 2 Meredith Rainey   United States 1:59.36
14 1 Viviane Dorsile   France 2:00.68
15 2 Lyubov Tsyoma   Russia 2:02.50
1 Stella Jongmans   Netherlands DNF

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Svetlana Masterkova   Russia 1:57.73
  Ana Fidelia Quirot   Cuba 1:58.11
  Maria de Lurdes Mutola   Mozambique 1:58.71
4 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 1:58.81
5 Yelena Afanasyeva   Russia 1:59.57
6 Patricia Djaté-Taillard   France 1:59.61
7 Natasha Dukhnova   Belarus 2:00.32
8 Toni Hodgkinson   New Zealand 2:00.54

See also

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References

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  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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