Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1999 Summer Universiade was held on 9, 10 and 12 July at the Estadio Son Moix in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Yuliya Taranova Russia | Brigita Langerholc Slovenia | Elena Buhăianu Romania |

## Results

### Heat

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Elena Buhăianu | Romania | 2:07.08 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Mina Ait Hammou | Morocco | 2:07.21 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 4 | Mary Jayne Harrelson | United States | 2:07.29 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Süreyya Ayhan | Turkey | 2:07.47 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Miriam Bravo | Spain | 2:07.67 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Laetitia Valdonado | France | 2:07.72 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Yuliya Taranova | Russia | 2:07.80 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Iryna Lishchynska | Ukraine | 2:07.80 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 2:07.88 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Hazel Clark | United States | 2:07.92 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Olena Buzhenko | Ukraine | 2:08.09 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Mioara Cosuleanu | Romania | 2:08.11 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Jeannette Castro | Mexico | 2:08.12 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Elisabetta Artuso | Italy | 2:08.14 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Emma Davies | Great Britain | 2:08.25 | q |
| 16 | 3 | Åsa Hedström | Sweden | 2:08.50 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Marie-Louise Henning | South Africa | 2:08.90 | |
| 18 | 4 | Kelly Edge | New Zealand | 2:09.46 | SB |
| 19 | 3 | Anna Anfinogentova | Latvia | 2:10.22 | |
| 20 | 1 | Zakia Boutallilte | Morocco | 2:13.21 | |
| 21 | 1 | Agathe Wanjiku Gitundu | Kenya | 2:13.48 | PB |
| 22 | 4 | Veslemøy Hausken | Norway | 2:13.52 | |
| 23 | 3 | Malebogo Moyanpi | Botswana | 2:14.14 | |
| 24 | 1 | Andrea Grove | Canada | 2:30.33 | |
| | 2 | Si I Fong | Macau | DNS | |
| | 4 | Nathalie Côté | Canada | DNS | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 2:00.68 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yuliya Taranova | Russia | 2:00.73 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Iryna Lishchynska | Ukraine | 2:02.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Miriam Bravo | Spain | 2:03.15 | q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | Elena Buhăianu | Romania | 2:03.19 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Olena Buzhenko | Ukraine | 2:03.36 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Laetitia Valdonado | France | 2:03.65 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Mina Ait Hammou | Morocco | 2:03.76 | q, PB |
| 9 | 2 | Mary Jayne Harrelson | United States | 2:03.97 | PB |
| 10 | 1 | Emma Davies | Great Britain | 2:04.00 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jeannette Castro | Mexico | 2:04.70 | |
| 12 | 2 | Åsa Hedström | Sweden | 2:04.80 | |
| 13 | 1 | Mioara Cosuleanu | Romania | 2:05.08 | |
| 14 | 2 | Süreyya Ayhan | Turkey | 2:06.72 | |
| 15 | 2 | Elisabetta Artuso | Italy | 2:07.79 | |
| | 1 | Hazel Clark | United States | DQ | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Yuliya Taranova | Russia | 1:59.63 |
| | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 1:59.87 |
| | Elena Buhăianu | Romania | 2:00.26 |
| 4 | Olena Buzhenko | Ukraine | 2:00.96 |
| 5 | Laetitia Valdonado | France | 2:01.97 |
| 6 | Miriam Bravo | Spain | 2:04.68 |
| 7 | Mina Ait Hammou | Morocco | 2:06.00 |
| | Iryna Lishchynska | Ukraine | DNS |
