2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 6, 7 and 9 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Results
All times shown are in seconds.

Heats
August 6, 2005

Heat 1

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Hazel Clark 2:01.91 Q
 * 2) 🇯🇲 Kenia Sinclair 2:02.18 Q
 * 3) 🇲🇦 Mina Aït Hammou 2:02.36 Q
 * 4) 🇳🇦 Agnes Samaria 2:02.46 Q
 * 5) Neisha Bernard-Thomas 2:02.50
 * 6) Brigita Langerholc 2:03.06
 * 7) 🇹🇷 Binnaz Uslu 2:03.73
 * 8) 🇬🇦 Marlyse Nsourou 2:14.47 (SB)

Heat 2

 * 1) 🇨🇺 Zulia Calatayud 2:00.77 Q
 * 2) 🇲🇦 Hasna Benhassi 2:00.77 Q
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Kameisha Bennett 2:01.78 Q
 * 4) 🇬🇧 Susan Scott 2:02.00 Q
 * 5) 🇧🇬 Teodora Kolarova 2:02.45
 * 6) 🇯🇵 Miho Sato 2:02.82
 * 7) Marcela Britos 2:10.21
 * 8) 🇩🇯 Markabo Djama Liban 2:50.95

Heat 3

 * 1) 🇷🇺 Tatyana Andrianova 2:06.38 Q
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Alice Schmidt 2:07.10 Q
 * 3) 🇪🇸 Mayte Martínez 2:07.34 Q
 * 4) 🇵🇱 Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:07.37 Q
 * 5) Myint Myint Aye 2:08.50
 * 6) 🇬🇾 Marian Burnett 2:09.88
 * Nahida Touhami DNS

Heat 4

 * 1) 🇷🇺 Svetlana Cherkasova 2:00.62 Q
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Laetitia Valdonado 2:00.87 Q
 * 3) 🇧🇾 Sviatlana Usovich 2:01.09 Q
 * 4) Lucia Klocová 2:01.63 Q (SB)
 * 5) 🇺🇦 Tetiana Petlyuk 2:01.78 q (SB)
 * 6) 🇲🇦 Seltana Aït Hammou 2:02.16
 * 7) 🇮🇹 Elisa Cusma Piccione 2:05.95
 * 8) 🇵🇰 Gulnaz Ara 2:13.87 (SB)

Heat 5

 * 1) 🇷🇺 Larisa Chzhao 2:00.64 Q
 * 2) 🇲🇿 Maria Mutola 2:00.71 Q
 * 3) 🇯🇲 Michelle Ballentine 2:01.05 Q (SB)
 * 4) Mihaela Neacsu 2:01.35 Q
 * 5) 🇩🇪 Monika Gradzki 2:01.56 q
 * 6) 🇸🇷 Letitia Vriesde 2:01.65 q (SB)
 * 7) 🇨🇦 Diane Cummins 2:01.71 q
 * 🇬🇭 Akosua Serwaa DNS

Semifinals
August 7, 2005

Heat 1

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Hazel Clark 1:59.00 Q
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Larisa Chzhao 1:59.07 Q
 * 3) 🇲🇿 Maria Mutola 1:59.29 q
 * 4) 🇪🇸 Mayte Martínez 1:59.40 q (SB)
 * 5) 🇲🇦 Mina Aït Hammou 2:00.22
 * 6) Mihaela Neacsu 2:00.63
 * 7) 🇸🇰 Lucia Klocová 2:00.64 (SB)
 * 8) 🇬🇧 Susan Scott 2:01.17 (SB)

Heat 2

 * 1) 🇨🇺 Zulia Calatayud 1:57.92 Q (SB)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Svetlana Cherkasova 1:58.58 Q
 * 3) 🇯🇲 Kenia Sinclair 1:59.45
 * 4) 🇨🇦 Diane Cummins 2:00.10 (SB)
 * 5) 🇳🇦 Agnes Samaria 2:00.13
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Alice Schmidt 2:01.43
 * 7) 🇸🇷 Letitia Vriesde 2:02.07
 * 8) 🇩🇪 Monika Gradzki 2:02.09

Heat 3

 * 1) 🇷🇺 Tatyana Andrianova 2:01.35 Q
 * 2) 🇲🇦 Hasna Benhassi 2:01.59 Q
 * 3) 🇫🇷 Laetitia Valdonado 2:01.90
 * 4) 🇵🇱 Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk 2:02.02
 * 5) 🇧🇾 Sviatlana Usovich 2:02.34
 * 6) 🇺🇦 Tetiana Petlyuk 2:02.46
 * 7) 🇯🇲 Michelle Ballentine 2:03.98
 * 🇺🇸 Kameisha Bennett DNF

Final
August 9, 2005


 * 1) 🇨🇺 Zulia Calatayud 1:58.82
 * 2) 🇲🇦 Hasna Benhassi 1:59.42
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Tatyana Andrianova 1:59.60
 * 4) 🇲🇿 Maria Mutola 1:59.71
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Mayte Martínez 1:59.99
 * 6) 🇷🇺 Larisa Chzhao 2:00.25
 * 7) 🇷🇺 Svetlana Cherkasova 2:00.71
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Hazel Clark 2:01.52