The women's 800 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 9–11 March 2001.
The winning margin was 0.04 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the women's 800 metres at these championships.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maria Mutola Mozambique
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Stephanie Graf Austria
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Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová Czech Republic
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Results
editHeats
editFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jolanda Čeplak |  Slovenia |
2:02.97 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Yelena Afanasyeva |  Russia |
2:03.28 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Laetitia Valdonado |  France |
2:04.00 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:04.16 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Sandra Teixeira |  Portugal |
2:04.18 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Lwiza John |  Tanzania |
2:04.29 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Ivonne Teichmann |  Germany |
2:04.47 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Tamsyn Lewis |  Australia |
2:04.56 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
2:04.58 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
2:04.58 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia |
2:04.70 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Charmaine Howell |  Jamaica |
2:05.14 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Joanne Fenn |  Great Britain |
2:05.16 | |
| 14 | 1 | Fabiane dos Santos |  Brazil |
2:05.18 | |
| 15 | 4 | Adoración García |  Spain |
2:05.25 | |
| 16 | 1 | Jennifer Toomey |  United States |
2:05.55 | |
| 17 | 3 | Anca Safta |  Romania |
2:06.13 | |
| 18 | 1 | Mayte Martínez | Spain |
2:08.91 | |
| 19 | 4 | Wang Yuanping |  China |
2:09.80 | |
| 20 | 3 | Lin Na | China |
2:10.99 | |
| 2 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States |
DNS |
Semifinals
editFirst 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | Austria |
2:01.34 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:01.97 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lwiza John | Tanzania |
2:02.40 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ivonne Teichmann | Germany |
2:03.20 | |
| 5 | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:03.64 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia |
2:03.68 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
2:04.29 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Sandra Teixeira | Portugal |
2:04.38 | |
| 9 | 2 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia |
2:04.79 | |
| 10 | 1 | Laetitia Valdonado | France |
2:05.89 | |
| 11 | 2 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia |
2:06.19 | |
| 12 | 2 | Charmaine Howell | Jamaica |
2:09.13 |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:59.74 | |
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Stephanie Graf | Austria |
1:59.78 | |
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Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
2:01.18 | |
| 4 | Lwiza John | Tanzania |
2:01.76 | |
| 5 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:02.17 | |
| 6 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia |
2:02.67 |