The women's 800 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 September.
Medalists Gold Lu Yi Silver Chen Yumei Bronze Kati Kovacs
Results Final 18 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Lu Yi 2:02.91 Chen Yumei 2:03.14 Kati Kovacs 2:03.81 4 Natalya Zaytseva 2:04.76 5 Monica Lundgren 2:05.33 6 Melissa Baker 2:05.34 7 Salina Kosgei 2:13.48 Séverine Foulon DQ
Semifinals 17 September
Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Chen Yumei 2:04.27 Q 2 Kati Kovacs 2:04.39 Q 3 Séverine Foulon 2:04.46 Q 4 Melissa Baker 2:04.49 Q 5 Emma James 2:04.58 6 Michelle Wilkinson 2:06.71 7 Mariana Florea 2:08.00 8 Irina Bezmenova 2:09.32
Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lu Yi 2:03.96 Q 2 Natalya Zaytseva 2:06.68 Q 3 Salina Kosgei 2:06.86 Q 4 Monica Lundgren 2:06.93 Q 5 Aurica Rautu 2:07.22 6 Andrea Šuldesová 2:08.30 7 Kim Hae-Yeong 2:08.80 8 Rachael Rowberry 2:17.17
Heats 16 September
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Kati Kovacs 2:04.98 Q 2 Séverine Foulon 2:06.19 Q 3 Melissa Baker 2:06.21 Q 4 Andrea Šuldesová 2:08.15 q 5 Michelle Wilkinson 2:08.56 q 6 Rachael Rowberry 2:09.77 q
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Chen Yumei 2:11.18 Q 2 Emma James 2:12.39 Q 3 Mariana Florea 2:13.05 Q 4 Yumiko Tokuda 2:14.19 5 Fátima dos Santos 2:14.60
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Salina Kosgei 2:07.57 Q 2 Natalya Zaytseva 2:08.53 Q 3 Monica Lundgren 2:09.04 Q 4 Kim Hae-Yeong 2:09.95 q 5 Ludmila Formanová 2:22.34 6 Alison Cano 2:22.68
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lu Yi 2:03.75 Q 2 Irina Bezmenova 2:08.11 Q 3 Aurica Rautu 2:09.80 Q 4 Plamena Aleksandrova 2:15.90 5 Jowanna McMullen 2:16.24 Jackline Maranga DQ
Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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