2002 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
# 2002 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 6–7.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Maria Mutola Mozambique | Agnes Samaria Namibia | Amina Aït Hammou Morocco |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 2:03.89 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Amina Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:04.12 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Agnes Samaria | Namibia | 2:04.15 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Amel Tlili | Tunisia | 2:06.38 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Abir Nakhli | Tunisia | 2:07.33 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Seltana Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:07.49 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Nahida Touhami | Algeria | 2:07.71 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia | 2:08.07 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Tsmoilelo Morama | Botswana | 2:08.60 | |
| 10 | 2 | Maskerem Lagesse | Ethiopia | 2:09.77 | |
| 11 | 2 | Lemlem Bereket | Eritrea | 2:10.14 | |
| 12 | 2 | Lamberte Nyabamikazi | Burundi | 2:16.59 | |
| 13 | 1 | Marlyse Nsourou | Gabon | 2:20.79 | |
| | 1 | Kadie Koroma | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 1 | Ntoto Mankatu | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 1 | Akosua Sewah | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 2 | Faith Macharia | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 2 | Euridice Borges Semedo | São Tomé and Príncipe | DNS | |
| | 2 | Léontine Tsiba | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 2:03.11 |
| | Agnes Samaria | Namibia | 2:03.63 |
| | Amina Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:03.94 |
| 4 | Abir Nakhli | Tunisia | 2:04.32 |
| 5 | Seltana Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:04.76 |
| 6 | Nahida Touhami | Algeria | 2:07.01 |
| 7 | Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia | 2:08.11 |
| 8 | Amel Tlili | Tunisia | 2:08.53 |
