The women's 800 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 10–12 March 1995.[1]
The winning margin was 2.17 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the women's 800 metres was won by more than two seconds at these championships.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maria Mutola Mozambique
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Yelena Afanasyeva Russia
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Letitia Vriesde Suriname
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Results
editHeats
editFirst 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard |  France |
2:04.09 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Stella Jongmans |  Netherlands |
2:04.30 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Irina Samorokova | Russia |
2:04.47 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Inez Turner |  Jamaica |
2:04.65 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:05.15 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová |  Czech Republic |
2:05.49 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic |
2:06.32 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Amaia Andrés |  Spain |
2:06.82 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Tina Paulino | Mozambique |
2:06.95 | q |
| 10 | 3 | Abigail Hunte |  Great Britain |
2:07.82 | |
| 11 | 3 | Elsa Amaral |  Portugal |
2:08.03 | |
| 12 | 1 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
2:09.15 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:09.41 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Petya Strashilova |  Bulgaria |
2:09.58 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Nekita Beasley |  United States |
2:10.62 | |
| 16 | 1 | Rosa Evora |  El Salvador |
2:20.47 | |
| 17 | 1 | Myadagmaa Otgontuya |  Mongolia |
2:20.68 |
Semifinals
editFirst 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
2:03.28 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
2:04.12 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands |
2:04.35 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | France |
2:05.14 | |
| 5 | 1 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
2:05.18 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Petya Strashilova | Bulgaria |
2:05.40 | |
| 7 | 1 | Inez Turner | Jamaica |
2:05.46 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Irina Samorokova | Russia |
2:05.49 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic |
2:05.60 | |
| 10 | 1 | Amaia Andrés | Spain |
2:06.20 | |
| 11 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czech Republic |
2:07.25 | |
| 1 | Tina Paulino | Mozambique |
DNS |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Mutola | Mozambique |
1:57.62 | |
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Yelena Afanasyeva | Russia |
1:59.79 | |
 |
Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |
2:00.36 | |
| 4 | Irina Samorokova | Russia |
2:00.43 | |
| 5 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands |
2:01.14 | |
| 6 | Inez Turner | Jamaica |
2:02.00 |