Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1991 Summer Universiade was held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on 20, 21 and 22 July 1991.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Inna Yevseyeva Soviet Union | Gabi Lesch Germany | Jasmin Jones United States |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Gabi Lesch | Germany | 2:07.29 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Edith Nakiyingi | Uganda | 2:07.53 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Elsa Amaral | Portugal | 2:07.56 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Mireille Sankaatsing | Suriname | 2:07.68 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Jasmin Jones | United States | 2:07.71 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:07.76 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Qu Yunxia | China | 2:07.87 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Cătălina Gheorghiu | Romania | 2:07.91 | q |
| 9 | 4 | Nicoletta Tozzi | Italy | 2:07.94 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Nicole Masil | Canada | 2:07.98 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Michelle Bennett | United States | 2:08.18 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Yelena Goncharova | Soviet Union | 2:08.58 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Inna Yevseyeva | Soviet Union | 2:08.74 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Natalie Tait | Great Britain | 2:08.83 | q |
| 15 | 3 | Mary Kitson | Great Britain | 2:09.45 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Eduarda Coelho | Portugal | 2:09.71 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Patrizia Morreale | Italy | 2:10.07 | |
| 18 | 3 | Ester Sumah | Indonesia | 2:11.60 | |
| 19 | 4 | Lin Shu-huei | Chinese Taipei | 2:12.38 | |
| 20 | 4 | Una English | Ireland | 2:16.24 | |
| 21 | 4 | Nancy Mathea | Kenya | 2:20.69 | |
| 22 | 3 | Mirta Jackson | Costa Rica | 2:20.99 | |
| 23 | 1 | Betty Siyani | Malawi | 3:08.31 | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Inna Yevseyeva | Soviet Union | 2:01.16 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mary Kitson | Great Britain | 2:02.83 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Cătălina Gheorghiu | Romania | 2:02.90 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jasmin Jones | United States | 2:03.40 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Elsa Amaral | Portugal | 2:03.71 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gabi Lesch | Germany | 2:03.92 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Nicoletta Tozzi | Italy | 2:04.71 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Edith Nakiyingi | Uganda | 2:04.75 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Michelle Bennett | United States | 2:04.86 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Mireille Sankaatsing | Suriname | 2:04.92 | |
| 11 | 2 | Yelena Goncharova | Soviet Union | 2:05.15 | |
| 12 | 2 | Nicole Masil | Canada | 2:05.38 | |
| 13 | 2 | Qu Yunxia | China | 2:05.73 | |
| 14 | 1 | Eduarda Coelho | Portugal | 2:06.43 | |
| 15 | 1 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:08.21 | |
| 16 | 2 | Natalie Tait | Great Britain | 2:09.24 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Inna Yevseyeva | Soviet Union | 1:59.80 |
| | Gabi Lesch | Germany | 2:00.97 |
| | Jasmin Jones | United States | 2:02.00 |
| 4 | Edith Nakiyingi | Uganda | 2:02.22 |
| 5 | Mary Kitson | Great Britain | 2:04.36 |
| 6 | Cătălina Gheorghiu | Romania | 2:04.80 |
| 7 | Michelle Bennett | United States | 2:05.09 |
| 8 | Nicoletta Tozzi | Italy | 2:08.94 |
