The women's 800 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 12, 13 and 14 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maria Mutola Mozambique
|
Svetlana Masterkova Russia
|
Joetta Clark United States
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Inna Yevseyeva |  Ukraine |
2:01.75 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Joetta Clark | United States |
2:01.84 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia |
2:02.50 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:02.74 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Rita Paulavičienė |  Lithuania |
2:03.01 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Ella Kovacs |  Romania |
2:03.46 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Elsa Amaral |  Portugal |
2:03.66 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Amaia Andrés |  Spain |
2:03.76 | q, PB |
| 9 | 2 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:03.79 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Dalia Matusevičienė | Lithuania |
2:04.05 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Edith Nakiyingi |  Uganda |
2:04.88 | |
| 12 | 1 | Lynn Gibson |  Great Britain |
2:05.15 | |
| 13 | 4 | Yelena Storchovaya | Ukraine |
2:06.87 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Mitica Constantin | Romania |
2:07.46 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Eduarda Coelho | Portugal |
2:07.51 | |
| 16 | 4 | Heike Huneke |  Germany |
2:08.02 | |
| 17 | 4 | Jane Brooker | United States |
2:08.04 | |
| 18 | 4 | Jacqui Parker | Great Britain |
2:09.99 | |
| 3 | Stella Jongmans |  Netherlands |
DQ |
Semifinals edit
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:00.65 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 1 | Ella Kovacs | Romania |
2:00.79 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:01.20 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Yelena Storchovaya | Ukraine |
2:01.57 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Dalia Matusevičienė | Lithuania |
2:02.17 | |
| 6 | 2 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia |
2:03.13 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Joetta Clark | United States |
2:03.25 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Inna Yevseyeva | Ukraine |
2:03.97 | |
| 9 | 2 | Rita Paulavičienė | Lithuania |
2:03.98 | |
| 10 | 1 | Amaia Andrés | Spain |
2:05.13 | |
| 11 | 2 | Mitica Constantin | Romania |
2:05.67 | |
| 12 | 2 | Elsa Amaral | Portugal |
2:09.52 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:57.55 | CR, AR |
 |
Svetlana Masterkova | Russia |
1:59.18 | NR |
 |
Joetta Clark | United States |
1:59.18 | PB |
| 4 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:01.87 | |
| 5 | Ella Kovacs | Romania |
2:02.35 | |
| 6 | Yelena Storchovaya | Ukraine |
2:03.08 |