2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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The women's 800 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–4.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Pamela Jelimo Kenya | Maria Mutola Mozambique | Agnes Samaria Namibia |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya | 2:03.23 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Agnes Samaria | Namibia | 2:04.62 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Charity Wandia | Kenya | 2:05.06 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fatimoh Muhammed | Liberia | 2:06.35 | q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 2:06.74 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Leonor Piuza | Mozambique | 2:07.06 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Halima Hachlaf | Morocco | 2:07.07 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Faith Macharia | Kenya | 2:07.69 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Mestawot Tadesse | Ethiopia | 2:07.86 | |
| 10 | 2 | Ehsan Gibril | Sudan | 2:07.93 | |
| 11 | 1 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Ethiopia | 2:10.35 | |
| 12 | 2 | Dina Lebo Phalula | South Africa | 2:12.14 | |
| 13 | 2 | Ayisha Mitchel | Ghana | 2:12.15 | |
| 14 | 3 | Lebogang Phalula | South Africa | 2:13.03 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jeanne D'Arc Uwamahoro | Rwanda | 2:14.07 | |
| 16 | 2 | Dipa Traoré | Mali | 2:14.96 | |
| 17 | 1 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan | 2:15.44 | |
| 18 | 3 | Madina Kedir | Ethiopia | 2:15.46 | |
| 19 | 1 | Judie Milandou-Mfounda | Republic of the Congo | 2:27.37 | |
| 20 | 2 | Florence Dembert | Chad | 2:41.04 | |
| | 1 | Bel Cynthia | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Elizet Banda | Zambia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Irene Motunge | Botswana | DNS | |
| | 3 | Jacklin Sakilu | Tanzania | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya | 1:58.70 |
| | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 2:00.47 |
| | Agnes Samaria | Namibia | 2:00.62 |
| 4 | Halima Hachlaf | Morocco | 2:04.74 |
| 5 | Charity Wandia | Kenya | 2:05.86 |
| 6 | Leonor Piuza | Mozambique | 2:05.95 |
| 7 | Fatimoh Muhammed | Liberia | 2:07.27 |
| | Faith Macharia | Kenya | DNF |
