IAAF World Championships
Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)
29 AUG–06 SEP 1987
OW
Women's 800 Metres
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sigrun WODARS | 07 NOV 1965 | GDR | 1:55.26 |
| 2. | Christine WACHTEL | 06 JAN 1965 | GDR | 1:55.32 |
| 3. | Lyubov GURINA | 06 AUG 1957 | URS | 1:55.56 |
| 4. | Ana Fidelia QUIROT | 23 MAR 1963 | CUB | 1:55.84 |
| 5. | Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ | 26 JAN 1951 | TCH | 1:57.81 |
| 6. | Mitica CONSTANTIN | 18 AUG 1962 | ROU | 1:59.66 |
| 7. | Nadezhda OLIZARENKO | 28 NOV 1953 | URS | 2:00.28 |
| 8. | Slobodanka ČOLOVIĆ | 10 JAN 1965 | YUG | 2:02.09 |
Semifinal - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ana Fidelia QUIROT | 23 MAR 1963 | CUB | 1:57.96 |
| 2. | Sigrun WODARS | 07 NOV 1965 | GDR | 1:58.06 |
| 3. | Lyubov GURINA | 06 AUG 1957 | URS | 1:58.16 |
| 4. | Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ | 26 JAN 1951 | TCH | 1:58.65 |
| 5. | Slobodanka ČOLOVIĆ | 10 JAN 1965 | YUG | 1:58.85 |
| 6. | Diane MODAHL-EDWARDS | 17 JUN 1966 | GBR | 1:59.34 |
| 7. | Essie WASHINGTON | 12 JAN 1957 | USA | 2:02.65 |
| 8. | Mary BURZMINSKI | 12 NOV 1960 | CAN | 2:03.72 |
Semifinal - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christine WACHTEL | 06 JAN 1965 | GDR | 2:01.47 |
| 2. | Nadezhda OLIZARENKO | 28 NOV 1953 | URS | 2:01.63 |
| 3. | Mitica CONSTANTIN | 18 AUG 1962 | ROU | 2:01.65 |
| 4. | Gabriela SEDLÁKOVÁ | 02 MAR 1968 | TCH | 2:02.27 |
| 5. | Delisa WALTON-FLOYD | 28 JUL 1961 | USA | 2:02.45 |
| 6. | Natalie THOUMAS | 30 APR 1962 | FRA | 2:03.90 |
| 7. | Maria AKRAKA | 07 JUL 1966 | SWE | 2:05.20 |
| 8. | Joetta CLARK | 01 AUG 1962 | USA | 2:06.10 |
Round 1 - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Slobodanka ČOLOVIĆ | 10 JAN 1965 | YUG | 2:02.54 |
| 2. | Delisa WALTON-FLOYD | 28 JUL 1961 | USA | 2:02.76 |
| 3. | Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ | 26 JAN 1951 | TCH | 2:03.06 |
| 4. | Rosa COLORADO | 13 MAY 1954 | ESP | 2:03.40 |
| 5. | Soraya Vieira TELLES | 06 SEP 1958 | BRA | 2:03.55 |
| 6. | Ausa MWENDACHABE | 1969 | ZAM | 2:07.06 |
| 7. | Jacqueline RASAOZANAMANALINA | 1964 | MAD | 2:11.27 |
| Maria LOMBA | 1967 | STP | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ana Fidelia QUIROT | 23 MAR 1963 | CUB | 2:01.99 |
| 2. | Mitica CONSTANTIN | 18 AUG 1962 | ROU | 2:02.23 |
| 3. | Natalie THOUMAS | 30 APR 1962 | FRA | 2:02.54 |
| 4. | Essie WASHINGTON | 12 JAN 1957 | USA | 2:02.61 |
| 5. | Selina CHIRCHIR | 08 AUG 1968 | KEN | 2:02.90 |
