1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Christine Wachtel Germany
|
Violeta Beclea Romania
|
Ella Kovacs Romania
|
Results
Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ella Kovacs | Romania |
2:02.86 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Christine Wachtel | Germany |
2:03.26 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Violeta Beclea | Romania |
2:03.50 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Aisling Molloy |  Ireland |
2:03.56 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Gabriela Lesch | Germany |
2:03.70 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Charmaine Crooks |  Canada |
2:03.70 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Joetta Clark |  United States |
2:03.84 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Małgorzata Rydz |  Poland |
2:04.03 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Olga Burkanova |  Soviet Union |
2:05.00 | q |
| 10 | 3 | Lyubov Gurina | Soviet Union |
2:05.37 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Sharon Stewart |  Australia |
2:05.54 | Q, AR |
| 12 | 3 | Meredith Rainey | United States |
2:05.64 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Helena Dziurová |  Czechoslovakia |
2:07.58 | |
| 14 | 2 | Carmen Arrúa |  Argentina |
2:07.70 | NR |
| 15 | 3 | Li Wenhong |  China |
2:07.93 | NR |
| 1 | Evelyn Musonda |  Zambia |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Lasnet Nkouka |  Republic of the Congo |
DNS |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Violeta Beclea | Romania |
2:01.44 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lyubov Gurina | Soviet Union |
2:01.48 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Charmaine Crooks | Canada |
2:01.63 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 1 | Christine Wachtel | Germany |
2:01.70 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ella Kovacs | Romania |
2:01.75 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Joetta Clark | United States |
2:02.02 | |
| 7 | 1 | Meredith Rainey | United States |
2:02.19 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Gabriela Lesch | Germany |
2:02.68 | |
| 9 | 1 | Aisling Molloy | Ireland |
2:02.93 | |
| 10 | 1 | Olga Burkanova | Soviet Union |
2:03.51 | |
| 11 | 1 | Małgorzata Rydz | Poland |
2:03.54 | |
| 12 | 2 | Sharon Stewart | Australia |
2:03.98 | AR |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Christine Wachtel | Germany |
2:01.51 | |
 |
Violeta Beclea | Romania |
2:01.75 | |
 |
Ella Kovacs | Romania |
2:01.79 | |
| 4 | Lyubov Gurina | Soviet Union |
2:02.04 | |
| 5 | Charmaine Crooks | Canada |
2:02.27 | |
| 6 | Meredith Rainey | United States |
2:04.82 |