Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Kirsty McDermott Wales | Anne Clarkson Scotland | Heather Barralet Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Anne Clarkson | Scotland | 2:04.06 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Lorraine Baker | England | 2:04.11 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Terri-Anne Cater | Australia | 2:05.17 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Evelyn Adiru | Uganda | 2:05.39 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Shireen Hassan | England | 2:05.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kirsty McDermott | Wales | 2:05.91 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Francine Gendron | Canada | 2:06.23 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Christine Hughes | New Zealand | 2:06.52 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Heather Barralet | Australia | 2:06.97 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Carol Lightfoot | Scotland | 2:09.66 | |
| 10 | 1 | Cathy Rattray | Jamaica | 2:10.22 | |
| 11 | 1 | Hildah Musopa | Zambia | 2:10.41 | |
| 12 | 2 | Clara Bwalei | Kenya | 2:10.57 | |
| 13 | 2 | Salitia Muga | Papua New Guinea | 2:16.27 | |
| | 1 | Agnes Fwamba | Kenya | DNF | |
| | 2 | Mary Chepkemboi | Kenya | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Kirsty McDermott | Wales | 2:01.31 |
| | Anne Clarkson | Scotland | 2:01.52 |
| | Heather Barralet | Australia | 2:01.70 |
| 4 | Terri-Anne Cater | Australia | 2:01.91 |
| 5 | Shireen Hassan | England | 2:02.21 |
| 6 | Lorraine Baker | England | 2:03.17 |
| 7 | Christine Hughes | New Zealand | 2:04.87 |
| 8 | Francine Gendron | Canada | 2:06.21 |
| 9 | Evelyn Adiru | Uganda | 2:06.23 |