| 6. | Jennifer BEAN | 1959 | BER | 2:09.04 |
| 7. | Mireille SANKAATSING | 15 SEP 1969 | SUR | 2:12.02 |
| Sharmila RAY CHAKMA | 1962 | BAN | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 3
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christine WACHTEL | 06 JAN 1965 | GDR | 2:01.50 |
| 2. | Lyubov GURINA | 06 AUG 1957 | URS | 2:01.74 |
| 3. | Diane MODAHL-EDWARDS | 17 JUN 1966 | GBR | 2:02.57 |
| 4. | Catalina GHEORGHIU | 21 JUN 1969 | ROU | 2:03.04 |
| 5. | Angelita LIND | 13 JAN 1959 | PUR | 2:04.59 |
| 6. | Puseletso MONKOE | 04 FEB 1972 | LES | 2:22.29 |
| 7. | Leticia THOMAS | 1968 | DMA | 2:26.02 |
| Andri AVRAAM | 09 FEB 1963 | CYP | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 4
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sigrun WODARS | 07 NOV 1965 | GDR | 1:59.97 |
| 2. | Gabriela SEDLÁKOVÁ | 02 MAR 1968 | TCH | 2:00.23 |
| 3. | Nadezhda OLIZARENKO | 28 NOV 1953 | URS | 2:00.28 |
| 4. | Mary BURZMINSKI | 12 NOV 1960 | CAN | 2:01.62 |
| 5. | Joetta CLARK | 01 AUG 1962 | USA | 2:01.81 |
| 6. | Maria AKRAKA | 07 JUL 1966 | SWE | 2:02.24 |
| 7. | Zeina MINA | 01 JAN 1963 | LBN | 2:15.75 |
| Kungu BAKOMBO | 07 AUG 1962 | COD | DNS |
Combined Events - OW
Women's 800 Metres
Combined - Group
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie JOYNER-KERSEE | 03 MAR 1962 | USA | 2:16.29 | 875 |
| 2. | Larisa TURCHINSKAYA | 29 APR 1965 | URS | 2:27.01 | 731 |
| 3. | Jane FREDERICK | 07 APR 1952 | USA | 2:13.77 | 910 |
| 4. | Anke BEHMER | 05 JUN 1961 | GDR | 2:09.03 | 979 |
| 5. | Liliana NĂSTASE | 01 AUG 1962 | ROU | 2:17.91 | 852 |
| 6. | Marion REICHELT | 23 DEC 1962 | GDR | 2:12.76 | 925 |
| 7. | Marianna MASLENNIKOVA | 17 MAY 1961 | URS | 2:08.12 | 992 |
| 8. | Yuqing ZHU | 22 APR 1963 | CHN | 2:27.45 | 725 |
| 9. | Kim HAGGER | 02 DEC 1961 | GBR | 2:17.59 | 857 |
| 10. | Jane FLEMMING | 14 APR 1965 | AUS | 2:20.58 | 816 |
| 11. | Nadine DEBOIS | 25 SEP 1961 | FRA | 2:05.17 | 1036 |
| 12. | Cindy GREINER | 15 FEB 1957 | USA | 2:13.99 | 907 |
| 13. | Tineke HIDDING | 28 JUL 1959 | NED | 2:16.10 | 877 |
| 14. | Svetlana BURAGA | 04 SEP 1965 | URS | 2:15.58 | 885 |
| 15. | Joanne MULLINER | 18 AUG 1966 | GBR | 2:13.83 | 909 |
| 16. | Ragne KYTÖLÄ | 15 MAR 1965 | FIN | 2:14.03 | 906 |
| 17. | Cornelia HEINRICH | 02 JUN 1960 | FRG | 2:29.90 | 694 |
| 18. | Sabine BRAUN | 19 JUN 1965 | FRG | 2:20.94 | 811 |
| 19. | Connie POLMAN-TUIN | 10 JAN 1963 | CAN | 2:19.77 | 827 |
| Ingrid MEILICKE | 1966 | PAR | DNS | ||
| Eva KARBLOM | 15 JAN 1963 | SWE | DNS |
