2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 26 August 2003 at 20:50h.
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ)
|
1:59.89 |
|
 Kelly Holmes (GBR)
|
2:00.18 |
|
 Natalya Khrushcheleva (RUS)
|
2:00.29 |
| 4. |  Mina Aït Hammou (MAR)
|
2:01.09 |
| 5. |  Claudia Gesell (GER)
|
2:01.84 |
| 6. |  Diane Cummins (CAN)
|
2:02.48 |
| 7. |  Akosua Serwaa (GHA)
|
2:03.24 |
| — |  Stephanie Graf (AUT)
|
DNS |
Semi-Final
- Held on Sunday 24 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stephanie Graf (AUT)
|
1:59.26 |
| 2. | Natalya Khrushcheleva (RUS)
|
1:59.39 |
| 3. | Joanne Fenn (GBR)
|
2:00.56 |
| 4. |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
|
2:00.88 |
| 5. |  Faith Macharia (KEN)
|
2:01.30 |
| 6. |  Brigita Langerholc (SLO)
|
2:01.58 |
| 7. |  Jen Toomey (USA)
|
2:02.35 |
| 8. |  Tamsyn Lewis (AUS)
|
2:05.11 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ)
|
1:58.45 |
| 2. | Kelly Holmes (GBR)
|
1:58.86 |
| 3. | Diane Cummins (CAN)
|
1:59.58 |
| 4. | Akosua Serwaa (GHA)
|
2:00.42 |
| 5. |  Maria Cioncan (ROU)
|
2:00.72 |
| 6. |  Lucia Klocová (SVK)
|
2:00.73 |
| 7. | Natalya Evdokimova (RUS)
|
2:01.17 |
| 8. |  Heidi Jensen (DEN)
|
2:01.73 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mina Aït Hammou (MAR)
|
2:00.57 |
| 2. | Claudia Gesell (GER)
|
2:01.01 |
| 3. | Seltana Aït Hammou (MAR)
|
2:01.34 |
| 4. | Svetlana Klyuka (RUS)
|
2:01.61 |
| 5. | Tina Paulino (MOZ)
|
2:01.85 |
| 6. |  Judit Varga (HUN)
|
2:02.20 |
| 7. |  Anita Brägger (SUI)
|
2:02.34 |
| 8. |  Agnes Samaria (NAM)
|
2:02.66 |
Heats
Held on Sunday 24 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Evdokimova (RUS)
|
2:01.05 |
| 2. | Mina Aït Hammou (MAR)
|
2:01.10 |
| 3. | Judit Varga (HUN)
|
2:01.47 |
| 4. | Jen Toomey (USA)
|
2:01.75 |
| 5. | Heidi Jensen (DEN)
|
2:02.01 |
| 6. |  Esther Desviat (ESP)
|
2:03.42 |
| 7. | Charlotte Moore (GBR)
|
2:03.80 |
| 8. |  Marie-Lyne Joseph (DMA)
|
2:17.73 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ)
|
2:00.81 |
| 2. | Claudia Gesell (GER)
|
2:01.06 |
| 3. | Lucia Klocová (SVK)
|
2:01.14 |
| 4. | Joanne Fenn (GBR)
|
2:01.27 |
| 5. | Faith Macharia (KEN)
|
2:01.36 |
| 6. | Agnes Samaria (NAM)
|
2:01.51 |
| 7. | Brigita Langerholc (SLO)
|
2:01.55 |
| 8. |  Noelly Bibiche Mankatu (COD)
|
2:07.12 |
| 9. |  Uyanga Khaynkhirvaa (MGL)
|
2:27.96 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Khrushcheleva (RUS)
|
2:03.74 |
| 2. | Kelly Holmes (GBR)
|
2:03.75 |
| 3. | Maria Cioncan (ROU)
|
2:03.90 |
| 4. | Jearl Miles Clark (USA)
|
2:04.21 |
| 5. |  Abir Nakhli (TUN)
|
2:04.43 |
| 6. |  Adriana Muñoz (CUB)
|
2:04.58 |
| 7. |  Sandra Stals (BEL)
|
2:06.12 |
| 8. |  Adama Njie (GAM)
|
2:17.04 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stephanie Graf (AUT)
|
2:03.39 |
| 2. | Svetlana Klyuka (RUS)
|
2:03.68 |
| 3. | Seltana Aït Hammou (MAR)
|
2:04.01 |
| 4. |  Tanya Blake (MLT)
|
2:04.61 |
| 5. |  Yuliya Krevsun (UKR)
|
2:04.93 |
| 6. |  Tatjana Borisova (KGZ)
|
2:05.31 |
| 7. |  Myint Myint Aye (MYA)
|
2:05.41 |
| 8. |  Tatyana Roslanova (KAZ)
|
2:07.98 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tina Paulino (MOZ)
|
2:01.06 |
| 2. | Anita Brägger (SUI)
|
2:01.09 |
| 3. | Akosua Serwaa (GHA)
|
2:01.17 |
| 4. | Diane Cummins (CAN)
|
2:01.20 |
| 5. | Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
|
2:01.24 |
| 6. | Tamsyn Lewis (AUS)
|
2:01.43 |
| 7. |  Wesam Abubkheet (PLE)
|
2:29.86 |
| — | Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)
|
DNS |