- Medalists
- Schedule
- Final
- Semifinals
- Qualifying heats
- See also
- References
{{AthleticsAt1991WorldChampionships}}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 | URS}} Liliya Nurutdinova
Soviet Union (URS) | | Silver | CUB}} Ana Fidelia Quirot
Cuba (CUB) | | Bronze | ROU}} Ella Kovacs
Romania (ROU) |
Schedule- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Heats |
|---|
| 24.08.1991 – 17:35h | | Semifinals |
|---|
| 25.08.1991 – 19:20h | | Final |
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| 26.08.1991 – 19:10h |
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|1968}} | 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. | Birte 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|1968}} | 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|1987}} | 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. | Birte 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{{WC800metres}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1991 World Championships In Athletics - Women's 800 Metres}} 3 : Events at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics|800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics|1991 in women's athletics |