1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Monday 1987-08-31.

Medalists

Gold	Sigrun Wodars-Grau Sigrun Wodars Sigrun Grau is an East German former middle distance athlete, who was born Sigrun Ludwigs in Neu-Kaliß. She started out as a 400 m runner in Schwerin, and proved successful in this event in junior meets... East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Christine Wachtel Christine Wachtel Christine Wachtel , is a German track and field athlete who won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1988 Olympic summer games in Seoul in the 800 metres run... East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Lyubov Gurina Lyubov Gurina Lyubov Gurina is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. Competing mainly in the 800 metres, in 1994 she became the oldest European Champion at the age of 37... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		1:53.28	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	July 26, 1983
Championship Record		1:54.68	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	August 9, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		1:55.26 NR
		1:55.32 PB
		1:55.56 PB
4.		1:55.84 AR
5.		1:57.81
6.		1:59.66
7.		2:00.28
8.		2:02.09

Semi-Finals

Held on Sunday 1987-08-30

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 1:57.96
2. 1:58.06
3. 1:58.16
4. 1:58.65
5. 1:58.85
6. 1:59.34
7. 2:02.65
8. 2:03.72

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:57.96
2.		1:58.06
3.		1:58.16
4.		1:58.65
5.		1:58.85
6.		1:59.34
7.		2:02.65
8.		2:03.72

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		2:01.47
2.		2:01.63
3.		2:01.65
4.		2:02.27
5.		2:02.45
6.		2:03.90
7.		2:05.20
8.		2:06.10

Qualifying heats

Held on Saturday 1987-08-29

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 2:02.54
2. 2:02.76
3. 2:03.06
4. 2:03.40
5. 2:03.55
6. 2:07.06
7. 2:11.27
— DNS

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		2:02.54
2.		2:02.76
3.		2:03.06
4.		2:03.40
5.		2:03.55
6.		2:07.06
7.		2:11.27
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		2:01.99
2.		2:02.23
3.		2:02.54
4.		2:02.61
5.		2:02.90
6.		2:09.04
7.		2:12.02
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		2:01.50
2.		2:01.74
3.		2:02.57
4.		2:03.04
5.		2:04.59
6.		2:22.29
7.		2:26.02
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		1:59.57
2.		2:00.23
3.		2:00.28
4.		2:01.62
5.		2:01.81
6.		2:02.24
7.		2:15.75
—		DNS

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