The women's 800 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 10–12 March 1995.[1]
The winning margin was 2.17 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the women's 800 metres was won by more than two seconds at these championships.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maria Mutola Mozambique
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Yelena Afanasyeva Russia
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Letitia Vriesde Suriname
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Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard |  France |
2:04.09 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Stella Jongmans |  Netherlands |
2:04.30 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Irina Samorokova | Russia |
2:04.47 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Inez Turner |  Jamaica |
2:04.65 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:05.15 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová |  Czech Republic |
2:05.49 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic |
2:06.32 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Amaia Andrés |  Spain |
2:06.82 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Tina Paulino | Mozambique |
2:06.95 | q |
| 10 | 3 | Abigail Hunte |  Great Britain |
2:07.82 | |
| 11 | 3 | Elsa Amaral |  Portugal |
2:08.03 | |
| 12 | 1 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
2:09.15 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:09.41 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Petya Strashilova |  Bulgaria |
2:09.58 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Nekita Beasley |  United States |
2:10.62 | |
| 16 | 1 | Rosa Evora |  El Salvador |
2:20.47 | |
| 17 | 1 | Myadagmaa Otgontuya |  Mongolia |
2:20.68 |
Semifinals
[edit]First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:03.28 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:04.12 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands |
2:04.35 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | France |
2:05.14 | |
| 5 | 1 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
2:05.18 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Petya Strashilova | Bulgaria |
2:05.40 | |
| 7 | 1 | Inez Turner | Jamaica |
2:05.46 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Irina Samorokova | Russia |
2:05.49 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic |
2:05.60 | |
| 10 | 1 | Amaia Andrés | Spain |
2:06.20 | |
| 11 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czech Republic |
2:07.25 | |
| 1 | Tina Paulino | Mozambique |
DNS |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:57.62 | |
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Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
1:59.79 | |
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Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
2:00.36 | |
| 4 | Irina Samorokova | Russia |
2:00.43 | |
| 5 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands |
2:01.14 | |
| 6 | Inez Turner | Jamaica |
2:02.00 |
References
[edit]World Indoor Champions in women's 800 metres | |
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