2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

None The women's 800 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–16. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMaria MutolaStephanie GrafMayte Martínez Results Heats 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 2:01.93 Q 2 1 Jolanda Čeplak 2:02.12 Q 3 2 Agnes Samaria 2:02.16 Q 4 1 Mina Aït Hammou 2:02.32 Q 99 1 Yekaterina Puzanova 2:02.65 q, Doping 5 4 Maria Mutola 2:03.33 Q 6 2 Miho Sato 2:03.55 q 7 4 Diane Cummins 2:03.62 Q 8 4 Brigita Langerholc 2:03.79 q 9 1 Lwiza Msyani John 2:03.80 q, SB 10 1 Letitia Vriesde 2:03.82 11 4 Nadezhda Vorobieva 2:04.68 12 4 Esther Desviat 2:04.96 13 3 Mayte Martínez 2:05.16 Q 14 3 Joanne Fenn 2:05.45 Q 15 3 Tetiana Petlyuk 2:06.21 16 2 Sandra Teixeira 2:06.24 17 3 Chantee Earl 2:08.49 98 2 Sasha Spencer 9:99.98 DQ 99 3 Nédia Semedo 9:99.99 DNF Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Stephanie Graf 1:59.75 Q 2 2 Mayte Martínez 1:59.82 Q, NR 3 2 Joanne Fenn 1:59.83 Q 4 1 Maria Mutola 1:59.99 Q 5 1 Jolanda Čeplak 2:00.14 Q 99 1 Yekaterina Puzanova 2:00.73 Q, Doping 6 1 Diane Cummins 2:00.94 7 2 Agnes Samaria 2:01.29 8 1 Lwiza Msyani John 2:03.76 SB 9 2 Mina Aït Hammou 2:04.16 10 2 Brigita Langerholc 2:04.75 11 1 Miho Sato 2:05.66 Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Maria Mutola 1:58.94 Stephanie Graf 1:59.39 SB Mayte Martínez 1:59.53 NR 4 Jolanda Čeplak 1:59.54 SB 5 Joanne Fenn 1:59.95 6 Yekaterina Puzanova 2:00.86 Note: Yekaterina Puzanova who had originally finished sixth was later disqualified for steroid use. References Results 800 Category:800 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships