Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
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1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
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High jumpmenwomen
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Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
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Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 800 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 17–19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Maria Mutola
 Mozambique 		Tina Paulino
 Mozambique 		Diane Modahl
 England

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 1:59.06 Q
2 2 Mardrea Hyman  Jamaica 2:01.43 Q
3 2 Vicky Lynch-Pounds  Canada 2:02.31 Q
4 4 Tina Paulino  Mozambique 2:02.33 Q
5 2 Emma Davies  Wales 2:02.39 q
6 3 Julia Sakara  Zimbabwe 2:02.62 Q
7 4 Toni Hodgkinson  New Zealand 2:02.96 Q
8 3 Tamsyn Lewis  Australia 2:02.97 Q
9 3 Gladys Wamuyu  Kenya 2:03.01 Q
10 3 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:02.39 q
10 4 Mari-Louise Henning  South Africa 2:03.14 Q
12 4 Rachel Newcombe  Wales 2:03.58 q
13 4 Diane Cummins  Canada 2:03.71 q
14 1 Diane Modahl  England 2:06.44 Q
15 1 Amanda Crowe  Northern Ireland 2:06.64 Q
16 1 Grace Birungi  Uganda 2:06.81 Q
17 4 Adama Njie  Gambia 2:07.51
18 1 Nancy Langat  Kenya 2:07.68
19 2 Stéphanie Zanga  Cameroon 2:08.81
20 1 Soloseeni Krishnan  Malaysia 2:09.45
21 3 Dithapelo Molefi  Botswana 2:09.72
22 2 Karolina Tonono  Fiji 2:17.76
23 4 Bernadette Amara  Sierra Leone 2:31.56
24 2 Yaznee Nasheeda  Maldives 2:32.27
1 Ruth Nanyiza  Zambia DNF
3 Tanya Blake  England DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Tina Paulino  Mozambique 2:00.11 Q, SB
2 1 Julia Sakara  Zimbabwe 2:00.49 Q, SB
3 1 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:01.63 Q, PB
4 1 Gladys Wamuyu  Kenya 2:01.80 Q, PB
5 1 Amanda Crowe  Northern Ireland 2:01.83 PB
6 1 Vicky Lynch-Pounds  Canada 2:02.79
7 2 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 2:02.84 Q
8 2 Diane Modahl  England 2:03.04 Q
9 1 Rachel Newcombe  Wales 2:03.28 PB
10 2 Mardrea Hyman  Jamaica 2:03.33 Q
11 2 Tamsyn Lewis  Australia 2:03.56 Q
12 2 Toni Hodgkinson  New Zealand 2:04.00
13 1 Mari-Louise Henning  South Africa 2:04.17
14 2 Diane Cummins  Canada 2:04.40
15 2 Emma Davies  Wales 2:05.03
16 2 Grace Birungi  Uganda 2:05.06

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Mutola  Mozambique 1:57.60 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tina Paulino  Mozambique 1:58.39 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Modahl  England 1:58.81
4 Mardrea Hyman  Jamaica 1:59.71 SB
5 Julia Sakara  Zimbabwe 2:00.60
6 Tamsyn Lewis  Australia 2:01.71 PB
7 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:01.92
8 Gladys Wamuyu  Kenya 2:02.74

References

  1. ^ Heats results part 1 Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Heats results part 2 results
  2. ^ Semifinal 1 results, Semifinal 2 results
  3. ^ Final results
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