These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Canada

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Medalists

Gold	Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo... Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...  (MOZ)
Silver	Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf is a former Austrian middle distance runner.She finished second to Maria de Lurdes Mutola in the women's 800 meters at both the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.Her time from the 2000 Olympics, 1:56.64 minutes, is the current... Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...  (AUT)
Bronze	Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games.... Suriname Suriname Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...  (SUR)

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....		1:59.51	Q
	1	Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo...		1:59.96	Q
	1	Kelly Holmes Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	United Kingdom	2:00.08	Q
	1	Diane Cummins Diane Cummins Diane S. Cummins is a female middle distance runner from Canada. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres on 2 September 2001 at a meet in Rieti . She was born in South Africa....		2:00.46	Q
	1	Jolanda Čeplak Jolanda Ceplak Jolanda Čeplak is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. She was born in Celje and lived in Velenje until moving to Monaco.-Running career:...		2:00.46	q
	1	Hazel Clark Hazel Clark Hazel Mae "Peachy" Clark-Riley , née Hazel Mae Clark, is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters middle distance race. Clark was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has won six national titles and two USA Olympic trials during her...		2:00.56	q, SB
	1	Anita Brägger		2:00.65	q
	1	Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles....		2:00.86	q, SB
	3	Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...		2:00.96	Q
10	3	Svetlana Cherkasova Svetlana Cherkasova Svetlana Cherkasova is a Russian middle distance runner.In the 800 metres, she finished 8th at 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and 6th place at 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.On 31 July 2008, Cherkasova was one of...		2:00.97	Q
11	3	Brigita Langerholc Brigita Langerholc Brigita Langerholc is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished fourth at the 2000 Olympics in a personal best time of 1:58.51 minutes, which still stands. In 2001 she won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Universiade...		2:01.05
12	4	Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf is a former Austrian middle distance runner.She finished second to Maria de Lurdes Mutola in the women's 800 meters at both the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.Her time from the 2000 Olympics, 1:56.64 minutes, is the current...		2:01.78	Q
13	4	Mayte Martínez Mayte Martínez María Teresa Martínez Jiménez is a Spanish athlete competing in the 800 m. She has reached 4 consecutive finals in the World Championships , being third with an incredible last straight in Osaka...		2:01.98	Q
14	3	Peggy Babin Peggy Babin Peggy Babin is a retired French athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and 800 metres.She won the bronze medal at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, and competed without reaching the final at the 2001 World Championships and the 2002 European Indoor Championships...		2:02.48
15	4	Irina Mistyukevich		2:02.50
16	3	Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...		2:03.11
17	2	Faith Macharia Faith Macharia Faith Macharia is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2001 she set a new Kenyan record over 1000 metres , still valid in 2007....		2:03.83	Q
18	2	Ivonne Teichmann Ivonne Teichmann Ivonne Teichmann is a retired German runner who specialized in the 800 metres.She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships and seventh at the 2002 European Championships....		2:04.03	Q
19	2	Luciana Mendes		2:04.16	Q
20	4	Grace Birungi Grace Birungi Grace Birungi is an Ugandan runner who specialized in the 800 metres and to a lesser extent 400 metres.She won a silver medal in 400 m at the 1996 African Championships in Yaoundé and a bronze medal in 800 m at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg...		2:04.26
21	2	Msyani John Lwiza		2:04.31
22	2	Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She competed for Ukraine until 1994.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 52.02 s...		2:04.55
23	3	Charmaine Howell Charmaine Howell Charmaine L. Howell is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 800 metres.She competed at the 2000 Olympics, being knocked out in the semi final...		2:05.06
24	2	Natalya Dukhnova Natalya Dukhnova Natalya Dukhnova is a Belarusian middle distance runner who mainly competes in the 800 metres. Her career peaked in the mid-90's and she became European indoor champion in 1994.-Achievements:-External links:...		2:05.47
25	2	Tatjana Borisova		2:05.63
26	4	Tina Paulino Tina Paulino Tina Paulino is an 800 metres runner from Mozambique.- Early life :Born in Inhambane, Tina Paulino is a distant cousin of Maria de Lurdes Mutola. She started competing in 1992 at the age of 18, having already played basketball for the national team...		2:06.36
27	2	Adama Njie Adama Njie Adama Njie is a retired Gambian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.She won the bronze medal in this event at the 1996 African Championships...		2:07.80
28	3	Mariela Alvarez		2:09.43	PB
29	3	Janill Williams		2:15.04
29	1	Hind Koko		2:27.96

