The women's 800 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–11.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maria Mutola Mozambique
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Stephanie Graf Austria
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Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová Czech Republic
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jolanda Čeplak |  Slovenia |
2:02.97 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Yelena Afanasyeva |  Russia |
2:03.28 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Laetitia Valdonado |  France |
2:04.00 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:04.16 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Sandra Teixeira |  Portugal |
2:04.18 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Lwiza John |  Tanzania |
2:04.29 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Ivonne Teichmann |  Germany |
2:04.47 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Tamsyn Lewis |  Australia |
2:04.56 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
2:04.58 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
2:04.58 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia |
2:04.70 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Charmaine Howell |  Jamaica |
2:05.14 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Joanne Fenn |  Great Britain |
2:05.16 | |
| 14 | 1 | Fabiane dos Santos |  Brazil |
2:05.18 | |
| 15 | 4 | Adoración García |  Spain |
2:05.25 | |
| 16 | 1 | Jennifer Toomey |  United States |
2:05.55 | |
| 17 | 3 | Anca Safta |  Romania |
2:06.13 | |
| 18 | 1 | Mayte Martínez | Spain |
2:08.91 | |
| 19 | 4 | Wang Yuanping |  China |
2:09.80 | |
| 20 | 3 | Lin Na | China |
2:10.99 | |
| 2 | Jearl Miles-Clarke | United States |
DNS |
Semifinals edit
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
2:01.34 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:01.97 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lwiza John | Tanzania |
2:02.40 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ivonne Teichmann | Germany |
2:03.20 | |
| 5 | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:03.64 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia |
2:03.68 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
2:04.29 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Sandra Teixeira | Portugal |
2:04.38 | |
| 9 | 2 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia |
2:04.79 | |
| 10 | 1 | Laetitia Valdonado | France |
2:05.89 | |
| 11 | 2 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia |
2:06.19 | |
| 12 | 2 | Charmaine Howell | Jamaica |
2:09.13 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:59.74 | |
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Stephanie Graf | Austria |
1:59.78 | |
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Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
2:01.18 | |
| 4 | Lwiza John | Tanzania |
2:01.76 | |
| 5 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:02.17 | |
| 6 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia |
2:02.67 |