1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Monday August 31, 1987.

Medalists

Gold	Sigrun Wodars East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Christine Wachtel East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	July 26, 1983
Championship Record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:54.68	Helsinki, Finland	August 9, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME	Notes
	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	1:55.26	NR
	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	1:55.32	PB
	Lyubov Gurina (URS)	1:55.56	PB
4.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	1:55.84	AR
5.	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:57.81
6.	Mitica Junghiatu (ROU)	1:59.66
7.	Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)	2:00.28
8.	Slobodanka Čolović (YUG)	2:02.09

Semi-finals

• Held on Sunday 1987-08-30

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	1:57.96
2.	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	1:58.06
3.	Lyubov Gurina (URS)	1:58.16
4.	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:58.65
5.	Slobodanka Čolović (YUG)	1:58.85
6.	Diane Edwards (GBR)	1:59.34
7.	Essie Washington (USA)	2:02.65
8.	Mary Burzminski (CAN)	2:03.72

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	2:01.47
2.	Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)	2:01.63
3.	Mitica Junghiatu (ROU)	2:01.65
4.	Gabriela Sedláková (TCH)	2:02.27
5.	Delisa Walton-Floyd (USA)	2:02.45
6.	Nathalie Thoumas (FRA)	2:03.90
7.	Maria Akraka (SWE)	2:05.20
8.	Joetta Clark (USA)	2:06.10

Qualifying heats

• Held on Saturday 1987-08-29

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Slobodanka Čolović (YUG)	2:02.54
2.	Delisa Walton-Floyd (USA)	2:02.76
3.	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	2:03.06
4.	Rosa Colorado (ESP)	2:03.40
5.	Soraya Telles (BRA)	2:03.55
6.	Ausa Mwendachabe (ZAM)	2:07.06
7.	Jacqueline Rasaozanamanalina (MAD)	2:11.27
—	Maria Lomba (STP)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	2:01.99
2.	Mitica Junghiatu (ROU)	2:02.23
3.	Nathalie Thoumas (FRA)	2:02.54
4.	Essie Washington (USA)	2:02.61
5.	Selina Chirchir (KEN)	2:02.90
6.	Jennifer Fisher (BER)	2:09.04
7.	Mireille Sankaatsing (SUR)	2:12.02
—	Chakma Sharmila Ray (BAN)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	2:01.50
2.	Lyubov Gurina (URS)	2:01.74
3.	Diane Edwards (GBR)	2:02.57
4.	Catalina Gheorghiu (ROU)	2:03.04
5.	Angelita Lind (PUR)	2:04.59
6.	Puseletso Monkoe (LES)	2:22.29
7.	Leticia Thomas (DMA)	2:26.02
—	Andri Avraam (CYP)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	1:59.57
2.	Gabriela Sedláková (TCH)	2:00.23
3.	Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)	2:00.28
4.	Mary Burzminski (CAN)	2:01.62
5.	Joetta Clark (USA)	2:01.81
6.	Maria Akraka (SWE)	2:02.24
7.	Zeina Mina El-Jas (LIB)	2:15.75
—	Kungu Bakombo (ZAI)	DNS

References

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