Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
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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 | ||||
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, with one non-starter.
Medalists
| Gold | Svetlana Masterkova Russia |
| Silver | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba |
| Bronze | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:53.28 |  Jarmila Kratochvílová |
Munich (FRG) | July 26, 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:53.43 |  Nadezhda Olizarenko |
Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
Final classification
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | FINAL | SEMI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) |
1:57.73 | 1:57.95 | 1:59.67 |
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 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
1:58.11 | 1:57.99 | 1:59.98 |
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 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) |
1:58.71 | 1:57.62 | 1:58.98 |
| 4. |  Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
1:58.81 | 1:58.49 | 1:58.80 |
| 5. | Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS) |
1:59.57 | 1:57.77 | 1:59.18 |
| 6. |  Patricia Djaté-Taillard (FRA) |
1:59.61 | 1:57.93 | 1:58.98 |
| 7. |  Natasha Dukhnova (BLR) |
2:00.32 | 1:58.67 | 1:59.23 |
| 8. |  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) |
2:00.54 | 1:58.25 | 1:59.35 |
Non-qualifiers
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | SEMI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |  Dawn Williams (DMA) |
1:59.06 | 1:59.65 |
| — |  Linda Kisabaka (GER) |
1:59.23 | 1:59.56 |
| — | Viviane Dorsile (FRA) |
2:00.68 | 2:00.02 |
| — |  Stella Jongmans (NED) |
DNF | 2:00.26 |
| — |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
1:58.29 | 1:59.71 |
| — |  Ludmila Formanová (CZE) |
1:59.28 | 1:59.37 |
| — |  Meredith Rainey (USA) |
1:59.36 | 1:59.96 |
| — | Lyubov Tsyoma (RUS) |
2:02.50 | 2:00.18 |
| — |  Luciana Mendes (BRA) |
DNQ | 2:00.25 |
| — |  Charmaine Crooks (CAN) |
DNQ | 2:00.27 |
| — | Joetta Clark (USA) |
DNQ | 2:00.38 |
| — | Suzy Favor-Hamilton (USA) |
DNQ | 2:00.47 |
| — |  Inez Turner (JAM) |
DNQ | 2:01.48 |
| — |  Malin Ewerlöf (SWE) |
DNQ | 2:01.61 |
| — |  Petya Strashilova (BUL) |
DNQ | 2:02.13 |
| — |  Nouria Mérah-Benida (ALG) |
DNQ | 2:02.44 |
| — |  Lisa Lightfoot (AUS) |
DNQ | 2:02.88 |
| — |  Eduarda Coelho (POR) |
DNQ | 2:03.22 |
| — |  Jian Zhang (CHN) |
DNQ | 2:04.17 |
| — | 22x20px Kutre Dulecha (ETH) | DNQ | 2:04.80 |
| — |  Marta Orellana (ARG) |
DNQ | 2:04.99 |
| — |  Restituta Joseph (TAN) |
DNQ | 2:08.31 |
| — |  Leontine Tsiba (CGO) |
DNQ | 2:08.58 |
| — | 22x20px Sharette Garcia (BIZ) | DNQ | 2:13.52 |
| — |  Yaznee Nasheeda (MDV) |
DNQ | 2:36.85 |
| — |  Adama Njie (GAM) |
DNQ | DNF |
| — |  Ana Amelia Menéndez (ESP) |
DNQ | DNF |
| — | Diane Modahl (GBR) |
DNQ | DNF |
| — | Tina Paulino (MOZ) |
DNQ | DNS |
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