Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 8 and 9 July 1983.^[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Irina Podyalovskaya Soviet Union	Robin Campbell United States	Doina Melinte Romania

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Robin Campbell	United States	2:01.37	Q
2	1	Irina Podyalovskaya	Soviet Union	2:01.65	Q
3	1	Kirsty McDermott	Great Britain	2:02.44	Q
4	2	Doina Melinte	Romania	2:03.69	Q
5	1	Heather Barralet	Australia	2:04.30	q
6	2	Svetlana Kitova	Soviet Union	2:04.45	Q
7	2	Diana Richburg	United States	2:04.54	Q
8	2	Margaret Lindenmann	Switzerland	2:06.03	q
9	1	Grace Verbeek	Canada	2:06.40
10	1	Sara Toulbi	Tunisia	2:09.42
11	2	Yolanda González	Mexico	2:12.18
12	2	Shiny Kurishgal Abraham	India	2:14.63
13	2	Sara Tavares	Angola	2:27.64
14	1	Ana Daio	Angola	2:32.63
	2	Christine Slythe	Canada	DNF

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Irina Podyalovskaya	Soviet Union	1:59.29
	Robin Campbell	United States	1:59.81
	Doina Melinte	Romania	1:59.93
4	Svetlana Kitova	Soviet Union	2:01.66
5	Diana Richburg	United States	2:02.32
6	Heather Barralet	Australia	2:03.30
7	Margaret Lindenmann	Switzerland	2:04.09
8	Kirsty McDermott	Great Britain	2:04.37

^ Results at Tilastopaja
^ "Heats results". Tucson Citizen. 9 July 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Heats results". Red Deer Advocate. 9 July 1983. p. 22. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Final results". The Spokesman-Review. 10 July 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Final results". Edmonton Journal. 10 July 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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