Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 21 and 22 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Adriana Muñoz of Cuba.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:World record | 1:53.28 | Munich, Germany | July 26, 1983 | |
Pan American Games record | 1:58.71 | Havana, Cuba | August 8, 1991 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard in the qualifying period.Schedule
Results
All times shown are in seconds.KEY: | q | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |