The women's 800 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–16.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maria Mutola Mozambique
|
Stephanie Graf Austria
|
Mayte Martínez Spain
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
2:01.93 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Jolanda Čeplak |  Slovenia |
2:02.12 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Agnes Samaria |  Namibia |
2:02.16 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Mina Aït Hammou |  Morocco |
2:02.32 | Q |
| 1 | Yekaterina Puzanova |  Russia |
q, Doping | ||
| 5 | 4 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:03.33 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Miho Sato |  Japan |
2:03.55 | q |
| 7 | 4 | Diane Cummins |  Canada |
2:03.62 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia |
2:03.79 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Lwiza Msyani John |  Tanzania |
2:03.80 | q, SB |
| 10 | 1 | Letitia Vriesde |  Suriname |
2:03.82 | |
| 11 | 4 | Nadezhda Vorobieva | Russia |
2:04.68 | |
| 12 | 4 | Esther Desviat | Spain |
2:04.96 | |
| 13 | 3 | Mayte Martínez | Spain |
2:05.16 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Joanne Fenn |  Great Britain |
2:05.45 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Tetiana Petlyuk |  Ukraine |
2:06.21 | |
| 16 | 2 | Sandra Teixeira |  Portugal |
2:06.24 | |
| 17 | 3 | Chantee Earl |  United States |
2:08.49 | |
| 2 | Sasha Spencer | United States |
DQ | ||
| 3 | Nédia Semedo | Portugal |
DNF |
Semifinals edit
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
1:59.75 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mayte Martínez | Spain |
1:59.82 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Joanne Fenn | Great Britain |
1:59.83 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:59.99 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia |
2:00.14 | Q |
| 1 | Yekaterina Puzanova | Russia |
Q, Doping | ||
| 6 | 1 | Diane Cummins | Canada |
2:00.94 | |
| 7 | 2 | Agnes Samaria | Namibia |
2:01.29 | |
| 8 | 1 | Lwiza Msyani John | Tanzania |
2:03.76 | SB |
| 9 | 2 | Mina Aït Hammou | Morocco |
2:04.16 | |
| 10 | 2 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia |
2:04.75 | |
| 11 | 1 | Miho Sato | Japan |
2:05.66 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:58.94 | |
 |
Stephanie Graf | Austria |
1:59.39 | SB |
 |
Mayte Martínez | Spain |
1:59.53 | NR |
| 4 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia |
1:59.54 | SB |
| 5 | Joanne Fenn | Great Britain |
1:59.95 | |
| Yekaterina Puzanova | Russia |
Note: Yekaterina Puzanova who had originally finished sixth was later disqualified for steroid use.