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Tsvetelina Kirilova

Tsvetelina Kirilova is a Bulgarian athlete who competes in the 400 metres, the 800 metres and the 400m hurdles. Her personal bests are 51.63 in the 400 metres achieved at Ankara on May 22 1999, 1:59.63 in the 800 metres achieved at Luzern on June 27 2001 and the 55.22 in the 400 metres hurdles...

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Sureyya Ayhan

Süreyya Ayhan Kop is a Turkish former middle distance track runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. In November 2009, she was banned for lifetime by the Court of Arbitration for Sport due to failing a doping test....

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Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo...		1:59.47	Q
	2	Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....		1:59.58	Q
	2	Mayte Martínez Mayte Martínez María Teresa Martínez Jiménez is a Spanish athlete competing in the 800 m. She has reached 4 consecutive finals in the World Championships , being third with an incredible last straight in Osaka...		2:00.07	Q
	2	Faith Macharia Faith Macharia Faith Macharia is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2001 she set a new Kenyan record over 1000 metres , still valid in 2007....		2:00.24	Q
	2	Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...		2:01.04
	1	Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf is a former Austrian middle distance runner.She finished second to Maria de Lurdes Mutola in the women's 800 meters at both the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.Her time from the 2000 Olympics, 1:56.64 minutes, is the current...		2:01.24	Q
	1	Kelly Holmes Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	United Kingdom	2:01.90	Q
	2	Luciana Mendes		2:01.94
	1	Diane Cummins Diane Cummins Diane S. Cummins is a female middle distance runner from Canada. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres on 2 September 2001 at a meet in Rieti . She was born in South Africa....		2:02.07	Q
10	1	Ivonne Teichmann Ivonne Teichmann Ivonne Teichmann is a retired German runner who specialized in the 800 metres.She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships and seventh at the 2002 European Championships....		2:02.16	Q
11	2	Anita Brägger		2:02.22
12	2	Svetlana Badrankova		2:02.24
13	1	Jolanda Čeplak Jolanda Ceplak Jolanda Čeplak is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. She was born in Celje and lived in Velenje until moving to Monaco.-Running career:...		2:02.65
14	1	Svetlana Cherkasova Svetlana Cherkasova Svetlana Cherkasova is a Russian middle distance runner.In the 800 metres, she finished 8th at 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and 6th place at 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.On 31 July 2008, Cherkasova was one of...		2:02.85
15	1	Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles....		2:03.16

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Hazel Clark

Hazel Mae "Peachy" Clark-Riley , née Hazel Mae Clark, is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters middle distance race. Clark was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has won six national titles and two USA Olympic trials during her...

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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Maria Mutola Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.-Teenage years:Mutola was born in the Chamanculo...		1:57.17
	Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf Stephanie Graf is a former Austrian middle distance runner.She finished second to Maria de Lurdes Mutola in the women's 800 meters at both the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.Her time from the 2000 Olympics, 1:56.64 minutes, is the current...		1:57.20	SB
	Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....		1:57.35	SB
4	Faith Macharia Faith Macharia Faith Macharia is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2001 she set a new Kenyan record over 1000 metres , still valid in 2007....		1:58.98
5	Diane Cummins Diane Cummins Diane S. Cummins is a female middle distance runner from Canada. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres on 2 September 2001 at a meet in Rieti . She was born in South Africa....		1:59.49	PB
6	Kelly Holmes Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	United Kingdom	1:59.76
7	Mayte Martínez Mayte Martínez María Teresa Martínez Jiménez is a Spanish athlete competing in the 800 m. She has reached 4 consecutive finals in the World Championships , being third with an incredible last straight in Osaka...		2:00.09
8	Ivonne Teichmann Ivonne Teichmann Ivonne Teichmann is a retired German runner who specialized in the 800 metres.She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships and seventh at the 2002 European Championships....		2:04.33