Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres


The Women's 800 metres competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was held at the Olympic Stadium on 23–26 July.

Competition format

The competition consisted of heats, Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats plus the next fastest overall qualified for the Semifinals. The four fastest competitors from each of the Semifinal races advanced to the Final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record1:56.0Kiev, USSR12 June 1976
Olympic record1:58.55Munich, West Germany3 September 1972

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat plus the next fastest time qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Semifinals

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final