1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–9.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMaria MutolaNatalya DukhnovaJoetta Clark

Results

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Toni Hodgkinson 2:01.64 Q, AR 2 4 Natalya Dukhnova 2:01.87 Q 3 4 Ludmila Formanová 2:02.04 q 4 4 Hayley Parry 2:03.82 q 5 2 Letitia Vriesde 2:04.14 Q 6 4 Ana Menéndez 2:04.19 q, PB 7 2 Stephanie Graf 2:04.53 Q 8 1 Joetta Clark 2:04.59 Q 9 3 Maria Mutola 2:04.60 Q 10 3 Irina Biryukova 2:04.81 Q 11 2 Regula Zürcher 2:04.82 q 12 1 Inez Turner 2:04.86 Q 13 1 Séverine Foulon 2:04.91 PB 14 3 Amy Wickus 2:05.09 15 2 Yelena Martson 2:05.65 PB 16 3 Virginie Fouquet 2:05.73 17 1 Zhang Jiang 2:06.70 17 3 Michelle Faherty 2:06.78 18 2 Argentina Paulino 2:08.03 19 4 Achta Yorassem 2:23.23 1 Tatiana Grigorieva 1 Patricia Traña

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Toni Hodgkinson 2:00.90 Q, AR 2 2 Letitia Vriesde 2:01.41 Q 3 2 Natalya Dukhnova 2:01.89 Q 4 1 Maria Mutola 2:02.59 Q 5 2 Regula Zürcher 2:02.70 6 1 Joetta Clark 2:02.93 Q 7 1 Irina Biryukova 2:03.16 Q 8 1 Ludmila Formanová 2:03.23 9 2 Inez Turner 2:03.51 10 1 Hayley Parry 2:04.40 11 2 Stephanie Graf 2:04.79 12 1 Ana Menéndez 2:04.86

Final Final results (archived) Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Maria Mutola 1:58.96 Natalya Dukhnova 1:59.31 NR Joetta Clark 1:59.82 PB 4 Letitia Vriesde 1:59.84 5 Toni Hodgkinson 2:00.36 AR 6 Irina Biryukova 2:00.61 PB

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