2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10–12.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maria Mutola Mozambique
|
Kenia Sinclair Jamaica
|
Hasna Benhassi Morocco
|
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:02.33 | Q |
| 2. | 1 | Tetiana Petlyuk |  Ukraine |
2:02.40 | Q |
| 3. | 1 | Jennifer Meadows |  Great Britain |
2:02.75 | q |
| 4. | 2 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco |
2:03.63 | Q |
| 5. | 2 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk |  Poland |
2:03.71 | Q, SB |
| 6. | 3 | Olga Kotlyarova |  Russia |
2:03.75 | Q |
| 7. | 3 | Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica |
2:03.94 | Q |
| 8. | 1 | Teodora Kolarova |  Bulgaria |
2:04.12 | q |
| 9. | 3 | Frances Santin |  United States |
2:04.22 | q |
| 10. | 2 | Mihaela Neacsu |  Romania |
2:04.24 | q |
| 11. | 2 | Karen Harewood | Great Britain |
2:04.51 | |
| 12. | 4 | Élisabeth Grousselle |  France |
2:04.74 | Q |
| 13. | 4 | Natalya Tsyganova | Russia |
2:04.82 | Q |
| 14. | 3 | Elisa Cusma Piccione |  Italy |
2:04.95 | |
| 15. | 3 | Mina Aït Hammou | Morocco |
2:05.11 | |
| 16. | 4 | Maria Cioncan | Romania |
2:05.17 | |
| 17. | 1 | Lwiza Msyani John |  Tanzania |
2:05.88 | SB |
| 18. | 4 | Zoya Nesterenko-Hladun | Ukraine |
2:05.90 | |
| 19. | 1 | Marian Burnett |  Guyana |
2:07.18 | |
| 20. | 2 | Alexia Oberstolz | Italy |
2:07.62 | |
| 4 | Alice Schmidt | United States |
DQ |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica |
2:00.06 | Q, NR |
| 2. | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:00.29 | Q, SB |
| 3. | 2 | Élisabeth Grousselle | France |
2:00.42 | Q, NR |
| 4. | 2 | Natalya Tsyganova | Russia |
2:00.46 | |
| 5. | 2 | Mihaela Neacsu | Romania |
2:02.51 | |
| 6. | 1 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco |
2:03.59 | Q |
| 7. | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia |
2:03.70 | Q |
| 8. | 1 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk | Poland |
2:03.87 | Q |
| 9. | 1 | Jennifer Meadows | Great Britain |
2:03.95 | |
| 10. | 1 | Tetiana Petlyuk | Ukraine |
2:04.74 | |
| 11. | 1 | Teodora Kolarova | Bulgaria |
2:04.88 | |
| 12. | 2 | Frances Santin | United States |
2:05.40 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:58.90 | SB |
 |
Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica |
1:59.54 | NR |
 |
Hasna Benhassi | Morocco |
2:00.34 | SB |
| 4 | Élisabeth Grousselle | France |
2:00.74 | |
| 5 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia |
2:01.26 | |
| 6 | Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk | Poland |
2:02.39 | PB |