Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres

The final of the Women's 800 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. Marian Burnett won the only silver medal for Guyana at the 2003 Pan American Games.

## Medalists

| Gold | Adriana Muñoz Cuba |
| - | - |
| Silver | Marian Burnett Guyana |
| Bronze | Christiane dos Santos Brazil |

## Records

| World Record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:53.28 | July 26, 1983 | Munich, West Germany |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan Am Record | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 1:58.71 | August 8, 1991 | Havana, Cuba |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Heats | Heats | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time |
| 1 | Adriana Muñoz (CUB) | 2:03.65 | 2 | 2:02.96 |
| 2 | Marian Burnett (GUY) | 2:04.17 | 4 | 2:03.58 |
| 3 | Christiane dos Santos (BRA) | 2:04.09 | 3 | 2:04.37 |
| 4 | Yanelis Lara (CUB) | 2:04.20 | 5 | 2:04.58 |
| 5 | Luciana Mendes (BRA) | 2:04.28 | 6 | 2:05.52 |
| 6 | Sheena Gooding (BAR) | 2:04.77 | 7 | 2:06.28 |
| 7 | Hazel Clark (USA) | 2:03.54 | 1 | 2:09.12 |
| — | Letitia Vriesde (SUR) | | | DSQ |
| 9 | Neisha Bernard-Thomas (GRN) | 2:04.22 | 9 |
| 10 | Melissa de Leon (TRI) | 2:05.06 | 10 |
| 11 | Sandra Moya (PUR) | 2:05.52 | 11 |
| 12 | Tamika Williams (BER) | 2:06.16 | 12 |
| 13 | Rosibel García (COL) | 2:08.08 | 13 |
| 14 | Kenia Sinclair (JAM) | 2:10.51 | 14 |
| 15 | Gabriela Medina (MEX) | 2:10.69 | 15 |
| 16 | Lauren Simmons (USA) | 2:12.17 | 16 |
