1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

Events at the
1991 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

Track events
60 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
3000 m walk women
5000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women

The women's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Christine Wachtel
 Germany
Violeta Beclea
 Romania
Ella Kovacs
 Romania

Results

Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Ella Kovacs  Romania 2:02.86 Q
2 2 Christine Wachtel  Germany 2:03.26 Q
3 2 Violeta Beclea  Romania 2:03.50 Q
4 1 Aisling Molloy  Ireland 2:03.56 Q
5 1 Gabriela Lesch  Germany 2:03.70 Q
5 2 Charmaine Crooks  Canada 2:03.70 Q
7 2 Joetta Clark  United States 2:03.84 q
8 1 Małgorzata Rydz  Poland 2:04.03 q
9 1 Olga Burkanova  Soviet Union 2:05.00 q
10 3 Lyubov Gurina  Soviet Union 2:05.37 Q
11 3 Sharon Stewart  Australia 2:05.54 Q, AR
12 3 Meredith Rainey  United States 2:05.64 Q
13 3 Helena Dziurová  Czechoslovakia 2:07.58
14 2 Carmen Arrúa  Argentina 2:07.70 NR
15 3 Li Wenhong  China 2:07.93 NR
16 1 Evelyn Musonda  Zambia DQ
17 2 Lasnet Nkouka  Republic of the Congo DNS

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Violeta Beclea  Romania 2:01.44 Q
2 2 Lyubov Gurina  Soviet Union 2:01.48 Q
3 2 Charmaine Crooks  Canada 2:01.63 Q, NR
4 1 Christine Wachtel  Germany 2:01.70 Q
5 1 Ella Kovacs  Romania 2:01.75 Q
6 2 Joetta Clark  United States 2:02.02
7 1 Meredith Rainey  United States 2:02.19 Q
8 2 Gabriela Lesch  Germany 2:02.68
9 1 Aisling Molloy  Ireland 2:02.93
10 1 Olga Burkanova  Soviet Union 2:03.51
11 1 Małgorzata Rydz  Poland 2:03.54
12 2 Sharon Stewart  Australia 2:03.98 AR

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Christine Wachtel  Germany 2:01.51
2nd, silver medalist(s) Violeta Beclea  Romania 2:01.75
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ella Kovacs  Romania 2:01.79
4 Lyubov Gurina  Soviet Union 2:02.04
5 Charmaine Crooks  Canada 2:02.27
6 Meredith Rainey  United States 2:04.82

References

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