1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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	Liliya Nurutdinova Soviet Union (URS)
Silver	Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba (CUB)
Bronze	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
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)	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)	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)	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

• Results