1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Events at the 1991 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Monday August 26, 1991.

Medalists

Gold	Liliya Nurutdinova Soviet Union (URS)
Silver	Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba (CUB)
Bronze	Ella Kovacs Romania (ROU)

Schedule

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Liliya Nurutdinova (URS)	1:57.50
	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	1:57.55
	Ella Kovacs (ROM)	1:57.58
4.	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	1:57.63
5.	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	1:58.25
6.	Christine Wachtel (GER)	1:58.90
7.	Ann Williams (GBR)	2:01.01
8.	Svetlana Masterkova (URS)	2:02.92

Semifinals

• Held on Sunday 1991-08-25

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	2:00.08
2.	Ella Kovacs (ROM)	2:00.13
3.	Liliya Nurutdinova (URS)	2:00.13
4.	Ann Williams (GBR)	2:00.30
5.	Milena Strnadová (TCH)	2:00.47
6.	Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA)	2:01.53
7.	Joetta Clark (USA)	2:02.35
—	Sigrun Wodars-Grau (GER)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Christine Wachtel (GER)	1:59.10
2.	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	1:59.15
3.	Svetlana Masterkova (URS)	1:59.15
4.	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	1:59.29
5.	Birthe Bruhns (GER)	1:59.93
6.	Charmaine Crooks (CAN)	2:00.63
7.	Lorraine Baker (GBR)	2:01.32
8.	Delisa Walton-Floyd (USA)	2:01.32

Qualifying heats

• Held on Saturday 1991-08-24

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Ella Kovacs (ROM)	2:01.06
2.	Ann Williams (GBR)	2:01.44
3.	Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA)	2:01.71
4.	Joetta Clark (USA)	2:01.81
5.	Tuuli Merikoski (FIN)	2:03.84
6.	Gabriella Dorio (ITA)	2:07.54
7.	Nana-Kadidia Thera (MLI)	2:30.77

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Svetlana Masterkova (URS)	2:04.52
2.	Charmaine Crooks (CAN)	2:04.60
3.	Meredith Rainey (USA)	2:04.84
4.	Mitica Constantin (ROM)	2:06.53
5.	Sharon Stewart (AUS)	2:08.72
6.	Angelina Mantokoane Pitso (LES)	2:24.63
—	Shermaine Ross (GRN)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	2:00.86
2.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	2:00.88
3.	Sigrun Wodars-Grau (GER)	2:00.99
4.	Maria Akraka (SWE)	2:02.58
5.	Maite Zúñiga (ESP)	2:03.24
6.	Edith Nakiyingi (UGA)	2:08.72
—	Dawn Williams (DMA)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Delisa Walton-Floyd (USA)	2:00.05
2.	Birthe Bruhns (GER)	2:00.11
3.	Liliya Nurutdinova (URS)	2:00.13
4.	Lorraine Baker (GBR)	2:01.22
5.	Ellen van Langen (NED)	2:02.02
6.	Aisling Molloy (IRL)	2:02.31
7.	Sharmaine Williams (TCA)	3:00.97

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.	Christine Wachtel (GER)	2:01.45
2.	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	2:01.51
3.	Milena Strnadová (TCH)	2:01.95
4.	Inna Yevseyeva (URS)	2:03.09
5.	Tudorita Chidu (ROM)	2:03.81
6.	Elsa Amaral (POR)	2:03.83
7.	Paula Fryer (GBR)	2:04.64
8.	Sylene Blake (MSR)	2:51.71

See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
• 1992 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Barcelona)
• 1993 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)

References

• Results