Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 37 competitors from 31 countries.[1]
Women's 800 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 1996 (heats) 27 July 1996 (semi-finals) 29 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:57.73 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
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 | women |
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 | |
Wheelchair races | ||
Medalists
Gold | Svetlana Masterkova |
Silver | Ana Fidelia Quirot |
Bronze | Maria de Lurdes Mutola |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:53.28 | Munich (FRG) | July 26, 1983 | |
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Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
Final classification
Rank | NAME ATHLETE | FINAL | SEMI | HEAT | |
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Svetlana Masterkova | 1:57.73 | 1:57.95 | 1:59.67 | ||
Ana Fidelia Quirot | 1:58.11 | 1:57.99 | 1:59.98 | ||
Maria de Lurdes Mutola | 1:58.71 | 1:57.62 | 1:58.98 | ||
4 | Kelly Holmes | 1:58.81 | 1:58.49 | 1:58.80 | |
5 | Yelena Afanasyeva | 1:59.57 | 1:57.77 | 1:59.18 | |
6 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | 1:59.61 | 1:57.93 | 1:58.98 | |
7 | Natasha Dukhnova | 2:00.32 | 1:58.67 | 1:59.23 | |
8 | Toni Hodgkinson | 2:00.54 | 1:58.25 | 1:59.35 |
Non-qualifiers
See also
References
- "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links
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