The women's 800 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 9–11 March 2001.
The winning margin was 0.04 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the women's 800 metres at these championships.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMaria MutolaStephanie GrafHelena Dziurova-Fuchsová
Results
Heats First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Jolanda Čeplak 2:02.97 Q 4 Yelena Afanasyeva 2:03.28 Q 4 Laetitia Valdonado 2:04.00 q 2 Maria Mutola 2:04.16 Q 4 Sandra Teixeira 2:04.18 q 2 Lwiza John 2:04.29 Q 1 Ivonne Teichmann 2:04.47 Q 2 Tamsyn Lewis 2:04.56 q 1 Stephanie Graf 2:04.58 Q 3 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová 2:04.58 Q 11 3 Svetlana Cherkasova 2:04.70 Q 12 3 Charmaine Howell 2:05.14 q 13 2 Joanne Fenn 2:05.16 14 1 Fabiane dos Santos 2:05.18 15 4 Adoración García 2:05.25 16 1 Jennifer Toomey 2:05.55 17 3 Anca Safta 2:06.13 18 1 Mayte Martínez 2:08.91 19 4 Wang Yuanping 2:09.80 20 3 Lin Na 2:10.99 2 Jearl Miles Clark
Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Stephanie Graf 2:01.34 Q 1 Yelena Afanasyeva 2:01.97 Q 1 Lwiza John 2:02.40 Q 1 Ivonne Teichmann 2:03.20 2 Maria Mutola 2:03.64 Q 2 Jolanda Čeplak 2:03.68 Q 2 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová 2:04.29 Q 1 Sandra Teixeira 2:04.38 2 Tamsyn Lewis 2:04.79 10 1 Laetitia Valdonado 2:05.89 11 2 Svetlana Cherkasova 2:06.19 12 2 Charmaine Howell 2:09.13
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Maria Mutola 1:59.74 Stephanie Graf 1:59.78 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová 2:01.18 4 Lwiza John 2:01.76 5 Yelena Afanasyeva 2:02.17 6 Jolanda Čeplak 2:02.67
References Results