Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres


These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 37 competitors from 31 countries.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World Record1:53.28 Jarmila KratochvílováMunich July 26, 1983
Olympic Record1:53.43 Nadiya OlizarenkoMoscow July 27, 1980

Final classification

Non-qualifiers