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1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Events at the
1997 World Championships
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Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

These are the results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece. The event took place on 6, 7 and 9 August.

Lyubov Tsyoma tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol after the semifinals and was disqualified.

First 2 of each Heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


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