1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Events at the 1987 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Monday August 31, 1987.

Gold	Sigrun Wodars East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Christine Wachtel East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union (URS)

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, West Germany	July 26, 1983
Championship Record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:54.68	Helsinki, Finland	August 9, 1983

RANK	FINAL	TIME	Notes
	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	1:55.26	NR
	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	1:55.32	PB
	Lyubov Gurina (URS)	1:55.56	PB
4.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	1:55.84	AR
5.	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:57.81
6.	Mitica Junghiatu (ROU)	1:59.66
7.	Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)	2:00.28
8.	Slobodanka Čolović (YUG)	2:02.09

• Held on Sunday 1987-08-30

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	1:57.96
2.	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	1:58.06
3.	Lyubov Gurina (URS)	1:58.16
4.	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:58.65
5.	Slobodanka Čolović (YUG)	1:58.85
6.	Diane Edwards (GBR)	1:59.34
7.	Essie Washington (USA)	2:02.65
8.	Mary Burzminski (CAN)	2:03.72

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	2:01.47
2.	Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)	2:01.63
3.	Mitica Junghiatu (ROU)	2:01.65
4.	Gabriela Sedláková (TCH)	2:02.27
5.	Delisa Walton-Floyd (USA)	2:02.45
6.	Nathalie Thoumas (FRA)	2:03.90
7.	Maria Akraka (SWE)	2:05.20
8.	Joetta Clark (USA)	2:06.10

• Held on Saturday 1987-08-29

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Slobodanka Čolović (YUG)	2:02.54
2.	Delisa Walton-Floyd (USA)	2:02.76
3.	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	2:03.06
4.	Rosa Colorado (ESP)	2:03.40
5.	Soraya Telles (BRA)	2:03.55
6.	Ausa Mwendachabe (ZAM)	2:07.06
7.	Jacqueline Rasaozanamanalina (MAD)	2:11.27
—	Maria Lomba (STP)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	2:01.99
2.	Mitica Junghiatu (ROU)	2:02.23
3.	Nathalie Thoumas (FRA)	2:02.54
4.	Essie Washington (USA)	2:02.61
5.	Selina Chirchir (KEN)	2:02.90
6.	Jennifer Fisher (BER)	2:09.04
7.	Mireille Sankaatsing (SUR)	2:12.02
—	Chakma Sharmila Ray (BAN)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Christine Wachtel (GDR)	2:01.50
2.	Lyubov Gurina (URS)	2:01.74
3.	Diane Edwards (GBR)	2:02.57
4.	Catalina Gheorghiu (ROU)	2:03.04
5.	Angelita Lind (PUR)	2:04.59
6.	Puseletso Monkoe (LES)	2:22.29
7.	Leticia Thomas (DMA)	2:26.02
—	Andri Avraam (CYP)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Sigrun Wodars (GDR)	1:59.57
2.	Gabriela Sedláková (TCH)	2:00.23
3.	Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)	2:00.28
4.	Mary Burzminski (CAN)	2:01.62
5.	Joetta Clark (USA)	2:01.81
6.	Maria Akraka (SWE)	2:02.24
7.	Zeina Mina El-Jas (LIB)	2:15.75
—	Kungu Bakombo (ZAI)	DNS

• Results