1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1993-08-17.
Doping disqualification
[edit]Liliya Nurutdinova (Russia) had originally placed seventh, but was disqualified after testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.[1][2][3]
Final
[edit]| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Maria Mutola (MOZ)
|
1:55.43 |
|
 Lyubov Gurina (RUS)
|
1:57.10 |
|
 Ella Kovacs (ROM)
|
1:57.92 |
| 4. |  Diane Modahl (GBR)
|
1:59.42 |
| 5. |  Meredith Rainey (USA)
|
1:59.57 |
| 6. |  Liu Li (CHN)
|
2:04.45 |
| 7. | Tina Paulino (MOZ)
|
2:19.89 |
| — | Liliya Nurutdinova (RUS)
|
DSQ |
Semifinals
[edit]- Held on Sunday 1993-08-15
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Mutola (MOZ)
|
1:58.69 |
| 2. | Liu Li (CHN)
|
1:58.96 |
| 3. | Diane Modahl (GBR)
|
1:59.12 |
| 4. | Liliya Nurutdinova (RUS)
|
1:59.17 |
| 5. |  Christine Wachtel (GER)
|
1:59.86 |
| 6. | Amy Wickus (USA)
|
2:00.55 |
| 7. |  Oksana Mernikova (BLR)
|
2:01.20 |
| 8. |  Gladys Wamuyu (KEN)
|
2:02.13 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tina Paulino (MOZ)
|
1:57.31 |
| 2. | Ella Kovacs (ROM)
|
1:57.46 |
| 3. | Meredith Rainey (USA)
|
1:57.63 |
| 4. | Lyubov Gurina (RUS)
|
1:57.82 |
| 5. | Kelly Holmes (GBR)
|
1:58.64 |
| 6. | Birthe Bruhns (GER)
|
1:59.66 |
| 7. | Sabine Zwiener (GER)
|
2:00.77 |
| 8. |  Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA)
|
2:01.01 |
Qualifying heats
[edit]- Held on Saturday 1993-08-14
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Liu Li (CHN)
|
1:59.60 |
| 2. | Lyubov Gurina (RUS)
|
1:59.90 |
| 3. | Christine Wachtel (GER)
|
2:01.42 |
| 4. |  Satu Jaaskelainen (FIN)
|
2:03.66 |
| 5. |  Carla Sacramento (POR)
|
2:03.74 |
| 6. |  Sheila Seebaluck (MRI)
|
2:10.54 |
| 7. |  Ablavi Agbenyeke (TOG)
|
2:23.19 |
| – |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tina Paulino (MOZ)
|
2:01.46 |
| 2. | Kelly Holmes (GBR)
|
2:01.70 |
| 3. | Natalya Dukhnova (BLR)
|
2:01.78 |
| 4. | Wang Yuan (CHN)
|
2:02.98 |
| 5. | Luciana Mendes (BRA)
|
2:03.55 |
| 6. |  Shiny Wilson (IND)
|
2:06.64 |
| 7. |  Alia Al Matari (JOR)
|
2:15.23 |
| 8. |  Shermaine Ross (GRN)
|
2:15.84 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Diane Modahl (GBR)
|
2:00.80 |
| 2. | Liliya Nurutdinova (RUS)
|
2:00.85 |
| 3. | Amy Wickus (USA)
|
2:00.91 |
| 4. | Sabine Zwiener (GER)
|
2:01.37 |
| 5. | Oksana Mernikova (BLR)
|
2:01.65 |
| 6. |  Anna Brzezińska (POL)
|
2:01.67 |
| 7. |  Laurence Niyonsaba (RWA)
|
2:12.52 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ella Kovacs (ROM)
|
2:01.36 |
| 2. | Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA)
|
2:01.91 |
| 3. | Joetta Clark (USA)
|
2:02.15 |
| 4. |  Fabia Trabaldo (ITA)
|
2:02.36 |
| 5. |  Yelena Storchovaya (UKR)
|
2:03.50 |
| 6. |  Edith Nakiyingi (UGA)
|
2:07.81 |
| 7. |  Karolina Tanona (FIJ)
|
2:15.12 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Mutola (MOZ)
|
1:59.81 |
| 2. | Meredith Rainey (USA)
|
1:59.87 |
| 3. | Birthe Bruhns (GER)
|
2:00.29 |
| 4. | Gladys Wamuyu (KEN)
|
2:01.59 |
| 5. | Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS)
|
2:01.94 |
| 6. |  Lorie Ann Adams (GUY)
|
2:09.77 |
| 7. |  Tamador Ismail (SUD)
|
2:41.51 |
See also
[edit]- 1990 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Tokyo)
- 1992 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Barcelona)
- 1994 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
- 1995 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Atlanta)
References
[edit]- ^ Phil Hersh: Dopers, Ex-dopers And `Hmmm' Take Spotlight, Chicago Tribune, 22 August 1993
- ^ Liliya Nurutdinova, Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Butler, Mark (2015). "Doping violations at IAAF World Championships". IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Handbook. Monaco: IAAF. pp. 75–78.
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