Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Women's 800 metres

Athletics at the
1999 All-Africa Games
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 800 metres event at the 1999 All-Africa Games was held at the Johannesburg Stadium.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Maria Mutola
 Mozambique
Nouria Mérah-Benida
 Algeria
Grace Birungi
 Uganda

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 2:04.69 Q
2 1 Grace Birungi  Uganda 2:04.93 Q
3 1 Hareg Sidelil  Ethiopia 2:05.78 q
4 1 Marian Omajuwa  Nigeria 2:06.24 q
5 1 Akosua Serwah  Ghana 2:06.46
6 2 Zanelle Grobler  South Africa 2:07.61 Q
7 2 Shura Hutesa  Ethiopia 2:07.82 Q
8 1 Stéphanie Zanga  Cameroon 2:08.65
9 1 Catherine Maapela  South Africa 2:08.77
10 2 Nahida Touhami  Algeria 2:08.83
10 3 Nouria Mérah-Benida  Algeria 2:08.83 Q
12 3 Lwiza John  Tanzania 2:08.87 Q
13 3 Léontine Tsiba  Republic of the Congo 2:09.27
14 3 Fatma Lanouar  Tunisia 2:09.78
15 3 Addeh Mwamba  Zambia 2:10.26
16 3 Jeruto Kiptum  Kenya 2:10.73
17 2 Agnes Samaria  Namibia 2:11.58
18 2 Japhet Mwanga  Tanzania 2:12.30
19 3 Spéciose Gakobwa  Burundi 2:12.38
20 3 Josiane Abougone  Gabon 2:15.17
21 1 Euridice Borges Semedo  São Tomé and Príncipe 2:15.59
22 2 Safia Abukar Hussein  Somalia 2:41.81
1 Julia Sakara  Zimbabwe DNS
2 Kutre Dulecha  Ethiopia DNS
2 Ablavi Agbenyeke  Togo DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Mutola  Mozambique 1:59.73 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nouria Mérah-Benida  Algeria 2:00.83
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grace Birungi  Uganda 2:01.76
4 Hareg Sidelil  Ethiopia 2:07.46
5 Zanelle Grobler  South Africa 2:09.10
6 Marian Omajuwa  Nigeria 2:10.92
7 Shura Hutesa  Ethiopia 2:20.79
Lwiza John  Tanzania DNF

References

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  1. ^ Results Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine