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2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

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The women's 800 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 9–11 March 2001.

The winning margin was 0.04 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the women's 800 metres at these championships.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Maria Mutola
 Mozambique
Stephanie Graf
 Austria
Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová
 Czech Republic

Results

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Heats

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First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 2:02.97 Q
2 4 Yelena Afanasyeva  Russia 2:03.28 Q
3 4 Laetitia Valdonado  France 2:04.00 q
4 2 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 2:04.16 Q
5 4 Sandra Teixeira  Portugal 2:04.18 q
6 2 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:04.29 Q
7 1 Ivonne Teichmann  Germany 2:04.47 Q
8 2 Tamsyn Lewis  Australia 2:04.56 q
9 1 Stephanie Graf  Austria 2:04.58 Q
9 3 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  Czech Republic 2:04.58 Q
11 3 Svetlana Cherkasova  Russia 2:04.70 Q
12 3 Charmaine Howell  Jamaica 2:05.14 q
13 2 Joanne Fenn  Great Britain 2:05.16
14 1 Fabiane dos Santos  Brazil 2:05.18
15 4 Adoración García  Spain 2:05.25
16 1 Jennifer Toomey  United States 2:05.55
17 3 Anca Safta  Romania 2:06.13
18 1 Mayte Martínez  Spain 2:08.91
19 4 Wang Yuanping  China 2:09.80
20 3 Lin Na  China 2:10.99
2 Jearl Miles Clark  United States DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Stephanie Graf  Austria 2:01.34 Q
2 1 Yelena Afanasyeva  Russia 2:01.97 Q
3 1 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:02.40 Q
4 1 Ivonne Teichmann  Germany 2:03.20
5 2 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 2:03.64 Q
6 2 Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 2:03.68 Q
7 2 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  Czech Republic 2:04.29 Q
8 1 Sandra Teixeira  Portugal 2:04.38
9 2 Tamsyn Lewis  Australia 2:04.79
10 1 Laetitia Valdonado  France 2:05.89
11 2 Svetlana Cherkasova  Russia 2:06.19
12 2 Charmaine Howell  Jamaica 2:09.13

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Mutola  Mozambique 1:59.74
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Graf  Austria 1:59.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  Czech Republic 2:01.18
4 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:01.76
5 Yelena Afanasyeva  Russia 2:02.17
6 Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 2:02.67

References

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